Deaths of Becker Slusher and Henry headlined in Cedar Rapids area
Obituary notices report Samuel William Becker 60 of Cedar Rapids died after a traffic accident. He led Becker-Peoples Furniture and held multiple civic posts. Reo Slusher 62 of rural Solon died after brief illness, a Rock Island Railroad employee and WWII veteran. Stephen Charles Becker 24 of Atkins died from injuries in a car crash near Newhall. Keota Ivan E Henry 55 of Anaheim formerly Keota, service time changed to 2 p.m. at St Marys Church.
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Samuel William Becker
32Nd St. NE
Cedar Rapids
Becker-Peoples Furniture Co
New York City
Rose Kirshenbaum
Omaha
Nebraska
Becker
Central Retail Merchants Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Temple Judah
Temple
B’nai B’rith
Linda Mae
Judy Ann
Rosalyn Isenberg
Brooklyn
N.Y
Harriet
Long Island
Sidney Becker
Denver
Colo
Robert Durach
Eben Israel Cemetery
Turner East
Sam Becker
Reo Slusher
Solon
Rock Island Railroad
Tom’s Creek
Margaret Anne Wislsel
Midland
Texas
Slusher
St. Bridget’s Church
Stephen Charles Becker
Atkins
University Hospitals
Iowa City
U.S. Highway 30
Newhall
Norway High School
Iowa Automotive and Diesel Institute
Catherine Cox
Norway
Hawkeye Downs
of Atkins
Aric
Angela
Robert Becker
Ronald
Susan
Waterloo
Gladys Hilton
Belle Plaine
Arlo Becker Sr
Watkins
Keota
Ivan E. Henry
Anaheim
Calif
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Visitation
Powell's
College Community Board Approves Reading Program
The College Community school board voted to adopt a national remedial reading program named Help One Student to Succeed, contingent on a $5,000 state grant. After an initial defeat, a second vote approved the plan to expand HAWKS with HOSTS elements, pending funding and partial implementation.
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The
College Community School Board
Hawks
William Boland Jr
Richard Hager
John Anderson Jr
Prairie View
Prairie Intermediate
Daryl Hynek
Milton Chadima
Arnold Yanecek
Mary Stroleny
Chadima
Boland
Anderson
James Bayne
Yanecek
Dorothy Hall
Robert Bostwick
Three-Car Crash Injures C R Man in City
William Achey, 30, of 1016 E Ave NW, admitted to St Luke's Hospital Friday afternoon with injuries from a three car collision on First Avenue East. He was listed in good condition Friday evening. Chris Achey, 23, and Kerri Achey, 2, were treated and released. Police reported no accident details available.
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William Achey
E Ave. NW
St. Luke’s Hospital
First Avenue East
Chris Achey
Kerri Achey
Outdoor page debuts with Forest and Stream columnist
The Gazette introduces a new Saturday morning Outdoor page on 7A featuring Ken Sullivan's Forest and Stream column from earlier sports pages. The section covers varied outdoor activities for Eastern Iowans while Consumer stories relocate to Thursdays with the Consumer Answer Line.
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Gazette
Ken Sullivan
City briefs note Dec 22 regular council meeting details
Five Seasons Center Commission will hold its regular meeting Thursday Dec 22 at 3 30 p m in the City Council Chambers Novak Monuments 203 14th Avenue SE 364 4439 Adv Games Tonite Town House Convention Hall Doors open 6 00 Adv Giants Baseball ticket books box seats Harley Steele 363 6406 Adv
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Five Seasons
Five Seasons Center Commission
Novak
14Th Avenue
Tonite
Town House
Giants
Harley Steele
Arizona man jailed in C R on drug charge
Thomas J. Schneider aged 27 from Glen dale Arizona was booked into Linn County Jail on a delivery of a controlled substance charge. He was arrested in Phoenix on a Linn County warrant and transported to Iowa. He is held on ten thousand dollar bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Schneider
Glendale
Ariz
Linn County
Phoenix
Linn
Arizona
Iowa
Vital statistics and county funding notes in Linn County
Wind SSE 18 at 10 p.m. with an upcoming sunrise Sunday 7 30 and sunset. Forecast shows little or no precipitation Monday through Wednesday with highs in the 30s and 40s and lows in the 20s to low 30s. Births listed from St Luke's Mercy and Rochester to multiple families including Benhart Fisher Schroeder Uhlenkamp Steck and Cahill. Marriages dissolve and fires noted. Linn County Title XX funding drops from 533483 to 470011 with 30 member Task Force debating eligibility and possible redistribution.
Welfare Board Recommends 60 Percent Median Income Cut
The social services task force urges reducing eligibility to 60 percent of state median income, cutting many Linn County clients especially day care households. The panel notes federal day care funding for Oct 1977 to Jun 1978 drops from 160000 to 63124. It plans to bar any children without immunizations from county funded day care programs.
