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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1977
Page
3
Obituary notices list James W. Bailey 65, Alice S. Low 86, Marie M. Parkan 71, Altona A. Brockman 90, Frank Mouchka 81, and others. Details cover birthplaces, service, family survivors, funeral times, burial places, and donation options.
Linn deputies and Cedar Rapids police report six arrests on Tuesday and today for drugs assault and battery indecent behavior and breaking and entering. Anthony Smith 1008 Sixth Street SE charged with possession of marijuana after a stop near East Post and Trailridge.
The Cedar Rapids IE EE section hosts a two day conference titled The Microcomputer Connection at the Town House Convention Center. The event features live demos by 40 exhibitors and talks from Iowa State University University of Iowa and John Deere. Industry speakers from Texas Instruments Motorola and Hewlett Packard discuss new applications and consumer use while Carl Helmers Byte Magazine editor and Dr Norbert Malik of the U I present speech analysis tech. Registration at the door is 3 for members 1 for students and 5 for the general public.
Iowa reports a 12.6 percent rise in violent crime through June with 1515 incidents versus 1345 last year. Murders climb to 28 from 22, and Des Moines records nine murders. Rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults also rise while burglaries and larceny thefts decline.
A Luther College senior Michael Dean Beatty, 21, of Vinton died Tuesday from a gunshot wound presumed self inflicted. His body was found in Larson Hall by dorm staff at 12 30 p.m. Private graveside rites are planned for Oakwood Cemetery Shellsburg with a memorial at Trinity Lutheran Church Vinton. Visitation at Phillips Vinton after 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Gov and Mrs Robert Ray will be honored at the fifth annual Republican Amana Family Style Dinner at the Holiday Inn here tonight. A reception is planned for 6 p.m. at the Seven Villages Restaurant in the Holiday Inn at exit 55 on Interstate 80. Dinner will follow at 7 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door for 25 dollars each.
The Cedar Rapids City Council received a sole bid of 1,814,098.32 from General Motors for 20 buses plus spare parts and delivery charges. Delivery within 52 weeks is targeted with UMTA funding covering 80 percent of the price and the city covering about 12 percent.
Campaigns announce John J. Morrow as campaign manager and Stev en K. Ohde as treasurer for Jim Moneypenny in Cedar Rapids safety commissioner race. Morrow is an IBM representative and Ohde an officer at a local bank.
The JAL DC-8 from Paris to Tokyo was hijacked after takeoff from Bombay by four hijackers, one non Japanese. They demanded fuel, an electric generator for air conditioning and lights, and a gangway. the plane landed near Dhaka after running low on fuel as airport officials refused an emergency landing. Army troops cordoned the runway as passengers cried inside. pilots remained in cockpit while hijackers could not be seen. The Red Army is described as a small ultra left group known for embassy raids and the Lod airport massacre.
The administration plans to curb business meal deductions and entertain ment deductions including theater and sports events. It also weighs ending favorable treatment of capital gains with a two to four year transition, while proposing a lower corporate tax rate from 48 percent and cuts in individual rates.
Iowa Commerce Commission Chairman Maurice Van Nostrand warned at a Cedar Rapids press conference that another oil embargo remains a constant threat from OPEC nations. He urged broader energy policy including research and security, cited rising Arab oil shares, urged conservation, and announced October 7 hearings on an eastern Iowa crude pipeline with multiple hearings to accommodate farmers.
Cedar Rapids executive Stan Zegel of Iowa Data Processing Corp denies noncompliance with Iowa Voter Registration Commission requests. He says his firm has provided more data than required and accuses delays by the commission in delivering tapes. The AP notes a planned meeting to decide compliance with contracts for 30 counties.
A charge of lascivious acts with a child has not been filed against Ron ald R. Marra, 28, of 2261 C St. SW, who was arrested by police Friday evening. County Attorney Eugene Kopecky said there was probable cause for his arrest but insufficient evidence to file the charge.
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