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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1978

Page

3

Deaths in Iowa areas cross state lines and firms

Obituaries note the death of Howard O Cooper 65 of Marion after a short Cedar Rapids illness. He owned a body and fender business and leaves wife Clara, daughter Mrs Daniel Bratton of Salina Kansas, six grandchildren, and sister Nina DeWoody. Burial at Oak Shade Marion. Memorial fund set. Also remembered are Keyne Co Wilkins 19 drowned in Lake Kickapoo Archer County Texas, Otto F Koeppen 74 Marion welder, and Madeline J Myers graveside rites Shiloh Cemetery. Williamsburg Florence L Whiteford 87 Methodist service in Marion area follows memorial fund.

Howard O. Cooper Seventh Ave Marion Cedar Rapids Springville Clara Christensen Cooper Century Engineering Collins Radio Daniel Bratton Salina Kan Nina DeWoody Hiawatha Murdoch Chapel Wesleyan Methodist College Oak Shade Murdoch Keyne Co Otto F. Koeppen 22Nd St Hubbard Bessie Smith Rita Mills Fuller Pellings Company Iowa City First United Methodist Church of al Eilbeck Douglas R. Fuller Robert Dreckman Anna Smith Fred Koeppen Rogers Ark Glenn W. Lamb Blodgett Cemetery Central City The Diabetes Association

Art search planned in executive offices

The National Collection of Fine Arts will search executive offices this summer for 257 art works missing from a year-long inventory. Officials hope to locate most, noting some pieces have rested in White House units or Camp David since 1946.

Washington UPI National Collection of Fine Arts Joshua Taylor White House Lawn Camp David Nixon Taylor

Setting the record straight on bewildered beachgoer photo

United Press International corrected Friday that the man in the beach chair among Marines on Coronado Beach was not bewildered. He was part of a Navy demolitions team observing test results during Marine mock war maneuvers, not a civilian bystander.

United Press International UPI Coronado Calif

City Briefs and Ads for Colorado Regions

Colorful Colorado briefs cover Colorado Springs Denver Estes Park Royal Gorge and more with contact numbers for D J 396 5481 and Charter Coaches 366 1835. The page includes an adv for Chicago Shopping Woodfield Mall dated August 19 and repeats the local ads.

Colorful Colorado Colorado Springs Denver Estes Park Royal Gorge More D.J Adv Chicago Woodfield Mall Charter Coaches

Cedar Rapids Gazette Printing Details and Rates

The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists address 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406 and notes subscription rates by carrier and mail. It states later terms for 7 issues weekly pricing and a note on Mall subscriptions and AP exclusive republication rights.

The Gazette Company Third Ave. SE Cedar Rapids Iowa U.S Gazette Associated Press

Body found. Strangler ruled out in LA hills case

Los Angeles police said the Hillside Strangler task force ruled out the possibility that a body found in the city hills near Universal City is linked to the serial killer of 13 young women. Investigators described the victim as a fully clothed female in her late teens or early 20s, found about 75 feet from a road by a city crew. The case was turned over to the North Hollywood division for routine investigation.

Los Angeles UPI Universal City Yolanda Washington Jill Barcomb Police North Hollywood

Telegraph competition urged in U S telegraph services

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration urged the Federal Communications Commission to end the monopoly of Western Union Telegraph Co. and allow other firms to provide domestic public telegraph service, arguing deregulation and competition fit modern telecom trends.

Washington Federal Communications Commission Western Union National Telecommunications and Information Administration Commerce Department FCC Western Union Telegraph Co

Judge Denies New Trial in Viet Spy Case

UPI report: federal Judge Albert Bryan denies acquittal or new trial for Ronald Humphrey and David Truong in espionage convictions. Sentencing set for July 7 with possible life imprisonment. Jury found six of seven counts proven.

Alexandria, Va UPI U.S Hanoi Albert Bryan U.S. Information Agency Ronald Humphrey David Truong Bryan Warren Miller Humphrey Marvin Miller Truong State Department USIA New York Paris

Vital Statistics and Local Notices Summary

Weather data lists wind east at 7 mph, sunrise 5 32, sunset 8 46 with no precipitation. Anniversary and birth notices note four births on June 23 in several locales including Taggart and Hardy families. Navy family reports a son June 12 at Millington Tennessee. Police log records false and malfunction alarms on Friday at multiple city locations.

Secret research order rescinded at University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

A secrecy order on a university computer security project was lifted by a Commerce Department spokesman. UWM Assistant Chancellor Frank Cassell warned the threat could recur against other scientists and due process issues remain. The order, issued April 21, came at the Defense Department’s request citing national security implications.

Des Moines Armed Robbery and Rape Spree Reported

In Des Moines three gunmen assaulted couples early Friday, raping three women and forcing the men into a car trunk. A medical student, Mika Lazdins, was shot in the leg during an entry attempt at his residence before the suspects continued with pistol whippings and robberies at an apartment. Police pursued leads after two women escaped and alerted residents.

Des Moines UPI Bill Fitzgerald Mika Lazdins College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery Lardins Mercy Hospital

Army to install Maj. Gen. Benjamin Harrison at Fort Benjamin Harrison

Fort Benjamin Harrison outside Indianapolis will gain a new commandant next month when Maj. Gen. Benjamin Harrison assumes command in mid July. His wife Carolyn shares a name with Caroline Harrison, the wife of the 23rd president.

Indianapolis Fort Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison Army

Two Hasidic Youths Indicted in Brooklyn Beating

Two Hasidic Jewish youths Lewis Brennar and Jonathon Hackner were indicted for attempted murder in the Crown Heights beating of a black teenager. They pleaded innocent at arraignment and were released on a $20 000 bond amid tensions after a black leader’s death and fears of racial unrest in the neighborhood.

New York Crown Heights Brooklyn Lewis Brennar Jonathon Hackner

Usury plan rift blocks Iowa home loan rules

Iowa lawmakers clash over reducing consumer credit rates and home loan charges. Sen. Edgar Holden defends no change, while Rep. W R Monroe and Sen. Fred Nolting consider early talks, but agree the package plan seems dead for the June 30 session.

W.R. Monroe Burlington Fred Nolting Waterloo

Escaped felon Dye recaptured after police chase

Dye, who fled from a Linn County work release center, was treated for a shoulder injury at St. Luke's Hospital after a pickup crash, then jailed. Police plan larceny of a motor vehicle and multiple charges including driving while license expired, reckless driving, and weapon possession. He faces two escape warrants and previously faced robbery, burglary, and armed robbery cases.

Dye St. Luke’s Hospital Linn County Linn Cedar Rapids Vernon Falck Cresco Donald Hladky Bever Ave PDQ Edgewood Road Work Release Center First Avenue 32Nd Street

Carter Pushes Arms Talks and Energy Reform in Texas

President Carter defends policy team Brzezinski and Vance while pressing for a strategic arms limitation agreement and energy conservation. He addresses Texas discontent over agriculture rules and beef imports, cites national will, and meets with minority groups after Fort Worth visit. Demonstrators protest agriculture policy as Carter ends at Carswell Air Force Base.

Carter Cyrus Vance Zbigniew Brzezinski Soviet Union Cuba Brzezinski Vance Fort Worth Houston Texas Carswell Air Force Base

Drunk driving charge filed against Edward J. Collins

Police charged Edward J. Collins, 36, of 751 30th St. NE with drunk driving on Friday night. He was arrested at Center Point Road and 42nd Street NE and booked into Linn County Jail at 10:40 p.m.

Edward J. Collins 30Th St Collins Center Point Road 42Nd Street Linn County

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