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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1976

Page

3

Callaway suspended as leaves on paid status

Callaway steps aside from duties while remaining on the President Ford Committee payroll. He will be paid but not report to work, with committee and Ford aides citing a temporary leave during ongoing incident. Reagan comments on the departure and its potential impact on the campaign.

Callaway Springfield Ill Ronald Reagan Bo Callaway Reagan Ford Committee Ford Peter Kaye

College Tuition Increases and Energy-Saving Plan Outline

College officials discuss rising tuition relative to living costs and energy bills. They emphasize expanding financial aid, loans, scholarships, and work-study to cushion increases while aiming to cut costs through reduced summer building use and lower air conditioning.

Langen Coe

Tolliver claims he sought FBI after Soviet link. paid under $20,000

Tolliver says the Soviets offered no fixed sum but paid him just under $20,000 which he passed to the FBI. He says he telephoned the FBI in March 1968 after a second meeting with Mostinsky and that an agent spoke with him immediately. He contends he left Eastland's staff in May 1968, while Eastland says he was discharged.

Tolliver FBI

Mine Closed After Aggressive Joint Probe In Kentucky

An aggressive joint probe by MESA and the solicitor general targets both disasters. Barrett and Frizzell promise the most thorough investigation and potential full sanctions. Survivors’ families will get state and federal aid, rent and other expenses suspended, and Kentucky to discuss unemployment assistance with a regional official.

Frizzell Kentucky Julian Carroll

Ottumwa Couple Die in Amtrak Train Collision

In Osceola Iowa a 58 year old cement plant owner Herman L Yates and his 59 year old wife Viola died when their car was struck by an Amtrak passenger train at a crossing a few blocks from their Ottumwa post. No injuries on the train and the train stayed on the tracks.

Osceola Iowa Ottumwa Amtrak Herman L. Yates Viola Clarke County

Two Arrested for Drunk Driving in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids police arrested two individuals Saturday night on drunk driving charges. Steven Hamilton, 24, of 2214 J street SW, was stopped in the 4100 block of Sixteenth Avenue SW and held in Linn county jail on a $500 bond. Vernon Brickner, 54, of 2301h avenue NW, was nabbed at Thirteenth Street and Wilson Avenue SW and hospitalized at Mercy in good condition with facial lacerations.

Cedar Rapids Steven Hamilton J Street Sixteenth Avenue Linn County Vernon Brickner Thirteenth Street Wilson Avenue Mercy Hospital

Iowa City Warning On COPS Drive

Iowa City Police Chief Harvey Miller says the department does not support the group Citizens Offering Police Support which is soliciting funds locally to fund legal defense and undefined death benefits. He notes officers are protected by city benefits private insurance and association supported death benefits.

Iowa City Harvey Miller Citizens Offering Police COPS Miller

Cedar Rapids Man Injured in One Car Crash

A rural Cedar Rapids man, Donald E. Hayes aged 42 of route three, was listed in fair condition after a one car crash at Blairs Ferry and Ushers Ferry roads. His vehicle left the road at a curve, was destroyed, and Hayes sustained a back injury and facial lacerations. He was charged with failure to have control.

Cedar Rapids St. Luke’s Blairs Ferry Ushers Ferry Linn County Sheriffs Department Donald E. Hayes Route Three Hayes

Beating Propr Act by Trooper Says Dickinson

Iowa State Trooper Thomas Gabriel 29 acted properly when he beat a man in Dubuque last month according to Col Ed Dickinson chief of highway patrol No disciplinary action has been taken and the victim’s name was not released An investigation was done after complaints from Senators Norpel and Carr Carr called for an attorney general probe and said he was not satisfied with the findings

Des Moines Thomas Gabriel Dubuque Iowa Highway Patrol Ed Dickinson Monticello Iown Department of Public Safety Richard Norpel Dbellevue Robert Carr D-Dubuque Carr Attorney General's Office

Cedar Rapids Gazette Business and Subscription Details

The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1886 by The Gazette Co publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Second class postage paid at Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates list carrier and mail options with weekly and yearly pricing and regional restrictions.

