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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1977

Page

3

Deaths in Marion area40s and 60s list of local obituaries

A Marion area death notices list includes Robert D. Harden 58 of 1365 Meadowview drive with WWII service and chef career. Ray L. Lawlor 73 of 834 Third Avenue SE, longtime Cedar Rapids resident and AA founder. Ralph W. Lacey 73, ex-Coe College graduate and former Northwestern Bell employee. Anthonie Steendal 89 who lived in Cedar Rapids and Northfield. Cecelia E. Silker 70 of Marion, wife of Kenneth Silker senior. Harley H. Stone 62 of 1106 Second Street SE, longtime Collins Radio employee. Memorial services and burial details are provided for each.

Robert D. Harden Meadowview Drive Marion Cedar Rapids U.S. Army George Wiltsey Marilyn Shefelbine Kenneth Harden Manchester N.H Marion Christian Church Thomas Anthony Oak Shade Cemetery Murdoch Funeral Home Ray L. Lawlor Third Avenue Victor Davenport Lawlor Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Greater Downtown Assn Chamber of Commerce St. Ambrose College Loyola University of Chicago Robert L. Lawlor James Hayes Solon Immaculate Conception Church William P. Leonard Father Leonard Turner Chapel East Mt. Calvary Ralph W. Lacey Coe College Northwestern Bell Telephone Co Des Moines Orlando Fla Lacey Office of Economic Opportunity Flora Robert Berry Helen Henricksen Westminster Church Cecelia E. Silker Thirteenth Street Kenneth Silker Protovia Mr. Silker Kenneth, Jr St. Joseph’s Church David Pepper Baxter Memorial Chapel Father Pepper Harley H. Stone Second Street Delaware County Stone Collins Radio Co Carolyn Strugarin James and Buck Ruby Nading Frank Shimek Arthur Stone Holiday Brush Chapel William Harnish Cedar Memorial Cemetery

Diverse Obituaries From Iowa and California Death Notices

Blanche Estes dies in Fullerton aged in the late 70s formerly Cedar Rapids resident. Elmer F Wellner 83 of Springville dies Cedar Rapids area. husband Grace Hunte wed 1927. Kathryn Cummings 68 of Oelwein dies from Puerto Rico accident injuries. husband Willard surviving. Mary Emma Jaeger 31 Atkins dies gunshot wound ruled personal safety matter. Lucille Hines 76 Cedar Rapids area obituary pending. Elmer Burger 1:30 p.m. Tue burial Linwood cemetery with American Legion rites. Helen Bopp 76 South Amana obituary at church Tuesday. Fern Kohl 81 Marengo OES services. Charles J Chalupsky 79 Traer military rites. Blanche Carpenter 86 Iowa City obituary in Leslie Ga. Harry Elliott 63 Independence burial Littleton. Hattie Engellstad Decorah service pending. Ferdinand G Meenan 88 Elkader service Wednesday. Linda Klink 81 Atkins service Wed. Ed Raymsey 84 Arlington service pending. Burial Strawberry Point.

Springville Elmer F. Wellner Cedar Rapids Bensenville Ill Grace H. Hunte Wellner Clive Cook Murdoch Chapel Oelwein Kathryn Cummings Sacred Heart Catholic Church South Amana Helen Bopp Hoover-Valentine’s Marengo Lisbon Fern Kohl Bradenton Fla Morgan’s OES Traer Charles J. Chalupsky Overton’s National Ed Raymsey Brant-Kern’s Strawberry Point

Lew Holloway health careers education fund established at UI

In Iowa City the Lew Holloway health careers education fund is created with the University of Iowa Foundation after Holloway, 46, Route 2, Iowa City, died in a tractor accident on his farm. He was director of learning resources at the College of Medicine and associate professor with medicine and education. The fund supports perpetuating his health careers education program begun in 1971.

