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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1978
Page
3
Multiple deaths are reported including Brian Douglas McDonald a seven year old killed in a freak accident and Kenneth W Millard a 58 year old veteran and Hawkeye program worker. Other notices list Tasia Leigh Cepaitis a Cedar Rapids teen and Harland F Sprinkle a Cedar Rapids police veteran with service details and funeral arrangements.
University of Iowa President Willard Boyd urged the Iowa Board of Regents to provide 600000 for planning to replace or expand the Law School, calling it the poorest housed in the nation. The Law School, built in 1961 on the Iowa River, faces functional shortcomings as regents review campus building projects.
Upper Iowa University announced a debt restructuring after David S. Bolger of Ridgewood New Jersey declared today he is no longer an Upper Iowa creditor. Bolger cancelled 1.8 million in long term mortgages and agreed to purchase the Garbee Hall mortgage for 383000 as part of the plan.
Newton Aiken, longtime editor of the Baltimore Evening Sun, died Thursday at age 86. He led the paper through decades of change and served as a prominent newsroom figure in Baltimore journalism.
Seven year old Brian McDonald son of Mr and Mrs Douglas McDonald 331 20th St NW was pronounced dead at Mercy Hospital at 5 48 p m after a freak accident at home. Authorities say he was climbing through a window with combination panes when the window fell shut suffocating him. A Linn deputy medical examiner ruled death by suffocation. His sister ran for help and relatives arrived at the scene. The window was about four feet above the ground and his feet could not reach.
A car struck a rear of a pickup on Marion's Eighth Avenue at 7:40 p.m. sending the pickup into an apartment at 2255 Eighth Avenue. Three people were treated at St. Luke's Hospital and released. Driver Dorothy J. Borst, 27, and Pamela Ann Smith, 25, were involved along with Smith's daughter Tammy.
Ronald and Sylvia Utley sue over injuries from an alleged assault at Wooden Apple Tavern 60 16th Ave SW after James Ridings became intoxicated. Petition names Charles W Ogden Dorothy Ogden and Clayton Maddsons as owners defendants seeking $75,000 plus costs for medical care mental anguish and lost income with Mrs Utley seeking $10,000 for loss of companionship and services.
Iowa City Dr. Carroll B. Larson former chairman and head of Orthopedic Surgery at University Hospitals was honored by the International Shrine. The Shriner Hospitals for Crippled Children created a Carroll B. Larson lectureship to be conducted at Shriner hospitals annually. Larson now serves as director of medical affairs for the 18 Shriner hospitals.
Diplomatic efforts continue as Cyrus Vance meets Hussein in Amman while Jordan hints at keeping doors open to peace talks. Syria Algeria Libya and PLO form a joint command to undermine Camp David, amid debate over a Soviet alliance. Brezhnev condemns the plan as destabilizing. Kissinger expresses cautious optimism as Begin returns to Israel with a peace accord, facing party opposition and West Bank settlement protests. Israeli troops remove settlers in the West Bank amid claims of rights to establish new settlements.
Public opinion shows 74 percent rate Carter’s handling of the Middle East as excellent or good after Camp David talks with Sadat and Begin. Foreign policy ratings rise to 56 percent good or excellent, highest in his presidency, while overall performance remains below early administration highs.
Cedar Rapids police say Archie R. Buckley, 26, was arrested on extortion charges for allegedly threatening a woman in her 20s to force prostitution. Authorities reported the threat Wednesday and Buckley’s arrest Thursday afternoon. Police also cited burglaries at Van Buren School and Denny's Muffler Center leading to the detention of two teen suspects. Teresa Salyars, 18, was charged with interference with official acts for giving false information. Lonnie Noggle, 21, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance after a small amount of marijuana was found at the Community Corrections Center.
A mild start to fall in Iowa followed a cool night with temperatures dropping to 34 at Elma and 46 at Cedar Rapids. The National Weather Service forecast a warming trend through Sunday as a high pressure system shifts east and southerly winds rise. Friday lows were expected in the mid-40s to low 50s with Saturday highs in the mid-70s to low 80s.
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