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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1978

Page

3

Deaths in Cedar Rapids and Marion list multiple local obituaries

Alice Violet Liams 77 of 1802 J St SW died after a sudden illness. Dorothy A. Wilson 69 of Marion also died in a Cedar Rapids hospital. The notices name survivors including children and grandchildren, list church affiliations, and note funeral arrangements. Additional obituaries include Mary Bren and Edward McCarthy with service details and burial plans.

Alice Violet Liams J St. SW Henry Kiams Cedar Rapids Peru Iowa Alice V. Mack Bussey Iiam Winterset Liam Bethany Congregational Church Russell Vern Waterloo Evelyn Crenshaw Cromwell Doris Waddell Ankeny Mary Kalianoff Des Moines Charles Mack Colfax Dorothy Redding Kellogg Collins Funeral Home Turner Chapel West Dorothy A. Wilson 35Th St Marion Toddville Dorothy Mason Mery G. Wilson Church of Christ Ivan Lundgren William J Paul Nancy Dubuque Cleo Emry Jim Belnap Barstow Calif Fred Mason Napa Wilbur Mason Jimmy Price Lafayette Cemetery Murdoch Chapel Center Point

Iowa Deaths List Obituaries For Several Iowa Communities

Obituaries report multiple deaths across Iowa including Manchester Tama Leona Peska Winthrop and Lamont, with funeral times and locations. Services include Bohnenkamp's in Manchester and Grace United Methodist Church in Lamont, and burial plans at Fremont Cemetery in Winthrop. Visitation details are listed for several sites.

Manchester Robert J. Cornwell Bohnenkamp S. Tama Leonard R. Peska Mason Hand S. Winthrop Carrie Murley Grace United Methodist Church Lamont Fremont Cemetery Winthrop Fawcett’s Earlville Dale A. Feldmann St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Visitation Kramer’s Dyersville Coralville Robert L. Seward St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Iowa City Beckman-Jones Hopkinton Estella Hardin Freeze Carson’s Maquoketa Hopkinton Methodist Church Williamsburg L.A Alice” Winborn Uhlmann's James P. Mulligan

Cedar Rapids Woman Killed in Lincoln Nebraska Crash

A Cedar Rapids woman Mary Lou Williams age 53 was killed and her husband John F. Williams injured when their eastbound car at NW 12th Street and Husker Highway was hit by Gregory A. Engelhardt 19 driving a truck. The Williams car then struck Beverly J. Schliuckebier 24 in rural Seward Neb. At 1 20 p m Thursday authorities reported no charges filed and the husband remained in fair condition at Lincoln General Hospital.

Cedar Rapids Lincoln Neb Mary Lou Williams Waveland Drive John F. Williams Lincoln General Hospital Williams NW 12Th Street Husker Highway Gregory A. Engelhardt Beverly J. Schliuckebier Seward Engelhardt

Hijacking Crisis: Flight 830 Under Control After Landing

Capt Robert Hamilton reported Flight 830 from Kennedy Airfield was under control by hijackers eight hours after landing and demands were relayed. police in radio contact with Hamilton who remained in the cockpit. Five Croatians were held for release as the plane traveled via Tulsa St Louis Detroit.

Robert Hamilton Hamilton Kennedy Airport New York Tulsa Okla St. Louis Detroit

City Briefs and Crime Reports Highlight Local, National News

City briefs note Claire Glover elected director of the Iowa Medical Record Association and her prior roles at the Iowa Foundation for Medical Care. Local thefts report a $200 stereo, $375 cash, $800 jewelry from 909 26th St. SE, and a $400 outboard motor plus a $170 chain saw from 5790 42nd St. NE garage. The page includes a hijacking-related international story, early 1980s terrorism notes, and a 30 years ago recap of U.S.-Soviet consular ties cut.

Claire Glover 42Nd St. NE Iowa Medical Record Association William Krejci 26Th St. SE Ken Miller 42Nd St

Cardinals Gather for Mass as Conclave Sees Uncertain Path

A mass in Assisi drew 8 000 to 10 000 worshippers as cardinals met in the Vatican conclave. Pelleg rino warned there will be no return to the past, while factions pressure for changes on rights and celibacy amid a flood of influence efforts and accusations against possible winners.

Michele Pellegrino Assisi Pellegrino Turin Paul John XXIII Pius XII Italy Brazil

Insurance policy renewals face retroactive coverage push

Lawmakers and insurers are pressured over sudden renewal denials with focus on retroactive benefits for policyholders. Anderson plans a department rule to require similar benefits for intermediate care, while Faudree argues the law unfairly targets insurance to avoid commerce restrictions.

Insurance Companies Anderson

Postal union vote awaited as walkout threat looms

The Postal International Union plans to announce a vote on Saturday while the 38,000 member National Association of Rural Letter Carriers backs the pact through state officers. Government and Postal Service prep for a possible nationwide mail strike includes potential use of federal troops, emergency declarations, non essential mail bans, and private delivery of first class letters. A 1970 precedent showed 200,000 workers striking without sanctions. On this date in 1973, Cambodia saw the heaviest fighting since U.S. bombing paused, with clashes near Phnom Penh.

Cambodia U.S Phnom Penh

Nuclear plant repairs drive up power costs and wages rise

Iowa Electric reports August power charges rising by 37 cents per 1000 kWh due to the nuclear shutdown. About 200 craftworkers per 12 hour shift are repairing fractures in cooling pipes, with labor running $68,000 daily. Welders face two hour daily limits for radiation exposure, and tests show a high failure rate among applicants. Repairs occur in a 2 by 2 foot cubicle near the reactor wall as metallurgical tests proceed in Texas and Washington.

Samuel J. Tuthill James M. Davidson Arnold

Classified Ad Seeks Low-Cost Typewriter Sale

A local newspaper runs a compact classified notice offering a budget typewriter for quick sale. The ad invites buyers to contact the seller, noting affordable pricing and immediate pickup in the downtown area.

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