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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1978

Page

8

Liberian Connection Radio Operation in Cedar Rapids

The Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club plans a Liberian connection from City Hall basement at 1:30 p.m. local time. Bart Murray a longtime minister and ham radio operator teams with Jim Justice, a recent college graduate and key organizer, along with Ruth Ann Ehrhardt linked to a nursing mission at Curran Lutheran Hospital.

Cedar Rapids Cedar Valley Bart Barton G. Murray Christian Church Jim Justice Jim Justice Ruth Ann Ehrhardt St. Luke's School of Nursing Ruth Ann First Lutheran Church Curran Lutheran Hospital U.s.-Africa Barton Murray Liberia Africa

Missionary engages radio link to Liberian hospital project

Ruth Ann reports six months at the Zorzor Hospital Complex in Liberia, coordinating medical stock and pharmacy orders, preparing IV solutions, and sourcing oxygen valves via Cedar Rapids friends. The radio link with Iowa volunteers and Dr. Erik Svenkerud enables rapid samples transport, remote conversations, and limited local travel amid rain, heat, and unreliable transport systems.

Zorzor Liberia Africa Cedar Rapids Chicago Svenkerud Columbia University New York Erik Svenkerud Ruth Ann Ehrhardt Zorzor Hospital Western Africa

Lutheran Hour guest preacher to speak at Trinity Church

The Rev. Wallace R. Schulz will preach at Trinity Lutheran Church 1363 First Ave SW today at 6 p.m. Sunday services follow at 8 and 10:30 a.m. A 10:30 a.m. after-service potluck and fellowship will occur. Schulz, 32, is a Lutheran Hour speaker since 1977 and has led evangelistic projects in more than 50 countries.

Wallace R. Schulz Lutheran Hour Trinity Lutheran Church First Ave Jesus Schulz Parkston S.C

Pentecostal Wedding Prep and Study Group Announced

Registrations required for a Pentecostal wedding event with a $10 couple fee due May 24 at the parish or LaSalle. A Sept 9 10 program follows. contact Richard Manning at 365 3259. A separate study group on Butterworth's Discover the Power Within You begins next week at 7:30 PM in Pythian Hall led by John Cuddeback. The Nashville group The Regeneration will perform a Sunday concert at First Church of the Nazarene at 10 AM, carrying multiple awards and a gold album.

LaSalle High School LaSalle Richard Manning Eric Butterworth Pythian Hall Old Marion Road John The Re’generation Nashville Tenn First Church of the Nazarene First Ave Walt Disney World George Washington Freedom Foundation New Spirit of America C.R

Littleton Presbyterians mark 125th anniversary celebration

The Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church in Littleton Buchanan County observes 125 years since its founding on June 4. The event includes burning an $800 mortgage dated 1907 at 10 a.m., a communion service at 11, and a noon dinner with Reminiscences. Reservations due by Wednesday.

Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church Littleton Buchanan County Reuben Tjaden Gilbert Hamblin Jesup Order of the Cedar Presbytery John Caldwell

Lilac Sunday at Marion First United Presbyterian

Marion's First United Presbyterian Church on 12th Street and Eighth Avenue observes Lilac Sunday at 10 30 a.m. with lilac donations from members. Senior students from Linn Mar and Marion high schools will be honored during the worship service.

Marion First United Presbyterian Church 12Th Street Eighth Avenue Linn-Mar

Supreme Court Reaffirms Jury Trial Right in 1968

On this date in 1968 the U S Supreme Court reaffirmed the right to a jury trial for anyone charged with a serious crime in a landmark ruling reflecting the era's criminal procedure standards.

U.S. Supreme Court

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