Deaths and Obituaries from Cedar Rapids Area
Obituary notices list Robert E. McCune age 53 of 271 18th St NW Cedar Rapids died after a sudden illness. He worked 16 years at Kwik Way Manufacturing and was married to Margaret Lorimer. Survived by four sisters two brothers and wife. Services pending at Turner Chapel West with visiting hours after 1 pm. Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Additional notices include Evalyn R Dunlop Gloria Jean Hoover Thomas D Robinson and Nettie Duncan with service times and burial details. Memorial funds suggested for St Pauls United Methodist Church. Mount Vernon Nettie Duncan age 97 pending at Baxter’s.
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Robert E. McCune
18Th St. NW
Cedar Rapids
Kwik Way Manufacturing Co
Mr. McCune
Margaret Lorimer
Machinist Union
Glen Pesek
Bob Keister
Dean Gibbs
Columbus
Ohio
Mary McCune
Richmond
Daniel McCune
Dick McCune
Turner Chapel West
Thomas D
Turner Chapel East
Arnold Herbst
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Turner East
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Body found tied to Hillside Strangler case in Angeles National Forest
A young woman in her early twenties was found dead in the trunk of an abandoned car on a mountain road north of Pasadena, tied and with marks on her neck and chest. The discovery raises the Hillside Strangler count to 13 as investigators from the Strangler Task Force and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office pursue autopsy results and the killer(s).
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Los Angeles
UPS
Angeles National Forest
Strangler
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Angeles Crest
Pasadena
Hillside
City briefs tease local notices and ads
City briefs list Cedar Rapids garbage collection on regular schedule for Washington's Birthday observance. Linn County Democratic Convention arrange ment committee to meet Monday at 6 30 p m at Teams ters Hall 5000 J St SW. Also ads for Chinatown Easter flowers Baumhoefener Nursery products Church of the Foursquare Gospel services Embassy Club seafood platter Shaklee skincare BIX paint stripper and Iowa Glass Depot.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington
Linn County
Teamsters Hall
J St. SW
Fire Destroys Shed on Fruitland Boulevard
A Friday evening blaze around 7 p.m. burned a wooden shed and its contents at the end of Fruitland Boulevard SW near Prairie Creek. Cedar Rapids firefighters said the shed belonged to Almetti Construction Co of St Paul Minnesota and the loss amount was not known. Fuel oil storage was listed as the fire’s cause. ON THIS DATE in 1945 the Battle of Iwo Jima began.
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Fruitland Boulevard
Prairie Creek
Cedar Rapids
Almetti Construction Co
St. Paul
Minn
Soviets Face Growth Slowdown Amid Oil Crunch and Arms Pace
A 193 page intelligence briefing to the Joint Economic Committee warns the Soviet Union faces reduced growth potential and an energy crunch in the 1980s. Witnesses including CIA director Stansfield Turner say the USSR will struggle to meet domestic needs or export energy while maintaining its heavy defense buildup. They expect internal debate but no rapid cut in military momentum unless forced by crisis.
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Washington
UPI
Soviet Union
Joint Economic Committee
CIA
Stansfield Turner
Samuel Wilson
Defense Intelligence Agency
Turner
Weather and notices share vital local data
Wind SW at 7 mph. Sun rises 6 58 Sun sets 5 44. Highs in 20s lows 5 to 15. Snow chance by Wednesday. Feb 17 births Meader Kristiansen Elgin Geinzer. Incidents: mis alarm 58 Summer Circle NE noon Friday. Backfire at 1433 M St SW 3 04 PM. Furnace belt 1016 Eighth St NW 4 25 PM. Inhalator 271 18th St NW 6 55 PM. Fuel oil to stove Fruitland Blvd Prairie Creek SW 7 23 PM. Clogged flue 289 Norman Dr NE 7 23 PM. Carter warns of further action if talks fail after Cranston conference. Truman coal crisis history cited with 1950 seizure threat and 340 000 miners settlement. Marshall shuttle updates and union industry concessions amid walkout negotiations.
