Deaths and Obituaries From Cedar Rapids Area
Multiple notices report deaths and services for Albert Hartman Elmer Ochander George Booth Charles Heiss James Hurt Carl Amsden Anna Steffen Marie Bushman Jan Lillie Glenn Conklin George Schultz Ruby Sailor Bruce Young Ida Kehrli Milo Sebetka and other local residents with varying funeral details and memorials across Monticello Cedar Rapids and surrounding communities.
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St. Aloysius Catholic Church
Calmar
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Festina
French’s
Keota
Jan Lillie
Burlington
Lenning’s
Belle Plaine
Glenn Conklin
EPA orders Chrysler to halt nine car models by April 29
The Environmental Protection Agency told Chrysler Corp to stop production of nine models by April 29 unless emission controls meet standards. Tests showed carbon monoxide levels up to 200 percent over allowed, with 77,000 1978 models to be recalled and corrected. Models affected include the Plymouth Fury and Volare Dodge Monaco Charger Magnum Aspen Diplomat and Cordoba Le Baron.
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Washington
The
Environmental Protection Agency Today
Chrysler Corp
EPA
Chrysler
Man Receives 180 Day Sentence in Sex Case
Dennis R. Culp 35 of Hiawatha was ordered to serve 180 days in the Community Corrections Center after pleading guilty to one of three charges tied to sexual activity with a 12 year old. A five year suspended prison term was imposed for assault while feloniously engaged.
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Dennis R. Culp
Hiawatha
Linn
Culp
August Hansell Jr
Boiler Fire at Kutchera Asphalt Plant Extinguished
Firefighters extinguished a fire at the Kutchera Asphalt Co. plant on Cole Street after a fuel oil line to a boiler broke and spilled fuel oil around the boiler. Plant Manager George Bradow reported no damage estimate or injuries, with two employees nearby. Another fire in Jefferson High School theater backstage was put out by staff. minimal damage and no injuries reported. Cedar Rapids firefighters are investigating both incidents.
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Kutchera Asphalt Co
Cole St
George Bradow
Jefferson High School
Cedar Rapids
Italians face 48 hour ultimatum over Moro release
Extremists threaten execution if Christian Democrats do not free communist prisoners within 48 hours from April 20. About 400 leftist inmates, including 150 Red Brigades members, are jailed for arson kidnapping robbery and murder while Italy seeks to avoid capitulation amid Rome bombings and fresh ransom links.
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Christian Democrat Party
Red Brigades
Italian Communist Party
Christian Democrats
Moro
Rome
Alberto Della Chiesa
Carlo Reviglio Della Venaria
Della Chiesa
Barlow to Build Marion Food Store
A 32,000 square foot Barlow Foods supermarket will be constructed on the old Armar Ballroom site Marion Boulevard Marion. Stephen Barlow said construction should begin soon with completion planned for early next year. He operates another Cedar Rapids store at 1332 Edgewood Road SW.
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Barlow Food
Armar
Marion Boulevard
Marion
Stephen Barlow
Barlow Foods
Barlow
Cedar Rapids
Edgewood Road
Six Charged With Drunk Driving In Local Arrest Spree
Six people were charged with drunk driving in separate incidents Wednesday night and today authorities said. Graves 49 of Marion was arrested at 6 40 p m in the 900 block of First Avenue and also charged with speeding. Dretz 21 of Cedar Rapids was arrested at 10 p m in the 1200 block of Fourth Avenue SE. Hesser 52 of Council Street NE was arrested at 1 10 a m today in the 1600 block of Oakland Road NE. Allen 20 of John son Avenue NW was arrested at 2 08 a m today on Blairs Ferry Road. Donofrio 25 of Mount Vernon was arrested at 10 45 p m Wednesday on Highway 30 in Lis bon and also charged with speeding. Kratzer 22 of Center Point was arrested at 9 16 p m Wednesday in Center Point and also charged with driving to the left of the center line.
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Robert E. Graves
35Th St
Marion
First Avenue
Graves
Marilyn Sue Dretz
14Th St
Fourth Avenue
Jay W. Hesser
Council St
Oakland Road
Robert L. Allen
Johnson Ave
Blairs Ferry
Michael S. Donofrio
Mount Vernon
Lisbon
Donofrio
Danny L. Kratzer
Center Point
Kratzer
FTC probes ads and prank schemes targeted at children
Erxleben cites ads promising magic and sea monkeys that arrive dead as examples of questionable marketing. He notes many schemes are run from post office boxes and will be studied by the Seattle regional office over 18 months for FTC recommendations. The move follows a proposed rule to ban TV ads aimed at preschoolers, since young children cannot distinguish program from commercial.
