Deaths Ethel F Samuelson and others in Cedar Rapids area
Ethel F Deskin Samuelson 84 a Cedar Rapids resident for 50 years died in Winterset. Born December 19 1893 she married Elmer O Samuelson in Des Moines 1921. Surviving daughter and a grandchild. Arthur L Larson 78 of Cedar Rapids died after a long illness. Born December 22 1899 in Norway he married Ann Cosgrove in 1940. Surviving wife three sons and three daughters. Funeral services and burial details follow for multiple local residents including Glen L Powers Glenn David Stewart Kenneth K Litts Frank Kovac with times locations and church affiliations noted.
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Ethel F. Samuelson
Elmer O. Samuelson
Cedar Rapids
Winterset
Ethel Deskin
Foster
Iowa
Samuelson
Des Moines
First Congregational Church
Lamont
Beatty- Bearle-Murdoch Funeral
Oak Hill Cemetery
Beatty-Bearle-Murdoch Funeral Home
Arthur Leonard Larson
Third St. NW
Norway
Ann Cosgrove
Dubuque
Larson
Order of Eagles
Carpenters
Larry
Ray
Don
Gilmer Christianson
Gilmer Durland
Atkins
Margaret Larson
Teahen Funeral Home
Carl H. Berhenke
First Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Bethany Congregational Church
Linwood Cemetery
Turner West
Litts
Kenneth K
Morgan’s
Mount Vernon
Kovac
Frank
All Saints Catholic Church
Msgr
Edmund Becker
Kuba Funeral Home East
Usury limit hinges on vacations as session nears
Iowa House Democratic leader Rep. Jerry Fitzgerald says vacations and work schedules will determine if the 9 percent mortgage interest ceiling is lifted at the July 13 session. The Senate opposes a shift to a floating rate up to 10.5 percent and to changes in revolving credit charges, delaying action.
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Cedar Rapids
Jerry Fitzgerald
D-Fort Dodge
Iowa
Robert Ray
Fitzgerald
Iowa Senate
Senate
House
Des Moines
Statewide polling tightens as Dems, GOP gain ground
The Gazette straw poll at the All Iowa Fair shows Senator Dick Clark leading in the 2nd District over Roger Jepsen, and Gov. Robert Ray ahead of Jerry Fitzgerald with results from 17 counties counted. Other races include Mike Blouin ahead of Tom Tauke and Jim Leach trailing Dick Myers. Powell shows Poweshiek Cedar Hancock Keokuk Story counties now contributing.
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Dick Clark
Marion
Robert Ray
Des Moines
Gazette
Clark
Roger Jepsen
Davenport
Ray
Jerry Fitzgerald
Fort Dodge
Jepsen
Fitzgerald
Mike Blouin
Tom Tauke
Dubuque
Jim Leach
Bettendorf
Dick Myers
Coralville
John Knudson
Albion
Tom Harkin
Ames
Charles Minor
Poweshiek
Cedar
Hancock
Keokuk
Story
Emerald Knights win Streator drum corps tournament
The Emerald Knights Drum and Bugle Corps of Cedar Rapids won the Streator contest Sunday night en route to Chicago for a Fourth of July observance at Soldiers Field. They had previously won a Waterloo, Iowa, competition, beating corps from Florida New York and California. The Knights of Geneseo were a close second and the Barons of Steuben finished sixth.
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Steuben Glass Works
Corning
N.Y
Waterloo
Knights of Geneseo
Ill
Emerald Knights
Crane friend helps identify nude photos in Crane case
Scottsdale police say John Carpenter, last person seen with Bob Crane, helped investigators identify nude pictures found in Crane's apartment. Lt. Ron Dean said the images are among many leads as the homicide probe seeks the murder weapon and interviews those who knew Crane during his month long stay.
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Scottsdale, Ariz
John Carpenter
Bob Crane
Crane
Ron Dean
Dean
Star of Television
Band Concert at Noelridge Park Wednesday Evening
The Cedar Rapids Municipal Band presents a Wednesday night concert at 8 in Noelridge Park featuring a saxophone quartet. Guest conductor Joe Hall of Alburnett leads the hour long program. The program repeats Sunday and is free.
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Cedar Rapids
Noelridge Park
Joe Hall
Alburnett
Robinson
Karl King
Wagner
Prokofieff
Smit
Johann Strauss
Jeanjean
Turpin-Frackenpohl
Richard Rodgers
Morton Gould
Sousa
Hall
Northeast Missouri State University
University of Iowa
Mark Logan
Northwestern University
Larry Gwordz
Kellyn King
Coe College
Tauke to Open Cedar Rapids Campaign Office
State Rep. Tom Tauke Republican candidate for the 2nd District congressman will open a Cedar Rapids campaign office Wednesday at 9 30 a m. The ceremony at Suite A 7 Town and Country Shopping Center 3601 First Avenue NE marks his bid to unseat Dubuque Democrat Mike Blouin. Tauke a Dubuque lawyer stated he will issue a major campaign statement at the opening.
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Tom Tauke
Cedar Rapids
Tauke
Suite A
Town and Country Shopping Center
First Avenue NE
State Farm Insurance and
Lewellen Florist
Dubuque
Mike Blouin
Beer price increases ripple through Iowa taverns
Cedar Rapids taverns report higher beer prices as distributors pass along increased costs. Bar patrons joke about specials while managers note beer once kept inflation at bay but now follows broader price trends. Experts cite a 75 cent per case rise anticipated with the bottle bill as July approaches.
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Meloan
U.S
Jerabek
Mural Project in Capitol Funded by Private Gifts
The Historical Society will pay $139,000 in private funds for Allyn Cox to paint murals. President Fred Schwengel calls it a steal and a capstone for the artist who began painting at age six with muralist Kenyon Cox. Cox already completed a House corridor and plans a third on westward expansion.
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Historical Society
Society
Fred Schwengel
Iowa
Davenport
Kenyon Cox
Library of Congress
Allyn Cox
Capitol
United States
OPEC Eyes Price Rise As Oil Ministers Signal Change
Oil ministers from OPEC announce a possible price increase in 1979 pending December talks. Ali Kaidah, the secretary general, hints at a revision while Saudi Arabia and UAE ministers warn of limited ability to absorb higher costs.
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OPEC
Ali Jaidah
Saudi Arabia
Shiek Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Iowa chorale to tour Denmark before Youth Festival
A group of 44 Iowa students from mostly high schools will perform in a Cedar Rapids concert at Trinity United Methodist Church at 8 p.m. Friday before a two week Denmark tour. Directed by Allen Koepke the Iowa People to People Chorale will visit four provinces and then compete at Copenhagen's Youth Festival.
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Iowa
Trinity United Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids
Denmark
Iowa People To People Chorale
Allen Koepke
Jefferson High School
Copenhagen
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TE Torr LL
John. E. Lapes
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Iowellen Florist
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Geist
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Yamani
United Arab Emirates
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C.R. News
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Ample Lady’s
Hiawatha Civil Defense
Koma Kalela
Tom
Darrell
Jeannie Hess
Klinger Paint Co
Sth Ave
Linn Democrats
Town House
Adv
Camp Good Health
Frank Sheppard
Anna Michel
Third Ave
Rolls Royce Limousine
Stickney
Siebke Hoyt Jewelers
Russell J. Naaktgeboren
Deborah Lorei
Ellsworth Community College
Dave
Ben Franklin
Guaranty Building
Mercy
Carl Mittlestedt
E Ave
U.N
Lebanon
Kuba Funeral Home
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