Weather roundup extended forecast for C R and area
Extended forecast indicates clear to partly cloudy conditions from Saturday through Monday with high temperatures in the mid 30s to mid 40s and nightly lows in the mid teens to mid 20s. Flood stage readings show LaCrosse 12 at 4.6, Lansing 18 at 7.8, Dam 9 at 11.7 with a slight fall, McGregor 18 at 6.4 steady, Guttenberg 15 at 3.3 steady, Dubuque 17 at 6.9 with a small drop, Davenport 15 at 3.3 steady, Keokuk 16 at 2.3 with a slight fall.
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Births and fines reported in The Daily Record
In the St Luke's and Iowa City areas multiple births were announced, listing families and newborn daughters and sons. A long list of individuals from Marion, MT Vernon, and surrounding towns were fined for traffic and parking violations, with amounts ranging from 10 to 50 dollars plus costs.
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Laurie Revers
Atwood Drive
David Heine
Third Avenue
Lori Madson
Iowa City
David Butler
Twelfth Avenue
Jeffrey Meyer
Middle Amana
Edward Slager
Washington Avenue
James Heard
Sunland Drive
Freddie Smith
Thirty-fifth Street
Marion Steven Jones
Janice Drive
Denise Martin
Mary Corkery
Blairs Ferry Road
Floyd Drafahl
Ellis Boulevard
Richard Wells
Sixth Avenue
Hardy Powers
Chandler Street
John Linkemann
Colorado Drive
Robert Chandler
B Avenue
Elaine Lode
Thirtieth Street
Michael Ehlinger
Bever Avenue
Roger Hines
Center Point
Ronald Holtz
Winthrop
Stuart Dye
Vinton
Robert Osborne
Moline
Ill
William Habben
Bettendorf
Martha Johnson
Kenrich Drive
Robert Connor
Twenty-ninth Street
Wilbur Miller
Marion
David Knapp
Central City
Sandra Walrach
Mt. Vernon
Orville Newell
Sixteenth Avenue
Dennis Joerink
van Buren Drive
Marilyn Fall
Brian Shean
Vine Avenue
Robert Stehn
Barry Fiferlick
Summer Circle
Wesley Wilkey
Eighth Avenue
James al
Berts
Midway Drive
Charlotte Markt
Linmar Drive
Charles Walter
Ames
Delbert Williams
Tama
Tony Upah
Gary Allard
David Zachar
Cottage Grove Avenue
Donald Willfong
Nineteenth Street
William Mills
Dallas
Texas
Stephen Drakos
James Feist
Coralville
Debra Phillips
Fourth Avenue
David Newton
Raymond
Hugh, Hopkinton
Michael Oster
Wilson Avenue
David Reed
Virgil Harker
Robert Lewig
Fairfax
Faye Tilton
Eleventh Avenue SE
Kenneth Mortensen
Sioux City
Ivan Studer
Brockman Avenue
Roger Davis
Park Towne Place
Timothy McAillister
Steven Kennedy
Ralph Kelcher
Forty-second Street
Rita Breen
Thomas Price
Rowley
Russell Shafer
Twenty Seventh Street
Kent Geffe
Virgil Hawthorne
John Wasendorf
First Avenue
Robert Stehno
Duane Huck
Solon
Richard Nemer
Third Street
Darrin Grier
Swisher
Steven Baker
Thirty-fourth Street
Fire at Ron Leeper Home Quenched by Firefighters
Firefighters doused a blaze at 512 Tenth Avenue SE near noon. Neighbors who spotted the fire and Gene Hootman at 917 Fifth Street SE alerted the department. No major fire remained, cause undetermined. Leeper’s dog area under the rear straw is blamed by him, two young children safely evacuated.
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Ron Leeper
Tenth Avenue SE
Gene Hootman
Fifth Street
Leeper
Young
Correction clears Beverly White driving fine report
The Gazette clarifies: Beverly White was fined once for drunk driving on August 7, 1976 at 2931 Sixth Street SW. No additional charges were filed and the Wednesday article did not imply a second fine. The Gazette apologizes for the confusion. Drive safely.
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Gazette
Beverly White
Sixth Street
Obituaries: Frances Leksa and others listed in Cedar Rapids
Frances Kvetensky Leksa 93 of 2253 Meadowbrook SE widow of Godfrey Leksa died Wednesday after a long illness. Born in Fairfax township she lived in Cedar Rapids since 1914 and married Godfrey Leksa in 1914. Surviving: daughter Martha Novak two grandsons and a great granddaughter. Services Saturday 11 a.m. at Janeba Kuba funeral home west with burial Oak Hill. Multiple other obituaries and funeral notices follow for Hey Martha Ida St. Patrick s Catholic church Mildred G. Latera Mollie McCord Mollie Kadlec Joseph Waggoner Kenneth W. Delta Kate Kerr Martha Lenz William E. Leonard Jack Frazer Lyle Lorenz Pearl Whannel Benton Hunniutt Earl Pennell Mary Abbie Farnham Billy Huckins Harold Glascock Carleton Anderson Louis Dolphin Leona Sandbach Gay Argo.
