Deaths: Stanley E Becker veteran carpenter dies at 68
Stanley E Becker 68 of 700 35th St Marion died at home after a short illness. Born March 29 1910 in West Virginia he moved to Marion in 1953. Survived by two daughters two sisters a brother six grandchildren and a friend. Services today 2 p.m. Morgan Funeral Home Mount Vernon. Burial Rosehill Cemetery Mechanicsville.
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Stanley Elmer Becker
35Th St
Marion
West Virgina
Deer Creek
Minn
Mechanicsville
Carpenters’ Union
Cedar Rapids
Jo Ellen Cox
Olive Branch
Donna Carpenter
Hastings
Mich
Wilbur Comer
Edward Flynn
Dale Becker
Geneseo
Ill
Naomi Hanson
Morgan Funeral Home
Mount Vernon
Richard Thomas
Rosehill Cemetery
CIA Safety Report Finds Unmounted Extinguishers and Missing Railings
OSHA inspectors found unsafe and unhealthful conditions at CIA headquarters including a poorly cleaned paint shop an unguarded fan and a missing stair railing. The report notes safety personnel assigned to security and a lack of experienced safety leadership despite CIA promises to improve and a message urging a no hazard no accident workplace.
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Washington
CIA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
Freedom of Information Act
Health Research Group
Ralph Nader
Labor Department
Stansfield Turner
Labor
Ray Marshall
Skytrain Wins West Coast Route
Freddie Laker's Skytrain gains license for a Los Angeles to London service three times weekly. First flight set for Sept. 26 from Gatwick with no frills, single class. fares: £84 London to LA Oct 1–Jun 30. £96 peak. return: $220 Sept 1–May 31. $248 June 1–Aug 31. No meals or entertainment included.
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London
Freddie Laker
New York
Los Angeles
British Civil Aviation Authority
Laker Airways
Gatwick Airport
Laker
Walker Woman's Purse Snatched on Green Street
Linn sheriff's deputies report a purse snatching in Walker about 11 a.m. Thursday. Victim Au gusta Hoffman, 5 ft 8 in, 130 pounds, was approached by a young man who asked for a Mr Snow then grabbed her purse and fled to a vehicle with two others heading west on Dows Street. The purse held $6.
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Linn Sheriff's Deputies
Augusta Hoffman
Walker
Bell ad on cooking chicken backfires in Ottawa
Bell Canada’s $800000 promotional spot featuring an operator giving chicken cooking tips drew mockery and calls from viewers. Operators say the campaign, begun in early March and ending Saturday, backfired with some customers demanding real recipes and the company admitting the ad was not meant literally. Richard Martin defended the campaign, noting the public mostly understood it as a promo.
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Ottawa
Bell Canada
Bell
Richard Martin
Martin
Chrysler posts 1.4 percent price rise on 1978 cars
Chrysler Corp followed GM by announcing a 1.4 percent average price increase for all 1978 model cars. The boost averages $90 per vehicle with about $56 added to base price and $34 on options, taking effect Monday.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
General Motors Corp
Drunk Driving Charges Filed Against Three Individuals
Three people faced drunken driving charges Friday. Dennis Ung, 31, of 360 Clymer Road Hiawatha, was arrested by Cedar Rapids police at 5 10 p.m. after being picked up at A Street and 22nd Avenue SW. Leland Chapin, 30, of 3219 29th Ave SW, was arrested by Hiawatha police at 8 10 p.m. in the 900 block of Blairs Ferry Road. Bernard Wedlund, 44, of Route 3 Vinton, was arrested at 9 09 p.m. on Highway 150 near the Toddville intersection and charged with drunk driving speeding and driving while license is under suspension.
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Dennis Ung
Clymer Road
Hiawatha
Cedar Rapids
22Nd Avenue
Leland Chapin
29Th Ave
Blairs Ferry Road
Bernard Wedlund
Vinton
Toddville
Norway Man Killed In Tractor Tipping Incident
Elmer Schulte, 69, of Route 1 Norway, was killed when his tractor tipped over on him in front of his residence. Iowa County Sheriff's office said he was working in a ditch near his home when the tractor struck a rock and overturned.