Iowa City Lew Holloway University of Iowa Foundation Holloway Route 2 College of Medicine Colleges of Medicine and Education UI Foundation

Diagonal Concept Emerges for 34th Street Talks

A study committee proposes a diagonal route as an alternative to the controversial Thirty fourth Street arterial. The plan would swing from First Avenue near Thirty third or Thirty fourth drives SE, connect to the Marion by-pass, and be funded by IDOT. Engineers will review full stretch from Thirtieth to Thirty fourth.

Linn County Regional Planning Commission RPC Don Salyer Planning Division First Avenue Thirty-third Thirtyfourth Street Marion Salyer Iowa Department of Transportation IDOT Thirtieth Thirty-fourth Thirty-fourth Street Cottage Grove Avenue SE

Court To Consider Laws On Supertankers

The Supreme Court agreed to hear Washington state’s challenge to a law barring supertankers from Puget Sound to curb oil spills. The court also acted on Watergate matters and related labor and gambling cases in a lighter mid term session.

Washington UPI Supreme Court Washington State Puget Sound Robert Mardian High Bench Mardian U.S. Appeals Court Special Prosecutor

Newsmen Protest Harassment During Rossiya Hotel Fire

In Moscow two American news groups protested Soviet police actions during the Rossiya hotel fire. UPI said Charles P. Wallace was seized and held for over two hours, while ABC reported Lynn Jones was blocked from filming the blaze. Reports say about 30 dead and around 100 injured, with one identified Western casualty unnamed.

Moscow Foreign Ministry Rossiya United Press International Charles P. Wallace ABC Lynn Jones Europe Merchant Marine Ministry

Senate Approves Ray Plan for Quarterly Corporate Tax

The Iowa Senate approved Governor Ray’s proposal 42 to 1 to require corporate income taxes on a quarterly basis. The measure, praised for early revenue and a $25 million reserve to fund refunds if the single-factor tax is struck down, now heads to the House amid ongoing Supreme Court appeals.

Des Moines Iowa Senate Robert Ray House Supreme Court Polk County District Court

Local governments face seven percent tax ceiling debate

The Iowa seven percent property tax ceiling faces challenge as local officials argue ceilings can mask needs. Ames and other cities worry a seven percent cap will hinder budgets. The state appeals board may approve spending above nine percent only with a public hearing, while IPERS costs sparked initial misrules later corrected.

Ames State Appeal Board Appeals Board Iowa IPERS

Amin era in Uganda's bitter crackdown linked to embassy closure

A former Amin prisoner reveals brutal Makindye prison killings. He describes weekly selections, forced killings with knives and sledgehammers, and bearing the threat of death for 45 days last year. He fled Uganda last New Year’s Eve and now seeks safety in Nairobi.

Amin Chicago Tribune Israel Makindye Uganda

Penick Ex explosion damages plants as layoffs loom

Explosion at Penick feed dryer causes minor damage with no injuries. While Penick plans to keep specialty starches, the damaged building may halt part of the starch operation. Officials schedule unemployment aid meetings by surname in the Penick cafeteria to assist workers facing layoff.

Geiser Penick Job Service Linn County Social Service

Multiple DWI and traffic charges across Cedar Rapids area

Cedar Rapids police charged James E McCormick 25 with drunk driving and multiple traffic violations after a chase from First Avenue and Fifth Street E to Tenth Street and Seventeenth Avenue SE. Additional drunken driving arrests occurred Saturday and Sunday for Terry Bagley Gary Bothwell James Meis Dennis Gould Gerald Graves Robert Meier and others in nearby towns.

James E. McCormick Tenth Street Cedar Rapids McCormick First Avenue Fifth Street Seventeenth Avenue SE Terry Lee Bagley Twentieth Avenue Woodland Drive Gary L. Bothwell Ninth Street James E. Meis Sixth Avenue Crescent Street Hiawatha John E. Gunter Rock Island Terry Ray Kendall Palo Blairs Ferry Marion Theodore J. Weber Springville

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