Hearst Case Criminologist Tells of Death Threat Call
San Francisco criminologist Dr. Joel Fort testified about receiving a death threat after taking the stand in Patty Hearst’s bank robbery trial. He said he informed federal authorities and sought protection, while defense questioning sought to undermine his credibility. A separate ruling allowed evidence seized at Hearst’s arrest to be used in Steven Soliah’s bank robbery trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Lee Baigan
Fort
Bailey
Oliver Carter
Carter
Miss Hearst
SLA
San Francisco
Steven Soliah
Weather and local court notices from March daybook
Partly cloudy through Saturday with a chance of rain Friday. Highs in the 30s to 40s and lows in the teens to low 20s. March 8 lists births in multiple families and names a host of individuals. Police reports include several fines for speeding and traffic offenses, plus a series of named addresses and violator details from Marion and surrounding towns.
IDOT Votes Restudy Of I 380 Alignment
The Iowa department of transportation commission voted to have staff restudy the I 380 corridor between Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. The review focuses on the railroad alignment near Waterloo after Illinois Central Gulf railroad sought abandonment. Concerns from farm groups about land loss exist, but officials say the current rail line would reduce farmland impact and keep costs low. The Robins area will be studied for potential issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Raymond
IDOT
Kassel
Don Gardner
Robins
Three Hurt In Crash On C R Avenue
Palo residents David Blackford 18 John Blakley 20 and Donna Coleman 18 were injured in a crash on First Avenue East. Blakley the driver faced charges of failure to maintain control and license violations. Blackford remained at St. Luke's in fair condition with a fractured arm while Coleman was in good condition with lacerations and possible head injuries. The westbound vehicle veered across the center line, crossed a lawn and a gulley before stopping after traveling 150 to 175 yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Jorgenson
Marion
Ted Slaman
Seventh Street
David Fiala
Nineteenth Avenue
David Jiruska
Robinwood Lane
Gerald Trimble
Ninth Street
Arnold Christensen
Vermont Street
Joseph Miller
Norway
Robert Moore
Second Avenue
Lillian Keyes
Sue Lane
Kirk Tibbetts
Sunrise Drive
Roderick Osterhout
Southview Drive
Donna Robertson
Fleetwood Drive
Richard Ross
Twenty-first Avenue
Dennis Hall
Thirtieth Street
Robin McCormick
J Street
Timothy Armbruster
Summer Circle
Keith Grove
West Ninth Avenue
Larry Bauer
Waterloo
Leo Cook
Monticello
Lawrence Conover
Toddville
Russell Bussey
Belle Plaine
Teresa Williams
Fifth Avenue
Dennis Moeller
Kenneth Millis
Central City
Danny Hall
Fourth Avenue
Terrance Kauffman
Valleyview Drive
Mark Hoper
Twenty-seventh Street
Linda Basier
Leisure Boulevard
Kellie Becicka
Seely Avenue
Patricia Linden
A Avenue
Robert Gandy
F Avenue
Earnest Schlemmer, Jr
Roger Booth
Washington
William Law
H Avenue
David Patik
Wilson Avenue
Steven Woolstrichill
Johnson Avenue
Anthony Regennitter
Third Avenue
Mark Herdliska
Sixth Street
Dana McConnell
Hinkley Avenue
Jeffrey Stone
Forty-first Street
John Hopkins
Ravenwood Terrace
William Rambo
C Avenue NE
Mark Carpenter
Thirtyfourth Street
Carlos Isaac
Seventh Avenue SE
Lawrence Matthess
Fairfax
Paul Hootman
Fifth Street NW
Palo
First Avenue East
St. Luke's Hospital
David Blackford
John Blakley
Donna Coleman
Blakley
Obituaries and funeral notices from Cedar Rapids area
Obituary notices list Richard W. Minor 52 of Cedar Rapids died in Fort Myers Florida after a short illness. Several family members survive including a daughter, a son and siblings. Multiple funeral services are noted across Cedar Rapids areas for numerous individuals with dates, times and burial sites. The notices also include other deaths such as Pavla Hromadka 80 and John C. Fosnacht 93 plus many obituaries spanning Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns with service details and burial locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard W. Minor
Cedar Rapids
Fort Meyers
Fla
Raymond Brewer
Marshalltown
Woodward
John R. Ramsey
Marina del Ray
Calif
Gladys Timmerman
Ralph Howland
Donald F. Minor
Marion
Kuba Funeral Home
Bernard Collins
Sisley Grove Cemetery
Pavla Hromadka
M.L. Hromadka
Zasmuky
Czechoslovakia
United States
Unity of
Karla Masaryk
Lodge of Czechoslovak Society of America
Damska Matice Skolska
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Theodore B. Hlubucek
John C. Fosnacht
Second Street
Waterloo
Rockford
Ill
Collins Radio Co
New Era Tool and Die Co
Edna Martin
Pocahontas
Blanche Hobel
Nashua
Kenneth C. Fosnacht
Blanche Cuhel
Donna Stamy
Birmingham
Mich
George Fosnacht
Tucson
Ariz
Man Files Two Federal Suits Seeking $3 Million
Norman C. Murphy of 1538 D avenue NE files two federal suits seeking a total of 3 million dollars from the U S air force the Missouri synod of the Lutheran church and the CIA He claims his civil liberties were violated by an air force psych iatrist and by an investigation into his homosexuality leading to his discharge and seeks damages of 2 million from the air force and synod and 1 million from the CIA
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman C. Murphy
D Avenue
U.S. Air Force
Missouri Synod of the Lutheran Church
CIA
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Murphy
Air Force
Synod
