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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1978

Page

3

Deaths roll through Cedar Rapids area obituaries

A multi-entry obituaries column notes John Lafayette Knox 55 Cedar Rapids resident dies after a sudden illness with services at Chapel of Memories and burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Also listed are Tom Termohlen 79 and others with details on birthplaces, spouses, children, and service plans across Iowa and Florida.

John Lafayette Knox J St. I Cedar Rapids Wilson Foods Corp Mystic Minnie Byrd Knox Bethel Ame Church American Legion Hanford Post Mount Olive Lodge Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America P-3 Co-op Club AAU Boxing Association Jane Boyd Bryant A. Knox Darryl C Fort Bragg S.C Jay P Edwin T Milwaukee Wis John Jr Chicago Heights Reginald Smith Ill Rhonda D Carlotta V. Knox Gertrude Waugh Lafayette Knox Lawrence Knox Rhoda Clarke Ishmael Phillips Chapel of Memories Cleveland D. Smalls Bethel Ame Cedar Memorial Cemetery Turner East Tom Termohlen Leesburg, Fla Chicago Cornell University New York Termohlen Leesburg Cedar Rapids Life Underwriters Association Tuesday Noon Optimists Club Harmony Hawks Mount Hermon Lodge No Baha’i Temple Orlando Fla High Twelve Club Morrison United Methodist Church Elinore Karen Meehan Monsey N.Y Ellen Winner Coconut Creek Mary Redfield Portland Ore Mildred Grace Taylor Claude J. Taylor Bolivar Mr. Taylor Dudley C. Taylor Norman Tedder Park Forest Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Camp Good Health Wilson Edith Marie Jim Price Toddville Christian Church Rebekah Lodge Collins Aubrey G Oak Hill Cemetery Turner Chapel East Martel Louis N Immaculate Conception Catholic Church William P. Leonard St. John’s Cemetery Savanna Father Leonard Paula Burgy Schaefer Second Ave Karl A. Schaefer Conroy West Amana Schaefer Harold G. Schaefer James Davenport Helen Tschopp Moline Carl A. Berhenke First Lutheran Church Cedar Memorial Funeral First Lutheran Church Memorial Fund Norman Claire Miller Tenth St Marion Springville Patricia Ellen Rick Solon U.S. Navy Bituminous Materials Company American Legion Harry “Dick” Mounce Alburnett Branard Iowa Helen Beni Center Point Hubert Mounce Lisbon Byron Mounce Maude Price Frank Price Lynn Benesh Christine Steinberg Glen W. Lamb First United Methodist Church of Earl Edwin Sadler Albuquerque N.M Dunkerton Dyersville Sadler University of New Mexico Athletic Booster Club Edih Sadler John Sadler Roy Sadler Lester Maier Turner Chapel West Bill Lewis Lafayette Salem United Methodist Church Hazleton Cemetery Hazleton

Court: Registration fee formula is constitutional

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the state may use different formulas to compute registration fees for cars and trucks. The court rejected the AAA Motor Club of Iowa challenge, noting taxes on vehicles may be classified and that the Legislature sets policy in tax matters.

Des Moines Iowa AAA Motor Club of Scott County District Court Motor Club Supreme Court

Carter rejects trade offer in 1972 gambling case

President Carter testified via videotape that he refused a 1972 trade proposal offering advance word on Georgia gambling raids in exchange for legislative support of his reorganization plan as governor. The testimony was part of the federal trial of state Sen. Culver Kidd and ex-Sheriff Buford Lingold.

Macon Carter Georgia Washington Culver Kidd Baldwin County Buford Lingold Eugene Holley Kidd Holley Senate

Litter Patrol Aims to Reduce Cedar Rapids Flooding

Residential streets near Coe College are being checked more thoroughly for litter after flooding concerns raised at a City Council meeting. Public Improvements Commissioner Richard Phillips said the Kenwood Ditch work continues and sewers are checked for obstructions.

Coe College Richard Phillips William Brown Ave Phillips Kenwood Brown

Brown Blocks Extradition of Dennis Banks from California

Gov. Edmund Brown Jr said he would not extradite Dennis Banks to South Dakota where the AIM leader faces sentencing on 1975 riot and assault convictions. Brown cited danger if Banks is returned and noted the California Supreme Court ruling limiting extradition power.

Sacramento Calif Edmund Brown Jr Dennis Banks South Dakota American Indian Movement California Supreme Court Brown Banks William Janklon Custer County Richard Kneip

Boat deaths in 1977 reach all time low rate

Coast Guard reports 1,312 boating deaths in 1977, the second lowest toll in a decade. The fatality rate fell to 9.6 per 100,000 recreational boats, with 6,815 accidents involving 8,554 vessels. Injuries totaled 1,779 and property damage reached 11.5725 million.

Washington UPI Coast Guard

Fire damages apartment on Fifth Avenue SE

Jackie Phillips reports a noon fire in her upstairs unit at 625 Fifth Ave SE. Firefighters pulled a flaming mattress and other burning furniture from the apartment. Phillips was at work at the Flame Room, 310 Third Ave SE, when the blaze started. She had smoked breakfast, believes she fully put out cigarettes, and left for work at 8:40 a.m.

Jackie Phillips Fifth Ave. SE Phillips Third Ave. SE

Treaty votes loom as Panama Canal plan advances

Carter faces Senate approval deadline and potential 1979 election battles as treaties outline transfer of the canal by 1999 2000. About 70 percent of the canal zone reverts to Panama upon ratification with U S control phased out by 2000 and joint administration by a Panama Canal Commission.

Senate Carter House U.S Panama Capitol Hill Congress Canal United States Panama Canal Co Panama Canal Commission

Economy shows rebound after weak start in 1977

The Commerce Department reports weakened GDP in early 1977 with 6.2 5.1 and 3.8 percent quarterly declines but notes improving activity by March. Inflation held at 7 percent in Q1 while personal income and retail purchases rise. housing construction up 32 percent in March though below December. Overall GNP up 6.5 percent to 1.992 trillion with seasonal adjustments.

Commerce Department

MacArthur Quotes Old Soldiers Fade Away in 1951 Congress Moment

On this date in 1951 General Douglas MacArthur, relieved of command in Korea by President Harry Truman, testified before Congress and delivered the famous line Old soldiers never die they just fade away as his career in Asia concluded.

Douglas MacArthur Korea Harry Truman Congress

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Bowman Frances Roy J. Macintosh Bethany Congregational Church Beatty-Bearle-Murdoch Funeral Home Greeley Ernest G. Noyes Greeley Methodist Church Shelly’s Manchester Vinton Albert E. Smith Heart Fund Bruce Young Belle Plaine Glenn W. Conklin T.W. van Beck Mark McCormick Thomas Edison Cedar Rapids Solon John B. Turner& Son Turners East Turners West First Ave C.R Panama Canal Ronald Reagan John E. Lapes Third Avenue Bettendorf Gazette Cloud 9 Flying Club Colleen Butler DIAL
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