Deaths in Cedar Rapids area list longtime residents
Obituary notices for Sterl Oliver Burkhart 70 of Salmon Idaho and others from Cedar Rapids Marion area. Details include births in 1907 1899 and 1894, marriages, survivors like spouses children and grandchildren, church affiliations and burial arrangements. Also lists services dates locations and local funeral homes.
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Sterl Oliver Burkhart
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Salmon
Idaho
Garrison
Anna Marie Fry Orms
Keota
Burkhart
National Oats Company
Clayton Burns
Dale
Donald
Oak Harbor
Wash
Robert
Howard Orms
Springfield
Lola
Ozark
Ethel
California
Murdoch Chapel
Herbert Rogers
First Church of the Nazarene
Dunkard
Midway
Murdoch
Katharine M. Mitchell
15Th St
Ceder Rapids
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Sarah Guild
Church
Elizabeth Gordon
Ralph W. Heaton
Fifth Ave
Fairfax
Jacksonville
Fla
Magda Amundson
Fairfax United Methodist Church
Fidelitas
Walter F
Edwin L
Turner Chapel East
Lee Roy Collins
St. Mark’s United
Inez M. Coberly
Main St
Robins
Millie Boland
Caroline Lala
Center Point
Ruby Mollenhauer
West Amana
Mary Pederson
Monticello
Arlene Robinson
Hagerstown
George
Hiawatha
Cleve
Toddville
John
Coberly
Chapel of Memories
Clifton W. Ellerbeck
Kenwood Park United
Robert E. McGrew
Fremont
Calif
Mr. McGrew
Martha Kralik
Flair Supermarkets
John McGrew
Sonona
Joseph McGrew
Modesto
Chapel of Roses
Czech National Cemetery
Heart Fund
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home West
Suck
John A
First
Assembly of God
Doug Corbett
Homer-Big Grove
Iowa Supreme Court upholds Linn tax equalization process
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled the 1975 state property tax equalization method constitutional, affirming Linn County suits dismissed for lack of standing. The court rejected claims of due process flaws and a mandatory April 16 notice deadline, noting equalization is a largely legislative function and not require public protest channels at every stage.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Ward Reynoldson
Linn District Court
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Merle Kopel
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Farm Bureau
Linn County
Iowa Department of Revenue
Ansel J. Chapman
Louis W. Schultz
Chapman
Ralph H. Blackford
General Assembly
Blackford
Revenue Department
Ray politics behind dispute over ICC chair run
In Des Moines Gov. Robert Ray rejects a bid to force Maurice Van Nostrand from the Iowa Commerce Commission if he seeks a U.S. Senate seat. Ray argues the complaint is politically motivated and notes past governors and commissioners who pursued office without resigning. He cites merit rules and tenure, insisting removal is not possible for candidacy.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Iowa Commerce Commission
Maurice van Nostrand
U.S
Robert Rush
Cedar Rapids
Deborah Burgess
Senate
Richard Turner
van Nostrand
Burgess
Turner
ICC
United States
Ray
Rush
Harold Hughes
State Commerce Commission
Hughes
F. Harold Forret
Forret
Merit
the Gazette
City approves police pact with Teamsters Union
The City Council approved a new contract with the Teamsters Union representing police officers. The package costs about 7.6 percent more next year, with a 3.3 percent raise for civilian workers and 22 cent hourly increase for uniformed personnel, plus the city covers 50 percent of dependent costs on the group insurance policy.
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Teamsters Union
Rayed governor aims for further change in state government
The text notes a governor named Ray, proud of being an Iowan and helping Iowans. It highlights money as secondary to family and the ongoing campaign challenges in shaping state operations.
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Ray
Masonic Leader to Speak at Embassy Club Friday Noon
Dubuque grand master R. Harry Muellich will address the gathering at the Embassy Club Friday at noon. In sports, the Minnesota Vikings face the Metro Falcons, with Coe's Eby Field House set for Saturday February 25 at 7 30. Tickets cost 3 dollars, under 14s pay 2 dollars at Armstrongs Midwest Cedar Rapids Sporting Goods Ebys 5 Seasons.
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R. Harry Muellich
Dubuque
Iowa Masons
Embassy Club
Minnesota Vikings
Metro Falcons
Coe’s Eby Fieldhouse
Armstrong’s
Midwest
Cedar Rapids Sporting Goods
Ebys
Murder charge head injuries linn deputies report
The case involves Barbara Tietz and her companion Elmore amid reports of child abuse. The infant Edwin suffered head injuries and was hospitalized as social services took the 20 month old Adam into custody.
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Edwin Richard Tietz
Tommy Tietz
Vinton
Barbara Ann Tietz
Coggon
Iowa City
Adam Ray
Frank Tietz
Walter Valenta
Cedar Rapids
Gaylord Fifield
Tietz
Mental Health Institute of Independence
Adam
Department of Social Services
Takes
Barbara Tietz
Tony Balik
Linn Sheriff's Deputies
Howev
Linn
Tom Tietz
Sheriff's Department
Johnson County
T.T. Bozek
St. Luke’s Hospital
Bank Heist Ends With Wounded Suspect and Hostages
Police describe a bank robbery in Richmond that turned into a hostage situation. Richard Eugene Baker, 44, of Springfield Ohio, was wounded and later hospitalized. The other suspect fled, leaving behind a briefcase of stolen cash and taking Herrmann and his two sons hostage.
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Richmond
Joseph Edwards
First National Bank of
Richard Eugene Baker
Springfield
Ohio
Reid Memorial Hospital
Herrmann
February Chill Deepens Across Iowa With Record Cold
Waite notes snow cover lowers temperatures by about 10 degrees and calls this winter among the coldest since 1936. Northwest Iowa has not seen an above freezing day since before Christmas, with February forecasts predicting light freezing rain and up to an inch of snow. Temperatures show a slow warm trend but may not reach 32 degrees by Sunday.
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FBI
Waite
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Carter weighs options to end coal strike amid reduced output
The administration reviews three paths to end the coal strike: Taft-Hartley court order, government seizure legislation, or binding arbitration with congressional approval. White House spokesman Jody Powell avoided a timetable, saying a major decision will come this week.
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White House
Jody Powell
Carter
Nixon Meets Mao in Historic Peking China Visit
On this date in 1972, President Nixon met Communist leader Mao Tse-tung shortly after arriving in Peking for an unprecedented visit to mainland China marking a thaw in Sino American relations.
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Nixon
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
Mainland
China
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