Deaths of Cedar Rapids Residents Mourned in Local Funeral Notices
Obituaries list multiple Cedar Rapids area residents including Olga Miskovsky Stewart 83 Norma Beatty 66 John Beer 50 and Leon Shukers 90. Details cover birthplaces marriages prior professions church affiliations survivor counts service times burial locations and gifts to charities. Additional notices include Ruth Busby Jane Fitch Clyde Kohl and others with funeral dates and arrangements across Cedar Rapids and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olga K. Miskovsky Stewart
Sixth Ave
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Edwin M. Stewart
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Charles H. Fliehler
Stewart Funeral
Cedar Memorial Mausoleum
Stewart Funeral Home
Norma Kathryn Beatty
Second St
Charles H. Beatty
Norma Nemecek
Mr. Beatty
James
Evelyn Hojka
Turner
Thornburg Funeral Home
McGregor
John Speerstra
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Turner Chapel East
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Guard tapes access showdown eyed by Iowa committee
Des Moines based legislative panel seeks court action to obtain tapes from the Iowa National Guard wiretap in Boone. Rep. Norman Jesse says the group will subpoena former Major John McGee and press U S Attorney Roxanne Conlin to release records. Conlin refuses, citing federal law. judge noted the panel’s tight Jan first deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Iowa National Guard
Boone
Norman Jesse
D-Des Moines
Evan Hultman
U.S
William Stuart
Roxanne Conlin
Jesse
Maj
John McGee
Oregon
Conlin
FBI
Group Seeks Enforceable Minimum Housing Code
Cedar Rapids Citizens for Community Improvement forms to back an enforceable housing code. The group met Monday with Scott Olson, housing code committee chair, to discuss recommendations and plans to present to the City Council on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52496. Subscription rates are 1.15 per week by carrier, 5,174 weeks or 56.00 for 52 weeks by mail, with higher rates for out of state and territories. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. AP holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Associated Press
Alaska development group members injured in crash
Republican official Cliff Groh said the 55 year old senator was conscious and recognized two daughters after a crash. Motley, lobbyist for Citizens for Management of Alaska Lands, had a fractured collar bone and bruises. Killed were Mrs Stevens, pilot Richard Sykes, co pilot Richard Church, lawyer Joe Rudd, and timber merchant Clarence Kramer returning from Juneau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican National
Motley
Citizens For Management of Alaska Lands
Alaska Department of Commerce
Stevens
Richard Sykes
Anchorage
Inlet Marine
Tyonek Timber
Richard Church
Joe Rudd
Clarence Kramer
Sitka
Juneau
Alaska Governor Hammond Sworn In Amid Monument Debate
Governor Jay Hammond, elected to a second term, is sworn in after meeting with Gov. Hammond and President Carter's land preservation plan. Senate leader Baker notes Stevens feared flying and referenced past disappearances while aviation groups discuss runway safety and wind influence on a recent crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Hammond
Carter
Stevens
Hammond
Survivors Rescued After Colorado Plane Crash In Harsh Snow
Eight outside the wreck, including an eight month old boy with minor head cuts, were evacuated after a nightlong search. Rescuers used snow machines to reach survivors, while 200 personnel plus a C 130 searched the Buffalo Pass area near Walden under 30 mph winds and extreme cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. 40
Steamboat Springs
Kremmling
Buffalo Pass
Walden
Jackson County Sheriff's
Marianne Swayze
Grizzly Creek
Illinois
Swayze
Police to hire four new officers in April despite budget gaps
Bergen outlined plans to appoint four officers on two dates to join the Police Academy April 30. The move avoids retesting, taps certified and reserve lists, and uses existing vacancies and savings to cover costs. A new pension law may prompt early retirements, with an estimated 30-35 officers affected by July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bergen
Zimbro
Hanse
Elliott
Erceg
Civil Service
Police Academy
FBI firings and civil rights review under Webster era
Edward Webster unveils 1976 guidelines for domestic security probes to protect civil rights. He notes no successful civil rights suits against the FBI and explains not disciplining street agents. The Justice Department omits prosecutions for low level agents while indicting Gray Felt and Miller for civil rights conspiracy. The internal review reports 32 surreptitious entries 17 illegal wiretaps and other intrusions against radicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Levi
FBI
Webster
Department of Justice
L. Patrick Gray
Mark Felt
Bureau
Edward Miller
Supreme Court rules riders lack standing to challenge car search
In a 5-4 decision the court held that armed robbers Frank Rakas and Lonnie King could not challenge a police search of the getaway car. The search had no warrant, found rifle shells and a sawed off shotgun, and the ruling narrows the reach of a 1960 decision on standing to challenge searches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Illinois
Frank Rakas
Lonnie King
William Rehnquist
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Beer
Iowa City
Davenport
University
U.S. Navy
Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
U of I
Robert
Jeffrey
Zion Lutheran Church
University of Iowa Foundation
Leon Lester Shukers
Patricia Shukers
E Ave
Cleveland
Ohio
Eagles Club
Patricia Womochil
Minneapolis
Minn
William
Teahen Funeral
D.A. Loferski
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Ruth L. Busby
Ave
L.W. Busby
Atlantic
St. Luke’s Hospital
Elmcrest Country Club
L.W. Busby Jr
Chicago
Mary Bell
Masonic Cemetery
Turner East
Jane Fitch
Downers Grove
Ill
Charles Fitch
Naperville
Charlotte DeWolt
Linwood Cemetery
Earl A. Huebner
Calvin Sinclair United Presbyterian Church
Clyde E. Kohl
Seventh St. SE
Lisbon
Hallmark Nursing Home
Mount Vernon
Linn County
Ray Kohl
Morgan's
Lisbon Cemetery
Frank J. Benesh II
Gwyn A. Achenbach
Fort Madison
Masonic Lodge No. 112
Rural
Frank J. III
Harry
Hazel Chamberlin
First Presbyterian
Mildred Cerveny
Fairfax
Mildred Cole
Milo J. Cerveny
Solon
Milo Jr
Vernon
Swisher
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
William Arquitt
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Father Arquitt
Brush Chapel
Mechanicsville
Jessie Studer
United Methodist Church
Visitation
Horner’s. Dyersville
Gregory B. Wulfekuhle
St. Francis Xavier
Kramer's
Manchester
Leo Henry Haas
Shelly's
Greenwood Cemetery
Masonville
Wheatland
Emil Endorf
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ
Chapman's
West Liberty
Della Barnhart
Snider’s. Sigourney
Jennie R. Beall
Reynolds
Rs Ferry — Claire
Skip” Taylor
Schultz
Brant-Kerns
Wyoming
Pauline Sieveka
Hayden’s
McGee
Stuart
Alaska
Flying Tigers
Senate
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Baker
Nick Begich
Louisiana
Hale Boggs
International Air Line Pilots Association
Federal Aviation Administration
Colorado
Grand County
Houston Henderson
Sheriff
Henderson
Justice Department
Rehnquist
Cedar Memorial
Funeral Home — Cemetery
John. E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
Florist
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