Deaths Chronicle Cedar Rapids Area Residents
Obituaries note Harold J Blackledge Sr 73 of Cedar Rapids died after brief illness wife Margaret Krippner surviving children Janet Shook Harold Jr Leroy Wayne and others with services Friday Cedar Memorial Chapel and burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Also Dale Griggs former Cedar Rapids resident died in Mount Vernon Washington with seven children and a sister. Shane Gage 8 died at home Springville after long illness with services Friday Cedar Memorial Chapel. Additional notices list Bertha Peer Helen Clark Jock Fraker Larry Eldridge George Stefan and others with memorials and funeral arrangements across Iowa communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold James Blackledge Sr
23Rd St
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Margaret Krippner
Iowa City
Blackledge
Wilson Foods
Sharon United Methodist Church
Janet D. Shook
Crystal
Minn
Harold J. Blackledge Jr
van Horne
Leroy A. Blackledge
Des Moines
Wayne N. Blackledge
Grand View
Iowa
Chapel of Memories
Everent K. Burham
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Sharon United Methodist Church Memorial Fund
Dale Griggs
Mount Vernon
Wash
Kirkwood Community College
Washington State
Mildred Fye
Sharon Goodman
Oklahoma
Shane Barnett Gage
Springville
Janice Gage
Ronald Gage
Ronnie
Cindy
Lynda
Jennifer
Robert Mingo
Center Point
Audrey Gage
Mattie Lauber
Emil Walters
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Steven Parker
Springville United Presbyterian Church
Bertha Roberts Peer
Atlantic
Marion High School
University of Iowa
Ralp Peer
Edna Roberts
Boone
Helen Seerle Clark
Atherton B. Clark
Santa Cruz
Calif
Oskaloosa
Elizabeth Clark Hanna
Aptos
California
Oak Hill Cemetery
Turner Chapel East
Larry L. Eldridge
Mount Vernon Road
Benton, Ill
Jean Dunt
Cresco
U.S. Air Force
Eldridge
Central Church of Christ
George Stefan
Dubuque
Leona Burris
Stefan
John Deere Co
Elks Club
James Blayney
Maquoketa
Immunization hearing set in Linn County case
A Linn District Court hearing on January 9 will address the legality of a state immunization law for school and day care children. The Cedar Rapids chiropractor behind the suit seeks a declaratory judgment voiding the statute and a permanent injunction, citing due process and establishment clause concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Cedar Rapids
William Eads
Squaw Creek
Iowa
City Council urges ban on kruggerand coin sales
Portland officials adopted a resolution urging residents to refrain from buying kruggerands and asking newspapers and radio and TV stations to stop advertising the South African coins. Commissioner Charles Jordan introduced the measure, citing support for a government that oppresses non-whites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland, Ore
UPI
United States
Charles Jordan
New Houseboat Rental Rates Announced for Everglades Trips
The Flamingo Houseboat Corporation announced new rates for Everglades National Park rentals. Three night weekend packs cost 295 for 28 foot boats and 345 for 36 foot boats. four night midweek from 345 to 395. seven night options 495 to 545. Rates include gear and linens with reservations via Flamingo Florida contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Everglades National Park
Flamingo Houseboat Corporation
Flamingo
Fla
Yale coed wins standing to pursue sexual bias suit
Pamela Price, Yale senior, may continue a sex discrimination suit arguing a professor offered an A in exchange for sexual favors after she received a C for refusing. Magistrate Latimer limited standing to Price while dismissing other plaintiffs and noting the case could test Education Amendments of 1972 implications for universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven, Conn
UPI
Yale University
U.S
Arthur Latimer
Yale
Pamela Price
Miss Price
Robert Duvall
Duvall
Yale College
Horace Taft
Law School
John Winkler
Latimer
Winkler
Man charged with rape in Cedar Rapids case
Roger J. Grayson, 24, of 1117 Seventh St. SE, was arrested on a charge of rape at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday after information from a Southeast Cedar Rapids 12-year-old's parents. The incident was reported November 25. Gary L. Hobbs, 24, was arrested on a warrant on a charge of assault and battery. address not listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger J. Grayson
Seventh St. SE
Wednesay
Cedar Rapids
Gary L. Hobbs
Hobbs
