Deaths in Cedar Rapids area list long final rites set
Obituary notices report Charles Havlena 79 of Cedar Rapids died from a hit and run injury. World War I veteran and former Postal Department worker, survived by wife Georgena and sister, services set at Brush Chapel and Immaculate Conception Church with graveside rites at Czech National Cemetery. Other local obituaries include Maynard Bartling, Homer Harger, Leila Washburn, Marvin Brown, and Jack Sayre with varied memorials, services, and burial arrangements in Cedar Rapids and nearby towns.
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Charles Havlena
Second Ave
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Postal Department
Haviena
Maurice H. Thatcher
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama Canal Zone
Thatcher
Temple of
Scottish Rite Masons
Washington, D.C
Hanford Post
The
American Legion
Musicians Union No. 137
Elks Lodge
Georgena Vorel
Frank Unzeitig Jr
Brush Chapel
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
William Leonard
Czech National Cemetery
Father Leonard
Leila West Washburn
Oscar F. Washburn
Las Vegas
Nev
Mount Vernon
Ruth A. Waite
Jane M. Thorson
Swarthmore
Penn
Laurance West
Morgan Funeral Home
First Church of Christ, Scientist of
Mount Vernon Cemetery
Marvin F. Brown
13Th St
Milton
Edythe Adey
Brown
Standard Tire Company
Allen Motor Co
Mizpah Lodge
el Kabir Shrine
Turner Chapel West
Sehl
Lorraine
United Church of Christ
Central City
Mount Clark
Murdoch Chapel
Schonberg
Winifred
Murdoch
Jack Sayre
Riverdale
Ill
Sayre
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company
St. Charles
Catharine Mueller
Iowa-Illinois
Iowa Power and Light Company
Des Moines
Quad Cities
Iowa Generic Society
Michael Taylor
Donald Brewer
Muscatine
Donald
Seattle
Wash
Rex
Davenport
the Hills and Fredericks Mortuary
St. Charles Cemetery
St. John’s Methodist Church
R.B. Galbraith
Marengo
What Cheer
University of Iowa Dental College
Fern Elefson
Iowa City
Rotary
Wandling- Wendell
Paul
Atlanta
First Presbyterian Church
Hoover-Valentine’s
Cyprus hostages, two terrorists surrender after airport battle
Cypriot authorities reported the Nicosia airport battle ended with the two terrorists surrendering to the crew after hours of gunfire. Fifteen dead, many wounded. Egypt pledged aid and Air Force units evacuated casualties and detained Egyptians.
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Nicosia
Cairo
Youssef el-Sebaei
Anwar Sadat
Samir Mohamed Qatar
Zayed Hosni Ahmed Alali
Egypt
Benjamin
Here
Cyprus
Butros Ghali
Ghali
Drug trafficking evidence and canal treaty ratification debate
Debates over whether drug trafficking charges are relevant to ratifying the canal treaties continue. Opponents hope undisclosed evidence revealed Tuesday could derail ratification by swaying undecided senators. Backers say the information, even if damaging to the Torrijos family or U.S. officials, is unrelated to the treaties.
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Torrijos
U.S
Federalization or arbitration urged to end coal strike
Miller on NBC's Meet the Press opposes Taft-Hartley and warns of chaos and bloodshed if miners return to work under court order. He favors federalizing the mines or binding arbitration, while Congress would need new legislation to permit a take over or arbitration. White House vows definitive action after failed bargaining.
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Carter
Miller
NBC
Meet the Press
UMW
Taft-Hartley
Congress
United Mine Workers
White House
Death of Craig Byam Linked to Tucson Investigation
Craig Ronald Byam 28, a Cedar Rapids and Vinton native, was found dead at his Tucson home early Sunday. Medical examiners said routine investigations and toxicology tests are underway. no cause yet determined. He was a University of Arizona graduate and formerly worked for a Tucson car rental agency. Services planned in Vinton.
