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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1977

Page

3

Deaths in Cedar Rapids Area Include Several Obituaries

Obituaries list Gerald M Krouse 62 of Hiawatha, Harold L Miller 55 of Cedar Rapids, Edward A Bye 70 of Cedar Rapids, and others. Notices note military honors, funeral times, burial sites, and surviving family. Additional death reports include Ottilie Kucera 88 Cedar Rapids and Jerry Sullivan 67 Marengo with services planned.

Gerald Marvin Krouse Sunset Lane Hiawatha Iowa City Toddville Gertie Petersen Topeka Kan Krouse Pickwick Co American Legion Arthur

Cedar Rapids Sign Firm Sues IDOT Over Billboards

Electra Sign Co. seeks review in Linn district court of IDOT actions and a highway advertising statute. The suit claims property rights were violated by blocking billboards along I 380 near Cedar Rapids, with completed signs dated before 1972 and delays in permit decisions cited as factors.

Cedar Rapids Iowa Department of Transportation IDOT Interstate 380 Electra Sign Co Linn District Court U.S Iowa William Barta Lester Horak Melvin Modracek Electra

Hanford Post No 5 Hosts Don Miller Band at Evy’s Lounge

City briefs note events at Evy’s Lounge next to Paramount Theatre with Don Miller Band for Hanford Post No 5 Saturday May 7 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Also listed are Dixieland All Stars and Tropical Plants for Mother's Day from Pierson’s Florists and Czech Cottage gifts at 16th Ave at C St SW with gift wrap offered.

Hanford Post Don Miller Dixieland All Stars Marilyn Tony Evy’s Paramount Theatre Pierson’s Florists 16Th Ave C St

Two Arrested in Linn County Assault and Minor Beer Charge

David Ames Kroohn 25 of 1003 D avenue NW faces an assault with intent to do great bodily injury charge after allegedly attacking Tom Smith at Smiths Route 1 Palo home following a Cedar Rapids trip. Kevin James Rife 18 of 1010 Eighth street SW is charged with making beer available to a minor after arrest near First avenue and First street NE. A juvenile was released to parents.

David Ames Kroohn D Avenue NW Linn Kroohn Tom Smith Smith Palo Cedar Rapids Kevin James Rife Eighth Street Rife First Avenue First Street

Girl 16 Arrested in Taylor School Vandalism Case

Cedar Rapids police report ongoing inquiry into vandalism at Taylor elementary school and rehabilitation center. A 16 year old girl, Betty Jane Lacey, was arrested for breaking and entering and is held at Linn county detention center. Her brother Bill Lacey 13 is jailed for related crimes. Witnesses noted damage including broken windows and ripped conduit. Chuck Taylor, the school engineer, found the incident early Tuesday at 5 45 am.

Cedar Rapids Taylor School Betty Jane Lacey Tenth Street Linn County Detention Center Bill Lacey Kingston Stadium Chuck Taylor Taylor Elementary School Fifth Avenue Sixth Street

Private Wine Sales Defeated In Iowa Senate Vote

Iowa senate defeated a proposal to allow wine sales in grocery stores and other outlets by 24 votes to 25. Senator Eugene Hill warned it would erode the state liquor control system while costs for alcoholism rehabilitation remain high. The bill, backed by 20 senators, failed despite GOP and Democratic support.

Des Moines UPI Iowa Senate Eugene Hill Newton George Kinley

Alton Dam Plan Approved By Senate Committee

The U.S. Senate Public Works Committee approved a bill to authorize user fees on waterways and fund a $420 million lock and dam at Alton Illinois. The measure passed 14 to 1 and advances to the Senate Commerce Committee for further action.

Washington UPI U.S. Senate Public Works Committee Alton Ill Senate Commerce Committee

Two C. R. Men Arrested on Malicious Injury and Larceny

Police arrested Willy Moore 22 of 3321 Pioneer Ave SE Thursday on a larceny of a motor vehicle charge linked to a May 3 complaint filed by Walter Schneider 360 Forest Dr SE. Edward Allen Lee 44 of 1113 Seventh St SE was charged with malicious injury to a pool table at Shaheen's tavern.

Willy Moore Pioneer Avenue SE Walter Schneider Forest Drive Edward Allen Lee Seventh Street SE Shaheen Lee

Sunday beer sales bill sparks Iowa debate

A Cedar Rapids Gazette summary notes Iowa lawmakers discuss Sunday beer sales with estimates of lost local revenue at 110 550 dollars yearly. Critics say the bill would not allow taverns to open Sunday unless qualifying for a class B permit. The 18 senators opposed included five Democrats and thirteen Republicans. Absences and votes are listed for all parties.

