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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1978
Page
3
Obituary items list Henry James Loufek and Thelma J Strong among Cedar Rapids residents who died after illnesses. Includes birthdates, survivor details, service times, burial locations, and callers hours. Other notices list Kathryn Miller Brady and Thelma Strong wills, memorials, and church services.
Linn County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopts a 26,146,550 budget for the year starting July 1. The plan keeps All Iowa Fair support at 72,050 and sets property tax levies at about 4.77 per 1000 in incorporated areas and 7.47 per 1000 in unincorporated areas. The board rejects cutting fair funding this year despite auditor Kopel’s criticisms and public- hearing objections.
The Amana Refrigeration executive Lou King’s country retreat near Homestead was burned to the ground Sunday night. Fire discovered around 11 p.m. after being noticed in a secluded area. the house held antiques and was used as a weekend getaway. Insurance adjusters assessed the loss at about 75 000 dollars. no cause determined.
The third annual United Way awards dinner is at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Roosevelt Royale to honor more than 300 companies and employee groups whose giving met or exceeded targets in last fall's campaign. The event supports 17 local service agencies with funds totaling 1 572 000 dollars. attendance is open to the public with a Dutch treat meal.
Coin Club meets at 7 30 p m Wednesday at Peoples Bank 101 Third Ave SW. A slide show on U S coins Quarters to Dollars. Landenberger Collectors print North Country Spring 200 Edition Corner House Gallery Frame 365 4348 Adv Dr Hoyt Thomas returns from vacation resumes chiropractic practice in Iowa Theatre Building Adv Join us April 5 and 6 Chicago International Flower Show Dinner theatre Godspell 75 Adv GGG Tours Williamsburg Iowa Story hour preschoolers main library basement 428 Third Ave SE Kenwood branch 3223 First Ave SE Edgewood branch 221 Edge wood Road NW 411 36th St NE for Community Concert tickets not 401 36th St NE Adv Johnny s Parkway Wednesday Special Breaded Tenderloin Plate or Haddock served until 9 p m Dining from menu until 12 45 a m Adv Shamrock Plants corsages centerpieces Pierson s Florists 366 7148 366 1826 Adv Stolen Three nail guns and other construction equipment valued at 3100 taken from a building site 3235 Pioneer Ave SE property of Iowa Custom Framing Inc Conroy 30 years ago Unprecedented breadlines formed in Moscow due to a severe food shortage.
Civil Air Patrol units expanded a search across 33 000 square miles of Arizona for Wallace Swartzendruber and his 14 year old son John after their Piper Cherokee vanished from radar near Mormon Lake during a flight from Prescott to Dalhart Texas. The Wellman businessman and his son were noted as reasonably inexperienced flyers. The hunt spanned rugged mountains and high plateaus with weather turning clear after a snowstorm.
The Oelwein Community School board approved closing Hazleton School and transferring students to Stanley School following citizens advisory input. Board member Larry Morey claimed Superintendent Don Robson gave conflicting enrollment and cost figures, while Robson announced his end of year resignation and urged an investigation into the charges.
Eldon F Burr pled innocent in Linn District Court to an attempted murder charge concerning poisoned candy given to his wife Theda between January and February. Trial scheduled for June 26 after Burr waived 90 day rule. State plans to call three experts. defense may challenge a police statement. Burr free on $50 000 bond with 10 percent posting.
Parade preview highlights a Sunday feature on safer playground design and community play areas. It emphasizes protective equipment, material safety, and inclusive access for children, with expert quotes and local viewpoints on improving equipment, supervision, and accessibility.
Police remind drivers that left turns on red are permitted from one way street to another at Second Avenue to L Street and at L Street with Third Avenue and Third Street, including the block in front of the police station. Rush hour backups from east to I 380 on ramp.
Marines stormed the building and cleared the siege after 2814 hours. Two Marine platoons of about 20 men entered from a parking lot to blast doors as gunmen were led away in police vans. Mediators spent hours negotiating before one hostage, a married woman from Bovensmilde, was freed, leaving 70 hostages. Four people were wounded, including a boy shot in the chest and a photographer hit in the stomach.
Bell warns miners and union officials against actions that could violate the Taft Hartley backed court order. The Carter administration seeks a return to work, but only a small fraction of the 160,000 striking miners heed the directive. In Pennsylvania a caravan blocks non union mines while Colorado Kentucky and West Virginia report scattered picketing.
The latest federal figures show average retail coffee prices down 12 percent from last June to January, with Folgers cutting wholesale quotes by 15 cents to 3.03 a pound. Analysts expect further declines as demand weakens and roasters reduce imports. Potential winter retail price could reach about 2.25 a pound. 30 years ago Northwest Airlines DC-4 charter with 30 passengers disappeared between Anchorage and Edmonton.
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