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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1979

Page

3

Deaths of Gage Pata Donels and Many Obituaries In Iowa

Obituaries list multiple local deaths with ages and burial plans. Robert F. Gage 63 of Mount Vernon area found dead of natural causes in Lisbon. Betty Pata Puschinsky 47 of Tiffin, University of Iowa employee, survived by four daughters and other relatives. Vern Donels 70 of Shellsburg farmer and community volunteer. Numerous services planned across Cedar Rapids, Marion, Vinton, Anamosa and nearby towns with churches, chapels, and cemeteries noted. Continuous notices include Ruth Marie Broderick and Jim Kuss among others with service details and survivors. Burial sites include Cedar Memorial, Oakwood, and Czech National Cemetery, various locations. Memorials and chapel visitations scheduled with religious affiliations and community organizations referenced.

Robert F. Gage Mount Vernon Meyers Meadow Acres Lisbon Mr. Gage Linn County Iowa Steel Maxine Price Florence Bean Wilma Hobb Marion Dorothy Duncan Cedar Rapids Betty Pata Puschinsky Tiffin Sunny Kan University of Iowa Juanita Sue Puschinsky Cherry Squires Diane Cowell Waterloo Connie Phillips Pine Bluff Ark Lonnie Detert Coralville Helen Prochaska Solon Pauline Engel Marie Sadecky Ely Georgena Yeggy Frank Pata Jr Troy Mills Ray Pata Wendl Pata Brush Chapel William Harnish Czech National Cemetery Vern Donels Shellsburg St. Luke’s Hospital Mildred Holmes Galesburg Ill Donels Farmers Mutual Telephone Co Fire Department Lions Club Iowa Exotic Bird and Animal Association Oak Grove Ruth Marie Broderick Elmhurst Drive Chicago Heights Edward D. Broderick St. Matthew’s Catholic Church Maureen Broderick Patricia Ann Broderick Las Vegas New A.A. Sodawasser Cedar Memorial Cemetery Turner Chapel East Jim Kuss N. 31St St Omaha Emma E. Citta Kuss Bethel Baptist Church American Legion Helen Arnold Emma Tourek

Suit against officer goes to trial in Cedar Rapids

Center Point man Edward M. Heiderscheid sues Cedar Rapids police officer William C. Hintz alleging excessive force after a 1975 armed robbery at Log Cabin tavern. Heiderscheid, serving a 10 year sentence for robbery, seeks 750000 in damages and 50000 in punitive damages. Trial by six jurors in U.S. District Court expected to last two or three days.

U.S. District Court Cedar Rapids Center Point Edward M. Heiderscheid William C. Hintz Heiderscheid E Ave Hintz Anamosa

O'Hare disruptions ripple to Cedar Rapids flights

Three United Airlines Cedar Rapids to Chicago departures were canceled today due to O'Hare weather and congestion. Other United arrivals from Chicago were also canceled with over half of O'Hare flights halted. Ozark Air Lines reported no cancellations.

United Airlines Cedar Rapids Chicago O'Hare International United Ozark Air Lines Kansas City O’hare

Kalona Water Main Break Strands Town Amid Deep Freeze

In Kalona Iowa a major water main burst under sub zero conditions. Water pressure fell all day and by evening the town had no water. Repair crews battled ice and flowing water to fix the line likely caused by extreme cold and ground settling.

Kalona Iowa

Wage talks test Carter wage guidelines in oil industry

The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports tensions as unions seek bigger raises than Carter's guidance allows. Local 227 in Houston warns of strikes though supporting the administration’s weather-they-favor higher pay. Oil firms Gulf, Texaco, Shell and Phillips offer rises near seven percent with inflation rising. Grospiron leads union push to tailor guidelines to OCAW needs, aiming for roughly 11 to 12 percent gains plus medical coverage.

Carter Joe Campbell Houston Campbell Teamsters Gulf Oil Texaco Shell Phillips Grospiron OCAW

Power outages hit Prairieburg Cedar Hills and Squaw Creek regions

Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. reports weather related outages across Prairieburg Cedar Hills and Squaw Creek. About 100 Bertram Township customers had two hour losses, while Prairieburg saw a one hour outage from a blown fuse and Cedar Hills about 50 customers lost power for two hours. Squaw Creek area suffered an outage from a tripped circuit breaker with restoration by 8 a.m.

