Deaths Howard J. Church 85 Cedar Rapids resident
Howard J. Church 85 of 1239 N St SW Cedar Rapids died Friday after a sudden illness. Born February 13 1894 at Columbus Junction he married Gertrude Wilson in 1917 who died in 1967. He later married Dorothy Barnes in 1968. He was employed by Penick Ford Ltd retired and active in local churches. Surviving: wife three daughters three sons three stepsons and three stepdaughters plus many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Memorial services are set for Monday at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories with burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Howard J. Church
Cedar Rapids
Columbus Junction
Mr. Church
Gertrude Wilson
Dorothy Barnes
Thelma Stokes
John W
Ely
Duane H
Morton, Wash
Delaine E
Albert F. Barnes
William J. Barnes
Richard J. Barnes
Helen Dvorak
Maxine Drakos
Betty Gardner
Karen Gilbertson
Robins
Genevieve Meyn
Saraso
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Edward M. Bateman
Faith Bible Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Chapel of Memories
Iowa Deaths Listings Include Several Local Obituaries
Death notices from Iowa towns list Grace Gunderson 90 in Marengo with services pending at Hoover Valentine Funeral Home. Arnold S Atchison 64 in Tama with services Tuesday at St Pauls Lutheran Church. Frances Casey 74 in Toledo with services Monday at Mason Hands. Irene Oehler 55 in Delhi with services Sunday at Delhi Methodist Church. She willed her body to University of Iowa hospitals. Shelly's in Manchester handling arrangements.
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Marengo
Grace Gunderson
Hoover-Valentine Funeral Home
Tama
Arnold S. Atchison
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Mason-Hand’s
Toledo
Clarence
Frances) Casey
Delhi
William
Irene) Oehler
Delhi Methodist Church
University of Iowa
Shelly’s
Manchester
College Community Board approves teachers contract in 1979 80
The College Community Board of Education approved a two year contract raising salaries by 8.17 percent for 1979 80 for 159 CCEA represented staff. The agreement sets salary range 10 560 to 20 909 and summer teaching pay at 9.20 per hour with up to 49 monthly insurance payments for full time staff. The deal avoids an escalator clause and follows fact finder recommendations rejected earlier by the board.
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College Community Board of Education
College Community Education Association
Board of Education
Russian flu epidemic feared among Iowa schoolchildren
Iowa City AP reports University of Iowa investigators identify about 900 flu cases statewide three weeks earlier and 3 900 last week. Dr Larry Lutwick notes adults show resistance from a 25 year old Russian flu wave, while Cedar Rapids hospitals report no identifiable cases.
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Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
Larry Lutwick
University
Lutwick
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s
Mercy
the Gazette
Fire damages home in Southwest district from welder gas line feedback
A Friday fire in a southwest quadrant home caused extensive damage to a room and basement after an electric welder connected to a frozen water pipe caused a backflow into a gas line near 2204 Chandler St. SW. The blaze was extinguished about two hours after the 9:49 a.m. call with no serious injuries. smoke filled the residence and firefighters sustained minor cuts.
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Southwest Quadrant
Dorothy Simon
Chandler St
Simon
Towne Road
N St
Blairs Ferry Road
Edgewood Road
16Th Ave
Brookland Drive
Eighth Ave
12Th St
Suits Filed Against Ju-Li Corp Over Hamburgers Chain
Life Investors Insurance of America and Hawkeye Wholesale Grocery sue Ju-Li Corp, parent of Judy’s Hamburgers in Cedar Rapids Marion Coralville Des Moines and Illinois, seeking more than 670000 in mortgage and supply debts. Court action seeks control of two Cedar Rapids area outlets and lists multiple site debts with interest.
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Life Investors Insurance Co. of America
Hawkeye Wholesale Grocery Co
Iowa City
Linn District
Ju-Li Corp
Judy's
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Coralville
Des Moines
Illinois
Ju-Li
Cedar Rapids Life Investors Insurance
Hawkeye
Cedar Rapids’ Life Investors
Edgewood Road
Marion Blvd
Chicago
Judy’s
Harker’s
Wholesale Meat Inc
le Mars
Harkers
Life Investors
Judy’s Hamburgers
42Nd St. NE
Cedar Rapids- Marion
42Nd St
Cedar Rapids convention business to double by 1980
Cedar Rapids convention business rose to 5.53 million in 1978 from 3.35 million in 1977 and is forecast to reach 12 to 13 million in 1979 and 17 to 20 million in 1980 with openings at Five Seasons Center boosting bookings. Attendance jumped to 104 565 from 79 067 and events rose from 727 to 1 063 as groups rebook for next year.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Area
Bureau
Scott Olson
Five Seasons Center
Olson
Chamber of Commerce
Stouffer
Five Seasons Hotel
Roosevelt Royal
Convention Bureau
Dean’s List Names Omitted From UNI Story
Ga zette-area students named for fall Dean’s List at the University of Northern Iowa were accidentally omitted. Fairbank Russell Curley, Lynn Lesker, Fredericksburg Brian Mohling, Garwin Myron Rodgers, Montour Jeffery Smouse, Oxford Kandice Rehmke, Palo Karla Klaner, Scotch Grove James Husmann, Wadena Jane Ogle, Wellman Magdalene Bash, Susan Gingerich are listed as the honorees with the correction.
