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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1977
Page
3
Obituary notices list LeRoy L. Layer 83 of Marion and Lillian Vishek 70 of Cedar Rapids among others with details on births, marriages, survivors, and funeral arrangements across Iowa cities including Marion Cedar Rapids and Monticello.
Linn supervisors on Monday directed Brown Healey and Bock to proceed with plans for a conventional two story building to house the engineering department and conservation board headquarters at about 250000 dollars. The action follows a decision to reduce space to meet a 250000 dollar expenditure limit without a public referendum. Bids are expected in February or March.
Five rural Dubuque mail carriers pleaded guilty to federal misdemeanor counts for delivering about 2000 telephone books without postage in fall 1976. Each received fines ranging from 125 to 850 dollars and were suspended from duties. charges against others were dropped in plea bargains. Names include Breitbach, Fitzgibbons, Gartner, Turner, and Koppes.
A Cedar Rapids Sun day bike-a-thon drew 352 riders pledging over 17000 for the American Diabetes Association Iowa Affiliate. 14 events statewide totaled 184000 in pledges, with a Quad Cities ride planned next weekend and prizes awarded October 26 for funds collected.
Bernard Johnson 62 died when his tractor overturned after hitting a ditch in his rural Decorah driveway Saturday night. Survivors include wife, three sons, two daughters, two brothers, five sisters, and two grandchildren. Services Tuesday at 2 p.m. Canoe Ridge Lutheran Church. Burial in church cemetery. Steine's in charge.
Emanual Charles R. Whiteside appeals a Linn County murder verdict to the Iowa Supreme Court. He is serving a 40 year sentence for the February 8 stabbing death of Calvin Love at Love’s apartment. Whiteside had sought a new trial claiming coercion and self defense with a weapon involved.
Two men were hospitalized Sunday after separate motorcycle crashes. Eric D. Lockwood 16 of 132 Northwood Drive Hiawatha is in fair condition at St Luke's Hospital awaiting observation for a possible concussion after a private property crash near LaGrande. Steven Janett 26 of 140 Dolly St NE is in fair condition at St Luke's with multiple lacerations and abrasions from a crash at East Post Road and Cottage Grove Avenue.
Thirty years ago Britain announced plans to end its mandate over Palestine amid ongoing conflict and political turmoil in the region, marking a major shift in Middle East policy.
The report details conflicting positions in Lebanon and Israel over a cease fire as militants clash and a Lebanese army buffer force forms. It notes 4700 PLO and allied guerrillas across South Lebanon, Syrian involvement, and Arab states split over excluding PLO from talks while pursuing a unified delegation.
The Senate debates ratification with critics claiming new legitimacy for Torrijos while supporters argue treaties avoid tax costs by toll-funded financing. Linowitz warns of defending the canal if not approved, and Byrd delaying a vote. Separate inquiries focus on a former sergeant linked to Panamanian intel activities. Police and intelligence concerns surface amid reports of surveillance and alleged blackmail.
The panel rejected Carter's plan to price control oil and rebate the tax to the public, aiming to curb consumption without windfall profits. Proposals to boost oil and energy production were also discussed. This marked the second major setback Carter faced from the committee, following an earlier vote to kill his gas guzzler tax.
The joint Soviet U S declaration reaffirms intent to negotiate a new SALT pact and notes a separate 1972 treaty limiting anti ballistic missiles serves both nations. Senator Henry Jackson challenges the move, citing a 1961 law requiring congressional review before any defense reductions.
President Carter overruled the Civil Aeronautics Board to set experimental round trip fares of 256 dollars New York to London and 296 dollars for certain eastern city to London trips. The rates apply from the East Coast through March 31, with additional mileage-based charges from western cities.
The Department says information from a theft case led to arrests during a separate probe. The investigation into both cases continues with Dryer predicting more arrests. Officials expect 20 or more theft incidents to be cleared after the case concludes with help from Fayette and Delaware counties sheriff departments.
Nine people faced drunken driving charges in Linn County over the weekend. Notable arrestees include Michael L. Thomas, 31, on Highway 30 near the Ely overpass with additional speeding counts, and Darrel Kepler, 30, on Highway 151 west of Springville with speeding and license violations. One incident involved Don Blackwood, 54, after a rollover near Seminole and Glass Road NE leaving him with injuries.
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