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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1977

Page

28

Elvis Presley Laid To Rest At Forest Hill Cemetery

The casket bearing Elvis Presley was moved to the mausoleum at Forest Hill Cemetery in Memphis on Thursday marking the final arrangements for the rock icon. His death prompted a day of mourning as fans and family gathered to honor the singer.

Cedar Rapids Art Center Art Center Michelle Jensen Jacelyn Drive Sarah Ely Sunset Lane Hiawatha Rolfe Lehman J.J. Hayek Twenty-fifth Street Lehman Elvis Presley Forest Hill Cemetery Memphis New York

No Con Ed Atheists Since the Blackout

A Los Angeles Times Syndicate piece from 1977 portrays Con Edison lawyers invoking an Act of God defense after the New York blackout. Receptionists reference Bible worship and Vesper services for employees. The piece satirically notes the churchlike office culture and the belief that divine wrath hit New York for sins.

Washington Consolidated Edison New York Con Ed Bronx Staten Island Con Edison Flaherty Don Edison

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