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Meadowbrook Drive
Godfrey Leksa
West Branch
Fairfax Township
Cedar Rapids
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
Tabitha Society of the Church
Martha
Latera
Mildred G
First Presbyterian Church
Marion
Jay A. Miller
Cedar Memorial
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Kadlec
Joseph
St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church
Robert W. Cizek
Hanford American Legion Post
St. John’s Cemetery
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home West
Waggoner
Kenneth W
Immanuel Baptist Church
John Tanner
Linwood
Delta
Kate Kerr
United Methodist Church
Reynolds
Sigourney Independence
Martha Lenz
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Mason-Hawe's
Floral Hills
Delwein Monticello
William E. Leonard
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Rosary
Devaney-Reiff's
Haven Cemetery
Tama
Toledo
Earl (Faye) Pennell
Henderson's
Central City
Mary Abbie Farnham
Murdoch
Dining Hall Plans Large Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner
The St. Anthony's dining hall in San Francisco prepares a massive Thanksgiving meal for about 4 500 people, roasting 175 turkeys and using 700 pounds of potatoes along with eight cases of cranberry sauce. Staff note donations come from individuals, adding up to feed the poor each year. The menu also includes 10 cases of canned sweet potatoes, five 5-gallon cases of French dressing, 100 pounds of flour, and other donated items. A year label notes a 20 years ago item about French fuel station closures for conservation.
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San Francisco
St. Anthony's Dining Hall
Pat McCarthy
St. Anthony’s
Voeltz Pleads Guilty To False Pretense Count
Scott Voeltz, 25, Cedar Rapids, pled guilty in Linn district court to a false pretenses charge arising from forming a corporation and then declaring bankruptcy. The county attorney recommended probation. sentencing is set for Dec. 22. He admitted obtaining merchandise from Phone Mate Co. of Torrance, California, in 1974 and a second count with Bergman Co. of Omaha will be dismissed after disposition.
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Scott Voeltz
Linn District Court
Cedar Rapids
Harold Vietor
Voeltz
Phone Mate Co
Torrence
Calif
Bergman Co
Omaha
Counselor Roundtable Scheduled Friday
Counselors from seven county Grant Wood area education agency invite all to a 10 a.m. Friday roundtable at St. Luke's hospital with state guidance staff. It covers counseling trends and mini grant funds. For information contact Roger Nall at 366 7601.
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Grant Wood Area Education Agency
St. Luke’s Hospital
Guidance Services
State Department of Public Instruction
Roger Nall
Disposble personal income dips after inflation tweak
The report shows per capita disposable personal income in constant 1972 dollars fell by one dollar after inflation adjustment, erasing a prior quarter gain. After tax corporate profits grew at a slower pace in Q3, rising $2.1 billion to $84.8 billion, with profits after dividends and depreciation up $2.6 billion to $21.1 billion, as business spending on machinery and facilities drives optimism for continued recovery.
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Commerce Department
Department
Belligerent Gilmore Returns to Prison
Death row inmate Gary Gilmore was moved back to Utah state prison after two hospital days. He refused medication and tore out IV tubes, while Nicole Barrett, 20, woke from a coma after overdosing and was upgraded to serious condition. Pardons board to reconvene December 6 to decide on commuting or upholding the death penalty.
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Salt Lake City
Gary Gilmore
Utah State Prison
Gilmore
Nicole Barrett
Barrett
State Pardons Board
Calvin Rampton
Pardons Board
George Latimer
Latimer
City to Use Outside Help in New Police Chief Search
Cedar Rapids moves to an assessment center approach to pick the next police chief. A civilian commission would develop job tests and interview groups to build a qualified candidate list. Costs are estimated at 7 thousand to 11.8 thousand dollars with results expected by March. The plan faces concerns over job security, politics, and cost.
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Wallace LaPeters
Cedar Rapids
George Gable
City Civil Service Commission
Gable
Davenport
International Assn. of Chiefs of Police
Bellow to Give Jefferson Lecture in 1977
Nobel prize winner Saul Bellow has been selected to deliver the 1977 Jefferson lecture for the National Endowment for the Humanities. NEH chairman Ronald Berman announced the choice at the University of Chicago. The two part lecture, with a $10,000 stipend, will be delivered in Washington and Chicago next March on the theme of the American writer and his material.
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Chicago
Sau
Bellow
National Endowment For the Humanities
Ronald Berman
University of Chicago
Washington
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