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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1976
Page
3
A 45 year old mother of eight working as a 7 Eleven clerk in Chesapeake was shot in the head at point blank range during a holdup. Surgeons removed a bullet and she was sent home with a severe headache. No arrests reported.
The Daily Record provides a summary of weather data with barometer and humidity readings, plus a speculative extended forecast. It lists several births at St. Luke's in October and local fire and medical calls, including a cigarette mattress fire on Sixth Street and a resuscitation call on Applewood Place.
A lengthy obituary page lists Donald R. Holley 65 and others with multiple services at St. Matthews Turner chapel East and West. Survivors include wife Nole Sahling two sons James Donald and Robert Joseph, daughter Mrs Leo Poehling and six grandchildren. Additional notices cover Pearl Nichols Turner chapel East and Paul Roach Turner chapel West with graveside or service details. Burial is Cedar Memorial Cemetery and Mt Calvary.
The Friday Gazette corrects a report on a Lincoln Community school board matter. The study committee proposed six possibilities to address junior high enrollment decline, to be considered before a formal recommendation is made later.
Michiah Shobek, 22, an American inmate at Fox Hill Prison Nassau, is scheduled for execution by hanging after exhausting all appeals. His mother, Juanita Spencer of Milwaukee, seeks delays claiming mental illness and mistreatment. Shobek was convicted of the 1974 stabbing death of Irwin Borstein and confessed to killing two other Americans.
Cedar Rapids youth Todd Nolan aged 9 was injured Saturday afternoon after losing control of his bicycle at 2200 Washington Ave SE. He hit the pavement, received treatment for facial injuries at St Luke's hospital, and was released.
Obituary notices list deaths across Iowa towns including Manchester Oxford Junction Winthrop McGregor Iowa City Edgewood Manchester Ossian Monticello with services from Bohnenkamp Hayden Fawcett Thornburg Donohue Appleton's Shelly's and Goettsch's funeral homes. Burial and visitation details vary by individual and cemetery across multiple communities.
Carter states he would not send U S troops to fight in Eastern Europe unless U S security is at stake, and would oppose military action by Hungary Poland or East Germany against the Soviet Union. Ford finishes campaign day in Alton Illinois and St. Louis rally as Dole Mondale VP debate draws 70 million viewers.
On a Lawton bound trip the audience laughed at Ford slips of the tongue as he misquoted Roosevelt and joked about Carter defense plans. The President and crowd enjoyed the moment while aides denied intentional slips.
Reports from Fai Po of clashes in four locations including Shanghai show regult militiamen clashing with troops amid party purges. Kyodo notes possible Teng Hsiao-ping comeback as Mao era shifts unfold. Shanghai banners suggest leftist power being broken. Chang chairs Shanghai Revolutionary Committee with Wang and Yao in key roles.
Bench missing from 451 Forty second Street NE reported by Clifford Wilson. wooden beacon bench and redwood flower box valued at 155 dollars taken from porch during last week. Odds and Ends club meets Monday at 9 30 a m at Bishops downtown with Carol Rickey YWCA director as speaker.
One woman drove her car on a downtown sidewalk and two individuals were charged with drunk driving after arrests Saturday night by Cedar Rapids police. Marilyn Christensen, 46, was arrested at First Avenue and Fifth Street SE around 9 15 p m and charged with drunk driving in addition to driving on the sidewalk. Charles Stiles Jr 3911 Richard Drive NE was arrested in the 800 block of Oakland Road NE at 9 56 p m and charged with drunk driving.
Sandra Henderson, 19, of 1852 Second Avenue SE, was charged after a Saturday call to police about a stolen vehicle in a hit and run on Ninth Street SW. She was also charged with striking an unattended vehicle, posted 125 dollars bond, and was released with a promise to appear.
Harold Mahuran, owner of an antique store at 1917 B avenue NE, reported about $100 in bills stolen from a basement cash box. He heard a back door close around 5 p.m. Saturday, but saw no one enter and assumed his wife returned upstairs.
Senior residents quarrel with vaccination while nursing staff report initial uptake. An 78 year old resident rejects the shot calling it a racket though a doctor ordered it. Director Patricia Bradshaw notes deaths sparked hesitation among seniors last week.
An undetermined cash amount was taken from a pop machine inside Kyle Mills Service Inc located at 60 Seventh Avenue SW. A witness said two male youths fled the scene at 5:25 a.m. Entry was gained by prying an east walk in door and the pop machine appeared opened with the same tool.
Established in 1883 by The Gazette Co and published daily and Sunday at 500 Third SE Cedar Rapids IA. Second class postage paid at Cedar Rapids. Subscription rates by carrier 1.05 per week by mail afternoon edition and Saturday Sunday mornings 46.00 for 4 weeks or 70.00 for 52 weeks to US territories 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. Associated Press rights stated.
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