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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1977

Page

2

Arrest Mixup Hits Cedar Rapids Resident

Dale Curtis Klein, 35, was arrested September 27 on a driver's license charge after a chain of judicial and clerical missteps. Orders on the back of older tickets and filing delays led to a warrant being issued and Klein’s brief imprisonment. Judge Lynne Brady said steps will ensure orders are filed chronologically to prevent a repeat.

Dale Curtis Klein Pebble Drive First Avenue Linn Linn District Court Klein Lynne Brady James Bennett Bennett Brady the Gazette Cedar Rapids

Man Found Guilty in Assault Case

George J. Pryor, 28, of Cedar Rapids, found guilty of assault with intent to rob in a Linn District Court trial tied to a July 26 incident. He aided Wallace Madden in taking Virgil Northrup to a room at 509 Fifth Ave SE where Madden attacked with a machete. Northrup escaped through a window. Sentencing set for Nov 4 at 2 p.m. Citations include Cedar Rapids and Marion jurors.

George J. Pryor Linn Cedar Rapids Virgil Northrup Pryor Wallace Madden Northrup Fifth Ave. SE Madden Shirley Sheetz James Doolittle Robert Lewis Donald Else Mary Ondler Judith Jennings Robert Bell Mark Barger Sandra Dankert Sally Sobolik Terry Cook Clayton Waller Marion Wayne Shedenhelm

No Home Mail Delivery Monday Columbus Day

The postal service will follow a holiday schedule on Columbus Day with no regular residential or business mail delivery. Special delivery will be provided and Cedar Rapids main post office center closes 12:00 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. Lindale Plaza center stays open. Collection boxes will resume pickups at 3 p.m. Monday.

Cedar Rapids Lindale Plaza

Court weighs action to curb clerk errors in arrests

Iowa court officials met to discuss preventing arrest warrants issued due to clerk’s office mistakes. Harold Vietor, Justice Warren Rees, Clerk Kenneth Perry and deputy George Tresnak attended as concerns over turnover and training were raised. A legal brief prepared by Supreme Court assistants may guide any court action.

Linn District Court Harold Vietor Sixth Judicial District Iowa Supreme Court Warren Rees Kenneth Perry Perry First Avenue George Tresnak Vietor Tresnak C. Edwin Moore Supreme Court Iowa Rees

City Council Approves Final Salary and department shift

The council approved two third reading ordinances this morning. One sets mayor and council salaries for next year totaling $27,585.04 for the mayor and $24,755.80 for each councilman. The other moves traffic engineering under the public improvements commissioner. Both take effect upon Gazette publication this Friday with a 6 percent pay increase starting next January.

Public Safety Commissioner Public Improvements

Domenici Favored Lifting Gas Price Controls Not Supporting Change

Washington AP corrected report that Senator Pete Domenici of New Mexico was willing to switch his stance on federal controls for natural gas prices. Domenici has supported lifting controls, not maintaining them, and the initial story misidentified his position.

Washington Associated Press Pete Domenici R-N.m Domenici

Iowa Concrete Is Low Bidder for Storm Sewer Pipe

Iowa Concrete Products Co. was the low bidder this morning to supply 833 feet of storm sewer pipe for Hoover Place sixth addition. The bid totaled $22,332.95 for 395 feet of 42 inch pipe and 438 feet of 36 inch pipe, against an estimate of $23,994.72. Zeidler's Inc. of Waterloo bid $23,370.60.

Iowa Concrete Products Co Hoover Place Zeidler’s Inc Waterloo

Weather notes and lake levels near Coralville Lake

A cryptic weather report lists barometer 30.25 rising to 30.65, humidity 58 percent, wind from NNE at 9 mph, sunrise 7 09, sunset 6 40. Forecast calls for showers Friday and Saturday and fair Sunday with highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s. Coralville Lake and Mississippi river stages for Wednesday show various readings including LaCrosse 6.3 and Dubuque 9.6 with some falls noted.

C.R S.A Pune Oerset Hte Cinessaunveneseins Mississippi River Lansing Dam Gutten A Er Dubuque Davenport Keokuk Cedar

Kirkwood Hosts One Day Boiler Workshop

A one day boiler operation workshop at Kirkwood Community College targets operators of steam and hot water boilers. Sponsors include Iowa Electric Light and Power, Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric, Michigan Wisconsin Pipe Line, Natural Gas Pipeline of America, and Northern Natural Gas. The program in Iowa Hall runs 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a $12.50 fee that covers lunch and materials. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Thursday.

Kirkwood Community College Kirkwood Iowa Electric Light and Power Company Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company Michigan Wisconsin Pipe Line Company Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America Northern Natural Gas Company Iowa Hall

Man Arrested in Grand Larceny Case at Ken Andrews Inc

Police arrested Lee H. Wright age 19 of 900 Ninth St SE on Tuesday and charged him with grand larceny and resisting an officer. He allegedly stole a tape deck from Ken Andrews Inc at 815 First St SE on September 7 and is held in Linn County Jail on a 5150 bond.

Lee H. Wright Ninth St. SE Wright Ken Andrews Inc First St. SE Linn County

Births and marriages and fires reported in Marion Cedar Rapids area

Birth notices list Mercy Mercy hospital Oct 4 with a son for Mr and Mrs Jay Moore and a son for Mr and Mrs Thomas Goff. St Luke's notes a daughter to Dennis Snenicka and a daughter to Robin Smith and a son to David Moeller. Mount Pleasant records a son for Dr and Mrs Thomas Hansen. Marital licenses issued to several Cedar Rapids and area couples. Fire calls include an electrical short near Wilson Avenue I 380 SW and multiple false alarms and a brush fire on Bel Air Drive and 34th Street SE.

Jay Moore Tenth St Marion Thomas Goff Fourteenth Avenue St. Luke's Dennis R. Snenicka Valley Park St Robin Smith 12Th Ave David A. Moeller Johnson Ave. NW Mount Pleasant Thomas Hansen Hansen Richard M. Quetsch Knollwood Drive Wilson Avenue Interstate 380 First St Bel Air Drive 34Th Street 15Th St 31St St 10Th Ave Old River Road

Lash Seeks Iowa City School Job

Newell Lash, currently the assistant superintendent in Cedar Rapids, is reported as a final candidate for Iowa City Community School Districts top position. He is to meet the school board in a closed session at 8 p.m., with the post vacant since Merlin Ludwig resigned last spring.

Iowa City Cedar Rapids Newell Lash Merlin Ludwig

Vietnamese War Casualties Pass 100000 Mark

Ten years after American involvement in Vietnam casualties exceeded 100000, highlighting the mounting conflict toll and the ongoing military commitment.

Vietnam

The Cedar Rapids Gazette Masthead and Notices

The Cedar Rapids Gazette dated from 1883 details publication schedule and subscription rates, noting editions after noon and Sunday, carrier pricing, and regional service areas with postal status and AP rights. No substantive news content is provided beyond publishing declarations and mailing details.

The Gazette Company Third Ave Cedar Rapids Iowa States Gazette Associated Press

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