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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1977
Page
3
Obituary notices detail the death of Kennedy band director Francis W. Kluesner after a heart attack near Brookland Drive NE, along with multiple other local deaths. Details include births, survivors, service times, burial places, and funeral arrangements across Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns.
Snow and ice-packed highways sparked numerous traffic accidents across eastern Iowa on Monday. Cedar Rapids logged 0.56 inches of precipitation with Davenport at 0.66 inches while city overnight lows ranged from 17 to 23 degrees and highs from 32 to 44 degrees. A cold front was forecast to bring snow flurries and cooler temperatures Tuesday into Wednesday with lows in the 20s and highs near 40 to the low 50s.
Cedar Rapids has not sold two relocated houses at 1625 and 1629 Twelfth Avenue SE as part of the Thirteenth Street extension project. The council rejected the bid on 1629 Twelfth Avenue SE to avoid a net loss, while the bid on 1625 Twelfth Avenue SE would net $42 but requires about $900 in FHA qualifying improvements. The FHA said the home would not qualify for an FHA guaranteed loan without those improvements, and the council wants the bidder to cover them or relist the properties after improvements.
An armed white male wearing a multicolor ski mask robbed Owens service station at 232 J Street SW, taking 49 dollars while clerk Albert Knowles, 21, worked in a back room. He fired a shot into the floor as he fled. no arrests have been made.
A Gazette item notes an incorrect figure in Monday’s report about property taxes in unincorporated areas for library funding. The correct state statute requires a levy of 6.75 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation.
TV news staff changes followed audience research by ASI at KABC Los Angeles. John Hambrick moves to the 10 p.m. slot with higher share, Christine Lund and Jerry Dunphy pair in later hours. Michael Silverstein notes No. 1 at 11 p.m. and strong showings at 5 and 6 p.m. across households and adults.
Squire testifies at a health subcommittee hearing that a ban is not favored but removal from prepackaged foods is urged. Dr. Wolfe supports the FDA stance, noting animal studies link saccharin to weight gain and hunger via lower blood sugar, challenging weight loss claims.
Ron Bird, manager of Averill halfway house for men, resigns effective April 1 from the Citizens' Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. He cites fired executive director Bill Harnish and board pressure, noting morale drop and new paperwork demands on counselors. He questions board authority and predicts possible new agency funding shifts, while staff report rising tension among residents. The board plans a meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at Linn County Health Center.
Federal proceedings against Craig Gardner age 21 of 249 Eleventh Street NW were continued as he indicated a guilty plea to one of three firearm charges. Indicted by a federal grand jury last month, he faced possession of a firearm by a felon. Arraigned before U.S Magistrate James Hodges, Gardner posted 200 dollars cash bond with total bond set at 5000 dollars. Gardner had been acquitted in Linn County district court last week on a murder attempt charge connected to the Cedar Rapids incident last October. The federal charges stem from the same incident as the state case.
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