Iowa Electric Light and Power Co Prairieburg Cedar Hills Squaw Creek Bertram Township Pat McPartland McPartland Cedar Rapids Mount Vernon Road Highway 13

City Briefs Highlight Small Thefts And Appointments

Money missing from Patricia Gardner 2273 C Street Southwest after purse left in her apartment Sunday into Monday. Snowblower taken from Donald Behrens 916 Twelfth Street Northeast garage entered between December 16 and 31. ISU announces Dr Floyd Manwiller joins forestry department as professor. 1953 Wilson High graduate earned advanced degrees at ISU. Back wages being sought for Kyong Cha Whitt by U. S. Department of Labor in Kansas City. former Cedar Rapids employee. Real estate licensing notices listed with contact details.

Patricia Gardner C St. SW Donald Behrens 12Th St ISU Floyd Manwiller Floyd Manwillers 11Th St. SW Iowa State University Wilson High School Louisiana U.S. Department of Labor Kyong Cha Whitt Cedar Rapids Whitt Department of Labor Kansas City

Italian rail mail ordered for armored security

ROME AP The Italian railroad system adopts bulletproof mail cars with inside opening doors and alarm indicators to curb robberies. Eighty new cars ordered for inside access. 362 existing cars receive bulletproof glass and reinforced locks to deter hold ups.

Rome

Cambodian fighting tightens grip on Kratie and northeast Cambodia

Cambodian authorities report North Vietnamese forces driving the fighting in Kratie and a main northeast corridor while Cambodian rebels mop up behind them. President Khieu Samphan accuses Christmas Day offensives of deep penetrations and seeks UN aid. Deputy PM Leng Sary cites Soviet pilots aiding the Vietnam effort and Ieng Sary accuses Moscow of global expansionism in Southeast Asia.

Kratie Mekong Phnom Penh Cambodia Bangkok Khieu Samphan Leng Sary Moscow Ieng Sary China U.N Kurt Waldheim Kremlin Southeast Asia

Oil shortage forecast relies on other producers and Iran return

Officials debate the impact of Iran oil losses on the global market. Saudi Arabia has increased output to over 10 million barrels daily, while estimates show the non communist world consuming about 55 million barrels daily with the United States, Western Europe, and Japan demanding the most.

State Department Saudi Arabia Iran United States West Germany Japan Netherlands Great Britain Israel South Africa Europe

Mashhad Riot Raises Death Toll as Iran Seeks Oil Deal

Reports describe a deadly riot in Mashhad with a policeman killed and a house burned. Amid turmoil a framework for ending strikes by oil workers emerged, including prisoner releases, restitution of homes, back pay, and halting oil exports to Israel and South Africa. Foreigners continued to flee Iran as airport strikes eased and military planes repatriated nationals while the United States kept a naval task force in the South China Sea.

Israel South Africa Tehran Turkey el al Iran U.S. Air Force Washington Pentagon Thomas Lambert White House Jody Powell Carter Constellation South China Sea

Three Charged With Assault in Cedar Rapids Incidents

Rassoul Ketabian, 28, was arrested on shoplifting and assault after allegedly res­ting a store employee. Lawrence Simmons, 29, was charged with assault following a disturbance call and alleged assault on an officer. Charles Taylor, 26, was arrested after an assault at a tavern where a knife was reportedly shown and found.

Cedar Rapids Rassoul Ketabian Second Ave Ketabian First Avenue NE Lawrence O. Simmons 40Th Street Simmons Charles Taylor Camburn Court SE Zella Rogerson 12Th St Taylor Rogerson

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Eva Allen S. van Cleve Central Park Presbyterian Church Camp Courage Pratt Clifford D Murdoch Joe Jones The First Christian Church Clarence — Honora Decker St. John’s George L. Gay’s Memory Gardens West Union Mary Wiley Holy Name Catholic Church Sacred Heart Cemetery Littleport Burnham-Wood S. Oelwein Mary Margaret Sellers Delta Church of Christ Brant-Kerns Oelwein Harry McInnis Hintz’s Lone Tree Allen “Shorty” Vickers Sorden’s Bonaparte Cemetery Rowley Jane Morrissey St. John’s Catholic Church All Saints and Catholic Daughters Mason-Howe's Manchester Bernice Bishop First Presbyterian Church Visitation Shelly’s. Delhi Laura B. Strief Fawcett's Winthrop Oxford Junction Anna A. Shedek Assembly of God Church Hayden’s Savanna Delbert Wells Goettsch’s Tom Fruehling C.R Chica Graspiron Iowa Real Estate Crown Real Estate Academy United Nations Schlesinger Lan Mashhad John E. Lapes Third Avenue Cedar Park
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