Transformer blamed for northeast Omaha outage near Kennedy High
An outage disrupted electrical service to 48 homes on the citys northeast side starting at 7 45 this morning. The fault was traced to a residential distributing transformer near Kennedy High School. Crews restored service to 33 homes an hour later, power briefly failed again for 20 minutes, and full restoration was expected by this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Electric
Kennedy High School
Old Guardsman sues for injuries in 1910 riot
Arthur Vannort, then 20, served with National Guard troops to quell a Weston lynch riot in 1910. Now 87, he sues West Virginia for 10500, alleging a fractured skull and loss of hearing from the melee. Filed against the Department of Veterans Affairs and the adjutant general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
UPI
Arthur Vannort
National Guard
Vannort
West Virginia
State Court of Claims
Weston
Department of Veterans Affairs
Adjutant General
Spacelab seat nominees announced for second mission
The European Space Agency named four finalists from Italy West Germany Switzerland and the Netherlands for the second Spacelab seat joined by an American astronaut. Finalists were chosen from 53 candidates across Austria Belgium Denmark France West Germany Ireland Italy Netherlands Spain Sweden Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
France
West Germany
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Spacelab
Inmate Dies After Fall Into Acid Vat at License Plate Plant
Initial reports say inmate Heeren fell into a four by six foot vat of muriatic acid used to strip paint in the license plate division. Autopsy pending to confirm cause of death with fumes suspected. Investigations involve other nearby inmates and state agencies. Heeren began a five year sentence for lascivious acts with a child on November 14, 1975.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heeren
Waukon debates water main cost as Sweeney withdraws offer
Waukon City Council adopts a traffic ordinance and votes to deposit 2,029 into the general fund for snow removal. Realtor Ralph Sweeney sought relief on a Sixth Street SW water main cost, offering 5,000 to 7,000 to cover city expenses. he withdraws and may abandon the project. The city plans supervision by waterworks staff, with bids not needed if the city bore the cost, and a sprinkler system hinges on pressure. The ambulance committee and hospital board discuss a countywide push for ambulance funding as a new service begins with hospital staff handling drivers and insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Ralph Sweeney
Sixth Street
Sweeney
Lynn Morrow
Sewage Plant Work Paused for Safety Device Installations
Knutson Construction Co halted work at the new south city wastewater plant to install tarpaulin on rock walls after a rock fall bruised an employee. OSHA cited imminent danger, posting the area as unsafe until corrective work completed. No safety violation citation reported by OSHA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knutson Construction Co
OSHA
Tom Kleiman
Kleiman
Chromalloy executive Joseph Friedman dies at 71 in St Louis
Joseph Friedman chairman and chief executive officer of Chromalloy American Corp. died Tuesday in St Louis. He was 71. The brief obituary notes his leadership role and age with a dated historical aside about James Oglethorpe born in London in 1696.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Joseph Friedman
Chromalloy American Corp
Colony of
Georgia
James Oglethorpe
London
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Victor
Barlow
Florence Hall Feiereisen
Earl Huebner
Calvin Sinclair Presbyterian Church
Turner East
Overton’s
Buckingham
Traer
Emil Herrink
St. Paul Catholic Church
Edna Licht
Trinity Lutheran Church
Chapman’s, Clarence
Brooklyn
Ray Robey
Grace United Methodist Church
Neuenhoven
S. Wadena
Hervey Aeschliman
Presbyterian Church
Wadena
Burnham-Wood
S. Victor
Orris (Viola) Tuttle
McAninch-Fremming
Newman F. Chapel
Forest Cemetery
Chelsea
Lena Benesh
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Hrabak’s
Roland Krekeler
Gazette
Florist
Mt. Vernon Rd
Physical Sciences
Houston
Space
Control Center
Iowa Bureau of Labor
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Ly Elnora Robey Gazette
Steve Hohbach
New City
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue 5.E
Ewe Ulen
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