Obituaries and funeral notices from multiple towns
A series of death notices and funeral details for Edna A Nelson Anna Neumeister Andrie Cecil E Hollendors Betty Jean Fisher Earl Rivers Emil G Curley Louis Zumbach Mabel Aldrich Ruby N Harrison John Bearbower listing service locations burial sites and places of worship with dates and times and accompanying funeral homes and military honors where noted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Edna A
Christ United Presbyterian Church
Robert Bouton
Turner Funeral Home
Andrie
Anna Neumeister
St. Wenceslaus Church
Louis J. Trzil
Hollendors
Cecil E
Kuba Funeral
Henry H. Lawson
Sisley Grove Memorial Estates
Hanford Post
Fisher
Betty Jean
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Solon
J.J. Fath
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Fath
Brosh Funeral Home
Rivers
Earl
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
William P. Leonard
Donald Kline
Everette Heman
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
Buresh
Emil G
Curley
Turner Chapel West
Edwin Seger
Salvation Army
Czech National Cemetery
Clutter
Henry G. Martinek
Mason-Hand’s
Tama
Ryan
Louis Zumbach
the Peace Lutheran Church
Friends
Shelly’s
Manchester
Oakland Cemetery
Garwin
Mabel Aldrich
United Methodist Church
Overton’s
Crystal Cemetery
Ruby N
Iowa House defers jobless bill to Monday for study
The Iowa House postpones action on a major unemployment compensation bill until Monday to review changes from the Senate and House Labor Committee. Rep. Halvorson says the 34-section measure, affecting benefit levels and duration, will be debated next week with a waiting period among key controversial provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa House of Representatives
Senate
Labor and Industrial Relations Committee
Roger Halvorson
Frank Crabb
R-Denison
Union
Lawrence Pope
Halvorson
Citizens plan confrontation with absentee landlord Jensen
Northeast Citizens for Community Improvement prepares a 7 p.m. meeting at Central Park Presbyterian Church to press Cedar Rapids firefighter Melvin Jensen on 1602 C Ave NE. If Jensen misses the session the group will move the meeting to the fire station where he is on duty to deliver a demands list about rental properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northeast Citizens For
McGrath
Jensen
Supervisors Approve State Plan for Freeway 518 Alignment
Iowa County board leans toward OK of state freeway plans while county engineer backs agreement for funding a new sewage lagoon at Johnson County Care Facility. Assistant county attorney cautions the state may not cover costs, as a 1968 pact did not guarantee payment. City Council opposes the western route and Melrose interchange.
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Iowa City
Iowa Department of Transportation
Johnson County
County Board of Supervisors
O.J. “Bud” Gode
J. Patrick White
Iowa City City Council
Melrose Avenue
Struck by car man files $409000 lawsuit
Kenneth J. and Roberta Gorsh sue Cedar Rapids driver Marcella Ardoin in Linn District Court over injuries Kenneth suffered when struck while beside his parked car on 16th Street NE February 10 1978. The petition seeks 365000 for Kenneth and 44000 for loss of consortium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Kenneth J
Roberta Gorsh
Linn
Marcella Ardoin
Ardoin
Kenneth Gorsh
16Th Street
Gorsh
Gem and Mineral Show Dates Set for April 7-8
City briefs note a Gem and Mineral Show on Saturday April 7 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday April 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Adv. Jack Shepherd Cedar Rapids Auctioneer 366-0838. Also listed Adv. Cold Fur Storage Berger Furriers Marion. On this date in 1976 Howard Hughes died at age 70 while flown in a chartered plane from Acapulco to Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye Downs
Jack Shepherd
Cedar Rapids
Berger Furriers
Marion
Howard Hughes
Acapulco
Mexico
Houston
Crane tops first Linn straw poll for 1980 nomination
Rep. Phil Crane of Illinois led the Linn County Republican Central Committee straw poll with 11 votes at Peoples Bank East. Reagan had 4, Ray and Baker 3 each, Connally Ford and Kemp 2 each, with four undecided and five other picks. Next poll set for August. non members may vote. Rob Apel discussed Tauke staff setup.
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Phil Crane
Illinois
Linn County
Republican Central Committee
Peoples Bank
Four Democrats Call for Ban on Nuclear Power Plants
Rep Jean Lloyd-Jones and three colleagues Rep Robert Arnould Greg Cusack and Steve Rapp back a resolution to halt present or future nuclear plant construction in Iowa. They cite Three Mile Island doubts and solar energy gains, urging more research into nuclear waste disposal and noting no U.S. facilities exist to process spent fuel.
