Deaths N W Randy Tex and Cedar Rapids resident
N W Randy Tex a longtime Cedar Rapids entrepreneur died at 69 in Zapata after a long illness. Born May 24 1909 in Mount Vernon Wisconsin he lived in Cedar Rapids from 1936 to 1973 then moved to Zapata He ran a local business Randys and spent 19 years in restaurants He married Stella Wisniewski on July 11 1932 in Putnam Connecticut Surviving are his wife two daughters two sons and fifteen grandchildren Services were set for Monday at 1 p m at Noelridge Park Christian Church with burial likely at a local cemetery Friends could register at Kuba Funeral Home East today
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N. W
Randy
Tex
Cedar Apata
Sho
Mount Vernon
Wis
Cedar Rapids
Zapata
Randys
Stella Wisniewski
Putnam, Conn
Alfred Easton Jr
Carl J. Hoffman
N. Wayne Jr
Hiawatha
Donald R
Center Point
Noelridge Park Christian Church
Philip Ewaldsen
Kuba Funeral Home
Randall
Hoffman
Weing Road
Apids
Prisoners Seize Five Hostages in Cyprus Prison Standoff
Six EOKA B prisoners shot a guard and seized five hostages at Nicosia central prison near the Green Line. Pavlides led the escape bid, with his mother and fiancée present. the fiancé supplied the pistol. Police sealed the area as negotiations stalled.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Petros Michaelides
Vassos Pavlides
Eoka-B
Pavlides
Balloonists pay farmer after Atlantic crossing landing
French farmer Roger Coquerel received 1000 from balloon crew after his five acre wheat field was trampled when Maxie Anderson Ben Abruzzo and Larry Newman landed near Miserey 60 miles west of Paris on August 17. A US Embassy official presented the check based on the farmer’s damage estimate.
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LE Havre
France
Atlantic
Roger Coquerel
New Mexico
Maxie Anderson
Ben Abruzzo
Larry Newman
Miserey
Paris
U.S
Coquerel
Man Arrested on Willful Injury Charge
Ross D. Segar, 24, of 640 16th Ave. SW was arrested Saturday at his residence on a charge of willful injury, a police report Saturday said.
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Ross D. Segar
16Th Ave
Former El Salvador congress speaker shot dead in jeep drive
Ruben Alfonso Rodriguez, former speaker of El Salvador's unicameral Congress, was killed Saturday while driving his jeep near Sonsonate, 42 miles west of San Salvador. He had led the congress for eight years as a member of the ruling National Conciliation Party under President Carlos Humberto Romero.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Congress
Ruben Alfonso Rodriguez
Sonsonate
Bombings injure seven at Jerusalem market near Jaffa Gate
A terrorist bombing at a busy Old Jerusalem market wounded seven people. Earlier another blast in the same area caused no damage or injuries. The market drew tourists and Sab bath shoppers amid rising violence during Camp David talks.
Waterloo OKs two cable firms in city
A Black Hawk County district court judge ruled Waterloo must allow two cable television firms to operate. Waterloo Cablevision Inc. and American Cablevision won voter approval for franchises, despite city council attempts to repeal American Cablevision’s. Both firms have begun installing lines in the city.
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Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Waterloo Cablevision Inc
American Cablevision
Leonard Lybbert
Waterloo Cablevision
Cable Country
Vital Statistics and Local Birth Notices Summary
Weather at 9 p.m. shows SE wind 7 mph with mild cooling ahead. Sept. 15 births include a daughter for Ronald and family in Sierra Drive NE and several other births across Hopington Marion Independence and Ames. A medical emergency occurred at 1006 Center Point Road NE followed by a needless call at 42nd Street and Edgewood Road.
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Ronald Zern
Sierra Drive
Raply Fiedler
Hopington
John Mulholland
Linn Blvd
Gregory Covington
Independence
Marlin Petersen
Terrace St
Marion
Garret Wedeneier
Broadmore Road
Larry Westergren
F Ave
Richard Leichsenring
Middle
Amana
Thomas Smith
Robbins Road
Hiawatha
Center Point Road
42Nd Street
Edgewood Road
U S power bills rise record 13 billion in 1977
A Senate Government Affairs report shows U S consumers paid 13.4 billion more for electricity and natural gas in 1977 than 1976, the largest rise on record. Fuel adjustment clauses automated most increases, boosting utility revenue by over 35 billion in four years.
