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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 18, 1976

Page

2

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.

LaCrosse Lansing Dam McGregor Guttenberg Dubuque Davenport Keokuk

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.

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.

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.

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.

Frances Kvetensky Leksa 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Chicago Sau Bellow National Endowment For the Humanities Ronald Berman University of Chicago Washington

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