Death notices span Cedar Rapids area with multiple obits
Obituaries list including John F. Davis 85 Cedar Rapids resident with 42 years in federal service World War I veteran and family survivors plus services at St Matthew's. Also Elmer Engbretson 69 Hiawatha, Alice Elizabeth Andrews 87 former Cedar Rapids resident in Topeka burial there, and Priscilla Miller 41 Clinton died at University Hospitals Iowa City with funeral plans. Additional notices for Peyton Troy Mills Harger Center Point Caraway Marion McGregor Chesmore Monona Steady funeral details follow for several families across Decorah Kalona.
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John F. Davis
B Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids
Cascade
Clare Boudousquie
New Orleans
Davis
U.S. Department of Agriculture
St. Matthew’s Church
Knights of Columbus
National Assn
Stewart Funeral Home
Elmer Engbretson
Northwood Drive
Hiawatha
Winneshiek County
Engbret
Minnie Engbretson
Eva Erickson
Robert
Kenneth
Richard
Eldon E. Thompson
Lyle
Phoenix
Ariz
Helen Gillespie
Margret Kellison
Bern Witcke
Decorah
Irvin
Ted
Rose Creek
Minn
First Lutheran Church of
Decorah Lutheran Cemetery
Stevne Funeral Home of
Alice Elizabeth Andrews
Topeka
Kan
Washington
Kansas
M.H. Collins
Arthur Collins
Dallas
Texas
Mount Hope Cemetery
Harold
Priscilla) Miller
Twenty-sixth Street Drive
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Harold Miller
Clinton
Word of God Lutheran Church For the Deaf
Susan Mae
Carol Anna
Arthur
Emma) Bier
Zion Lutheran Church
Springdale Cemetery
Snell-Zoning
Peyton
Virginia E
United Methodist
Troy Mills
Friends
Murdoch
Walker
Harger
Arless L
Murdoch Funeral Home
Center Point
Caraway
Archie J
Marion
McGregor
William H
All Saints Catholic Church
Edmund J. Becker
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Chesmore
Paul D
William Harnish
Oak Hill Cemetery
Councilman Feeds 2 Famished Dogs in Springville
Springville City Councilman Donald Waddell filed a cruelty complaint after feeding 10 pounds of dog food to two starving dogs. A Linn County Humane Society spokesman said investigators would visit Friday. One dog was chained with limited movement and visibly undernourished. the other lay near an oil tank.
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Springville
Donald Waddell
Linn County Humane Society
Linn
Waddell
Linn County Assessors Respond to State Equalization Order
County Assessor Forrest Holveck says he was surprised by a 15 percent value reduction for commercial property and will review the sale data used by the state. City Assessor Dale Piersall calls the city changes about what was expected as the county conference board prepares to meet next Thursday.
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State Revenue Department
Linn County
Forrest Holveck
Cedar Rapids
Dale Piersall
Three Injured In Separate Traffic Crashes
Three people were injured in Thursday traffic accidents with two admitted to hospitals. William K Vokt 18 of 151 Twentieth Street NW was in good condition at Mercy hospital after a one vehicle crash at Eighth Avenue and Eleventh Street SW. Hazel Buehrer 62 of Waterloo was in good condition at St Luke's hospital after a two vehicle crash east of Center Point. Linn deputies cited Vokt for failure to control and Mrs Buehrer for driving left of center. Lawrence Buehrer 75 of Waterloo was treated and released. no condition listed.
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William K. Vokt
Twentieth Street Drive
Mercy Hospital
Eighth Avenue
Eleventh Street
Vokt
Hazel Buehrer
Waterloo
St. Luke’s Hospital
Center Point
Linn
Rollo Patten
Route 1
Springville
Lawrence Buehrer
Out-of-State Salesmen Fined in City for No Licenses
Four outsiders Jerome W. Carter Jackie Miller both of New York Robert R. Green Bronx and James R. Potter Youngstown Ohio were fined 20 each in magistrate court for selling books and magazines door to door without required licenses. A peddlers ordinance exempting nonprofit groups was set to take effect Friday. Safety commissioner Ed Colton said police would enforce the previous law after complaints.
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Jerome W. Carter
Jackie Miller
New York
Robert R. Green
Bronx
James R. Potter
Youngstown
Ohio
Ed Colton
Police Department
Colton
Car pins Elberon Man in crash near Keystone
A 21 year old Elberon man Jamie Kaloubek was hospitalized in serious condition in the ICU at St Luke's hospital after a one car crash near Keystone Thursday night. Deputies said his vehicle went into a ditch and overturned trapping him.
