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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1977
Page
3
Obituaries list Mrs. R C Landherr 62 and Mrs. Mae Heins 93 among Cedar Rapids area deaths with details on births marriages residences and survivors. Also noted are infant Stacy Rae Ward and other local residents with service times burial places and funeral home arrangements. The section includes declining casket openings and donation recommendations to the Arthritic Foundation.
Iowa death notices list eight individuals with ages and service details. Anna E Kurz 98 of Town City died Friday with services at Zion Lutheran Donahue's Manchester Anton Hildebrand 82 died Saturday with wake Friday at Bohnenkamp's Sigourney Roy Snodgrass 74 service Friday at Reynolds James D Davis 81 funeral Friday at Hintz Dorchester John H Beardmore 89 service Saturday at Mt Hope Presbyterian Martin's Waukon Joe Lambert 79 services Thursday at Schultz A G Lon Sawwell 89 service Saturday at Schultz with Friday call hours
In the southern Philippines a Swift Air Lines captain shot and killed five soldiers and a stewardess amid descent to Tawi Tawi. The gunman Ernesto Agdulos was overpowered. stewardess Margaret Lim, 26, died. The aircraft carried 34 military passengers from Zamboanga City to Tawi Tawi.
W Glenn Vernon 84 of 930 Twelfth street Marion died Wednesday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Born December 10 1892 in Anamosa he married Hazel V Ralston December 20 1911. He farmed in Linn County retiring in 1945. Surviving are son Lyle G Vernon Marion grandchildren and great grandchildren and brother John G Vernon Marion. Services 10:30 a m Saturday at Murdoch chapel Marion by Rev Glen W Lamb. Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday.
Florence Elliott McRaith aged 67 died March 16 at her Fallbrook California home. She is survived by her brother James E Elliott formerly of Cedar Rapids and now in Fallbrook. Private family services and cremation were held in California with interment pending at Glenwood Cemetery in Dewitt.
At a Thursday special meeting Cedar Rapids Iowa , the Citizens Committee on Alcoholism may receive advance payments from funding sources to ease the agency s chaotic finances. Jeff Voskans of the Iowa division on alcoholism urged community support and requested a detailed budget by April 15 from the CCA, with United Way and Linn County Health Center seeking more financial data.
Four people were hospitalized after a three vehicle crash on highway 24 southwest of Calmar. Leo Puffer 59 Spillville stopped for a turn and was rear ended by Harry Gold 66 Des Moines whose car then struck Michael Anderson 26 Vinton. Anderson treated and released. Laurie 18 and Linda 16 sisters were sent to hospitals, with Linda admitted. Gold suffered a heart attack and was taken to a Rochester Minnesota hospital.
Des Moines Kevin Burns, Iowa DSS commissioner, called the House move to limit juvenile stays at state mental health facilities misguided. The bill, urged by Rep. Joan Lipsky and Tom Higgins, would bar placement of wayward youths and shorten psychiatric evaluations to ten days. Burns noted many youths have serious emotional problems and need care, while deputy Nick Grunzweig said abuses are not evident. Only 11 of 207 minors are at the facilities as guests for evaluation.
President Carter declared drought emergencies for Iowa and Washington. The action aims to provide emergency livestock feed assistance through the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service to help livestock producers maintain foundation herds.
A 375 page study financed by the National Governors Conference found harsh penalties do not deter possession and decriminalization may cut public costs. Oregon data show no short term rise in use, with a possible long term shift in attitudes. The report notes marijuana is not physically addictive and moderate use likely lacks immediate health risk, though long term effects remain unclear.
Linn County residents face the final day for second half property tax payments without penalty. Treasurer James Hennessey says mail payments postmarked by midnight are accepted without penalty, while a one percent monthly charge begins Friday on overdue amounts.
Cedar Rapids residents reported vandalism with several cars having broken windows on the west side. Victims include Patricia Buehler Noma Karr William Vorva Jerry Copeland and Walter Fisher. Incidents were logged at the police station between 9 p.m. Wednesday and 6 15 a.m. Thursday.
After Moscow talks between Vance and Soviet leaders, a joint communique said experts would pursue limits on arms and disarmament. The U S and Soviet co chairmen of Genève negotiations stressed cooperation for a just peace. Vance said the Soviets rejected a fair package on nuclear reduction while outlining plans to expand embassies and extend space and science cooperation dating to 1972.
The report notes rising death rates from lung cancer since 1950 and a notable shift in mortality among men aged 25 to 74. It highlights declines in stomach and rectal cancer, ongoing overall mortality improvements, and lists sinusitis and arthritis as common chronic ailments. Heart disease remains a leading source of activity limitation, while mental disorders account for many patient days in care facilities.
Kopel said a contract with the city required payment and the supervisors approved the claim. He cited advice from State Auditor Lloyd Smith at a county auditors conference and criticized the idea that rent and court costs were unrelated. The claim would be processed in the regular manner and a check sent next week.
UPI reports House and Senate negotiators agreed on a seven month extension of the emergency program. The measure would keep extra 13 weeks of unemployment compensation available after the program’s expiration. The House backed a year extension to March 31, 1978, while the Senate approved a six month extension to September 30.
The Vision network presents a Saturday schedule featuring early morning children’s cartoons followed by family dramas and a 8 p.m. news roundup. Weekend sports include college basketball coverage and a late night movie slot to close the day.
Central Iowa Power Cooperative says constructing a nuclear power facility is not among options for its Lake Panorama purchase. Public information director Henry Fisher notes lake water could cool a coal or nuclear plant, but the co op has ruled out building a nuclear plant at the site.
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