Death notices list Landis suicide and relatives
Curtis L. Landis age 59 of 2519 Mallory Street SW found dead at home. Linn County medical examiner rules suicide by hanging. Born Lewistown New Mexico in 1917 and resident of Cedar Rapids since 1947. Retired Penick and Ford employee, WWII veteran, Grain Millers Local 100 member. Surviving wife Dorothy Miller, foster daughter Dale Klein, foster son Patrick McAfee, seven grandchildren, sister and brother. Services Monday 10 a.m. Janeba Kuba West. Burial Cedar Memorial with American Legion honors. Calls after 5 p.m. Saturday. Also listed are other obituaries and funeral notices for local residents.
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Curtis L. Landis
Mallory Street
Linn County
Lewistown
Cedar Rapids
Penick and Ford Co
Grain Millers Local 100
Dorothy Miller
Dubuque
Dale Klein
Patrick McAfee
San Jose
Calif
L.O. Owens
Yukon
Okla
Marvin Landis
Park Forest
Ill
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Dominic Loferski
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Hanford Post
The
American Legion
Memorial Services and Funerals Honor Local Residents
Memorial services held for Carnes and Petersen with church rites at St Patrick’s Fairfax and Turner Chapel East. Burial with military honors at St Patrick’s cemetery. Rosary and wake observed by Knights of Columbus. Other notices include Lebetka and Lebeda obituaries with cemetery burials and callers at Janeba Kuba funeral home.
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Carnes
Rollo E
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Fairfax
William Arquitt
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Father Arquitt
Knights of Columbus
Teahen Funeral Home
American Cancer Society
Petersen
Georgia
Turner Chapel East
Arnold Herbst
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Turner Crematory
Sebetka
John J
Martin Laughlin
Linwood Cemetery
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Patrick Lebetka
Lebeda
Ruth M
Janeba- Kuba Funeral Home
Theodore B. Hlubucek
Canon D. A. Loferski
Czech National Cemetery
Francis C. Lebeda
Cedar Rapids
New York Power Doom Predicted After First Bolt
Washington reports experts say New York’s electric grid, not upgraded since the 1965 blackout, faced a major new outage from a single lightning strike on a high voltage line. The FPC opened a probe, aiming to report in two weeks, as officials seek to isolate failures and assess interconnection with other utilities.
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Washington
UPI
New York
District of Columbia
Federal Power Commission
FPC
New York Public Service Commission
Power
Carter
Hugh Carey
Abraham Beame
Richard Dunham
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
Washington D.C
Massive Outage Darkens Australia
A power failure darkened a 40 000 square mile area in east central Australia for five hours early Friday affecting more than one million people. Officials blamed a transformer breakdown and the outage disrupted early rush hour traffic in Brisbane as police increased patrols with no looting reported.
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Brisbane
Australia
Sydney
Five Arrested After Greene Square Park Alcohol Bust
Five people were arrested in Greene Square park on Thursday evening on charges including consuming wine in a public place and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Sheryl A. Sullivan and Carmen M. Fields faced those charges, with Sullivan also charged with marijuana possession. A juvenile girl accompanying them was charged with possession and wine consumption. Separate arrests included Brenda S. Stroud on a forgery warrant and Phillip M. Cristy on larceny charges. details on Cristy and Stroud were not provided.
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Sheryl Ann Sullivan
First Avenue SE
Carmen M. Fields
Bel Air Drive
Sullivan
Greene Square Park
Brenda S. Stroud
Bever Avenue
Phillip M. Cristy
McKinley Street
Cristy
Stroud
Police Turn Puppy-Sitters
A lost puppy was found behind the captain's desk at the police department and saved from traffic by a motorist. The pup, white with brown spots and a black collar with a silver belt, drew attention with constant yaps as authorities held it for the Humane Society.
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Police Department
the Humane Society
Miller Urges Impact Study on Pipeline Permit Plans
Independence legislator Rep. Kenneth Miller asks Gov. Ray to require an environmental impact study before any underground oil pipeline permits are granted in Iowa. He cites Northern Pipe Line Co. of Delaware’s Northeast Iowa route and says he will propose mandatory impact statements for future permits.
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Independence
Kenneth Miller
Robert Ray
Miller
Northern Pipe Line Co
Delaware, Inc
Iowa
Mezvinsky Named U N Human Rights Commissioner
President Carter appointed former Iowa congressman Edward Mezvinsky as the U N human rights commission representative on the economic and social council. The Iowa City attorney, 40, served four years in Congress and was defeated by James Leach last November. Salary will be about 47500 dollars. no Senate confirmation needed.
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Washington
D.C
Carter Friday
Iowa
Edward Mezvinsky
U.S
Human Rights Commission
Economic and Social Council of
The
United Nations
Senate
Mezvinsky
Iowa City
James Leach
Continuing Keota Tests
Des Moines reports that test results on food and water samples from Keota to determine the disease source will not be ready until early next week. Dr. Laverne Wintermeyer, head of the state health department prevention center, collected samples including water, ice cream, ice cubes and other foods from homes, businesses and stores.
