Deaths in Iowa Community Regions Including Nora Benesh and Rose Carter
Obituary notices for Nora Benesh 75 and Rose Carter 78 share long illness deaths in Cedar Rapids area. Benesh married Samuel C. Benesh in 1923. survivors include children and siblings with services at Murdoch Chapel Walker. Carter formerly of 404 10th St SE died in hospital. memorial funds for Camp Courage. Further listings note multiple, scattered memorials and funeral details across Iowa communities.
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Nora Benesh
Walker
Center Point
Cedar Rapids
Nora Reid
Toddville
Samuel C. Benesh
Benesh
Walker Senior Citizens
Arnold Lanning
Charles S
Richard E
Rose E. Carter
10Th St. SE
Rock Falls
Avon
Blanche Dvorak
Plymouth
Marie McCreedy
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
William B. Harnish
Plymouth Cemetery
Gordon Freeberg
Jackson Township
Montezuma
Turner Chapel East
Olney
Charlotte E
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
D.A. Loferski
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Hurlbut
Dora Gladys
Forest Cemetery
Oskaloosa
Raymond Ticknor
First Christian Church
Turner Chapel West
United Way
Alden
Andrew P
St. John
Two New Remodelling Options for Memorial Coliseum Office Space
City Council and Linn County Supervisors weigh two fresh options to convert Veterans Memorial Coliseum for county offices. One plan adds a full two floor remodel with an atrium, another centers on limited changes to fit 41,965 or 42,240 square feet, plus a potential north building takeover. Cost estimates reach $800,000 for Coliseum work and $260,000 for Penick building remodeling. A May's Island lease and ballot wording for November are under discussion with Aug. 31 meetings planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Council
Linn Board of Supervisors
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Linn County Citizens Space Advisory Committee
Coliseum
Second
Third Avenues
First Avenue
Penick and Ford Administration
First St
Penick
Don Canney
Memorial Commission
Canney
May’s Island
Citizens Committee
Supervisors
Council
Jean Oxley
Oxley
Third Avenue
Munro pleads innocent in Des Moines killings
Daniel R. Munro, 46, pleads not guilty to four counts of first degree murder in Des Moines area shootings that killed three West Des Moines teens Gerald Hoffman Jr. 15 Geoffrey Hoffman 14 and Jeff Beavers 14 and William Baldwin 30 at a bookstore. Bond reduced to 500000. Trial set for Nov. 13.
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DES Moines
UPI
Daniel R. Munro
West Des Moines
Munro
Polk County
Luther Glanton
Alabama
Story County
Nevada
William Kutmus
Roger Owens
Owens
Glanton
William Baldwin
Little Rock
Ark
Iowa
Corn theft reported to Linn sheriff from rural Martello
1500 bushels valued at 3000 dollars reported to the Linn County Sheriff's Office by Corn taken from a storage bin on a Martello farm. Also city briefs list school registration details for Immaculate Conception School and various local ads and corrections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galen Lehr
Martello
Linn
Immaculate Conception
Sisters of Mercy
Immaculate Conception School
4Th Avenue
Margaret Murphy
R.S.M
Balloon flight pioneers in Paris 1783 historic ascent
The first manned balloon flight occurred on November 1, 1783 in Paris. Jean Pilatre de Rozier and the Marquis d Arlandes ascended in a balloon and traveled approximately 5.14 miles in about 25 minutes.
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Paris
Jean Pilatre de Rozier
Marquis d’Arlandes
Culver Seeks White House View On Weapons Bill
Senator John Culver joined President Carter for talks at the White House over the 36 billion weapons procurement bill. Carter is expected to announce plans to veto the measure, with opposition centering on a 2 billion nuclear powered aircraft carrier and calls for smaller, cheaper vessels unless Carter advises otherwise. Culver and Senator Dick Clark praised Carter’s rejection of Iran’s F 4 fighter sale with Wild Weasels, urging restraint on arms transfers.
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Washington
John C. Culver
White House
Carter
Congress
Iowa
Culver
Senate Armed Services Committee
Iowa Democrat
Dick Clark
Iran
United States
Clark
Water request from zoo myna brings bird back
In Portland a myna named Joe, stolen with a companion from Washington Park Zoo four days earlier, surprised a tavern closing staff by ordering water. Joe was found in a booth at Pogo's Tavern and returned to the zoo in good condition, while the second myna remains missing.
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Portland
Ore
Rudy Gentry
Gentry
Joe
Washington Park Zoo
Ray testimony exposes Raoul reference in committee hearing
Ray testifies amid dispute over references to a man named Raoul and the location of investigative documents. He says not all records may exist and that a judge could help. Lane accuses the panel of McCarthy era tactics as the session ends after Ray cites exhaustion and reporting on prison conditions.
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Raoul
Stokes
Ray
Mark Lane
Lane
Americans complete first successful trans Atlantic balloon flight
The Double Eagle II crossed Ireland's west coast at 15000 feet to become the first to complete a successful trans Atlantic balloon flight. crew Abruzzo Anderson and Newman celebrated on reaching the Irish coast and hailed the historic achievement as the Everest of ballooning.
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Brittany
Paris
France
French Channel
U.S
London
Eiffel Tower
Patty Anderson
Poole Harbor
Cherbourg
Wales
British Coast Guard
Frank Jenkins
Strumble Head
England
English Channel
Luton Airport
Ireland
Louisburg
County Mayo
Anderson
Bally Green
Irish
Atlantic
Abruzzo
Iceland
Terrorists seize consulate area in Chicago near Pompeii exhibit
Croatian gunmen surrounded the consulate across from the Art Institute of Chicago during an exhibit of Pompeii artifacts. Eight hostages were taken initially with one consulate employee released soon after. Officers said the employee claimed a bomb, and evacuation orders were issued for nearby buildings as German officials coordinated with Bonn. The terrorist demand centered on a telephone talk with Bilandzic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Art Institute of Chicago
Pompeii
Dean Ford
Fritz Ziefer
Bilandzic
Solar Electric Named in Suit in Johnson County
State securities chief Jamie Wade filed suit in Johnson County District Court against Solar Electric Inc. of West Liberty and president Clarence Sewell. The claim alleges sale of securities to two investors totaling 10000 with schemes to defraud. Warranted relief includes injunction on further issuance and a receiver for the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Jamie Wade
Johnson County
Solar Electric Inc. of
West Liberty
Clarence Sewell
Wade
Sewell
Solar Electric
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Newmire
George L. Gay
S. Victor
Elmer H. Norden
McAninch-Fremming
Brant Kerns
Wellman
Ruth V. Palmer
Powell’s
George L. Gay’s
Pete Keely
Camp Courage
Memorial Coliseum
Ann Schrader
Gazette City Hall
Sportsman’s Barber Service
Center Point Rd
Madeline
Mt. Vernon Rd
Gazette
Linn County Association For Mental Health
Francis Vasquez
16Th St
Ray’s Market
Adv
First United Methodist Church
North Liberty
F.L. Kaul
Staub Court
Mr. Kaul
Dewey
Lincoln
Jack Shepherd
Stickney
Marion
Murray's Grocery
Ben Franklin
United Press International
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
Richardson Preyer
D. N.C
King
John F. Kennedy
Petersburg
Pat
British Balloonist Society
Newman
Bonn
Cologne
West Germany
Yugoslavia
Croatia
New York
New York City
Grand Central Terminal
Georgia
Lester Maddox
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home — Cemetery
Florist
John E. Lapes
S.E
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