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Norway
Elmer Schulte
Route 1
Iowa
Schulte
May 5 births and local weather summary
May 5 reports list multiple births including a daughter for Howard Wolfe and a son for Gary Wells and others at various addresses. Local weather notes show calm wind at 10 p.m. with sunrises at 5:55 and sunset at 8:12, and extended forecast predicting showers and unseasonably cool highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s to around 40.
U N Security Council Urges Action Over Angola Invasion
The United Nations Security Council held an urgent night meeting to debate South Africa’s invasion of Angola. Angola demanded sanctions and an immediate unconditional withdrawal of South African forces, calling the raid a grave violation of sovereignty.
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United Nations
UPI
U.N. Security Council
South Africa
Angola
Elisio de Figueiredo
Council
Security Council
Britain
Canada
France
West Germany
United States
Pretoria
Namibia
MOVE members depart Philadelphia compound for arraignments
MOVE members leave the ramshackle Victorian headquarters one by one to face arraignment on riot and disorderly conduct charges after a yearlong police standoff. They return to the compound following booking and release on their own recognizance under an agreement with the city to end the confrontation.
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Philadelphia
UPI
John Africa
Community Action Movement
Two Cedar Rapids Residents Arrested In Separate Incidents
Matthew Jensen 18 of 204 14th Ave SW was arrested on burglary second degree for allegedly stealing about 1400 dollars in goods from J and E Trading Co 1028 12th Ave SE on March 29. Horace Stone 28 of 1254 Fourth Ave SE was arrested on a charge of willful injury for allegedly assaulting a Cedar Rapids woman Friday.
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Cedar Rapids
Matthew Jensen
14Th Ave
J and E Trading Co
12Th Ave
Horace Stone
Fourth Ave
Tipton Curfew Ordinance Backed by Police Chief
Tipton police encourage curfew to curb vandalism and disturbances. Chief Mike Young says initial enforcement is observation, with escalation to home visits or sheriff contact if youths linger after curfew. He notes strong community support and criticizes overreaction while citing West Liberty’s declines. Cedar Rapids also enforces a curfew for ages 12 to 15 with parent accompaniment required after 10 or 11 p.m. Critics argue it targets minors and infringes rights while editorial calls for parental instead of municipal action.
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Blumberg
Tipton
Mike Young
Young
West Liberty
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Marti Indicted on Manslaughter Charge in Linn County
A Linn County grand jury indicted Marti on voluntary or involuntary manslaughter. He was arraigned, pleaded innocent, and trial set for July 17. Bond set at 15 000, jail address listed as 1521 30th St SE, living with a brother. Second degree murder carries up to 25 years, voluntary manslaughter up to 10 years or 5000 fine, involuntary manslaughter up to 2 years or 5000 fine.
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Linn County
Marti
August Hansell
Martin
30Th St. SE
Carter Criticizes Soviet Influence and U S Lawyers at Spokane Meeting
President Jimmy Carter criticized Soviet arms and advisers in Africa and warned against Soviet Cuban interference. He cited private talks with Leonid Brezhnev and urged Americans to value diverse coexistence while defending his stance on doctors and lawyers amid a Spokane audience of about 1,700.
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Somalia
Ethiopia
Horn of Africa
Carter
Leonid
Brezhnev
America
Spokane
Portland
Ore
Los Angeles Country Bar Association
American Medical Association
Cedar Rapids Gazette Contact and Rates Notice
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Second class postage paid at Cedar Rapids. Subscriptions by carrier 1.15 weekly. By mail after noon editions seven issues 5174 weeks or 56.00 52 weeks. U.S. territories 80.00 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. AP license grants exclusive republication rights.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
Iowa usury and consumer credit bills face delays and support shifts
Lawmakers weigh raising the usury ceiling from 9 percent and loosening consumer credit rules. Supporters cite tightened home loan markets and branch expansion, while opponents warn rural lenders may not need higher rates. Key figures Small Zenisek and local bankers push for a clean, broad bill amid mixed House backing and regional lending pressures.
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Small
House
Oklahoma City Bookstore Holds Non autograph Party
A local Oklahoma City bookstore named Books Ltd stages a protest against former President Nixon and his memoirs. Organizer Jim Purdy condemns Nixon’s commercial exploitation of his administration’s misdeeds and offers T shirts and bumper stickers instead of autographs.
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Oklahoma City
Nixon
Jim Purdy
Books Ltd
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