the Gazette Co Third Ave. SE Cedar Rapids Lowe U.S. Territories

Obituaries for Bolton Culbreth McConkie in Cedar Rapids

Arch ie M Bolton 60 of 423 Sixth street SW Cedar Rapids died Friday after a long illness He was born June 8 1915 in Whittier and lived in Cedar Rapids since 1940 He retired from the Cedar Rapids streets department and belonged to Moose Lodge 304 and Cedar Rapids Aerie 2272 Fra terms of Eagles He is survived by a daughter Mrs David Groth New Providence a son Michael A Cedar Rapids five sisters and two brothers with eight grandchildren Services Monday at 130 p m conducted by Rev Richard A Osing at Janeba Kuba funeral home west Burial Linwood Friends may call after 10 am today Bessie Dockery Culbreth 94 Cedar Rapids resident 75 years moved to Mechanicsville died Saturday Born May 14 1881 in Cedar Rapids She was member of Mechanicsville Presbyterian Church Martha Circle OES Degree of Honor No 4 NARFE Cedar Rapids Chapter 133 Her daughter and son-in-law Mrs Wilfred L Conner survive Services 130 p m Monday by Dr John P Woods at Turner Chapel East Burial Linwood Friends may call at Turner East until 1 pm Monday The casket will not be opened after the service Col Howard S McConkie 74 former Cedar Rapids resident died Saturday in Hot Springs Ark A retired army officer Survivors include wife Isabel Paterson a son Dr Stuart B McConkie and brother Dr E B McConkie Services will be Monday in Hot Springs

Archie M. Bolton Sixth Street Whittier Cedar Rapids Moose Lodge No Cedar Rapids Aerie Order of Eagles David Groth New Providence Michael A Alvin Onsto Linwood Bessie Dockery Culbreth Mechanicsville Wilfred L. Conner Presbyterian Church of Martha Circle Maita OES NARFE John P. Woods Turner Chapel East Turner East Howard S. McConkie Hot Springs Ark McConkie Isabel Paterson Stuart B. McConkie E. B. McConkie

FmHA Hiring of Lawyers Defended in Iowa

Iowa FmHA director Robert Pim defended a 30 year policy to appoint lawyers aligned with the administration's party. He said no complaints existed when it began and only eight attorneys were rejected for designation. The practice affects borrowers who must use designated lawyers for federal loans.

DES Moines UPI Iowa Farmers Home Administration Iowa Fmha Robert Pim Lowa Farmers Home Administration Pim Iowa Educational Broadcasting Network Iowa Farm Digest Frank Elliot

Apparent break in at Montgomery Ward center

Police report a theft at the Montgomery Ward truck tire center 2519 Sixteenth Avenue SW. Entry was through a broken window. Items stolen include three impact guns $895, a Citizens Band radio $219, two calculators $79 each, 300 stamps 13 cents, $20 in change from a soda machine and $5 from a coffee fund, totaling $1,337.

Montgomery Ward Sixteenth Avenue Sw Citizens Band

Dean's List for William J Schultz at Berklee College

William J Schultz of 130 Thompson Drive SE was named to the dean's list at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.

William J. Schultz Thompson Drive Berklee College of Music Boston

Weather summary and local notices from March

Weather data shows high near 34 and extended forecast turning warmer through Thursday with chances of showers. Local notices report births on March 12 13 and 13 at Marion addresses. Police and fire calls logged Saturday including gas at accident scene and various investigations and resuscitation and alarm issues.

Ick Bai

Planned Nuclear Plant Impact Termed Minimal

Des Moines reports that the Ottumwa site on the Des Moines river for Iowa Power and Light Co has minimal physical impact claims by Drake University assistant professor Dr Lawrence Staunton. He notes the plant would be less polluting than coal and presents nuclear power as a necessary US energy path.

Des Moines UPI Iowa Power and Light Co Ottumwa Drake University Iowa Power Iowa Lawrence P. Staunton Staunton United States

Also Mentioned on This Page

Cornell Mt. Mercy Eastland KGB MESA Solicitor General Barrett C. R. Man Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Cemetery Row Avenue Onan Dickinson The Associated Press Bessie Culbreth Col Independence West Union Peterka Smid Burnham and Wood's Prairieburg Phillip F. Hebert St. Joseph's Catholic Church St. Joseph's Cemetery Murdoch Chapel Central City Lee Brock Presbyterian Church Mt. Vernon Horner’s. Lafayette Ernest H. Etzel Marion Arnold Herbst Murdoch's Sigourney Dan E. Devine St. Mary’s Catholic Church Holm Funeral Home Gazette Proto Tom Merryman Allis-Chalmers First Avenue Thirtieth Street Drive Ollie Henderson Thirty-second Street C.R. Weather Daily Record St. Luke's Kit Segriff Twenty-third Street Raymond Taylor Avenue NW William Frazier Lindale Drive Barry Kamm Thirty-fifth Street Michael Emrich Billy Burton Fifth Street Carroll Henkes Twenty-fourth Avenue Thomas Kell Gary Musser Schaeffer Drive Twelfth Avenue Third Street SE B Avenue Fortieth Street Tenth Avenue Third Street First Street Thirtieth Street Sovereign Charles, Henrietta, & Charles, Jr Pocobradsky MT. Vernon RD. S.E Novak Monument CO 14Th Ave John B. Turner and Son Second Avenue S.E Turner West First Avenue West John E. Lapes 3Rd Ave Monahan-Stewart N.E Wilbert Good Housekeeping Roland Wilbert Vault Co., Inc Blairs Ferry Rd
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