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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1977

Page

14

Two Lansing youths die in separate accidents

Two Lansing youths died in separate accidents this week. Jeffrey T. Guider 10 was fatally injured when he fell from a farm wagon being pulled by a tractor two miles south west of Lansing. The driver was unidentified and services are pending. Eric Stiber 18 was killed when his car missed the curb and rolled over on county road X52 one mile south of Lansing. A passenger, Dwight Van Brocklin 18, was hospitalized in stable condition. Stiber was a senior at Eastern Allamakee High School. Services for Stiber are set for 2 p.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church Lansing. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Lansing Allamakee Jeffrey T. Guider Thomas Guider Route 1 Guider Eric Stiber Frederick Stiber Dwight van Brocklin New Albin Veteran’s Memorial Hospital Waukon Eastern Allamakee High School Stiber Cheryl

Three Hurt In Postville Area Car Crash

Gene Beese 34 of Postville drove a car east of Postville at 1 15 a m when he lost control and slid into a ditch. Passengers Danny Ewing and Floyd Leuchtenmacher of Waukon were injured and taken to Postville Hospital. Beese charged with failure to control.

Postville Allamakee County Gene Beese Danny Ewing Floyd Leuchtenmacher Waukon Sheriff's Department Beese

Cedar Rapids man critically hurt jumping from porch

Cedar Rapids 19 year old Scott Tudor is listed in critical condition at University Hospitals in Iowa City after a fall from a second floor porch at his home on 1438 Fourth Ave SE. He reportedly slipped while on the wet metal porch, with a railing missing since last month.

Cedar Rapids University Hospitals Iowa City Fourth Ave Scott Tudor Tudor Kelly Collins Collins

Tax rebates proposed to curb obesity in national plan

Two obesity experts urged tax rebates and lower insurance premiums to reward weight loss as part of a federal ten year obesity blueprint. They cited 10 to 30 percent of Americans as seriously overweight and called for calorie labeling and lower fat meat standards along with industry reform. The plan, led by Dr George Bray, aims for final recommendations by year end under NIH sponsorship.

Washington UPI Albert Stankard University of Pennsylvania Aaron Altschul Georgetown University Stankard Altschul Food and Drug Administration George Bray Harbor General Hospital Torrance Calif National Institutes of Health

Ten Latin nations suspend coffee exports to lift world prices

Ten Latin American coffee growing countries including El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica Panama the Dominican Republic Ecuador Venezuela and Mexico band together to halt exports until prices recover from about 3 dollars a pound to 1.50. Brazil and Colombia did not participate.

San Salvador el Salvador UPI Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica Panama Dominican Republic Ecuador Venezuela Mexico Brazil Colombia

Coe College Homecoming Features Queen and Pie-Eating Contest

During Coe College homecoming festivities alumni Spencer Dickerson from St. Louis and George Henry from Grand Avenue SE took part in a blueberry pie eating challenge. Homecoming queen Vanessa Hazlett, a sophomore from Mason City, was crowned at halftime as Coe defeated Monmouth 14 to 0 at Kingston Stadium. Wes Creason, a senior from Sheldahl, escorted the queen.

Coe College Spencer Dickerson St. Louis George Henry Grande Ave Julie Byerly Lincoln Neb Vanessa Hazlett Sophmore Mason City Monmouth Kingston Stadium Wes Creason Sheldahl Coe

Fear of police harassment voiced in Iowa case

McNeal and Kneeland allege police brutality in a drunken driving arrest in Cedar Rapids. They describe being beaten, stripped, and jailed without proper care, while police deny excessive force and say they are too busy to harass anyone. The Civil Liberties Union backs external investigation.

Police Department McNeal The Civil Liberties Union

Cold feet in Russia study notes high wedding dropouts

A Soviet one month waiting period sees 10 to 15 percent of engaged couples call off weddings. The study in Marriage and the Family Today attributes failures to spiritual incompatibility and housing difficulties.

Moscow Soviet Union

Pilots Strike Postponed Amid UN Urgent Air Terrorism Debate

Forty two U N member states urged immediate General Assembly action on air terrorism. Secretary General Waldheim pledged to consider anti hijacking measures as the International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations postponed a 48 hour world wide strike.

United Nations N.Y U.N Kurt Waldheim General Assembly International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations Waldheim Federation

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