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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1979
Page
22
As Pope John Paul II plans a U.S. visit, cities near Living History Farms restrict vending on Oct. 4 and the diocese plans donor souvenirs. Vendors nationwide race to print shirts pins and coins while parishes and hotels brace for crowds and tourism spikes during the pontiff's itinerary.
About 150 Towans will be selected to receive communion from Pope John Paul II during mass at Living History Farms near Des Moines. The selection process and participants remain undecided with plans to draw from all four Iowa dioceses. One loaf of bread will be used. wafers supplied by priests from across Iowa. On this date in 1978 a Camp David meeting produced a framework for Middle East peace with President Carter as witness.
A Cedar Rapids doctor faces a suit for 850000 alleging he alienated the affections of a married woman of John Wall. The doctor counters with 290300 claiming Wall harmed him.
Des Moines diocese says labor and materials for the papal mass altar at Living History Farms will be donated by local businesses. Harold Faber coordinates the project with Ringland-Johnson-Crowley. designer William Ludwig aims for a rustic Iowa fall theme with earthlike cohesion.
Residents from Northbrook II along Boyson Road petition Cedar Rapids City Hall to declare a 25 mph school zone near the Boyson and Council Street NE intersection. Nearly 70 signers seek a crosswalk and school crossing signs to improve safety for children walking to school.
Eight persons were arrested and charged with drunk driving in Linn County Saturday and Sunday. Individuals named include Eugene Bowles in 900 block of Third Street SE and Robert Gray on First Avenue South in Mount Vernon, among others, with additional charges such as driving left of center and reckless driving.
University of Iowa security officers and the Johnson County Sheriff's Department recovered one of two cars reported missing from a Riverside Drive parking lot near the Iowa River. Investigators traced car tracks from the stalls to the water. A second car remains missing. a third car was halted by a tree.
Linn County deputies investigated multiple thefts over the weekend. 11,000 steel tie plates were stolen from an Illinois Central Railroad yard at Alburnett with no value estimate. Saddles vanished in two other incidents, including over $2,000 worth from Sam Rhoads residence on West Post Road, and saddles stolen from Floyd Clark Dee Bar Ranch on Route 1 in Marion.
Tanna Davis files a $1 million federal suit in Linn District Court alleging unsafe conditions at the Harnischfeger Corp. Cedar Rapids plant. Named defendants include Michael R. Hall Leslie A. Bentley Jerome T. Kotzendorfer Joseph Lutzenberger and David H. Collins plus Lawrence J. Brodersen. Davis says a crane tipped over on September 15 1977 causing permanent injuries including loss of an arm.
A Cedar Rapids man, Arnold D. Deeds Jr., 20, was charged with assaulting his father at 1333 Fourth St. NW around 9:30 p.m. Felton W. Turner, 25, of Montrose Hotel, was arrested at 843 Third Ave. SE at 11:25 a.m. after allegedly injuring a man named Carlo Negerte and was charged with carrying a concealed weapon. A motorcyclist, Richard A. Comried, 26, was treated after a crash on a Cedar Rapids road. Burglary at two gas stations yielded no missing items, with suspects including juveniles under investigation.
Employees at the Iowa Lumber Dealers Inc on 55 43rd Ave SW found a parking lot strewn with nails and warehouses smeared with glue. Sales manager Mark Wilsey described the nails and glue as the least of the damage observed this morning.
Nicholas Palen of Dubuque, 28, was fined 1250 in U S District Court after pleading guilty to tax evasion. He used a black box to defraud Northwestern Bell and avoid charges on long distance calls, with the fraud charge dropped under a plea deal.
The Cedar Rapids Fire Department cancels the Fireman’s Ball planned for Oct 13 at the Five Seasons Center. The Glenn Miller Orchestra, led by Jimmy Henderson, is unavailable due to a Far East tour. Refunds are issued. expenses of about 300 dollars will be borne by the Welfare Association.
An Iowa Department of Environmental Quality inspector found Linn County did not violate the fugitive dust statute with the Fairfax Gravel Road connecting Highways 30 and 149. He observed dry conditions on Sept 4 and noted dust rises mainly when vehicles meet near edges. The inspector's report was received by the Board of Supervisors.
Notice to James Silhaverk that a real estate tax certificate issued under Section 446 Code of Iowa has been sold and assigned in Linn County. The purchaser is Linn County and the Avenue Corporation. Redeemption period is ninety days from the notice date, with details of the Cedar Rapids area parcel and requisite remedies for non redemption.
General execution issued against Thomas J Griffith and Darlene M Griffith funds $6388.74 with interest and costs, levied on real estate in Linn County Iowa, Wellington Park Addition to Cedar Rapids, sale set for 9:30 AM September 1 1979, in front of the door of Linn County Courthouse. Sheriff Richard D. Raymon, attorney.
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