Central Intelligence Agency
Court Cases Dismissed in First Avenue Iowa District Court
A variety of cases were dismissed recently by the First Avenue division of Iowa District Court. Dwayne Ness faced assault and battery charges dismissed at the witness’s request. Randall Blakley’s charge of resisting execution of process was dismissed on motion in the interest of justice. Kenneth Hill’s license suspended driving charge was dismissed. Oral Beck’s drunken driving charge was dismissed. Basil Aldridge pled guilty to drunk driving on February 14 with sentencing deferred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Avenue Division
Iowa District Court
Dwayne Ness
Ninth Street
Marion
Randall Blakley
Palo
Kenneth Hill
Avenue NW
Oral Beck
Center Point
Basil Aldridge
Vernon View Addition
Cattle Prices Fall Amid NFC Holding Action Critique
Bill Reiter of Wilson plants reports steady herd flow in Cedar Rapids and Albert Lea as NFC holds protest new grading standards. Iowa Cattlemen warn farmers to sell when ready while noting earlier steep price drops and overall market weakness since January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Albert Lea
Bill Reiter
Iowa Cattlemen's Assn
NFC
Reiter
Ford seizes on economy gains amid primary debate
President Ford cited strong economic gains and tax cuts to argue recovery from recession, while critics accused him of political manipulation. He told the Associated General Contractors convention his figures are not fiction and urged continued confidence in a new prosperity. Carter and Wallace hovered near delegates in South Carolina as Harris accepted protection details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
America
Associated General Contractors of America
Reagan
United States of America
Carter
Wallace
South Carolina
Designated Smoking Rooms Proposed in High Schools
Senator James Redmond argues for local school boards to set aside smoking rooms in high schools amid widespread student smoking. Current law bars smoking in school buildings and the amendment seeks designation rather than prohibition. The Kelly reconsideration motion and four other motions on file affect pending Senate and House bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
James Redmond
Cedar Rapids
Redmond
State Board of Public Instruction
Kelly
Senate
House
Lawmaker Questions Demand for Bill Amid Plea Bargain Concerns
Halvorson questioned who wants the bill and noted no letters from his district. He warned that if enacted in its present form the measure could become a plea bargainers paradise, as some lawyers suggested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakley
Halvorson
Police Union To Meet On Internal Probe Action
The police union schedules a Wednesday meeting to discuss investigations into officer conduct. Union president James Kidwell refuses to reveal purpose, citing privacy while Safety Commissioner Eldon Colton notes several internal probes and a disciplinary shakeup following an after hours party at Bugsy's tavern. Officer suspensions followed, with Colton criticizing LaPeters for not informing him. The union supported LaPeters when Colton sought his removal earlier this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kidwell
Policemen's Union
Kidwell
Eldon Colton
Colton
Bugsy
Second Avenue SE
LaPeters
Policemen’s Union
Nomination papers filed for Grant Wood education board
Two candidates E Duanne Eldred from Urbana and Dr Clarence Hosford of Monticello file for the Grant Wood area education agency board vacancy to serve the unexpired term of Ray Garner. A special convention Tuesday night at 7 30 at Central City school administration offices will select a director from district two voting by local school boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Wood
Anamosa
Center Point
Central City
Monticello
Mt. Vernon
North Linn
Springville
Urbana
Cedar Rapids
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Hearst
C.R. Weather
Daily Record
St. Luke's
William A. McFadden
Eighteenth Street
Thomas M. Shover
Mark S. Latta
A Avenue NW
Gary Stulken
Center Street
Roger Dyke
C Avenue NW
Vicki Lee
Michael Joseph O'Connor
Sandra K
James T. Crawley
Raymond Everett
Evelyn Ann
Edaburn
Merry Ann
Steven Eugene Brown
Marilyn
Robert McNamara
Nancy LaRue
Charles James Hennessey
Blane Dermont, Jr
Evelyn Berniece Phillips
Forty-second Street
Milwaukee
Summer Circle NE
Sixth Avenue SE
Clark Street
Third Avenue SE
Magistrate's Court
Anchorage
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Miami
Bismarck
Minneapolis
Chicago
New Orleans
Denver
New York
Duluth
Phoenix
Honolulu
Seattle
Houston
C.R
Hi-Lo
St. Louis
By Tom Fruehling
Victor Priesser
Raymond Kassel
C.R. Avenue
Hoppe
Karl Edward Turner
Douglas Gunsalus
Baker Cemetery
Turner West
Utley
Sadie
St. Patrick’s Church
Martin Laughlin
Stewart Funeral Home
Jakubec
Joseph H
Charles R. Mehaffey
Asbury United Methodist Church
Czech National Cemetery
Turner Crematory
Iowa
Ely
Charles J. Novak
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Holy Name Society
Cadets of
St. George
St. John’s
Swisher
Mary Kulhavy
Ann Arbor
Brosh
Geneva
Jennie) Chapman
Burnham and Wood's
Dyersville
Raymond Pegeler
Council Bluffs
Basilica of St. Francis Xavier
Kramer
Iowa City
Madeline Banken
George L. Gay
Man
NFO Holding
Florida
Frey
Sargent Shriver
Richard Daley
Daley
Cook County
Oklahoma
Fred Harris
Mit
Bill Lavelette
Police Department
Awellen Florist
E. Lapes
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