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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 03, 1978

Page

3

Deaths toll in area obituaries roundup in Cedar Rapids region

A crowded notice lists multiple deaths including Mrs. Glennie Sproul 87 Cedar Rapids. Winnifred Ceck 63 Cedar Rapids. Amelia Ida Millie Vaughn 94 Cedar Rapids. Georgianna Henkle 79 Fort Dodge. Mrs Emma Broulik 89 Cedar Rapids. James F Bud Nasinec 61 Seattle. Shirley Dickens 36 Marion. Olive Kenney 75 Cedar Rapids. Brandon Berger 4½ months Denver. Dolores Storm 68 Marion. Frank Kofron 81 Cedar Rapids. and others with funeral details and memorials. Graveside and church services scheduled across Cedar Memorial Cemetery and Turner Chapel West.

Glennie Sproul Cedar Rapids Ames Sproul Illinois Ada Peterson Ellsworth Winnifred Ceck First Ave Belding Mich William Cech Saginaw Cech Central Park Presbyterian Church Order of the Eastern Star UCW PEO James C. Fisher Mequon Wis Robert Cech Iowa City Allen S. van Cleve Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Central Park Amelia Ida ‘'Millie’’ Vaughn Geneva Tower Brenham Texas St. Mark’s Lutheran Church Clarence Vaughn Turner Chapel West David Frans Larsen St. Mark's Lutheran Church Linwood Cemetery Turner West Georgianna Lockman Henkle Fort Dodge Vinton Harry L. Henkle Henkle Lovely Lane United Methodist Church First United Methodist Church Daughters of Union Veterans Women’s Christian Temperance Union Doralene Johnson Spencer Mary Pike Thomas Hamilton Cedar Memorial Cemetery Emma Broulik Meth- Wick Manor Louis “Durk” Broulik Johnson County Broulik Praha Rebekah Lodge No. 5 Shrine Auxiliary Leanore Dehmlow Chicago Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home West James F Bud) Nasinec Seattle Wash Link-Belt Speeder FMC Crane and Excavator Division Henry L. Crane Shirley Jean Pierce Dickens 25Th Ave Marion James W. Dickens Nashua Waterloo Dickens St. Luke’s School of Nursing Camp Huaga Cedar Memorial Park Warren Webb Lloyd Brockmeyer St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Olive E. Kenney F Ave Ervin Kenney Dunlap Iowa Richard Kenney Sybil Nortmann Gordon Freeburg Shueyville United Brandon R. Berger Thomas S. Berger Denver Colo Berger Brandon Berger Fort Collins R.M. Sorensen Burlington T.L. Berger Lakewood Maude Berger Salem Ohio Martin J. Sorensen Norfolk Neb Goodrich Grandview Cemetery Branden Berger Goodrich Mortuary Dolores V. Storm Lincoln Drive Leonard E. Storm New York City N.Y Storm Frank Alois Kofron 16Th St. SE Kresinek Czechoslovakia United States Elizabeth Noska Kofron Wilson Foods St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church St. George Catholic Workman Wilmer Sedlacek Fairfax Kenneth Erger Milo B. Kofron Milo Grubhofe Jenny Novotny Jerry Kofron Shueyville United Methodist Church Wedemeier Floyd Henry Hope Lutheran Church Terry Slinde Hanford Post No. 5 The American Legion

Iowans urged to seek state funds for bridges in deficit climate

Senator John Culver told Iowa county engineers to push the state Legislature for bridge repair and replacement funds as federal programs face a $60 billion deficit. Engineers Milton Johnson Wesley Smith and Clarence Perry testified that counties struggle to meet a 70-30 federal match and that local funds lag behind, risking unsafe structures.

Washington John C. Culver Iowa County Culver Milton Johnson Elkader Clayton County Wesley Smith Hamilton County Clarence Perry Lucas County Iowa Senate Transportation Subcommittee Sen Jennings Randolph W.V Johnson National Association of County Engineers

Vandalism Wave Hits Marion Citywide

Marion police report a weekend spike in vandalism and minor thefts with northeast Marion, Fourth to Sixth avenues and Seventh to Ninth streets hardest hit. Trees damaged, tires slashed, cars scratched, homes and fences damaged, bikes stolen or damaged, a motorcycle stolen then recovered, a juvenile charged for car theft, another juvenile arrested for window peeking, and a single break‑in reported. The busiest days were Friday through Sunday.

Marion Fourth and Sixth Avenues Seventh and Ninth Streets Joe Newhaus Fourth-Sixth Avenues Seventh-Ninth Streets Newhouse West Marion South Marion Newhaus

Pigs Stolen From Volga Farm Hairline Theft

About ninety feeder pigs valued at 1800 dollars were found missing from the Donald Henning farm southwest of Volga. Authorities said the pigs were trucked away in the early Sunday incident.

Volga Donald Henning

The Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details

The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by the Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscriptions priced by carrier and mail with weekly and yearly options. AP retains exclusive republication rights to local news and AP dispatches.

The Gazette Company Third Ave. SE Cedar Rapids Iowa U.S Gazette Associated Press

Indochinese Refugees Who Will Take Them

Important reading in Sundays Parade discusses the fate and potential relocation of Indochinese refugees, weighing humanitarian responsibility, government policy, and public sentiment amid ongoing debates.

F Avenue Bridge to Close for I 380 Project

Cedar Rapids will permanently close the F Avenue bridge on Tuesday to enable I 380 construction. Traffic shifts to the new 5-in-1 dam bridge south side. old bridge razing slated for July or August. Demolition includes the 1918 concrete dam and an 1870 timber dam, with a city cost near 700000.

Cedar Rapids Iowa Department of Transportation Public Works Jon Janda

Supreme Court action on FTC ad rulings and other cases

The court let stand a ruling requiring 10 million dollars in future ads for Listerine to state it does not prevent colds or sore throats. It rejected Charles Manson's appeal and declined to hear Hinman and Shea murder convictions. It upheld a pension inequity law for older male railroad workers and denied a UMWA request to garnish former president Tony Boyle’s pension.

Federal Trade Commission Supreme Court FTC High Court Charles Manson Manson Gary Hinman Donald “Shorty” Shea United Mine Workers Union W.A Tony” Boyle

Park testifies in ethics panel on Korea influence case

Tongsun Park, the central figure in a probe into alleged Korean influence buying, testifies before the House Ethics Committee. He defends his U S business success and says he sought only to promote U S Korean friendship while admitting some mistakes.

Park Nixon Washington House Ethics Committee Korea United States Seoul U.S South Korea Justice Department House Senate Leon Jaworski Watergate National Public Congress

Pipeline hearing dates set for Eastern Iowa routes

The Iowa Commerce Commission schedules hearings on a proposed 24 inch crude oil pipeline from southern Illinois to refineries in the Twin Cities. Des Moines hearing May 10 at Valley Bank building. Cedar Rapids session June 19 armory of Memorial Coliseum. June 21 cross examination in Des Moines. Opponents from Re route Crude Oil organize landowner opposition. many state and federal agencies back them.

Iowa Commerce Commission Iowa Cedar Rapids ICC Northern Pipeline Co Delaware Southern Illinois Twin Cities Commerce Commission Valley Bank Des Moines

U.S. Seeks Delay in Iowa Guard Probe

Des Moines U S attorney Roxanne Conlin urges Iowa House to postpone plans for an independent investigation of the Iowa National Guard arguing that a legislative probe could interfere with ongoing federal investigations. She wrote to Rep Tom Tauke.

Des Moines U.S. Attorney’s Office Iowa House Iowa National Guard Roxanne Conlin U.S Iowa Tom Tauke Roubuque

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