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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1976

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Births and notices from March 29 three local families

Weather data, sun times, and long list of births adoptions and debts. March 29 announcements include births for Steve Sorden Koontz Martello Sturgeon Bunce Weber Kann and adoptions by Roth. Nearby oblique financials list many debts and assets of residents plus a large speeding and traffic violations roundup.

Steve Sorden Towne House Drive Freddie Koontz Twelfth Avenue Avenue Joe Martello Bever Avenue St. Luke's Ronald Sturgeon Sixteenth Avenue SW David Bunce Steven Weber Mechanicsville

Obituaries from Cedar Rapids area deaths update

Mrs Charlie Cochran 71 of 2917 Wildwood Court NE died Monday at Keokuk County hospital. Survived by husband Charlie two other daughters grand and great grandchildren. Services Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Josephs Catholic Church What Cheer burial Armah cemetery Keswick. Walter Mifflin Funk 89 Cedar Rapids area resident died Monday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness. Surviving five sons three daughters and many grandchildren. Services Thursday 1:30 p.m. Turner chapel East Cedar Memorial. Dorothy Lillick Sanquist former Cedar Rapids resident died Monday in Seattle. Survived by husband. Services in Seattle Randall. Mary E Wake service held at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Burial Cedar Memorial. Hess LaVerne E died Wednesday at Teahen funeral home burial Linwood cemetery with military services. Hedges Sylvia T funeral services in Knox Presbyterian Church. Graveside Oakland cemetery Janesville. Hollan IeKoy Turner East service burial Linwood cemetery.

Mable Anna Cochran Wildwood Court Keokuk County Hospital Sigourney What Cheer Earl McCay Paul Gatens Cedar Rapids Shirley Zelezny Central City Joseph’s Catholic Harden’s Walter Mifflin Funk Cedar County Emma Kuehl Tipton Chrysler Motor Co Detroit Iowa National Guard 54Th Iowa Infantry Friends Church West Branch John Chester Mifflin Cecil Bettendorf Richard Davenport Marie Ewoldt Federal Dam Minn Alma Whitaker Mishawaka Ind Eva Moeller Costa Mesa Calif Franklin Mayer Eva Conner Moellering Turner Chapel East David Polk Friends Cemetery Springdale Turner East Dorothy Lillick Sanquist Ernest Sanquist Seattle Wash Patterson Dental Co Randall Mary E Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Martin Laughlin St. Patrick's Catholic Church Cedar Memorial Hess LaVerne E Teahen Richard Ament Linwood Cemetery VFW Holly Jean Neve John E. Neve Ninth Street Martin Mahnke Mauston Wis Ethel Neve Babyland Cedar Memorial Cemetery Russell Striffler Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Bertha J. Shinkle J.L. Shinkle Wilson Avenue Waterloo Allen S. van Cleve Central Park Presbyterian Church

Winter dies at 78. long service in Iowa sports

Fred A. Winter, 78, of 433 Dunreath Dr NE, a Cedar Rapids educator and sports official, dies. native of Hinton, he coached at Eagle Grove and Grant High in Cedar Rapids, led Cedar Rapids public schools athletic program from 1935 to 1967, officiated Big Ten and Big Eight games, and served as public address announcer for Iowa home games and state tournaments. He held degrees from Grinnell and Stanford, and was honored by the Iowa High School Athletic Association. Surviving wife Mildred, a son, siblings, and grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday at Turner Chapel East. Burial Cedar Memorial.

Fred A. Winter Dunreath Drive Iowa Midwest Winter Hinton Eagle Grove Old Grant High School Cedar Rapids University of Iowa Sioux City Central High School Grinnell College Stanford University Grinnell Mildred Cavin Columbus Junction First Presbyterian Church Iowa High School Athletic Assn

Eastern Iowa Deaths and Corrections Log

Death notices list names and ages including Hockaday 72 Hays 95 Copenham ber 80 Hintz 77 Flick 66 Bur richter 88 Hotzel 82 Eserh aut 65 Hilmer 75 Mason 86 Weston 69 Davis 80 Lowe 83 plus burial details and visitation. A correction clarifies Pat Holmes is male, not female, per Gazette report.

Manchester Lloyd Hockaday Bohnenkamp’s. Masonic Grinnell Walter N. Hays Smith's Hazelwood Belle Plaine Lodge Ringler Hrabak Frederika London Edgar W. Hintz Trinity Lutheran Church Chapman's Clarence Edgewood Todd Flick Appleton's Monticello Lena Bur‘richter Peace United Church of Christ Goettsch's Traer Roy Hotzel Erickson Tipton Robert H. Eserhaut Sheets

Robbery Victim Hospitalized in Fair Condition

Frank T. Priest Jr., 44, of Wichita Kansas, was in fair condition at St Luke's hospital after reporting a robbery near Toddville Cedar Rapids where he was beaten with a tire tool. He lost $30 and a watch and ring, while deputies described the white male suspect in his 20s, about 5 feet 10 inches, 180 pounds, with brown hair. The attack occurred about 11 30 p m.

Frank T. Priest, Jr Wichita Kan St. Luke’s Hospital Priest Linn Sheriffs Department Toddville Cedar Rapids

City Officials Named in Car Damage Suit

Wayne G. Knutson, former Linn jail inmate, sues Cedar Rapids officials Mayor Don ald Canney James Steinbeck and Gareth Clift in Linn district court alleging his car was impounded on November 26 1972 after a theft report, damaged, contents lost, totaling 675 dollars. He seeks 5000 dollars in punitive damages from each defendant.

Linn County Cedar Rapids Wayne G. Knutson Linn District Court Donald Canney Public Safety James Steinbeck Asst Gareth Clift Knutson

Traffic Engineering faces review before new hires in city

Council weighs reassigning the traffic engineering department under public services to ensure continuity during elections and engineer absence. Meyer cites rising workload from 1 380 and political pressures, hinting at possible resignation. Phillips suggests moving the unit to public improvements. Colton and Canney agree most tasks align with broader engineering. Council will study the proposal further.

Meyer Phillips Director of Public Services

Cochran attacks GOP, defends minority role in tax bill

Iowa Senate protests over property tax relief trigger sharp rhetoric. Cochran accuses GOP obstructionism and Gov. Ray of irresponsibility over prison shifts and Riverview release center. Fitzgerald notes House Republicans fear leadership, warns Senate tactics will show session tone and party stance.

McDonald Cochran Robert Ray Richard Turner Senate Ray Social Services Department Riverview Newton House Turner Jerome Fitzgerald D-Fort Dodge Fitzgerald

Colton Faces Opposition Over Burglar Alarm Fee Hike

Safety Commissioner Ed Colton faced loud opposition as he pushed to raise the city owned burglar alarm service fee from five to fifteen dollars per month. The council weighed whether tax funds support the program while police officials argued against the hike citing potential lost accounts and higher crime costs. Colton proposed charging private subscribers for additional false alarms to curb needless calls.

Ed Colton Colton Barnes Telephone LaPeters Don Canney Police

Former C R Airman Cited for Heroic Acts

Technical Sgt. William A. Meyer of Cedar Rapids received the Airman's Medal for heroism in Iran on October 25. He and a fellow non commissioned volunteer removed explosive warheads fuses and damaged missiles from a crashed F 4E at Shahrokhi air base, despite leaking fuel and unstable munitions, to prevent danger to personnel and runway operations. Meyer's 1953 McKinley High School graduation and his wife Patricia Benter are noted.

Cedar Rapids Air Force Shahrokhi Air Base Iran William A. Meyer George W. Meyer Thirty-eighth Street Meyer McKinley High School Patricia Benter

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