Obituaries and service details for local residents
Memorial fund established for the American Cancer Society. Listings show the names Dyersville John A. Savolt 42 and Tama Beulah Beard 55 pending at funeral homes Mason Hand's and Goettsch's with visitation after 2 p.m. for Monticello Russell J. Meyer 63 Thursday 2 p.m. and Independence Ruth Mattingly 63 pending at White's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyersville
John A. Savolt
Reiff's Keota
Nina M. Baumert
Powell's
American Cancer Society
Tama — Beulah Beard
Mason- Hand’s. Monticello
Russell J. Meyer
Goettsch’s
Independence
Kenneth
Ruth) Mattingly
White’s
Three die in 2 a.m. Prairie du Chien blaze
A 2 a.m. fire in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin killed three people and forced three others to leap from a window to the roof of a neighboring building. The blaze destroyed four apartments and two businesses including the Spot Lite Bar, Thorp Finance, and an insurance office suffered smoke damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
UPI
Carol Lynn Denzer
Appleton
Robert Ware
Portage
Katherine Lang
Iowa
Doris Brown
Lang
Thorp Finance
Formal charges filed in shooting of Cedar Rapids officer
Ferdinand K. Vick 44 of 114 16th St NE faces assault with intent to commit murder and weapons charges after the Feb. 4 shooting of Cedar Rapids Officer Mark Fischer. Fischer, 30, wounded while stopping Vick’s car, remains in Mercy Hospital in stable condition. Officer Kenneth Washburn helped arrest Vick. Arraignment date pending. bond set at 90,000 on assault and 10,000 on weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest L. Gibson Jr
38Th
St. SE
Cedar Bluff
Miss
Patricia Holbrook
Preston
Minn
Gibson
Cedar Rapids
Alan Schumacher
Shannon Maree
Jacinda Leigh
Sarah Gibson
Greenville
Mack
Edgar
William
Wilford
Jessie Mae Gibson
Chicago, Ill
Martha Clark
Doris Gibson
Turner Chapel
Anthony E
Tony"’ Abeln
First Ave
New Vienna
Ruth Kramer
Dyersville
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus
International Association of Machinists
Universal Engineering
Judi Allison
St. Louis
Frank
Lombard, III
John Getz
Clinton
Riley Crawford
St. Patrick’s Church
Allen S. Schmitt
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Knights of Columbus Council
Schmitt
Teahen Funeral Home
Ferdinand K. Vick
Linn
Vick
16Th St. NE
Mark Fischer
Mercy Hospital
Fischer
Kenneth Washburn
Eugene Kopecky
Kopecky
Lawmakers Meet Quietly After Budget Talk
House minority leader Culver and aides were joined by Rep. Anderson and Sen. Jenkins as they conferred with a bloc of Democratic lawmakers in a secluded motel hallway and a second-floor room. The private session lasted about an hour, described as useful and important.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Culver
Avenson
Robert Anderson
Newton
Lowell Jenkins
Montrose
Senate
Gazette
Culver Holds Budget Talk in Iowa Legislature Session
Culver reports a productive exchange with Iowa lawmakers on balancing the budget and the congressional view. Avenson, Robinson, Hall, Husak, and Wells describe misunderstandings, shared sincerity, and hopes for unified action while noting future Cedar Rapids remarks. Avenson says the issue merits careful fact checking and possible constitutional amendment insight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culver
Iowa
Robinson
Wells
Cedar Rapids
Hall
Husak
Bakhtiar Seized By Khomeini Forces In Iran Power Takeover
Tehran reports say Bakhtiar was blindfolded and taken to a religious headquarters after his resignation. He is under provisional government protection while Khomeini's forces seize control. Tehran says six generals were arrested and officers ordered to report for duty as conflicts ease and U.S. personnel face detentions and evacuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Radio
Bakhtiar
Bazargan
National Front
Shah
Khomeini
Ibrahim Yazdi
Mohammad Wali Gharani
Air Force
Amir Hossein Rabaei
Iran
U.S
Tehran
U.S. Air Force
Washington
Azores
Weld dispute over Palo plant pipes tested by NRC in DC
Engineers from Iowa Electric meet with Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in Washington to decide what extra technical data is needed to resolve questions about seven welds in eight 10 inch water recirculation pipes at the Palo plant. The NRC says radiographs show irregular weld surfaces and possible crevices, while IE argues the welds meet code. The plant has been shut since June 17 and IE has spent $21 million on power from others. a solution could be buffing interior surfaces, redoing welds, or intensified inspections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Washington, D.C
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Palo
NRC
Office of Inspection and Enforcement
Iowa
Washington
Horace Webb
Iowa Electric
Webb
IDOT 380 Condemnations Delayed By Federal Suit
The Iowa Department of Transportation agrees not to condemn farmland for Interstate 380 from Cedar Rapids to Waterloo while a federal court case on the project proceeds. The Farmland Preservation Association drops a temporary injunction request. no land acquisitions will be initiated. A ruling is not expected for months, delaying the 47.6 mile project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Department of Transportation
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
IDOT
The
Farmland Preservation Association
U.S. District Court
Also Mentioned on This Page
Erlacher
Leo A
Allen Schmitt
St. Joseph Cemetery
American Legion
Jacobs
Lillian G
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
A.A. Sohawasser
Chicago
Bartosh
Mary
St. Wenceslaus Church
Louis Trzil
Czech National Cemetery
Kuba Funeral Home
Klatt
Ernest Martin
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Robert K. Wilcox
Huskey
James Benjamin
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Waldren A. Askren
Calvary Baptist Church
Loferski
Canon D.A
Grace Episcopal Church
Paul E. Trauemer
Turner Chapel East
Turner Crematory
White
James Barton
David N. Roth
Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church
Shiloh Cemetery
Hanford Post No
Bishop
Marvin Russell
Olivet United Presbyterian Church
Nadim E. Saikely
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Blairstown
Turner Chapel West
Kroupa
Rachael Marcelle
Terry Houser
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Fiala
George R
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Solon
Brush Chapel
Ada L. Freese Schmitt
Third St
Joseph A. Schmitt
Brooklyn
Beulah Voeltz
Ozella Brenner
Burbank
Calif
Harold Freese
Marion
Milan Freese
Orville Schmitt
Cora Gibson
Muncie
Ind
Jay Miller
First United Presbyterian Church
Shiloh
Funeral
Mac Phillips
Manchester
Good Neighbor Nursing Home
Winterset
Allison and Magnus
Hanford
VFW
Jeanney Carradus
Central City
Geraldine Drummey
Fairfield
Pearl Lishman
Santa Monica
Carl J. Miller
Elyria
Ohio
Walter S. Phillips
Des Moines
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Linn County
Jim Wells
Hurley Hall
Kenneth Miller
Emil Husak
Toledo
Norman Jesse
Bert Priebe
Algona
Norman Rodgers
Adel
C. Joseph Coleman
Clare
Ture
Military Airlift Command
IENRC
Dave Kueter
Tom Fruehling
Federal Court Reporter
National Guard
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Duke University
Durham
N.C
John. E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
Peck's Flower Shop
Center Point Road
Awellen Florist
Joan B. Turner & Son
Turner's
Boo Second Ave
Turner's West
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