Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1977

Page

5

Ready Aim Five Fifty Reserve Officers Shootout Wins

In Iowa the second annual shooting match for police reserve officers drew teams from city and county agencies. Cedar Rapids Veterans Public Safety unit won team honors at the Cedar Rapids shooting range with members Bob Kohl Roger Wardenburg and Richard Rainville. John Brokaw Dave Paggett and Bob Hodges earned second, while Lloyd Froning Independence and David Gorley Calmar plus David Coral secured third. Lee Fugate Marshalltown topped individuals with first place. Paggett second and Froning third. Froning also led in the combination shotgun and pistol class with Fugate second and Kohl third.

Iowa Cedar Rapids David Gorley David Coral Calmar Lee Fugate Marshalltown Paggett Froning Fugate Kohl

Coe Jaycee Awards To Tidwell Mullen

Cedar Rapids Jaycees cite Teresa Tidwell of Oklahoma City and Kenneth Mullen of Downers Grove as outstanding 1977 graduates. Tidwell earned magna cum laude in English and mathematics and held multiple campus leadership roles including student government and honor societies. Mullen also graduated magna cum laude with a Coe College degree.

Coe College Teresa Tidwell Oklahoma City Okla Kenneth Mullen Downers Grove Cedar Rapids Jaycees The Jaycees Alan G. McIvor Tidwell Coe Alpha Lambda Delta Crescent Tyra Liebmann Phi Kappa Phi Phi Beta Kapa PRC

World traveler Grace Spacht aided UN effort across five continents

Grace Spacht of Portland began working for the United Nations in 1944 to support the World War II effort. The 75 year old visited Cedar Rapids to see a friend and attend her grandnephew’s graduation, reflecting a career that took her to Greece Jordan Lebanon Egypt and Paris where she helped establish relief offices and UNICEF. Her travels around the world five times remain her main hobby.

Grace Spacht Portland Ore U.N Cedar Rapids Alta Lundquist Coe College United Nations Spacht Fifth Avenue SE Brad Throssel Billings Mont Alliance Neb Miss Spacht Relief and Rehabilitation Assn Alliance High School Dennison University Ohio Paris France Unicef

Mullen Receives Teaching Assistantship and Athletic Honors

Mullen earned a BA in mathematics and held offices in Sigma Nu and the Interfraternity Council. He is an All-American track performer, second in the nation last year in the 800 meters, and will compete at the Division 3 meet this month. He also contributed to cross country, held multiple school records, and received the LeClerc award. He will teach as a TA at the University of Iowa while pursuing graduate work in mathematics.

Leo L. Nussbaum Mullen Sigma Nu Interfraternity Council Sachem Society of Physics College Computer Center Government Research Laboratory Argonne, III Coe Harris Lamb LeClerc University of Iowa Cedar Rapids Iowa

Sam Goldwyn Fined and Placed on Probation

Los Angeles AP reports Samuel Goldwyn Jr., son of film pioneer, was fined 625 dollars and placed on 12 months probation after a jury convicted him of soliciting an undercover policewoman for prostitution. He was arrested January 22.

Los Angeles Samuel Goldwyn, Jr Goldwyn Sam Goldwyn

Futures Begin at Kirkwood

Joe, a Cedar Rapids pharmacist with Fifth Avenue Pharmacy, left a 12 year factory job to enroll in Kirkwood's Arts and Sciences Division. He aimed to test self discipline for a professional career and called Kirkwood a good, personal place to begin college before transferring to a large university. He later completed pharmacy studies at the University of Iowa.

Joe Fifth Avenue Pharmacy Cedar Rapids Kirkwood University of Iowa

Also Mentioned on This Page

Russ Swain J Street John Brokaw A Avenue Marion Jerry Bills Eastview Avenue Coe Jaycee Awards Tidwell, Mullen Kes Wellen Industries Harry Ley Ty Savings & Loan Asx Monticello Bishops Bishops Buffet Lindale Plaza Joseph Hlavacek
Search Courier

Search the Cedar Rapids Gazette Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Cedar Rapids Gazette?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication