Deaths Compilation: Ernst, Chaloupka, Moss, and More
Long obituary list notes George H. Ernst 79 of Cedar Rapids area dies after a long illness. Include Roy Landrus and Edwin Tietz memorials, plus Ralph Heaton Katharine Mitchell, and Sister Mary Edwin Cain. Services, burials, and funeral details at Cedar Memorial, Brush, Murdoch, and local churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landrus
Roy
Brosh Chapel
Elmer West
Linwood Cemetery
Tietz
Edwin Richard
Hoover Wesleyan Methodist Church
Troy Mills
Hoover Cemetery
Murdoch
Walker
Doberly
Inez M
Chapel of Memories
Clifton W. Ellerbeck
Kenwood Park
Mitchell
Katharine Margaret
Turner Chapel East
Claude Jones
Westminster Memorial Fund
The
Cancer Fund
Jeff
Barbara Kacena
D Avenue NE
Robert Kacena
Cedar Rapids
Richard Moenk
Marion
George Ernst
Newhall
Henry Moenk
Onslow
John Oltmanns
Anamosa
Cedar Memorial
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Des Moines police seek break in teen and clerk murders
Des Moines police chief Wendell Nichols said there is no clear link between a terrorism arrest made early today and the Sunday killings of William Baldwin, 30, and three teens, as investigators press to solve the Case with 50 officers and added Bureau of Criminal Investigation agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Wendell Nichols
Nichols
William Baldwin
Jeff Hoffman
Gerald Jr
Jeff Beavers
Baldwin
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Senate panel approves parochial tuition tax credits
The Senate Finance Committee backed by a 14-1 vote tax credits for college and vocational tuition starting next fall and for elementary and secondary tuition from 1980. If enacted, the bill could save college students or parents about 250 over two years and up to 500 for tuition paid after August 1, 1980, covering college vocational private and parochial schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Rural Toddville burglary nets antique oak ice box and stove
Linn county sheriff deputies reported a break in at a rural Toddville residence stealing an antique oak ice box worth 150 dollars a 1913 cast iron stove and an oil burner totaling 175 dollars. The items belonged to Fay Strait Route 2 Center Point. A mink fur coat valued at 1500 dollars owned by Vera Jarard of Cedar Rapids was stolen from a beauty shop at 315 Second Ave SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toddville
Linn Sheriff's Deputies
Fay Strait
Route 2
Center Point
Vera B. Jarard
Fifth Ave
Second Ave
Cedar Rapids
Moonlighting by Police Grows Despite Questions
Washington AP reports police moonlighting is becoming common despite concerns about its impact on regular duties. Police Magazine notes wide variation in city rules from uniform requirements to prohibitions on outside employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Police Magazine
Police Department
FDA Faces Pressure Over Epilepsy Drug Approval
Doctors, parents, and epilepsy groups protest slow FDA action on a drug they say helps patients. The agency has approved sodium valproate only for experimental use and demands more tests before wider usage. Proponents note long European use with about 200,000 patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Europe
Refrigerator Placement Guidance for Kitchen Efficiency
Experts advise placing the refrigerator in the coolest area of the kitchen away from the range and oven. This reduces heat exposure and helps the appliance run more efficiently, saving energy and maintaining optimal food freshness.
