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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1977

Page

3

Deaths in Cedar Rapids area claim several locals

Obituaries list Ronald Sparrow Dolan 62 of Prairieburg with WWII service and five sons, Kathleen Volk 34 formerly of Cedar Rapids, Anna Lorenc 93 of Cedar Rapids, and others from Toledo Wellman Vinton and Dyersville. Services and burial details given with locations and contact points.

Ronald ‘Sparrow’ Dolan Prairieburg Cedar Rapids Lamont Eileen Perry Dolan Linn Cooperative Oil Co Marion St. Joseph’s Catholic Church David P Burlington Thomas A Minneapolis Edward D Central City James P Omaha Ronald A. Dolan David Cook Harvey Christian Steward Smith Green Bay Wis Thomas Bisenius St. Joseph’s Cemetery Murdoch Anna Lorenc Frank Lorenc Clive Drive Czechoslovakia United States Esther Snyder Iowa City Frank Mathew Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home Theodore B. Hlubucek Czech National Cemetery Toledo Ronald M. Ferris St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Tama Woodlawn Toledo American Legion Post Mason-Hand’s James L. Berger Henderson’s Henry Aldershot St. Mary’s Catholic Church George L. Gay Oxford Wellman Dale W. Ayers Peterseim’s Kalona Sharon Hill Helen Brown Powell’s. Vinton Earl W. Radeke Shellsburg Presbyterian Church Evergreen Phillips Dyersville Marie Wulfekuhle Basilica of St. Francis Xavier Kramer’s

Warrant Recall Provokes Clerk and Attorney Complaints

The Sixth district recalls over 900 warrants prompting protests from clerk of court and county attorney offices. They allege lack of consultation and warn of the heavy workload, costs, and risks of misfiled payments and wrongful arrests during reissue and recall processes.

Linn Lynne Brady Brady Perry First Avenue Mary Roseberry Clerk of Court’s Office

Independent Voters Lead in Iowa Registrations

Iowa's Aug 31 registration totals show 1,573,548 voters with 568,339 independent, 542,706 Democrats, and 462,503 Republicans. Voter numbers by county follow with independents often the largest group in several counties and totals.

Des Moines Iowa Dorothy Elliott Allamakee Benton

White Togas and the Origin of Candidate

United Press International explains that in ancient Rome a candidate wore a white toga during campaigns, giving rise to the term candidatus from can didatus meaning white robe.

Rome United Press International

Kidnapper Seeks Prison to Avenge Mother's Death

Kenneth Lynn Curry, 17, is charged with kidnapping and robbery after abducting a 49 year old taxi driver at knife point. He said he wanted to go to prison to avenge his mother's murder by Thomas Whisenhant, who was sentenced to die. Whisenhant is held on death row at Holman prison awaiting appeals.

Mobile Ala Kenneth Lynn Curry Curry Benny Dillard Venora Hyatt Thomas Whisenhant Irvington Whisenhant Holman Prison Atmore South Alabama

Correction on HACAP roles precedes Gazette error note

The Gazette corrects a previous story misidentifying Sue Kouglas as HACAP director. She is the Mt. Vernon neighborhood center center supervisor for HACAP. Tom Meskimen is HACAP director. The paper apologizes for the error.

Sue Kouglas HACAP Gazette Mt. Vernon Hawkeye

Waiting for Death Learns About Love

Les Turner a 37 year old ALS patient in Glenview NL faces progress of the disease with no cure. He recalls tests and a final verdict of fatal ALS while cherishing family support and leading the Les Turner Foundation to fund research and raise awareness.

Les Turner Lou Gehrig Turner Glenview Ina Bryan Allen John Cubs Sox Les Turner Foundation Les Turner Als Foundation Les Turner Memorial Foundation Copyright Field

Lance disputes allegations in Georgia bank probe

Lance testified before a committee, defending his dealings with Calhoun First National Bank and the National Bank of Georgia. He rejected claims of backdating checks, improper overdraft use, and a corporate embezzlement scheme, stressing no favorable loan terms due to affiliations and stating he learned of the probe only in December.

Lance Calhoun First National Bank Calhoun The National Bank of Georgia Atlanta Percy Calhoun Bank Donald Tarleton Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Comptroller’s Office Justice Department U.S. Atty John Stokes Office of Management and Budget Carter Sidney Smith Stokes Smith Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co New York Chemical Bank of New York First National Bank of Chicago Manufacturers Hanover Trust Manufacturers Hanover Billy Lee Campbell Campbell Ribicoff

President Johnson urges Congress to speed up firearms control bill

Ten years ago President Johnson urged Congress to accelerate action on a firearms control bill, signaling urgency in tightening national gun regulations and seeking quicker passage through the House and Senate.

Johnson Congress

Military EC-135 crashes near Four Hills after refuel

A military EC-135 communications aircraft from Seymour Johnson base in North Carolina crashed near Four Hills while on a training mission en route to Nellis AFB. A controller warned the pilot to turn and climb as radar showed danger near a mountain. the aircraft struck terrain at low altitude.

Tactical Air Command Seymour Johnson Air

Radiation Standards and Nuclear Waste Debates

The text discusses dangers from radioactive waste and incomplete understanding of risks. It notes limited disposal options and accidents, with EPA gaining authority to set national radiation standards when created in 1970 and expanded by 1973 order and 1977 Clean Air Act amendments.

EPA

Kennedy High School Aide Charged With Delinquency

Barbara J. Belknap, 33, of 5301 Gordon Avenue NW, was charged at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday with contributing to the delinquency of a minor after an incident at Kingston Stadium involving a Kennedy High School student. She is suspended pending investigation.

Kennedy High School Barbara J. Belknap Gordon Avenue NW Kingston Stadium

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Kathleen Ann Volk Wayne, Pa Pennsylvania Reinhold C. Schamberger Eighteenth Avenue SW Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Douglas V. Volk Devon Lankenau Hospital Philadelphia Robert G. Schamberger Garland Texas Stephen J. Schamberger Overland Park Kan Great Valley Cemetery Lankenau Hospital Capital Building Fund Holland Thomas M Brushchapel James DeSmith Oakland Cemetery Solon Mary Burke Gazette Ken Perry Sue Weller Miss Weller Craig Kelinson Buchanan Cedar Clayton Clinton Delaware Dubuque Fayette Jackson Jones Keokuk Poweshiek Washington Winneshiek Éowellen Florist By Bob Greene C.R. Teachers’ Aide the Flower Shop John E. Lapes Third Avenue S.E
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