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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1977
Page
3
Obituaries list Virginia Irene Byers and others with ages and burial plans. Details include birth dates, residences, survivors, funeral times, churches, cemeteries, and visitation. Other notices mention multiple families and locations across Cedar Rapids, Independence, Anamosa, and nearby towns with service info.
Kathy Kratz 18 Robins suffered a lacerated finger and possible concussion after losing control of her car Saturday on Ozark Street NE. She crashed into Kenneth Jobe residence at 4323 Ozark causing $10 000 to $12 000 damage. no one was home. Kratz faces reckless driving and failure to stop charges. She was treated and released at St Luke's Hospital.
Teresa Ann Bascem on Montana State University summer honor roll in Bozeman. Local business ads include Klinger Paint Co and Piersons Florists. Kiwanis and WTO club meetings listed. Theft reported at Scott Byers residence. Tour dates for Door County and Ozarks noted.
The Gazette corrects a Friday article misquoting the amount paid to Thomas Tjelmeland's roofing firm for College Community schools. The correct figure is 3000 dollars, not 300000 dollars.
Americans spend about 3.6 billion dollars yearly on paint to maintain and repair their homes, according to the United States Bureau of Census.
Six people were charged with drunken driving in a Friday night and Saturday morning sweep. Toni Cooley, 19, 1640 F Avenue NW, arrested 2 54 a.m. on Sixth Street SW. Doran Saller, 39, Center Point, arrested in Center Point at 1 50 a.m. Harry Powell Jr., 45, Troy Mills, arrested at 1 35 a.m. on Highway 150 south of E-34, also charged with improper passing and speeding. Donald Smith, 19, 208 Twelfth Street SE, arrested 1 02 a.m. near C Avenue and Collins Road NE, also charged with driving with license denied or suspended. Kevin West, 18, 1403 Hillside Drive NW, arrested 1 26 a.m. on Highway 150 in Center Point. William Kappmeyer, 29, Tripoli, Iowa, arrested 10 35 p.m. one and a half miles south of Walker.
Sharon A. Ackerman, 28, of Iowa City, was killed Friday night when her motorcycle collided with a pickup on Wisconsin 78 about two miles north of Mount Horeb. She rode with four other motorcyclists.
The Gazette offers health, finance, food, domestic, and legal guidance on its advice pages. Check the index for quick reference and practical tips.
Weather report shows calm winds at 9 p m with sun set and 6 43 am rise Monday. Extended forecast calls for 60s Tuesday and 70sThursday with lows in the 50s. Birth notices list several newborns at homes in Springville Solon and Marion with parental names and addresses. Memorials include arrivals at Coralville McClellan AFB and Austin Texas with guardians and addresses. Police blotter notes calls and incidents at 1617 K street SW 852 A avenue NE and 4747 First avenue SE.
Reddick outlines need for a larger IHP district building at 2604 Sixteenth Ave SW Cedar Rapids. The 11th district covers Linn, Benton, Tama, Iowa, Johnson and Poweshiek counties with 41 personnel including 31 troopers and four pilots. He says current site cannot hold district meetings or consolidate divisions. a new building should include a 41-seat meeting room and space for administration, storage, and unified divisions. The present 1959 headquarters lacks basements and basement-like facilities and has limited room for daily operations.
A former Cedar Rapids couple living in southwest Iowa bluffs hosts up to 2,500 visitors daily to their doorstep museum and residence. Neighbors report crowds gathering early to view the cliffside home. The Gazette features their unusual lifestyle in Monday's edition.
John McCormally editor of the Burlington Hawk Eye was elected president of the Iowa Daily Press Assn. Joseph F. Hladky III Cedar Rapids Ga zette was elected second vice president Gerald Moriarity publisher of Ottumwa Courier named first vice president McCormally succeeds William Woodwar as head of 39 Iowa dailies Named to IDPA board of directors were Win Watson F H Simpson Verle Burgason and Roger Bryant
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 and published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa provides subscription rates by carrier at 1.05 per week and by mail for Afternoon Edition plus weekend editions at 4.29 for four weeks and 46.00 for 52 weeks with 70.00 for 52 weeks to U.S. territories. No mail subscriptions are accepted in areas with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
Doc and his wife continue their nomadic wagon trek across the midwest pausing in Cedar Rapids. He denounces bureaucrats as enslavers and plans a return to Arizona with wagon and mules. A future Washington march may follow after months of preparation.
Hayes warned that progress on energy waste and adaptation is slow and choices are narrowing in both rich and poor countries. He argued the energy crisis is immediate, not a distant future issue, and noted a decline in US nuclear reactor orders from 36 in 1973 to two in 1976. He cited climate risks from coal reliance and growing third world interest in solar solutions.
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