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Eighth St
18Th St
Fruitland Boulevard
Prairie Creek
Norman Drive
Carter
Cranston
R.1
Truman
Congress
Marshall
Labor Department
White House
United Mine Workers
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Coal union and industry inch toward tentative agreement
The offers include removing penalties for wildcat strikers and restoring a cost of living formula to protect wages, potentially raising miners' pay up to 2.45 over three years from 7.80 an hour. Industry also drops a shift-flexibility proposal and ensures UMW members for reclamation work.
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UMW
Ed Sturgill
Harlan County
Two Vehicle Crash Kills Garrison Man
A 56 year old Garrison man died after a two vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 218 and 13th Street in Vinton Benton County sheriff office said. Frank Lawrence Lindsey died from injuries when his car collided with a vehicle driven by 19 year old David Lawrence Janssen rural Vinton. Janssen was treated for facial injuries and released there were no passengers in either vehicle. Stop sign at gravel road crossing noted no charges were filed with the crash reported about 6 pm Services for Lindsey are pending at Campbell Russell Funeral Home.
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Garrison
Virginia Gay Hospital
Vinton
13Th Street
Benton County
Frank Lawrence Lindsey
David Lawrence Janssen
Lindsey
Janssen
Campbell-Russell Funeral Home
End of an Era as Little Bohemia Tavern Closes
Adolph Kalous locked Little Bohemia on 1317 Third St SE marking 42 years at the same site. Opened July 13, 1935 the tavern sold and will reopen under the same name later. Kalous, 74, says he is the oldest operator in the city at that location.
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Adolph Kalous
Little Bohemia
Third St. SE
Kalous
Carter back abortion cuts in town meeting
President Carter defended abortion as a life issue, pledging to minimize its need while opposing federal funding. He urged tightening HEW rules on funding for incest or rape cases and cited Calfano’s stance. He outlined energy, education, health, and loan measures and teased a UN disarmament address.
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Bangor
Maine
Carter
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Joseph Califano
Califano
New England
Senate
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Washington
William Miller
Federal Reserve Board
Miller
Arthur Burns
United Nations
Belfast blast and helicopter crash drive Ireland into alarm
A Belfast restaurant blast left bodies found in groups while police noted three bombs were planted and may be more inside. Earlier, a British army helicopter crash near the border killed Lt Col Ian Cordon-Lloyd and wounded two others. the IRA claimed responsibility for shooting it down amid gunfire exchanges. Northern Ireland secretary Roy Mason warned of a new campaign of terror as the IRA attributed over 200 bombings since just before Christmas.
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Fire Brigade
Irish Republic
IRA
Ian Cordon-Lloyd
Royal Green
Northern Ireland
Restrictive Rules Shape Lawyer Advertising Era
A court outlines strict guidelines for lawyer ads to avoid deception and visuals. Ads must be simple statements of services with firm name, practice area, bios, references, fees, and allowed services only. Criminal lawyers are barred. eligible ads cover wills deeds leases and uncontested divorces and similar tasks.
Senate Amends Bottle Can Law and Juvenile Justice Bill
The Senate amended both measures so they must return to the House for action on amendments. The Senate judiciary committee will hold a public hearing on the state equal rights amendment at 5 30 p.m. Monday Feb 17 in the Senate chamber.
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Senate
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
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Iowa
Mount Vernon
Nettie Duncan
Baxter's
Chicago
Chinatown
D.J
Baumhoefener Nursery
Johnson Ave
Church of the Foursquare Gospel
1St Ave
Embassy Club
Marilyn
Tony
AllCar
MoPar
Second Avenue
7Th Street
Shaklee
Lila Hegland
Iowa Glass Depot
6Th Ave
Iwo Jima
C.R. Weather
St. Luke's
Vicky Geinzer
27Th St
Myron G. Meader
Mechanicsville
Gary E. Kristiansen
Boca Chica
Hiawatha
Larry D. Elgin
Broadmore Road
Summer Circle
Fraser Pee
Ecscecs
United States
Midwest
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Sparrows Point
Baltimore
Federal Aviation Administration
C.R. Tavern
Anthony Crosland
Gazette
Department of Education
Belfast
Melbourne
Australia
William Martin
Mark Raymond Read
Read
John E. Lapes
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