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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1977
Page
2
Van break in yields a TV set and tapes valued at 160 from Steve Cahill’s locked van on Sixteenth Avenue SW. Don McCluskey residence reports stereo equipment and albums worth 1379 taken, likely via basement window entry at 2628 Schaefer Road SW.
A 20 year old New Albin man Steven Darling died when his car left the road north of New Albin and rolled down a steep embankment. His body was found by a passerby at 8 30 a m Sunday six miles north of New Albin. Services are Tuesday at 10 a m at St Josephs Catholic Church New Albia.
Four persons faced drunken driving charges after weekend arrests. Julie Lynn Bowers, 22, of 1758 A avenue NE, was taken into custody at 1 45 a m Sunday near First Avenue and Seventeenth Street NE. John Ridder, 60, of 615 H Avenue NW, arrested at 9 51 p m Sunday in the 400 block of Tenth Street NW. Kirk M Walther, 21, from Iowa City, arrested 8 55 p m Saturday in the 2000 block of Walnut Court SE after a crash and charged also with striking an unattended vehicle. Jerry L Clark, 19, of 812 Ninth Street SE, arrested 1 25 a m Sunday on River Road two blocks east of Ely Road SW and charged with possession of a controlled substance believed to be marijuana. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE.
NOAA official Edward Epstein told a Senate panel that the Northeast and central Mississippi Valley likely face a colder winter, while the Southwest should be mild. He called the outlook tentative with about 55 percent city verification odds and noted last winter was among the coldest in the East since 1917 1918.
Cloudy with high near the mid 70s and overnight lows in the 40s to 50s. A chance of rain Wednesday and Thursday, then fair and cooler Friday. Wind WNW at 15 mph at 10 a.m. Sun up at 6 52 Tuesday. Mississippi river stages list multiple towns with rise or fall figures. Cedar at C R shows rise of 3.83 feet to 6.78 feet.
On this date in 1934 Bruno Hauptmann was arrested in New York and charged with the kidnapping of the baby son of Col and Mrs Charles Lindbergh. His arrest marked a pivotal step in the high profile case drawing national attention and overwhelming media coverage.
Births appear for Mercy at Mercy Sept 18 with Sebetka Atkins Schminke McCune Porter Polton Cook Kemp and others. St Luke's lists births for Schminke McCune Porter Polton Cook Kemp with Cedar Rapids and Marion addresses. Marriage licenses include Huberty Ra thjen Whitson Na pierskie Kane Nutt Enos Powers Bishop and Dunham. Marriages dissolved include Lannom Christensen O'Brien. Fires and alarms noted across multiple city blocks with standby transformers and downed wires and false alarms.
Los Angeles County supervisors question free legal defense for women arrested for sexual solicitation in suburban Inglewood. They ask why taxpayers should fund attorneys for prostitutes earning up to 500 dollars a day. Public Defender Wilbur Littlefield explains the assignment of free attorneys to indigent defendants.
Mike Walcher tracks street youths in eastern Iowa parking lots and run-down houses. His incisive interviews reveal abuse that drives them from home and expose ways they distract themselves, including shoplifting theft and drugs. Channel Two reports at ten.
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