Death notices and services for Cedar Rapids area residents
Obituaries list Mrs. Bessie Plistil 86 of 2210 Wilson Ave SW, seven grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Funeral details at Janeba Kuba West. Also listed are Clarence Primrose 77 and Emil Christie 82 with service times, and numerous further notices across Cedar Rapids area for Helen Johnson, Margaret Roemer, Etta Elmer, Minnie Hills, Joseph Kane, Clara Spurgeon, Jesse Roof, Charles DeVore, John Cook, Dale Wilkening, Hjerdis Wigesland, William Lahey, and others with burial sites at Linwood Czech National, Riverside, Oakland, and local cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Plistil
Rudolph Plistil
Wilson Avenue
Moravia
United States
Toddville
Cedar Rapids
Clarence James Primrose
Fifth Avenue SE
Fremont Township
Benton County
Elizabeth Staple
Primrose
Atkins
Wilson and Co
Linn County Heritage Society
Wilson Retired
Atkins Presbyterian Church
Leo R. Smith
Central City
David Primrose
Omaha
Neb
Ira Primrose
Kuba Funeral Home
Richard Regan Benedict
Cedar Valley
Service Press
Clayton Ridout
Monona
Emil R. Christie
Iowa City
Turner Chapel East
William Harnish
Czech National Cemetery
Turner's East
Blackford
Edward
Wausau
Wis
Homer
Marion
Johnson
Helen E
Turner Chapel West
Stephen Root
St. James United Methodist Church
Linwood Cemetery
Turner West
Hills
Minnie Denison
George L. Gay
City Faces 7 Percent Budget Wage Proposal With Re opening Clause
The fact finder Neil N. Bernstein says the city can fund a proposed wage increase without budget hardship and suggests a re opening clause for wage discussions if new funds become available or the 7 percent spending cap is exceeded. He also recommends rejecting several union requests and outlines changes to holidays vacation classification health and life insurance and uniform allowances. Either side may accept the findings or trigger further negotiation or binding arbitration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil N. Bernstein
Council Delays Signing Sewage Plant Contract
Cedar Rapids city council postponed signing phase two of the waste water treatment plant. Knutson Construction Co. bid 5.775 million dollars, below the 6.2 million estimate, with engineers Howard R. Green Co. recommending acceptance. Council member concerns cite Penick and Ford layoffs and bonding effects, delaying action for 30 days to allow bonding attorneys to analyze finance impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Knutson Construction Co
Minneapolis
Howard R. Green Co
Richard Phillips
Hal Schaefer
Penick
Ford
Phillips
Audit Demand Shocks COMS Des Moines Presentation
Two Linn county and one Polk county lawmaker insisted COMS must release its audit for the year ending June 30 before any state funds are approved. Senator Hill and Senator Robinson pressed for the audit, criticizing the COMS briefing as inadequate and urging board involvement. Representative Oxley called the briefing the poorest he has attended and warned of no money without audit access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Linn County
Polk County
College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery
COMS
Cloyd Robinson
Dcedar Rapids
Phillip Hill
Mike Oxley
Marion
Hill
Robinson
State Fair Board
Fair Board
Coms Board of Directors
Oxley
House-Senate
John Foust
Norman Kladstrup
Trudeau declares Canadian unity will not be fractured
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau told a joint U S Congress session that Canada has not made French Canadians feel equal and condemned Quebec separatism as a crime against humanity. He urged unity amid Rene Levesque's New York defense of separatism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Pierre Trudeau
Congress
Canada
Quebec
Trudeau
Watergate Cubans To Get 200000 Settlement
Lawyers for Nixon’s 1972 campaign fund agreed to pay 200000 in an out-of-court settlement to four men recruited for the original Watergate burglary. Their attorney said the Cubans were tricked into participating in the Watergate entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ap
Nixon
Daniel Schultze
Carter Budget Proposes Cuts and Spending Shifts 1978
Carter outlines a 1978 budget balancing path with $5.1 billion savings from scrapped water projects and defense cuts, trims B 1 bomber production, slows M X missile development, and extends unemployment insurance while expanding health care cost controls and targeted tax credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Ford
Air Force
Iowa Senate Debates 65-Foot Truck Amendment Ruling
Senators clash over a proposed amendment by Sen. Tom Slater to limit 65-foot trucks to certain highways. Drake argues the measure would also bar 60-footers, while IDOT’s 1976 ruling faces a Supreme Court decision and a March 17 deadline. Revenue impacts cited include 15.6 million over 20 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Slater
Council Bluffs
Iowa
State Supreme Court
IDOT
Atty
Richard Turner
Scott County District Court
Turner
Senate
Drake
Mississippi River
House
James Redmond
Cedar Rapids
Redmond
Willard Hansen
Cedar Falls
Supreme Court
Hansen
McManus Attacks Sikma Over Voeltz Plea Bargain Fallout
McManus criticized Sikma for steering the Voeltz plea deal and promoting probation or charge dismissal. He argued Voeltz should face punishment for fraud schemes and faulted the government for urging a deal that could let him off. The judge was absent at Voeltz’s plea, prompting debate about executive and judicial roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McManus
Sikma
Voeltz
Braumann
McClintic
Justice Department
Carter Rejects Meany Stand on Pay Warning
President Carter rejects AFL CIO President George Meany warning that organized labor will ignore his request for advance notice of negotiated wage increases before contracts are signed. Deputy Press Secretary Rex Granum said Carter supports federal goals to curb inflation and cooperate with business and labor to develop approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter
AFL- Cio
George Meany
Organized Labor
Rex Granum
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clarence J. Primrose
Emil G. Christie
Sixteenth Street
Prairie du Chien
Antoinette Sova
Elmer
Etta J
George Moore, Jr
C.R. Police
Council
Senior Citizens Bus Service
Frank Nye
Gazette
Sen. Hill
Canadian Unity
New York
Rene Levesque
Watergate
John
Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
Charles Schultze
Council of Economic Advisers
Army
HEW
Meany
Cedar Memorial Park
Lewellen Florist
Town and Country
John B. Turner and Son
John B. Turner
San Mortuanes
Crematory
Turner East
Second Avenue S.E
First Avenue West
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