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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1978
Page
3
A batch of obituaries lists Frances A. Dvorak and infant Jameson Jacobus among others. The notices name survivors, burial details, and funeral home arrangements, with locations including Cedar Rapids, West Liberty, Traer, and Iowa City.
Union’s services to be held Tuesday at 9:45 a.m. at Brosh Funeral Home Solon and 10 a.m. at St. Marys Catholic Church Solon with burial at Oakland Cemetery. Rosary recitation by Rev. J J Fath tonight at 8. Myrtle Schwartz service at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Brosh Chapel with burial Englewood Cemetery Clinton. Friends may call Tuesday 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Casket will not be opened after service.
Auto entries report two revolvers and items stolen from a car in the 1500 block of Bever Avenue SE. A Spoken Wheel break in yields nearly $3,000 in cash and bicycle parts. A trumpet valued at $500 disappears from the Coe College Eby Field House. Mary Lang of Brooklyn graduates from St Luke's nursing school with 54 others. The Senior Center in Greene Square remains closed due to staff shortages.
On this date in 1924 the body of 13 year old Bobby Franks was found in Chicago leading to the arrest of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb. They were later sentenced to 99 years for the grisly murder in a high profile thrill killing case.
West Liberty police and Muscatine County sheriff officers arrested Carl Eric Olsen 26 of Des Moines after a 10 45 p m stop for improper passing. A search warrant yielded 130 pounds of marijuana with a street value of about 39 000 to 40 000, hashish a small amount and 11 000 in cash. Olsen held on 25 000 bond.
Waterloo IA Roger Jepsen, Republican candidate for U S senator, called for an across the board income tax cut of at least 10 percent. He said the plan would cut individual tax rates by an average of 33 percent and phase in over three years. Jepsen faces Maurie Van Nostrand and Joe Bertroche for the GOP nomination.
The Cedar Rapids NAACP president criticizes the police for their handling of a confrontation outside the Brown Derby tavern on 12th Avenue and Sixth Street SE. Nine people were arrested, three officers treated for injuries, and the chief defends officers’ professionalism while considering a countersuit policy for officer injuries.
Fire extensively damaged the interior of the Athens Restaurant at 4002 First Ave NE. Fire officials say the blaze started in a stairway from the kitchen to the basement around 4 30 a m Sunday. Firefighters controlled the fire in about an hour and remained at the scene until 10 a m. A fire marshal will inspect the scene. The owner is Dan Korvilas of 3920 Sherman St NE.
The Gazette explains that earnings limits differ by age. Those 65 and over may earn up to 4000 dollars annually while keeping full benefits, or any month with no earnings above 334 dollars or substantial self employment. Under 65 limits are 3240 annually or 270 per month. Local Cedar Rapids Social Security office details: Suite 1300 IE Tower, 366 2411 ext 431.
Cedar Rapids officer Dennis Solomson testified he did not seek a search warrant before frisking Khouri at Khouri's Lounge after a reported unwanted guest. A loaded .38 revolver was found and Khouri was charged with carrying a gun without a permit. Judge Hyland suppressed the warrantless search and dropped the charge, citing lack of unusual circumstances.
Nine men were arrested after a Saturday brawl outside the Brown Derby Tavern in Cedar Rapids. Two defendants, Danny Morgan and Rufus Lea, posted bond and waived arraignments. A preliminary hearing is set for May 30 for aggravated misdemeanor charges. One man, Denny Bush, pled guilty to intoxication and fighting and was fined. Police injuries were reported among three officers.
The judge ruled Berkowitz competent to stand trial in the six murder case. Prosecutors discussed potential sentencing, with possibilities of 175 years or parole eligibility after decades. Authorities note diaries list 79 fires with no deaths, and Berkowitz may be committed to a psychiatric facility pending cure.
The court agreed to rule on whether a state may tax contractors on federal projects, review a lower court disclosure requirement affecting Fed regulation, and settle disputes on bank card interest rate limits. It left intact an Alabama decision linking grievance language to libel and denied several appeals in cases involving a Pacific Gas engineer, a fishing boat search, Nevada water rights, and a Massachusetts plant president tied to a fatal explosion.
In 1868 seven Reno gang members robbed an express car at Marshfield Indiana, stealing about $98 000 in a bold train heist that shocked the region and became a notable early Western crime.
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