Deaths – Ahrens, Alden, Craft, Ulmer Clark and more
Obituary notices and death reports for Johanna Elsie Ahrens 88 of Cedar Rapids and other local notables. Includes funeral times at Bethany Lutheran and St John s cemetery, plus details on Robert George Alden Wyoming Iowa and Marjorie O Stamp and Pearle Fee Deal services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johanna Elsie Ahrens
Henry W. Ahrens
Sixth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa County
Bethany Lutheran Church
Woman’s Guild of the Church
Lutheran Women’s Missionary League
Erwin Achterberg
South Amana
W.W. White
Blairstown
Albert Zander
Hillsboro
Ore
P.F. Larsen
Chicago
Ill
John Baack
Herman Sandersfeld
Williamsburg
John Trimpe
East Amana
Ronald Pfluger
St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery
Homestead
George Bloomquist
Eastview Christian Church
Dunkard Cemetery
Turner East
Brooks
Jessie D
Clarinda Cemetery
Canon D.A. Loferski
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Turner Chapel East
Abortion Funding Hearing Opens in Johnson County
Testimony began in Johnson County district court as Gayle Sand Dr. Richard Winter and groups challenge state funding of abortions. The social services council revised its policy placing funding decisions with the legislature and halted funds due to lack of federal match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Johnson County District Court
Iowa
Gayle Sand
Richard H. Winter
Women’s Health Project, Inc
Iowa Civil Liberties Union
State Department of Social Services
Social Services Council
Atty
Stephen Robinson
Social Services Department
Robinson
Johnson County
State Department
Richard Winter
Harold Vietor
Four Day Work Stop Page at Wilson and Company
A four day work stoppage at Wilson and Company was announced and observed, marking a notable labor action from thirty years ago. The event drew attention to industrial labor dynamics and company relations in the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Wilson and Company
Iowa sheriff outlines new concealed weapon permit rules
Workman said permits will involve an interview with the sheriff and staff to handle paperwork training and testing. Applicants must have no felony record and new fees begin January 1 with $5 for initial permits and $2 for renewals. A permit to purchase is required for handgun purchases and applies statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Workman
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Iowa
Johnson County
Wedelstedt Charges Cut To 3 Counts By Court
Edward J. Wedelstedt, Cedar Rapids based adult entertainment mogul, faces three counts after two days of court proceedings. The dropped count involved aiding and abetting interstate transportation of stolen property tied to a December 1974 heist. Three associates have pled guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Wedelstedt
Wedelstedt
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
U.S
Edward J. McManus
Davenport
Alan Kirshen
Wederstedt
Elvis prayer story and tomb trespass charge details
Retelling of a private Elvis Presley prayer with Reverend Humbard noting Elvis cried and called the moment his greatest Christmas present. Separately, three men fled Presley's tomb in Memphis and were charged with criminal trespass for plotting to steal the body but released on bond. a fourth man was freed due to lack of evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvis
Lisa
Humbard
Elvis Presley
Memphis
Tenn
Vernon Presley
Vernon
Presley
Singer
E. Winslow Chapman
Forest Hills
Ronnie Lee Adkins
Raymond Green
Bruce Eugene Nelson
Chapman
Baptist Hospital
Gunman DeCorleto in Hartford Killing Rampage
The gunman, identified as DeCorleto, killed his wife and son in Hartford after a call to the Hartford Courant, claiming life was terrible. He warned of an arsenal at his home and sobbed that his only world was his son. Police pursued the ex-convict after a 30-30 rifle exchange with a responding cruiser. His father and then his first wife visited the scene as authorities faced a dangerous stand-off and custody questions for their 4-year-old son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert George Alden
Wyoming
Iowa
Iowa City
Hale
Alice Fuhrmeister
Cedar Rapids
Alden
Alden Coal and Feed Co
Boy Scouts
American Legion
Keystone Masonic Lodge
Wyoming Presbyterian Church
Helen Riches
Bellvue
Mary Jane Kyarsgaard
Charles Johnson
Wyoming Post No. 259
Onslow
Hartford Courant
DeCarleto
the Courant
DeCorleto
Serge
Frank, Jr
East Hartford
Kathy
Hartford
Economy tightens as fuel shortages hit activity nationwide
The Commerce Department reports July activity at 129.7 percent of 1967 average, with June revised to 129.9 percent. The Federal Reserve raises the discount rate from 5 percent to 5 3 percent, signaling potential inflation pressure in coming months as borrowing costs rise for homebuilders and manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commerce Department
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Berkowitz Competence Hearing Details Psychiatric Findings
The court heard that Berkowitz wrote letters to columnist Jimmy Breslin and to his father while in Korea. Psychiatrists reported a normal brain scan and EEG. A Oct. 4 hearing will decide if Berkowitz is fit to stand trial, with Gold and defense seeking a further reexamination. He sat silent, consulting with lawyers as the report was read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Breslin
Berkowitz
Korea
Brooklyn Dist. Atty
Eugene Gold
Brooklyn Supreme Court
Meany questions Panama Canal land claims stance
George Meany argued against retaining territorial claims tied to the Panama Canal and criticized past U.S. actions. Sol Linowitz warned opponents that the treaty affects broader U.S. relations, with Latin America viewing the canal as a last vestige of colonialism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol Linowitz
Latin America
U.S
Chase leads through What Cheer. Iowa officers pursue Ogilvie
A Washington county sheriff's department news release reports a chase involving Chase Sigourney What Cheer Washington county and a state trooper. The pursuit began in What Cheer Keokuk county and deputies say they do not know why Ogilvie was chased or if charges resulted. The investigation is continued by the bureau of criminal investigation and local agencies under directing attorney general official J. E. Tobey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigourney
What Cheer
Washington County
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