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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1975

Page

2

Weather Update From C.R. and Elsewhere

Sun rises Wednesday at 5 04. Sun sets at 8 26. High 84 degrees, low 62. No rainfall recorded.

Births and police blotter items from Cedar Rapids area

The item lists births at Fort Bliss and Cedar Rapids area families plus a Monday-Tuesday set of fire, electrical, and traffic incidents. Entries include names from Cedar Rapids and nearby locales, with multiple speeding and license violations and fines ranging from 15 to 100 dollars.

Iowa City public safety director feud stirs election bid

Vevera plans to take the issue to a city commission and possibly district court after the council abolished the public safety director post. Police Chief Emmett Evans retires July 15, leaving Epstein to seek the police chief job while legality questions concerning Epstein’s qualifications linger. City Manager Neil Berlin declined comment during talks with University of Iowa officials.

Iowa City Council Public Safety Emmett Evans Epstein Iawa Neil Berlin University of Iowa

Truck Driver Suffers Heart Attack Causes Crash Near Oelwein

Walter Buchholtz a 66 year old truck driver from Oelwein suffered an apparent heart attack on a county road on the south edge of Oelwein. His truck veered into a ditch after he slowed the vehicle. He was en route from Stanley to Hazleton and listed in serious condition at an Oelwein hospital.

Oelwein Walter Buchholtz Ter Buckholtz Buchholtz Stanley Hazleton

Obituary notices for Cedar Rapids area residents

Obituaries list Harry H. Rogers 73 of 515 Thirty-fourth Street NE Cedar Rapids died after a long illness. Born August 20 1902 in Clarion he taught in Wyoming and worked at Collins Radio and Longbranch. Surviving: daughter Mrs Vince DeLong Marion son Harry H. Rogers Jr sister Maude Nabrell brother Frank N. Rogers Fort Collins four grandchildren. Service Wednesday at Garden of the Last Supper Cedar Memorial. Donations suggested to Linn County Cancer Society. Funeral notes for Frances M Baker Leonard L Smith Elmer J Maher Raymond C St Ludmila's Church Donald Turner Franklin R Steffen Bill Arlie Monroe Way Wayne E Pennington Lyle James Olmstead Theodore N Badwell and Raymond A Runquist list burial sites and funeral homes with various times and locations.

Harry H. Rogers Thirty-fourth Street Cedar Rapids Clarion Sarah L. Darley Rogers Wyoming Collins Radio Co Longbranch Supper Club Coe College Tau Kappa Epsilon Vince DeLong Marion Harry H. Rogers, Jr Maude Brownell Frank N. Rogers Fort Collins Colo Cedar Memorial Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Linn County Cancer Society John Henry Franks, Jr Sixteenth Street Manchester Dolores Lyons Topeka Kan Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Amvets and Eagles Democratic Party Laurene D. Franks Rick Franks Lonnie Franks Ellsworth Air Force Base S.D Abigail Waite Immaculate Conception Church William P. Leonard Turner’s East Oak Hill Amvers

Pulitzer Winner Dies in Seoul and Local Obituaries Listed

Pulitzer Prize winner Benjamine Fine, 7], American journalist and educator, died of a heart attack in Pusan. The report lists multiple obituaries and death notices across Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns, detailing ages, residences, marriages, occupations, religious affiliations, and burial plans.

Seoul South Korea Benjamine Fine Pusan Fine New York Post New York Times Times

Cedar Rapids signal upgrade threatened by cash problems

Traffic signal modernization in ten downtown Cedar Rapids intersections faces delay as cash flow issues endanger the TOPICS funded project. City officials debate funding, with a $40,000 base construction cost and a plan to borrow from road use funds if federal grants arrive, while legal and aesthetic concerns about overhead lights are raised.

Cedar Rapids Mel Meyer Phillips Schaefer Iowa Meyer

C R Woman Faces An Assault Charge

Marion Alice Cowen, 52, of 830 Eighteenth Street SE, was arrested Monday on a charge of assault with intent to commit great bodily injury after allegedly stabbing her husband, Willard, 51, in their home. Police found him in the front yard with a bleeding forearm. he was treated at Mercy hospital and released. Cowen was released.

Marion Alice Cowen Eighteenth Street Mrs. Cowen Willard Cowen Mercy Hospital

Manslaughter Charge Goes to Grand Jury in Rooney Case

Brian J. Varner, 18, pled guilty to drug related larceny and faces additional counts including possession of drugs and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. A life breaking and entering charge will be dismissed after sentencing. Varner is linked to the Feb 21 Paramount Pharmacy theft and the Feb 2 1 death of Perry Rooney. Sentencing set for June 4. grand jury to decide on further charges. Tony Freeman, 20, pled guilty to the same larceny and his role in the Rooney death will be referred to the grand jury.

Brian J. Varner Avenue NW Linn County Attorney's Office Varner Linn District Court Perry James Rooney Fifteenth Street SE Rooney Paramount Third Avenue SE Tony N. Freeman Freeman

Meeting on Handicapped Children Discussed Tonight

A meeting at 7 30 p m at the joint county school building 4401 Sixth street SW will review statewide special education changes effective July 1 Senate file 1163 requiring services funding 15 area education agencies replacing county systems is outlined, hosted by Developmental Disabilities Inc and the Iowa Association for Retarded Citizens.

Joint County Sixth Street Senate Developmental Disabilities, Inc Iowa Association For Retarded Citizens

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