Deaths list includes Morris Derbyshire and Skvor families
Obituaries note Minnie M. Morris Derbyshire 90 Cedar Rapids widow of Ray died after brief illness living with grandson Jon Gyer. Mary F. Skvor 88 Cedar Rapids widow of George died after long illness. Service details, burials, call times, and memorial suggestions follow for multiple churches and cemeteries. Additional notices include Rev. Haerther and other local deaths with service times and burial locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie M. Morris Derbyshire
Ray Derbyshire
Cedar Rapids
First Baptist Church
Wayne A. Shireman
Union Cemetery
Iowa Falls
Turner Chapel East
Mary F. Skvor
Clive Drive
George Skvor
St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church
St. Mary’s
Louis
William Besta
Robert W. Cizek
St. John’s Cemetery
Kuba Funeral Home
Cedar Rapids Police Hiring Probe Draws LEAA Review
Cedar Rapids officials seek LEAA examination of proposed minority recruitment changes amid a civil rights complaint alleging stricter license and transcript proofs for Black applicants. The civil service commission handles testing. department could lose federal funds if findings are sustained. A mayoral committee studies improved minority recruitment with new testing likely this spring. None of 19 candidates slated for police school begin April 11 are Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Public Safety
Ed Colton
Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
LEAA
Police Department
E. William Rine
SEAA
Office of Civil Rights Compliance
Colton
Luther Trent
NAACP
Rine
Cedar Pids
Let
Ter
Civil Service Commission
Iowa
Gareth Clift
Senate Approves War Resolution Against Germany
On this date in 1917 the U S Senate approved a war resolution against Germany by a vote of 81 to 6. The action marked the United States entry into World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Senate
Germany
Communications Contract Signed for Sheriff Radio Center
Linn county supervisors approved a three year lease with Motorola Communications and Electronics for a new sheriff radio control center to be moved from the jail to the courthouse. Estimated lease around 77000 dollars. GE was contacted for equipment quotes but could not meet the time frame. Remaining radio gear expected in about 90 days. Also notes the 1974 death of French President Georges Pompidou at age 62.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Motorola Communications and Electronics, Inc
Schaumburg
Ill
Sheriff's Department
General Electric
Winter Snow Hits Iowa Roads and Temps Drop
A nor’easter swept through Iowa bringing rain and snow with winds from the northwest. Oelwein saw a half inch of snow while Cedar Rapids reported snowing conditions and grassy-ground accumulation. Roads remained wet with slush in the north as forecasters expect up to three inches more in Northeast Iowa before the system ends. Temperatures will fall into the 20s tonight with highs in the upper 30s to low 40s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter
Iowa
Oelwein
Cedar Rapids
Highway Patrol
Supervisors Approve Preliminary Jail Remodeling Plans
Linn county supervisors approved preliminary remodeling plans and cost estimates for the county jail. They set April 27 to select an architect for final plans and specifications and invited all county architects to present proposals. The panel favored contracting final plans with Leo Peiffer and Associates, but will interview architects again after finalizing preliminary plans. Estimated remodeling cost around 330,000, hoped to be funded from maintenance to avoid a public referendum. No details were given on air conditioning costs for the prisoner area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Linn County
Leo Peiffer and Associates
Supreme Court to review EPA power over clean air rules
The Supreme Court agreed to hear challenges to EPA authority under the 1970 Clean Air Act amendments. The case centers on states' required plans, the agency's regulation of significant deterioration, and disputes from industry groups and environmentalists about pollutant scope and limits. The Washington appeals court had ruled EPA did not exceed authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Court of Appeals
Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
Congress
Supreme Court
EPA
The
Sierra Club
National Environmental Organization
Federal
Missing Malamute Igor Sought Near Iowa City Hotel
A friendly 100 pound AKC Alaskan Malamute named Igor is missing from Howard Johnsons on I 80 and Highway 1 in Iowa City after 1 to 2 am Saturday. Owner John Woodruff of Boston offers a $200 reward via the hotel and his contact is 617-482-1199.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Igor
Howard Johnsons
Interstate 80
Highway 1
Iowa City
John Woodruff
Boston
Mass
Woodruff
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Minnie Derbyshire
Gladys Young
Leslie
M.J. Haerther
Atkins
Kansas City
Haerther
North Dakota
Deina
Bertram
Cuperpino
Calif
Gloria Cavenaugh
San Saleta
Barbara Adams
Margaret Haerther
Herman Haerther
St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church
Fred Ilen
Fellmer Funeral Home
Keystone
Donald D. Hatch
Central City
Wilma G. Hatch
Center Point
Independence
Hatch
St. Stephen Catholic Church of
William
Donald L. Hatch
Marion
John Hunting
Joyce Sally
Ankeny
William Billing
Arcadia
Royal Billing
Rochester
Mich
Robert Billing
Seattle
Wash
Alice Fliss
Winthrop
Mary Lentzkow
St. Stephen Catholic Church
John Carpender
Blodgett Cemetery
Murdoch Chapel
Contentes
Nicholas R
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Martin T. Laughlin
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Teahen
Allen S. van Cleve
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Don Maple
Lovely Lane United Methodist Church
Wyoming
Kaul
Grace P
Beatty-Bearle-Murdoch Chapel
Lloyd Brockmeyer
Peace Cemetery
Baldwin
Gladys Young Leslie
Bennington
Bennington College
School of Library Service
Columbia University
New York Public Library
Seward Park
OPA
Red Cross
School of Practical Nurses
Putnam Hospital
St. Peter’s Church
Hanson- Walbridge Funeral Home
Kenneth F. Ball
Kenneth Franklin Ball
Rock Island
Mr. Ball
Atchison, Kan
Bernice Hargreaves
Waterloo
Milan American Legion Post
Trinity Episcopal Church
Virginia
Agnes Botteron
Anna Marie Johnson
Waukon
Good Samaritan Center
Waterville
Nels Johnson
Waukon. Mrs. Johnson Is Survived By One Daughter, Mrs. Roy Tallman, Des Moines
Nathan Johnson
Harper’s Ferry
Carl Johnson
Eugene
Ore
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Oakland Cemetery
Hanson Funeral Home
Shellsburg
James Russell Saunders
Phillips
Vinton
Tipton
Grace B. Gerber
First United Methodist Church
Sheets and Son’s
Williamsburg
M. Louis Schultz
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Ryan
Anthony B. Parker
Shelly’s
Manchester
Tama
Grant
Anna) Olsen
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Mason-Hand’s. Memorial Fund
Miles P. Hand
Fawcett’s
Quasqueton
Wadena
Gerald Westcott
Gleim’s
Arlington
Harry Leary
Parker’s
Jesup
South Amana
Ferdinand J. Ruff
South Amana Community Church
Hoover-Valentine’s
Marengo
Dubuque
Ivy Belling
Elkader
Genevieve Meyers
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Rosary
Witt’s
31St St
Mt Vernon Rd
Georges Pompidou
France
Paris
John E. Lapes
3Rd Avenue S.E
Gazette
Tom Merryman
Second Avenue SE
New Albin Elkader
Fayette Oelwein
Senior Citizen
U.S. Air Force
United States
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
Pierson's
16Th Ave
Cedar Memorial Park
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