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Keystone
Elberon
St. Luke’s Hospital
Benton County
Jamie Kaloubek
Business access concerns over I-380 Collins road extension
The SDOT informal meeting at City Hall addressed access for businesses between Council and Ozark streets NE. IDOT engineer Robert Henley said an access road west of Council is needed and traffic safety is a concern. The route would run north of Collins road near Fiftieth Street NE, affecting uncertain numbers of businesses and homes. A public meeting before a January hearing was announced.
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Collins Road
I- 380
State Department of Transportation
SDOT
City Hall
Robert Henley
IDOT
Council and
Ozark Streets
William O. Gray
Cedar Rapids
Gray
Henley
Council Street
Center Point Road
Fiftieth Street
Pennsylvania State Workers Strike Over Budget Delay
Tens of thousands of state employees in Pennsylvania stayed off the job amid a 50 day overdue budget fight. Russ Keating of AFSCME said 60 to 70 percent were off, as legislators remain deadlocked in a partisan clash preventing spending.
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Harrisburg
Itis
Russ Keating
American Federation of State
Pennsylvania
Cedar Rapids traffic engineering shift eyed for 1978
Cedar Rapids officials debate moving the traffic engineering department from public safety to public works. Mayor Canney and council members weigh council approval versus unilateral action as Phillips urges the transfer to improve coordination and efficiency. Colton backs the change, Meyer supports it as future oriented. The proposal would take effect January 1, 1978.
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Mel Meyer
Phillips
Colton
Meyer
Thirtieth Street
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Don Canney
Canney
Hal Schaefer
Stan Reinis
Department of Public Safety
Department of Public Works
Public Works Department
Cedar Rapids
July inflation cools with slower food price gains
The report shows a 0.6 percent rise in consumer prices in both June and July, with a July average indicating a 4.8 percent yearly inflation. Food costs eased as farmers earned less, with declines in beef, poultry, pork, fruits, veggies, sugar, and coffee, while egg prices jumped after a four month decline. Overall inflation was led by services 0.8 percent and higher mortgage costs, gas and electricity. Gasoline and motor oil prices fell 0.3 percent in July. The CPI index stood at 182.6 indicating $182.60 to buy what $100 bought in 1967.
Linn district court awards 19250 in auto crash suit
A Linn County district court jury awarded Mary E. Brown 19250 in her 75000 claim against Richard and Ruth Stratton stemming from an October 10 1975 collision when Ruths car driven by Richard turned left into Brown s path at a southwest Cedar Rapids intersection. The verdict details list Cedar Rapids Marion and Hiawatha residents as jurors and an alternate.
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Linn
Linn District Court
Mary E. Brown
Richard
Ruth Stratton
Cedar Rapids
Florence E. Diouhy
Dennis E. Durland
Michael R. Feye
Delores M. Tollefson
Donald L. Irons
James E. Bowers
Alice M. Cox
Gary W. Port
Dorothy V. Barlow
Darryl L. Brown
Marion
Arlene V. Warner
Walker
Janet L. Lake
Hiawatha
Richard L. Henderson
Coggon
Did You Know Coal Gas History in Rhode Island
Did You Know Coal gas first lit street lamps in front of David Melville's house in Newport Rhode Island in 1806. Melville patented his gas producing device in 1813.
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David Melville
Newport
R.I
Melville
Berkowitz Bail Ruling Sparks Questions on Mental Fitness
Nicholas Scopetta, deputy mayor for criminal justice, calls the bail decision an absurd result from mechanical interpretation of criteria. New York Daily News cites psychiatrists questioning Berkowitz’s competency to stand trial and notes a brain scan found no tumors or brain damage. Sources say he appears largely unaware of his surroundings though has occasional rational moments.
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Nicholas Scopetta
Scopetta
New York Daily News
Berkowitz
Sam
Humprey Courageously Faces Cancer Battle After Surgery
The passage notes that Senator Hubert Humphrey faced a cancer fight with faith and hope. Flowers poured in from many, including former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Muriel Humphrey reacted emotionally yet calmly to the news. Humphrey had a cancerous bladder removed last October and a new tumor was found during surgery for a lower colon obstruction.
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Henry Kissinger
Humphrey
Muriel
Carter
Mondale
Gerald Ford
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