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Des Moines
Jean Lloyd-Jones
Iowa City
Iowa House of Representatives
Iowa
Lloyd-Jones
Robert Arnould
Greg Cusack
Davenport
Steve Rapp
Waterloo
Three Mile Island
Middletown
U.S
Dogs attack family goats in Linn County incident
Two goats owned by a rural Marion family were attacked by a black and a black and white dog early Wednesday. One goat died and the other was severely wounded, according to a Linn County Sheriff's Department report. The goats were kept as pets for the children. No family comment was available.
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Marion
Linn County
Sheriff's Department
Rodney Kelly
The
Gazette
Wholesale prices slip in March as hogs and grains fall
U S Labor Department data show March wholesale prices declined for hogs sugar wheat and cocoa beans while cattle prices rose but by a smaller margin than earlier months. Overall wholesale prices rose 1.3 percent in January then eased to 1 percent in February and March. Alfred Kahn was set to announce a consumer watch on prices but briefing was canceled with no date. Officials said several firms may be in or near compliance with voluntary guidelines. eight or more firms face possible public naming if noncompliant.
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Labor Department
Carter
Alfred Kahn
Airport keeps steady service despite lower revenue
Jameson notes costs stay at normal levels with regular maintenance, security, and terminal upkeep continuing. Ozark flights face delays due to higher cargo and passenger loads, so travelers are urged to book in advance and consider standby options to secure seats. United served over 19 000 passengers last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozark
Gilbert
United
Rockwell Goss Expands Cedar Rapids Plant for Metroliner Presses
The Cedar Rapids facility, covering 149000 square feet on a 41 acre site, produces Metroliner offset presses and components. The six to eight unit machines print up to 70000 newspapers hourly and cost 5 to 6 million dollars. Two of three American papers use Rockwell Goss equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Rockwell-Goss
Metroliner
The
Gazette
Baltimore Sun
Houston Post
New Haven Register
Edmonton Journal
Detroit
Ikegai-Goss
Japan
Carter Energy Plan Seeks Oil Conservation This Summer
President Carter's plan aims to conserve crude oil this summer to save it for next winter while coal and nuclear will generate most electricity. Van Nostrand notes Iowa relies little on oil for power but faces shortages if oil supplies falter on the East Coast, where up to 62 percent of electricity comes from oil-fired plants. He warns transfers could strain Iowa utilities and raise outage risks.
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Carter
van Nostrand
Iowa
Iowa Utilities Face No Suspected IE Surplus This Summer
Pat McPartland of Iowa Electric Light and Power Co says the utility has contracted purchases for the summer and expects no surplus to shift from its system. Conversely Jerry Erickson of the Mid Continent Area Power Pool notes available capacity in the upper Midwest could spare some excess. MAPP covers Iowa, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Nebraska and parts of Wisconsin and Wyoming.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Pat McPartland
Jerry Erickson
Mid Continent Area Power Pool
Minneapolis
Upper Midwest
MAPP
Iowa
Dakotas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Energy strain could raise costs for consumers, utilities
Van Nostrand warned the extra strain may shorten plant life affect coal stockpiles and alter depreciation schedules for utilities. Consumers in the East receiving the power will bear the cost of producing it.
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van Nostrand
Group challenges Palo exemption on nuclear pressure containment
Citizens United for Responsible Energy and Community Action Research Group plan a petition next week to challenge a Nuclear Regulatory Commission exemption granted to the Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo. They argue NRC failed to prepare an environmental impact statement for the exemption affecting Mark I containment systems.
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Citizens United For Responsible Energy
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Duane Arnold Energy Center
Palo
Community Action Research Group
NRC
Jack Kegel
CARG
Kegel
State official warns of outages if plant lost
Van Nostrand warns that losing a plant could trigger outages across Iowa unless power can be drawn from the East. He describes a plan to share outages across the state, with reduced voltage and rolling blackouts as options. He urges public education and criticizes others for inaction on energy needs.
Municipal utilities urged to build their own plants
Alex Radin of the American Public Power Association urged Iowa consumer owned utilities and rural electric cooperatives to construct their own power plants rather than rely on private firms for wholesale power. He warned private utilities may seek to destroy municipally owned systems amid recent buyout actions and a federal probe request by Iowa legislators. On this date in 1621 the Mayflower sailed from Plymouth for England.
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Des Moines
American Public Power Association
Iowa
Alex Radin
Allied Power Cooperative
Radin
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Pope
Bette Davis
Gregory Peck
Michael Moriarty
Arthur Hailey
Council On Wage and Price Stability
Kahn
Council
Joe Carter
Jameson
Air Strike
Chicago
Goss
Jones
Los Angeles Times
Washington Post
Houston Chronicle
Sacramento Bee
la Provincal
France
Albertan
Calgary
Alberta
Free Press
Newsday
Norfolk News
Kraft
Parade
Cedar Memorial
Funeral Home — Cemetery
Algona
Plymouth
Mass
England
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
S.E
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