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Linn County
County Welfare Board
Survive the Holidays with Joy Peace and Humor
Psychologists note holiday disappointment often stems from unmet childhood wishes and commercial pressures. The piece urges lowering expectations, avoiding counterfeit cheer, embracing simple pleasures, relaxing to maintain balance, and listing disliked holiday practices to discard.
Waldheim plans Cyprus visit to push peace talks
U N Secretary General Kurt Waldheim said he will visit Cyprus in the not too distant future to restart Greek Turkish community peace talks on the island. The Security Council extended the U N peacekeeping force there for six months despite a large budget deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
UPI
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Waldheim
Security Council
Welfare program decisions hinge on welfare bill edits
Lawmakers debate whether to include Carter's welfare jobs program in the overall welfare revision or link it to extensions of existing jobs programs. Rep. Hawkins urges options for the Welfare Committee as admin officials warn delays and higher costs threaten passage in an election year.
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House Education and Labor Committee
Augustus Hawkins
D-Calif
Carter
Hawkins
Ways and Means
Agriculture
Education
Labor
Title XX Task Force Sifts Programs Amid No Media Notice
A 30 member Title XX Task Force at Kirkwood Community College selected which of 12 programs qualify for nearly 1 million dollars in six county District 10 funds. No media notice was issued for the meeting, though county boards held a special session with notices to supervisors. District administrator Roger Reid called it an oversight.
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Linn County
Rosberg
Kirkwood Community College
Roger Reid
District 10
Reid
the Gazette
Plane Crash Near Waukon Airport Leaves One Fatality
After a post takeoff sighting, a plane crashed in a ravine near Waukon. Kaeser described the wreck upside down with the pilot's body snagged by a seat belt. Authorities were alerted by 2:19 pm and an ambulance reached the scene by 2:45 pm but snow hindered access. Damage included a demolished aircraft and torn fuel tank. FAA and NTSB will investigate.
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Waukon
Sheriff's Department
Kaeser
FAA
National Transportation Safety Board
Church Choir Concert Sunday at First United Presbyterian Marion
The First United Presbyterian Church in Marion hosts a Sunday 7 p.m. carol concert in the sanctuary. Amy Greenwald plays harp parts for Britten Ceremony of Carols and the English I Saw Three Ships. Soloists include Mrs. Vincent, David Norris, and Wayne Anderson with additional vocalists Joy to the World. Nursery provided and Anchor Club serves refreshments after. Mrs. William King directs. Mrs. Les Zacheis is organist.
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First United Presbyterian Church
Marion
Benjamin Britten
Amy Greenwald
Miss Greenwald
Melody Choir
Carey Krull
John Vincent
David Norris
Wayne Anderson
George Humphrey
Tim Mott
Randy Reynolds
Carl Foster
Anchor Club
William King
Les Zacheis
Carter to attend nephew's wedding in North Carolina
President Carter planned a brief pre holiday trip to North Carolina for the wedding of his evangelist sister's son Scott Stapleton 26 son of Ruth Stapleton to Carol Lee Gainey 24 daughter of Dr and Mrs Robert Gainey The Carter family including Mrs Carter President and Mrs Carter brother Billy and mother Lillian Carter were to attend the wedding.
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Fayetteville, N.C
UPI
Carter
North Carolina
Scott Stapleton
Ruth Carter Stapleton
Carol Lee Gainey
Robert Gainey
Billy
Lillian Carter
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Pineville
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Nolan Settlement
Bachman
College Community Board
C.R
St. Luke's
Donald Benhart
Oxford Junction
Steve Fisher
17Th St. SW
Daniel D. Schroeder
L Ave. NE
Lena Uhlenkamp
J Ave. NE
Edmund F. Stecklein
Monticello
Lorie High
Sixth St. NW
Jeff E. Galloway
Lisbon
Ronald A. Cahill
Harriet Ave
Paul J. Scherrer
I Ave
Mercy
Steven McNulty
Roger Hardy
Toddville
Rochester
Minn
Bruce A. Johnson
Johnson
Charles Sova Sr
Mallory St
West Berlin
N.J
Doug Collins
Collins
Bernie Stieger
Ave
Wendell Thompson
Rockford, Ill
Ruby V. Smith
Jeffrey R. Kacena
Barbara J. Moenk
Bill J. Achey
Patricia A. Hugenel
Alan J. Fisher
Laura J. Wilford
Swisher
Raymond M. Bollman
Joan F. Carter
Bernard S. Michalec
Sheryl K. Rion
Kevin R. Kesselring
Debra B. Daniel
Fredrick H. McNulty
Anna M. Aten
John Wesley Jr
Barbara Gail Bainum
Mary L
Douglas Dick Jibben
Nancy
Robert E. Henry
LaDonie
Richard H. Reinhold
Gary B
Cary L. Northrop
12Th Ave
Lith
Bill Rosberg
RIGO
Vasdees
Social Services
Santa Claus
Chicago
James Corman
Dcalif
Willis Gradison Jr
Ohio
Gradison
John E. Lapes
Florist
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