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Washington
U.S
Senate Government Affairs Committee
Arizona
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Nevada
Utah
Colorado
Kansas
West Virginia
Ruling Targets Anacin Ads Overstated Claims
Federal hearing officer Hyun finds several Anacin and Arthritis Pain Formula advertisements deceptive. Claims that Anacin is stronger than aspirin, relief within 22 seconds, or superior to other analgesics lack scientific basis. The order requires disclosure of aspirin presence and bars the agency from similar claims for non prescription pain relievers. Consumer sales figures for 1977 half-year totaled about $48 million.
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Hyun
C.T. Clyne Co. Inc
New York
Nicaragua news update on Somoza defense and ceasefire talks
Rebels claim recapture of Chinandega as Somoza forces tighten hold in Nicaragua. About 1500 Americans and dependents trapped in besieged cities, one American killed and two wounded. Guardsmen fire on ABC crew in Leon, no casualties. Church urges aid cut, Cuba reports recall of foreign trained guardsmen. Rebel spokesman in San Jose says cease fire possible if Somoza steps down.
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U.S
Carter
Somoza
Prensa Latina
Associated Press
San Jose
Costa Rica
Managua
Destructive Iowa Tornado Strikes Grinnell Area
Grinnell police and emergency crews led a multiagency search after a killer storm ripped through Jasper County on the Interstate 80 corridor. Authorities reported 30 to 50 injured with severe cases sent to University Hospitals Iowa City and Des Moines hospitals.
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Grinnell
Bill Peters
Peters
Interstate 80
Grinnell and
Newton
Poweshiek
Grinnell Hospital
University
Iowa City
Des Moines
National Weather Service
Baxter
Kellogg
Cedar Rapids Gazette rates and publication details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883, lists address 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406 and details subscription rates for carrier and mail editions. It notes AP exclusive rights to local news and dispatches.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Associated Press
Public meeting on Predisposition Partnership Ad Partisan Ship
A public meeting on the topic Predisposition Partnership and Partisanship will be held at an accessible time. Community members may attend to learn about the issues, ask questions, and participate in the discussion.
Carter Meets Sadat As Summit Talks Head Toward Outcome
President Carter met Sadat in Aspen Lodge while a separate session with Begin was set after sundown. Powell cautioned there was no certainty that Sadat and Begin would agree on a formula to keep negotiations alive beyond the summit.
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Sadat
Carter
Aspen Lodge
U.S
Begin
Israe Philharmonic Orchestra
Kennedy Center
Washington
Powell
Sadat An Begin
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Louis Trzil
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Springville
Vinton
Louise Abraham
Campbell-Russell Funeral Home
West Union
Berneice Becking
Holy Name Catholic Church
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Lillian Osmundson
George L
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Anna Toerber
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T.W. van Beck’s
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Garrison Cemetery
Williamsburg
Leonard “Briggs” Duffy
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Uhlmann
Hayden’s
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George L. Gay
Alvin Baumgartner
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Margaret Burns
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Greece
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Leon
Nicaragua
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Ames
Gary Hightshoe
Joan Hightshoe
Lloyd Pedersen
Collins Road
Hightshoe
Clarence Hightshoe
Scottsdale
Ariz
Richard Nichols
Nichols
George T. David
Mary David
Anacin
No. 2
National Guard
Chinandega
Abc-Tv
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Montezuma
Albia
Centerville
Muscatine
Weather Service
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Clayton
Delaware County
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Missouri
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Kans
Gower
Kansas City
Excelsior Springs
St. Joseph
Illinois
First Christian Church
Stewart Funeral Home
First Ave. N.E
William J. Stewart
James F. Stewart
John E. Lopes
3Rd Ave
John B. Turner & Son
Turner
Eas
Turner's West
First Ave
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
Flowers & Plants
Pierson’s Flowershop & Greenhouses, Inc
Elis Blvd
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