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University of Northern Iowa
Fairbank
Russell Curley
Lynn Lesker
Fredericksburg
Brian Mohling
Garwin — Myron Rodgers
Montour
Jeffery Smouse
Oxford
Kandice Rehmke
Palo — Karla Klaner
Scotch Grove
James Husmann
Wadena
Jane Ogle
Soviet Sailor Seeks Political Asylum in Italy
A 24 year old Soviet sailor who jumped ship in February asked for asylum in Italy. Nicolay Turbalek left the Soviet freighter Frajazino and went to a Genoa police station where a Soviet consul and the ship's captain demanded his return.
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Genoa
Italy
Nicolay Turbalek
Frajazino
Hearing set on budget by North Winneshiek district
The North Winneshiek Community School District approved a 1979 80 budget of 1 156 000 and scheduled a hearing on the record budget for 8 p m March 8 at Burr Oak school.
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North Winneshiek Community
Burr Oak
Weather and notices from Cedar Rapids area report
Wind in from SE at 6 mph. Extended forecast cold with teens to 20s and chances of snow. Feb 9 births list includes multiple Cedar Rapids area families with new daughters and sons. Fire and utility calls logged for Friday morning through late afternoon in Cedar Rapids and nearby towns.
Dean's list honor and stolen rings report in city briefs
Jerry VanDer Sanden of 3847 Tomahawk Trail SE named to UW Platteville first semester dean's list. Barbra A. Spina of 1822 Hamilton St SW reports wedding rings worth 500 dollars stolen between December 20 and Friday. Police log notes.
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Jerry VanDer Sanden
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Barbra
A. Spina
Hamilton St
Iran crisis deepens as Tehran faces armed clash
Tehran sees renewed violence as army trucks guard key intersections for the first time in days. Immortal Guards launch an attack amid ongoing peace negotiations with Khomeini’s exile camp, while demonstrations in support of Khomeini continue. Mehdi Bazargan outlines a six point program for an Islamic cabinet.
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Tehran
Mehdi Bazargan
Khomeini
Bakhtiar
Iran
Jury tampering probe could delay Flood retrial
Defense lawyer Axel Kleiboemer warns the Justice Department inquiry into possible jury tampering harms Flood’s position and public perception. Sources say a retrial decision hinges on age fatigue and the 11 to 1 verdicts, amid claims of confidential information and a juror meeting raise questions about fairness.
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Flood
Axel Kleiboemer
Justice Department
Kleiboemer
Washington
Congress
C R woman charged after Toddville theft
A 36 year old Cedar Rapids woman Martha Ruth Clark was arrested at the Linn County Sheriff's Office and charged with theft in the third degree for allegedly taking two money bags containing 90 to 100 dollars in cash and checks from Midway Auto Service in rural Toddville. She was stopped with the bags and is in Linn County Jail. Cedar Rapids police arrested Jo Ann Rockett on two theft charges related to a May theft of a typewriter and a dishonest check incident and she is held in the County Jail.
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Linn County
Martha Ruth Clark
St. SW
Clark
Martha Ruth Gibson
Cedar Rapids
Jo Ann Rockett
Gretchen Drive
Second Ave
Rockett
Iowa Parcel Service
58Th Ave
Giant
16Th Ave
Bottema family favored for Swine Expo grand championship
Dysart's Bottema brothers Henry and Roger hold two first place hogs in the senior open drive at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids, ensuring one will win the grand championship after Friday's first round judging. Open and derby divisions list multiple winners across lightweight middleweight and heavyweight classes with several Davenport Ames Wilton and Atkins competitors.
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Henry
Roger Bottema
Dysart
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Bottemas
Bob Brown
Laurel
Hal Everman
Postville
Lyle
Brad Olson
Atkins
Glen Keppy
Davenport
Roy B. Keppy
Dean Paustian
LeClaire
Allan Keppy
Wilton
Allen Keppy
LeClair
Jaci Juhi
Mechanicsville
Doreen Huinker
Ames
Roger Peters
Clark Huinker
Cindy Hartz
DeWitt
Dan Tucker
New London
Derby
Tammy Cheevers
Waterloo
Jolene Keppy
Brent Osland
Swisher
U S steel imports decline as profits rise
Treasury officials report profits around 804 million for the first eight months of last year and a 40 million loss a year earlier. Employment climbs by about 16 000 as a May program to shield domestic steel workers curbs imports, which have fallen about 3 percent since its start.
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Washington
U.S
Treasury Department
Treasury
Anthony Solomon
Senate
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St. Luke's
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Toddville
Stephen Wood
Vinton
Regina Knapp
Quail Court
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Springville
Paul E. Talley Jr
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David G. Feltes
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Leslie D. Baych
Joan C. Bisbey
Joel L. Janss
Lynne S. Lanning
Jackie E. Turner
Sherry R. Dvorak
Leonard M. Ohlhauser
Denise M. Holmes
James M. Henrichsen
Hiawatha
Frances L. Sands
Dennis W. Fagle
Carol L. Co
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Grand Ole Opry
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Iowa State
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Paris
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Elko
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