Death notices from Monticello Cedar Rapids and nearby areas
Obituaries and funeral notices list William N. Julin 70 Monticello Julin Printing Co. since 1949. Chester L. Wenner 78 Cedar Rapids. Emma Gertrude Sallach. Bessie Smith. Sarah C. Cherry. Elmer Earl Douglas 66 Cedar Rapids. multiple services and burial arrangements across Iowa towns including Oskaloosa Cedar Memorial and Turner Chapel. Names, ages, birthplaces, marital statuses, and service details provided.
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William N. Julin
Monticello
Julin Printing Co
Chicago
Ruth Fischer
Chicago Litho Club
Goettsch’s
Chester L. Wenner
12Th St
Cedar Rapids
Wisconsin
Iowa City
Spencer Grove
Iowa
Standard Body
Fender Works
John Wenner
Minneapolis
Minn
Ben Wenner
Las Vegas
Lucy Wenner
Gladys Odland
Ester Graves
Des Moines
Chapel of Memories
William B. Harnish
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Cherry
Sarah C
Elmer Earl Douglas
Fruitland Blvd
Rose Hill
Jeanie Wilson
York
S.C
Douglas
Cherry-Burrell Corp
Eagles
UAW
Stephen D. Douglas
Mervin
Carroll
Dale Doss
Alfred Berry
Powers
Oskaloosa
Max Johnson
White Oak Cemetery
Turner Chapel West
Ransom Plot in Chowchilla Falters on Busy Lines
Pre-sentence reports reveal the Chowchilla schoolbus kidnapping failed to demand a ransom of 5 million dollars because sheriff office phones were busy or unanswered. The trio Richard Schoenfeld James Schoenfeld and Fred Woods from San Francisco faced life without parole after being convicted of kidnapping with bodily harm.
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Fresno
Calif
Chowchilla
Associated Press
The
Madera Tribune
Fresno Bee
Richard
James Schoenfeld
Fred Woods
San Francisco Peninsula
Madera County
Taken Electric tools stolen from Cedar Rapids site
Taken-Electric saws and drills valued at 1275 were taken from a construction site at 135 33rd Ave SW. The equipment belonged to Simanek and Zazza Plumbing Contractors. Also notices include a Cedar Rapids Art Association meeting on January 26 and a school PTA report by Principal Nelson Evans at Johnson Elementary.
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33Rd Ave
Simanek and Zazza Plumbing Contractors
The
Cedar Rapids Art Association
Third St. St
Metcalf death may tilt energy price battle in Senate
Sen. Lee Metcalf died at 66 in Helena, Mont, removing a swing vote on Carter energy policy. He had opposed deregulation, leaving a 9 9 split in the conference on natural gas pricing. If replaced, Jackson may push for deregulation. otherwise a gradual phaseout could proceed after Congress reconvenes.
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Washington
Lee Metcalf
Carter
Metcalf
Senate
Helena
Mont
Walter Reed Army Hospital
D.C
Jack Williams
Senate Energy Committee
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Jackson
Conference
Senate Democratic Caucus
Committee
Gress
California
House
British blockades Chesapeake and Delaware Bays in 1813
On this date in 1813 during the War of 1812 the British implemented a blockade hindering shipping in Chesapeake Bay and the Delaware Bay area. The action aimed to pressure American ports and disrupt maritime trade and defense.
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Chesapeake and
Delaware Bays
New York Tops Federal Aid Share in Year Ended September
New York received the largest portion of federal aid in the year ending last September, with California, Pennsylvania and Illinois following. All 50 states shared $68.4 billion from the U.S. Treasury as the Treasury spent $401.9 billion that year.
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Washington
New York
California
Pennsylvania
Illinois
U.S. Treasury
Cause of fire in vacant house sought
Cedar Rapids firefighters investigate the blaze at 521 Eighth Ave SE a vacant single story frame home owned by Fay Briney recently repaired and readied for occupancy heavy damage reported in a bedroom and attic heat and smoke damage also noted. A separate fire damaged a A 1 Disposal Service truck in Judy's Restaurant parking lot prompting crews to douse the blaze after the driver dumped its hot load nearby.
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Cedar Rapids
Eighth Ave
Fay Briney
27Th St
Briney
Judy’s
42Nd St. NE
Carter sees early energy compromise
President Carter expects Congress to reach an energy compromise early in the 1978 session. He cites resolve to tackle the energy problem and notes foreign leaders seek a united U.S. policy stance. He also discusses Soviet arms in Africa and Sadat’s views on the Middle East.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Soviet Union
Africa
Ethiopia
Somalia
Anwar Sadat
Middle East
HEW
Joseph Califano
Califano
City parking meters trap city cars at Cedar Rapids hall
Officials say Official City 21856, the city hall pool car, incurred meter tickets after being parked in underground spaces. The issue stems from a policy allowing ticketing of city vehicles if on city business, with limited reimbursement and disputes over responsibility. Bergen vows to fix the system while noting revenue from meters funds city bond payments.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn
May’s Island
City Hall
Floyd Bergen
Bergen
Ed Colton
Third Avenue
Colton
Second Street NW
Suspect in Mineo Murder Brought From Michigan
Lionel Williams, 21, a former pizza deliverer, was flown from Michigan and booked in Los Angeles on suspicion of murder in the 1976 stabbing death of actor Sal Mineo. He appeared calm as deputies escorted him to the county jail.
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Los Angeles
Michigan
Sal Mineo
Lionel Williams
Abandoned Cars Storage Crisis Hits Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids faces a storage crunch as 200 to 250 abandoned vehicles wait for sale space. Police report rising complaints with snow hampering removal efforts. cost audits from 1973–76 show $60,066 claimed, $45,217 disallowed, and $16,183.43 potentially owed by the city. Bergen hints council action next week.
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Miller’s
Lloyd Smith
Gareth Clift
Louis Stepanek
Bergen
Linn County
Iowa Department of Transportation
State of
Iowa
Local plaintiff laments missed court move on religious rights
Cretsinger acknowledged regret for not advancing the issue in court and noted that rights of others are at stake. He said the class action nature of the case would not be revived on appeal and he understands the limits of his efforts.
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Woods
Herbert Yanowitz
Cretsinger
Panamanian treaty doubts spark second referendum question
Senate aides note any amendment or reservation to the pact would require Panamanian agreement and possibly a new referendum in Panama where the deal won 2-1 last fall. Cyrus Vance suggested a conscience clause may be pursued, despite earlier chiropractic opposition. Look to Classified First for Jobs. Homes. Wheels. 1733, about 130 English colonists arrived at Charleston to settle in present Georgia.
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Senate
Panama
Cyrus Vance
Charleston
S.C
State of
Georgia
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Williamsburg
Rachel Rae Evans
Richard Evans
Immanuel Lutheran
Uhlmann
S. Blairstown
Samuel W. Vargason
First Presbyterian Church
Pleasant Hill
T.W. van Beck
S. Independence
Glen Harriman
White’s
Poyner Township
Waterloo
North English
Oxford Junction
Sophie Marie Balichek
Hayden’s
Mayflower
Deep River
Emmett Hahn
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Rural
Victor
McAninch-Fremming
A&w
Richard Schoenfeld
Farm Bureau Health Care Plan
Blue Cross
Keystone Turners
Sen
U.S
Peter
Paul
Mineo Suspect
Fri
Sheriff's Department
Byrd
Ast
Cedar Memorial Park
John E. Lapes
Ellis Blvd
Seus
16Th Avenue
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