Ray weighs fifth term as Iowa GOP field firms
Senator Ray says he will decide on a fifth term after deep reflection while addressing possible candidates for U S Senate and lieutenant governor. Maurice Van Nostrand is described as a strong potential candidate with about 90 percent certainty to run, joining A Gordon Holmes and Joseph Bertroche in the Senate race. The lieutenant governor race remains unsettled among Hansen Terry Branstad and Brice Oakley, with Ray declining to endorse a running mate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Leach
Charles Grassley
Iowa Commerce Commission
Maurice van Nostrand
U.S
Ray
van Nostrand
A. Gordon Holmes
Cedar Rapids
Joseph Bertroche
Indianola
GOP
Neu
Hansen
Terry Branstad
Ray Seeks Re election In Iowa Governor Drive
Ray announces he will seek a new term as Iowa governor after consideration and broad support from Republicans Democrats and Independents. He pledges a vigorous campaign focusing on jobs agriculture environment transportation and education while facing Donovan Nelson of Newell as a primary opponent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Ray
Donovan Nelson
Newell
Miners Attack Non-Union Mine as Byrd Seeks Settlement
Miners gathered near the non-union mine Monday night to shut it down. Two small trailers were set afire and the mine office trailer exploded. Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd appealed to coal operators to accept the Pittsburg and Midway agreement as the basis for an industrywide settlement and urged swift action if Carter sends legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Pittsburg and Midway
Byrd
Mourners Remember Mrs. Benda as Police Probe Death
Mrs. Benda, found dead in a St Louis suburb, had been last seen Saturday night in a lounge. Det. Reich said injuries were non fatal and no forced entry found. Twelve detectives investigate as family mourns at Tama services Saturday. Her survivors include two sons Vance and Derek and daughter Brooke, plus relatives in Decorah Columbus Toledo and Tama. Burial at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Masonville
A. Louis Lyness
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Ryan
Calvary
Shelly’s
Manchester
Keystone
George T. Whipple
Phillips, Vinton
Evergreen
Vinton
Keystone Nursing Home
Arlington
Chet Vogelsang
Schmitz
S. Decorah
D.W. Davis
Stevie’s. Tama
Ronald F. Hayward
Harrison's
Deep River
Eva Bale
United Church of
Victor
Charlotte R. Noeller
Campbell-Russell’s
Cancer Society
Bernard Burris
Wesley United Methodist Church
Garrison Cemetery
Reich
Benda
Vance
Derek
Brooke
St. Louis
Don Juve
Decorah
Kevin Ribby
Columbus
Donna Ribby
Toledo
Ralph Ribby
Tama
Daisy Bennett
Harrison Funeral Home
Woodlawn Cemetery
Treaty votes test timing for canal neutrality and access
Senate leaders back separate votes on two treaties governing the Panama Canal with amendments to protect U S military access. Allen introduces a first amendment to retain installations after 1999 if needed, while the White House vows to press for more changes. Byrd stresses timing ahead of 2000 deadlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
United States
Canal
Panama
White House
Senate
U.S
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Ray ends bid for political office in Iowa from lieutenant governor post
Ray says he is tired of politics and will not pursue future office. Attorney General Turner expresses disappointment that Ray did not run for the U.S. Senate seat held by Dick Clark. Grassley lauds Ray’s decision as beneficial for Iowa and the GOP amid the 1978 context.
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Nell
Richard Turner
Ray
U.S. Senate
Dick Clark
Turner
Senate
Washington
Iowa
Charles E. Grassley
Bob Ray
Bob Ray Will
Grassley
Immunization push targets Russian flu with state programs
Private physicians immunize about 20 percent of high risk Americans against flu each year. If all states start immunization programs in the next two flu seasons, 16.8 million more could be protected. The administration seeks 15 million from Congress now and 15 to 20 million annually for 1979 and 1980. About 30 million doses of a trivalent vaccine could be ready by late August to address Russian flu and other strains. ON THIS DATE in 1942 a Japanese submarine fired 25 shells at a Santa Barbara refinery 24 percent months after Pearl Harbor.
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Califano
Congress
Hong Kong
Santa Barbara
Calif
Pearl Harbor
Also Mentioned on This Page
George H. Ernst
Sylvia Ave
Guthrie County
Theresa Kollenkark
Atkins
Zion Lutheran Church
Hiawatha
Joe F. Chaloupka
Solon
Barbara
George
Louise Nearad
Tillie Reif
Durant
Iowa City
Brush Funeral Home
Dennis Tevis
Oakland Cemetery
Russel F. Moss
Eighth St
Wilma Gilmore
Land O
Chapel of Memories Mausoleum
William L. Ozburn
Eighth Ave
Iowa Manufacturing
Thomas
Clement
Bud
Springville
Duane
Kenneth
Marcia Hunt
Arkansas City
Kan
Howard Blanchard
Blairstown
Murdoch Chapel
Charles Moore
Oak Shade
American Legion
Mary Edwin Cain
Sacred Heart
Mercy Hospital
Parnell
Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy
Mary Edwin
St. Wenceslaus
Immaculate Conception
All Saints
St. Mary’s
New Haven
Oelwein
Charles City
St. John’s
Waterloo
Anna Weldon
Leona Amman
Ferndale
Mich
Mary Hogan
Ontario
Sacred Heart Convent
David Remy
Sacred Heart Chapel
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Teahen Funeral Home
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
John Hammill
Britt
Gov. Ray
Ray Marshall
Carter
BCOA
UMW
Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co
Pittsburg & Midway
Midwest
Nicholas Camicia
Pittston Coal Co
Camicia
J. Bruce Johnston
France
Tunisia
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
S.E
Florist
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