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Cedar Rapids
Vinton
Tucson
Ariz
Craig Ronald Byam
Byam
Clarence Henderson
Owen St
Craig Byam
Washington High School
Kirkwood Community College
University of Arizona
Cheryl Scott
Wendy Roster
Tami Henderson
Elma Petersen
Hugo Lundahl
Campbell-Russell Funeral Home
Evergreen Cemetery
Officials probe three derailments weekend Cedar Rapids area
A trio of train derailments in the Cedar Rapids area over the weekend left no injuries. A Milwaukee Railroad grain train was re-railed near Martello, a Marion derailment involved 15 triple deck cars and two piggyback cars, and a Rock Island line derailment on Cedar Rapids Fourth Street affected traffic but caused no serious damage. Rails were back in service by 10 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Milwaukee Railroad
Martello
Ment
Marion
Rock Island
Fourth Street
12Th Avenue SE
14Th
Third Avenues
Amana resumes normal operations after parts shortage
Amana Refrigeration returned to a normal schedule this morning following a two day halt due to a parts shortage. A company spokesman cited severe weather in Kentucky Michigan Ohio and Indiana and said manufacturers struggled to meet delivery schedules.
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Amana
Kentucky
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Hubcap thefts reported in two Marion incidents
C R briefs report two separate hubcap thefts. Walter Harti values the stolen caps at 300 dollars from a car parked at May City Lanes on Trent Street SW Saturday afternoon. Carl Anderson valued at 320 dollars, with caps taken from a vehicle parked at the Target Store on First Avenue SE Saturday afternoon.
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Walter Harti
Oakland Road
Carl Anderson
Country Club Drive
Marion
Harti
May City Lanes
Trent St
Anderson
Target Store
First Ave
Man Charged in Cedar Rapids Hit-and-Run Death
Dale E. Blake 29 of Cedar Rapids was charged with voluntary manslaughter after a hit-and-run that killed 79 year old Charles Haviena. Haviena died at St Luke's Hospital after being struck near 14th Street and First Avenue East around 8 30 p m Saturday. Detectives used Ford Mustang registrations and car parts to identify the yellow 1966 Mustang involved. Blake was arrested early Sunday and released on a court order.
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Cedar Rapids
Dale E. Blake
Third St
Charles Haviena
Second Ave. SE
Haviena
St. Luke’s Hospital
14Th Street
First Avenue
First Ave
Havlena
James Barnes
Linn County
Barnes
Blake
Oktoberfest reorganization planned by Amana Society
Amana Society members meet Tuesday to reorganize the Oktoberfest festival committee amid talks it may need a permanent structure. President Carl Oehl notes the event is not in jeopardy and cites community support and comparable festivals as models. The meeting at 7 p.m. will be held in Merchants National Bank building.
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AMANA
Amana Society
Carl Oehl
Amana Society Travel Council
Oehl
Jaycees
Society
Pella
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Sarasota
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Butterfly Cafe
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Heart
Homer C. Harger
Fort Sumner
N.M
Benton County
Lucille Pellatrini
Pauline Andrew
Church of Christ
Edwin L. Bickel
Mr. Bickel
Terrie Bickel
Bruce Bickel
Fay Bickel
David Dunning
Anamosa
H.R. Madden
Chandler, Ariz
William Deskins
Mount Clark Cemetery
George William Coberly
Main St
Robins
Missouri
Mr. Coberly
Mentor
Kan
Inez Vredenburg
Kenwood Park
Dorthy Snethen
Millie Boland
Caroline Lala
Center Point
Ruby Mollenhauer
West Amana
Mary Pederson
Monticello
Arlene Robinson
Hagerstown
George
Hiawatha
Cleve
Toddville
John
Beulah West
Flint
Mich
Viola Cram
Kenwood Park United Methodist Church Memorial Fund
Easter Seal Society
Cancer Fund
Iowa
Coralville
Ida Johnston
George L. Gay’s
Oelwein
Wilbert Sewell
Hintz’s
Langworthy
Emma) Pursell
St. John Lutheran Church
Goettsch
McAninch-Fremming’s
Kyprianou
Ibrahim Kamel
Palestine Liberation Organization
Beirut
Lebanon
Iraq
Sadat
Israel
Yasser Arafat
PLO
Sebaei
al Ahram
Abu Nidal
Nicosia Hilton
Cyprus Airways
Syria
Somalia
Morocco
Afro-Asian Solidarity Organization
Middle East
Djibouti
Mamdouh Salem
National Guard
Marios Koutsoftides
Christodoulou
Tel Aviv
Arizona
Algeria
C.R. Briefs
Center Point Rd
Town House
Liebke Hoyt Jewelers
Adv
Peg
29Th St. NE
John E. Lopes
3Rd Avenue S.E
C.R. Man
Oktoberfest
Ren
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