Nixon Interview Reveals Mixed Guilty Shielding Remarks

Nixon told Frost he would present the case for the defense and warned viewers he was not admitting guilt. He said he did not believe criminal activity was being covered up and admitted some statements were not true about the June 17 1972 break in at the Democratic headquarters. He insisted most big issues were fundamentally true and that the cover-up claim was a stretch. He grew contrite as the interview ended, saying his political life is over and he will never again hold office.

Nixon Frost Democratic National Committee

White House phone hoax rounds Time magazine roundup

Neal, 64, believed a phone call from the White House after a hoax impersonating President Carter circulated in Time magazine. Harrington and a friend imitated Carter, delaying verification. officials acknowledged no policy breach though investigators review possible statutes. Neal, hearing impaired, says he will be cautious about future calls.

Time Magazine Neal Jody Powell White House Harrington Carter Gazette Dale Kueter Kueter The Time U.S Chicago Tribune Dorothy Collins Collins

Amana Countersues Litton Over Microwave Patent

Amana Refrigeration filed a federal suit in Cedar Rapids against Litton Systems of Beverly Hills. Amana seeks to invalidate Litton’s patent and asserts the Litton system was in public use before grant.

Amana Cedar Rapids Litton Systems, Inc Litton Chicago Beverly Hills Calif

Khrushchev Claims U2 Spy Plane Down in Russia

On this date in 1960 Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev angrily announced that an American U2 spy plane had been shot down over Russian territory, escalating Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Nikita Khrushchev Russia

Also Mentioned on This Page

Gerald M. Krouse Frank Kucera Harold L. Miller Mound Avenue SE Springville Patricia L. Boots Miller U.S. Army Miller Metal Finishing Co Linn County Wilbert Hughes Marion Patricia L. Miller Harold R H. Eugene Miller Randall L. Miller Norman Miller Murdoch Chapel Glen W. Lamb First United Methodist Church Oak Shade Murdoch Edward A. Bye Fourth Street Dorothy Erickson Bye Collins Radio Co Eden United Church of Christ Boy Scouts Don Bye Howard Bye Martha Lowery Isanti Minn Turner Chapel West Lyle Greiner Glenn D. Hunt Linwood Cemetery Cline Albert D Chapel of Memories Marion H. Williams Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Thirteenth Avenue NW Shatter Erma Veone Turner Chapel East Canon D.A. Loferski St. John’s Episcopal Church Cedar Memorial Cemetery Walters Glenn L St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Martin Laughlin Turner West Father Laughlin Ottilie Kucera Nineteenth Avenue Javornice Czechoslovakia United States Kucera Karla Masaryk Czechoslovak Society of America Damska Matice Pomnenka Vlasty J.C.D.M Mildred Jepson Seattle Wash Joseph F. Kucera Minneapolis Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home Theodore B. Hlubucek Czech National Cemetery Janeba- Kuba Funeral Home W. J. Sullivan Marengo W. J Jerry) Sullivan University Hospitals Eagle Grove Velma Thines Iowa Falls Eldora Iowa County Conservation Board Sullivan Velma Denis Omaha Kenneth Klein William J Vista Allie Paulson Belvedere Zona Cunningham Largo Fla Hoover-Valentine Funeral Home Ferris E. Biggart Ferris Edward Biggart Nineteenth Street Anamosa Helen Walker Prairieburg Biggart Sanitary Dairies Immaculate Conception Church Regis Booster Club International Assn. of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians, Inc Iowa State Assn Richard Kula Carl Poppe William Norton Clifford Bright Oildale Cloyd Biggart Richard J. Hess St. Joseph’s Cemetery Stewart Funeral Home Father Mollner Strawberry Point Roy Moyle Roberson’s County Corners Wilbur J. Conner St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church Donohue’s St. Mary’s Newport Decorah Ruth Waters Olson- Fjelstul Olson- Fjelstul’s. Mechanicsville Elsie Nie Presbyterian Church Horner Hoover-Valentine’s C.R Transportation Department Geewell Florist Alton Dam Eeereeereerneese Medical Society John E. Lapes Third Avenue S.E Fred Morrow DIAL Hill Jasper Jenkins Merritt, Miller Cerro Gordo van Gilst Bergman Briles Burroughs Craft DeKoster Hulse Hultman Marshall Nystrom Ramsey Schwengels Shaff Taylor Coleman Priebe Curtis Hansen Shaw Tom Fruehling Federal Courthouse John B. Turner and Son Turner East Second Avenue S.E First Avenue West
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