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Seattle
City to hire eight or nine police trainees to maintain force
City officials plan to authorize eight or nine trainees to keep the department at 156 uniformed officers. If some certified list members decline or attrition occurs, the reserve list may be certified. Chief Gareth Clift aims to start an academy class in late May with graduates joining in September. Sixty four applicants were eligible, including nine minorities and fourteen females.
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Gareth Clift
Gradu
Linn lawmakers criticize Sifting committee exclusion
Linn County lawmakers attack House Speaker Dale Cochran for omitting any Linn or 2nd District members from the 17 member sifting committee. Rep. Wells and Rep. Lipsky call the panel a Cochran cronies group while Cochran defends his balanced selection.
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Linn
Sifting Committee
Des Moines
Linn County
Dale Cochran
Joan Lipsky
Cedar Rapids
Cochran
Lipsky
Julia Gentleman
Julia
Fitzgerald
Monroe
Anderson
Bina
Connors
Davitt
Doyle
Griffee
Hullinger
Koegler
Scheelhaase
Millen
Crawford
Evans
Schroeder
Stromer
Cold snap threatens early spring plants tonight
Forecasters warn temperatures may dip to the mid 20s after a 29 degree critical threshold. Protect blossoming strawberries and daffodils with plastic blankets or sheets, and avoid staking the cover near plant bases to prevent root damage.
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Albert
Pat) Hartman
Americana
Monticello
Selma Bensch Aug
Hartman
Otranto-Kashmer Association
Elmer B. Ochander
Hemer
Calif
Phoenix
Ariz
Homer
Neb
Marjorie Homan
Berkeley
Ochander
Naval Branch
U.S. Government
David H. Ochander
Mount Pleasant
Mich
Fred Kogen
Fremont
Turner Chapel East
Carl H. Berhenke
First Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial
George E. Booth
Delray Beach
Fla
Coe College Board of Trustees
Josephine MacKercher
Winnetka
Florida
Booth
Lamson Brothers
Chicago
Coe College
National Grain Elevators Association
New York Stock Exchange
Charles Stevens Co
Chicago Ymca Board of Directors
Coe
George E. Booth Jr
Tempe
Josephine Bowler
Wheaton
Charles Stevens
Winnetka Congregational Church
Charles Agustus Heiss
San Jose
California
Anna Ennis
Heiss
FMC Corporation
Charles A. Heiss Jr
Kirksville
Agnes Brown
Coos Bay
Ore
Joseph P. Ennis
Robert Ennis
Donald Heiss
Turner Chapel West
James J. Hurt
Crestview Acres
Vining
Fraternal Order of Eagles and
Western Fraternal Life Association
Agnes
Lester C
Green Bay
Wis
Alvin J
Springfield
Mary Lamb
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
William B. Harnish
Janeba- Kuba Funeral Home
Iowa
Ruby Sailor
Sixth Ave
Harlan Sailor
Ruby Longerbeam
Sutliff
Mr. Sailor
James
Harlan Jr
Michael
Jeanette
Seward Longerbeam
Robert Longerbeam
Betty Childers
Ralph Schenck
Turner Crematory
American Cancer Society
Bruce F. Young
Vinton
Arlene Hopker
Toddville
Link Belt Speeder
FMC Crane and Excavator Division
Trinity Lutheran Church
Bruce F. Young Jr
Ely
Stephen Miller
Juliette
Harlan Bean
McHenry
Ill
Larry Svestka
Paul Starry
Leon Brimer
Bentonville
Ark
Dunkard
Phillip
Heart Fund
Ida Kehrli
Coggan
Edgewood
Ida Wenger
Louis E. Kehrli
Prairieburg
Kehrli
Cedar Raids
Eloise Kehrli
Dubuque
Milo W. Sebetka
Swisher
Rose Oswald
St. Pius X Catholic Church
St. Joseph's
Catholic Workman
Jane Saylor
Rose Pudil
Margaret Langr
Topeka
Kan
Agnes Mullaley
Clinton
Mary Culp
Round Lake
Joseph
Eglin
Vernon
Marie Barnett
Fort Worth
Texas
George
Jesup
Wesley
Tama
Edward
Willis
St. Pius X Church
St. John’s Cemetery
St. Joseph’s
Kuba
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Chapel of Memories
Taylor
Mildred G
Knox
John Lafayette
Cleveland D. Smalls
Bethel Ame Church
Mount Olive Lodge No
Hanford Post No
American Legion
Sadler
Earl E
Bill Lewis
Lafayette Salem United Methodist Church
Hazleton Cemetery
Hazleton
Turner West
Miller
Russell R
St. Matthew’s Church
A.A. Sohawasser
Calvary Cemetery
Ryan
Ryan American Legion
Stewart Funeral
St. Matthew’s
Regis High School
Gazette Company
Id Ave. SE
Ignal
Carrie
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Aldo Moro
Genoa
Pietro Costa
Marion Food
Ewellen
Florist
Erxleben
FTC
Ates
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
S.E
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