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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1977
Page
3
Obituaries report the deaths of Arthur R. Rave, Ida M. Merkel, Ruth Lucille Wilson Sidlinger and Krystina I. Gallagher with service details and survivors. Also listed are numerous funeral notices from local churches including dates, locations, and burial plans across Center Point Marion Cedar Rapids and Vinton along with calls for memorials and wake times.
Cedar Rapids Symphony players reject a second contract offer in a 45-19 vote during intermission, seeking a two-year pact to secure larger raises for 1978-79 and delaying any agreement beyond 1977-78. The board aimed for a 1977-78 pay package only, with talks continuing on future terms.
Wind direction at 10 p.m. east at 7 mph. Sun rise 5 53 set 8 14. May 7 births listed for several Marion and Hiawatha residents, including Luckey and others. Extended forecast calls for showers Tue Thu with highs in 70s and lows in 50s.
Seven individuals face drunk driving charges after incidents Friday night and Saturday. Donald A. Gilbertson, 20, was arrested after his vehicle struck a parked car in the 1500 block of First Avenue NE. A hit-and-run count was added. Frank J. Michael, 37, was nabbed on Sixth Street SW. James R. Crimmins, 40, was taken into custody near Highway 30 and West Post Road SW. James Marvin Nemecek, 28, was arrested on Emmons Street in Hiawatha. Paul Ivan Carver, 51, from Rock Island, Ill., was arrested on Sixth Street SW. Steve C. Willcoxson, 18, was picked up near Blairs Ferry Road and First Avenue in Hiawatha. Edwin B. Walter, 42, was arrested after a collision at Fourth Avenue and Eighth Street SE.
Cedar Rapids area construction painters vote to strike Monday after union and contractors fail to extend the old contract. About 125 painters would be idle. bargaining resumes Tuesday with a possible return to work by Thursday. Union spokesman Virgil Gosnell warned contractors against a second extension.
In Lincoln Kansas a gunman who sought directions to California held a farm couple Leonard and Esther Wiebke and their son Terry hostage then killed them and himself. The same man had earlier killed his former girlfriend Yvonne Robinson in St Louis and faced capital murder charges. Deputy Sheriff Bob Bousfield arrested the chase by offering directions to I 80 before realizing the link to a St Louis murder bulletin.
A female journalist retraces her Hodgkin's disease battle from discovery to treatment to document a TV series. She emphasizes early detection, curable cancer, and maintaining humanity and objectivity while sharing personal fears and privacy limits.
The Gazette's Gary Peterson examines employee theft in Cedar Rapids, challenging the view of some as honest citizens who minimize stealing from employers. The piece warns the issue may surprise readers.
The London summit saw harmony at lunch and a bright tone among leaders as Carter Trudeau Callaghan and others praised the talks. By session’s end seven nations kept details private, while tensions over nuclear technology and reprocessing surfaced, with Western leaders warning about unemployment and political risk.
A botanical observation explains wild rice is an aquatic grass and not closely related to common rice, clarifying its classification and origin.
Established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. and published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates: carrier 11.05 per week. mail Afternoon Edition and weekend 7 issues $4.29. four weeks $4.29. 52 weeks $46.00. other states and territories $70.00 per 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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