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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1978

Page

3

Deaths listed for Cedar Rapids area residents

The obituary listings note multiple deaths including Louie Lynn Moran a three month old. Betty Jean Heiden 63. Ann Marie Haines 3 days. and other individuals with services and burial details in Cedar Rapids and nearby communities. Graveside and funeral arrangements are detailed with churches cemeteries and funeral homes.中的

Ann Marie Haines Dennis R. Haines Valley View Drive Marion Cedar Rapids Karen Louise Haines Robert J. Carfrae Donald J. Haines W.O. Shellquist A.R. Jones Jay Miller First Presbyterian Church Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home

Anti-Clark brochure not approved for Fairfax delivery

Fairfax residents protested an unauthorized political mailer distributed with The Gazette. Carriers were instructed to deliver only The Gazette. The package included a Clark voting record, a Review of the News reprint and a Proposition 78 solicitation postcard.

Fairfax Dick Clark Gazette Joe Vondra Don Martens the Gazette Robert Jackson Clark The Review of the News John Birch Society Jackson Vondra Des Moines

Higher drainage fees eyed for subdivisions in city plan

Public Improvements Commissioner Richard Phillips said the ordinance would raise the drainage fee from 200 to 400 dollars per acre for subdivision owners. The city has paid out over 536000 dollars for storm sewer work since 1970 while collecting about 285000 in fees. Subdivision owners must submit a certified or cashier’s check with the final plat, and the city will stop furnishing castings but will provide pipes up to 54 inches in diameter.

Public Improvements Richard Phillips Phillips

Treasury: 827 banks closed in two months during crisis

On this date in 1931 the U S Treasury Department warned the nation’s financial condition was grave as 827 banks had shut their doors in the prior two months.

U.S. Treasury Department

Cedar Rapids Woman in Serious Condition After Crash

An 82 year old Cedar Rapids resident, Anna Green of 619 21st Ave. SW, was listed in serious condition at St Marys Hospital Rochester Minnesota after a Friday night crash near Protovia. Green sustained pelvic fracture multiple rib fractures and head injuries as a car driven by Mary Woods reportedly blacked out and overturned.

Mary W. Winks Thompson Drive Leo Winks Sumner Iowa Cedar Rapids West Union Winks St. Paul, Minn Robert Reed Cedar Memorial Funeral Home A.A. Sodawasser St. Matthew’s Catholic Church Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Mount Calvary Cemetery American Cancer Society St. Mary's Hospital Rochester Minn Anna Green 21St Ave Mary Woods Woods Protovia Green

Mentalist aims to play Karpov and Fischer simultaneously

Detroit AP reports George Kresge Jr. known as the Amazing Kreskin seeks a blindfolded simultaneous match against world champions Anatoly Karpov and Bobby Fischer, potentially in New York in late November. If declined, Manhattan Chess Club would provide four national experts to contest him.

Detroit George Kresge Jr Kreskin Anatoly Karpov Bobby Fischer Kresge New York Manhattan Chess Club

Robbery at County Line clothing store on Edgewood Road

A lone man armed with a handgun held up a clerk at the County Line at 212 Edgewood Road NW at 2 15 p m Monday taking an undetermined amount of money. A male employee returning from lunch saw the suspect as he left. The gunman is described as a black man about six feet tall with a medium build. Investigators continue.

Edgewood Road

Inflation program would limit pay and prices, national council says

The Council on Wage and Price Stability outlined a voluntary inflation program restricting annual pay increases to 7 percent across wages and fringe benefits. Prices would be kept 0.5 points below last year’s rise, with exceptions if costs rose sharply. Overtime rules stay, while federal contracts could be withheld from noncompliers.

Afl-Cio Council On

Fitzgerald outlines plan for elderly voters in Iowa bid

Fitzgerald campaigns across Des Moines promising ten programs if elected governor. He criticizes Gov. Ray and cites legislative actions like a 1.6 million program to help low income seniors stay home, plus housing tax relief, public transport, and higher nursing home per diem reimbursements. He plans Cedar Rapids and Davenport stops.

Des Moines Iowa Jerry Fitzgerald Fort Dodge Robert Ray Fitzgerald Ray House

Funeral Directors Pick Cecil Goettsch for NFDA President

Cecil Goettsch of Monticello was elected president of the National Funeral Directors Association at the convention in Atlanta. He heads a company operating funeral homes in Monticello, Hopkinton, and Anamosa.

Monticello Cecil Goettsch National Funeral Directors Association Atlanta Goettsch Hopkinton Anamosa

Exclusion of Black Leaders Sparks Civil Rights Concerns in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids police recruitment talks stirred controversy after two Black community leaders, Juan Cortez and Luther Trent, were denied admission to a planning session. Chief Gareth Clift said the meeting focused on minority recruitment and future police community relations with Black Coalition discussions ongoing and a federal mediator involved. Trent noted past help in recruitment, while Cassell declined comment.

Cedar Rapids Luther Trent National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Cassell Clift Trent Cortez Police Department Black Coalition Citizens’ Group

Five Seasons Center delays and patching concerns rise

At a City Council informal session Mayor Don Canney voiced worry over chipped blocks on the Five Seasons Community Center north facade. Architect Scott Olson noted blockwork is solid but called for pre completion inspection before seating and arena ceiling install. Center opening targeted for February 1 with about 17 supervisors to be hired between November 20 and December 20. Birthdays include Griffin Bell Barbara Bel Geddes Norodom Sihanouk and Dan Rather.

Five Seasons Community Center Don Canney Canney Scott Olson Leo Peiffer and Associates Olson Mike Gebauer Knutson Construction Co Minneapolis Gebauer U.S Griffin Bell Barbara Bel Geddes Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk Dan Rather

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Louie Lynn Moran Fifth Ave Andria Yonker Louie Moran Kelly Moran Regina Youker Martin Vacco Clell Youker Marshalltown Minnie Dows Waterloo Baby Cedar Memorial Park Robert Flowers Salvation Army Betty Jean Heiden G Ave Betty Jean Young William L. Heiden Minnesota Thelma Gladwin Harold Volz Morongo Valley Calif Turner Chapel West Pale Cemetery Turner West E Ave. NW Zurka Michael C Cedar Memorial Cemetery William B. Harnish Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home Hrabek Donald Kuba Funeral Home Sisley Grove Memorial Estates McGrew Ruth L Springville United Presbyterian Church Steve Parker Weland Mae St. Patrick’s Church William Arquitt St. Patrick’s Cemetery Teahen Ramsell Truman John Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Charles Moore Wilson Edna Lee Glenn N. Bender Theodore G. Lilley Cedar Memorial Frank E. Janko Johnson County Seaside Ore Astoria Portland Gerald Wayne Peters Oregon Grinnell U.S. Navy Mary Jo Janet Christie Pamela Tucson Ariz Jeffrey Lucille Smith Carl E Kent Wash Lloyd Brockmeyer St. Paul’s Methodist Church Luxemburg Edward Florence) Hermsen Holy Trinity Catholic Church Cramer's Dyersville Hazleton A.H Tony” Wengert White’s Independence Henry Nielsen White's Clarence — Leone Armstrong Chapman’s Brandon — Tracy Bunk” Stainbrook Brandon Methodist Church Vinton Edgar Merle Laird Stella Mehlhaus Overton's Anti-Clark Tion Martens Center Point C.R Indianapolis Joan B. Turner & Son Turner Second Ave Turner's West First Ave Karpov Fischer Linn County Iowa Department of Transporation Federal Highway Administration Ber Gen I.ewellen Florist Peck’s Flower Shop Center Point Road N.E John. E. Lapes Third Avenue S.E
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