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Des Moines
Keota
Laverne Wintermeyer
State Health Department
Disease Prevention Center
Wintermeyer
Youth-Holds Lawmen at Bay in Linn Shooting
Linn County deputies state police and Cedar Rapids officers surrounded a Marion area house as a 17 year old boy with a .22 pistol and a shotgun held off 16 officers including a SWAT team. The youth shot at family members and was talked out. charges pending.
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Linn Sheriffs
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Linn
Orlie Workman
Don Jackson
Jeffrey Jackson
Workman
West Union Man Ends Life In Downtown Shooting
A 76-year-old West Union resident Guy McMasters shot himself in the downtown business district Friday morning. He parked in front of Conner Rexall drugstore, used a .22 pistol to kill himself at 7:30 a.m. There were no witnesses. he was found shortly after and died at Palmer Memorial Hospital. Services are pending.
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West Union
Fayette County Sheriff's
Guy McMasters
Conner’ Rexall
McMasters
Palmer Memorial Hospital
Burnham- Wood's
Mackin Joins ABC News From NBC
NBC correspondent Catherine Mackin will join ABC News on September 1 in a move following Barbara Walters. The ABC spokesman said Mackin’s salary will not match Walters’ reported 1 million dollar contract.
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New York
NBC
Catherine
Cassie” Mackin
ABC Network News
ABC
Miss Mackin
Barbara Walters
Miss Walters
Thirsty Critters Camel Water Tolerance
Camels can go eight days without water in summer and eight weeks in winter. After abstinence they may drink up to 100 quarts of water in ten minutes.
ISU May Delay Start Of Classes
ISU may delay the fall semester as water rationing looms. City officials and Iowa State University plan a joint meeting next week to discuss conservation measures and delaying classes for the 20 000 plus students. The city has shut three wells and seeks to reactivate ISU’s treatment plant with state approval.
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Ames
UPI
Iowa State University
ISU
Tom Neumann
Neumann
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
University
Skunk
Hallett
Lies in Ditch For Five Hours
A 30-year-old Van Horne man, David Taylor, lay unconscious in a pickup after a rollover on a gravel road about 2:30 to 3 a.m. The vehicle was found by a passing motorist between 7:30 and 8 a.m. and Taylor was taken to St Luke's hospital in Cedar Rapids in fair condition with a back injury. Sources say Taylor recalls entering the ditch and then seeing the motorist who rescued him.
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van Horne
Iowa Highway Patrol
David Taylor
Taylor
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
No Basis for Charge in Penn Arrest Bond Returned
A Linn county spokesman said there was no basis for a charge against Robert Dick Penn of Denver Colorado in connection with his arrest last Saturday for allegedly contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The county attorney did not file the charge and Penn’s bond was returned.
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Linn County
Colorado
Robert Dick Penn
Denver
Colo
Penn
Three Guilty in Benefits Fraud in Cedar Rapids
Three Cedar Rapids residents Susan Eckley Ira Johnson and Laverne Wright were found guilty of illegally collecting unemployment benefits while employed. Eckley admitted to $153 and pays $50 fine plus costs and restitution. Johnson fraudulently collected $905 and received 15 days in jail. Wright admitted $365 and received a 30 day suspended sentence with full restitution.
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Cedar Rapids
Job Service of Iowa
Susan J. Eckley
Twenty-first Street
Ira M. Johnson
E Avenue
Laverne D. Wright
Fifteenth Street
Eckley
Johnson
Wright
Insulation prices rise as demand outpaces supply
Insulation material costs have surged as dealers face limited supplies and higher freight and labor costs. Some import from Germany and Canada while foam suppliers report smooth access. Consumers are urged to question contractors, check backgrounds, and report fraud to consumer protection agencies.
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Albright
the Gazette
Germany
Canada
Hufstedler
Gas leak at Landmark Hotel sickens guests in Las Vegas
Toxic fumes spread through the 30 story hotel as fire crews in breathing packs investigated a likely source on the tenth floor air conditioning unit. Guests from Denver described a sweet invisible odor while others were treated at Sunrise and Valley hospitals. Landmark is owned by Summi Corp, linked to Howard Hughes interests.
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Sunrrise
Valley
Clark County
LeRoy Hawks
Landmark
Don Thompson
Denver
Cole
Ken Schreiber
Las Vegas
The
Summi Corp
Howard Hughes
Food Stamp Tightening Could Cost Linn $48 000
Linn county social services faces a potential loss of 48000 as federal rules tighten Iowa food stamp management. USDA threatens to withhold a million in stamps until Iowa meets guidelines including merit staff, outreach, audits, and a recipient manual. Linn has proposed wage reimbursement for merit staff, but the plan was dropped from the budget.
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Linn County Social Services
Iowa
Judy Bentley
United States Department of Agriculture
Linn County
Ray
Bill Rosberg
Vivian Brendengen
Dept of Social Services
Jean Oxley
Consumer Credit Council and
Legal Services
United Cerebral Palsy Special
Gene Chism
Department of Social Services
Department of Mental Health
Linn County Health Center
Magician Roge Predicts New York Blackout Headline
Roge, a California illusionist, predicted the Thursday front page for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He sealed the forecast inside five envelopes, with the final note indicating the headline Massive Power Blackout Hits New York City Area, replacing Failure with Blackout.
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Seattle
UPI
Roge
California
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Rage
New York City
Xage
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