Deaths and funerals in Cedar Rapids area
Alma R. Redman 83 of Tower Terrace Marion died Saturday after a long illness in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Surviving: husband Frank E. Redman two daughters Mrs. William McCloskey Des Moines and Mrs. R Wallace Heinrich Newhall six grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Services Wednesday 1 p.m. Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Special services by Winter Temple Pythian Sisters. Located in Cedar Rapids news column with multiple memorial notices.
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Alma R. Redman
Tower Terrace
Marion
Frank E. Redman
Cedar Rapids
Muscatine
Marengo
Marion-Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Redman
St. Paul’s
St. Paul’s United
Frank A. Holliday
C St
Mercy Hospital
LeClaire
Iowa
Dorothy Calvert
Rock Island
Ill
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Century
Yellow Cab
Bernice Mercer
Willa Miner
Carrol
Edward
Brush Chapel
William Harnish
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Lewis L. Horning
Langdon Ave
Vinton
Horning
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Eagles Lodge
Iowa Manufacturing Retirees Club
Larry
Hiawatha
Garth
Craig
Shellsburg
Clarence
Murdoch Chapel
George Koch
Evergreen Cemetery
Murdoch
Realand F. Eckman
Twin Pine Drive
Marshalltown
Violet Holtz
Kohlmann, Eckman and Hakill Architects
Missing Guttenberg woman found dead in Mississippi River
The body of Rhoda Johnson, 56, missing since Friday night, was found Sunday by a fisherman in the Mississippi River at Guttenberg. She co-owned Sunnyview Trailer Park with her husband. Her car was later found with the motor running at a river bridge in Marquette. Authorities investigate the death. cause unknown.
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Guttenberg
Rhoda Johnson
Mississippi River
Don Miller
Johnson
Sunnyview Trailer Park
Marquette
City Briefs and Local Incidents
David Sedla cek reports his truck on Johnson Avenue NW was robbed of sound equipment and a CB radio valued near 350 dollars. Linn deputies say a break in at Supergo Discount Station in Center Point yielded 400 to 500 dollars of pop candy and cigarettes. Marion hosts a new Family Counseling Center growth group in the Tuesday night program at 770 11th Street.
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David Sedlacek
20Th St
Johnson Avenue NW
Center Point
Linn
11Th St
Marion
Call
Three Juvenile Escapees From Linn County Center Sought
Three male juveniles ages 14 16 and 17 escaped from the Linn County Juvenile Detention Center Sunday night deputies said. They were last seen heading toward Highway 13 possibly south with a window key taken from an office desk. They are from the Quad Cities Eldora and southeast Cedar Rapids and remain at large as juvenile authorities pursue them.
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Linn County
Linn
Highway 13
Quad Cities
Eldora
Cedar Rapids
Park Chung Hee frees 14 political prisoners in 1977
On this date in 1977 the South Korean government released 14 political prisoners including a Protestant clergyman and three Roman Catholic priests, part of a wider political crackdown relief gesture.
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Park Chung Hee
South Korea
Cedar Rapids Airport Scores 86 in IDOT Rating
Ames Iowa Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport earned an 86.0 rating on a 100 point scale in the annual IDOT survey. The report covers 117 airports with 46 considered in serious need of improvement. Carroll topped the list at 94.9 followed by Albia and Council Bluffs at 93.7 and Des Moines at 86.6.
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Ames
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of Transportation
IDOT
Idot Commission
Grinnell
Sully
Carroll's
Albia
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Rain and hail hit Fayette and Winneshiek counties
Scattered showers and thunderstorms moved across northeast Iowa Sunday night with measurable rain in Fayette and Winneshiek counties. West Union logged 1.5 inches of rain and crop damage from hail. Decorah area measured 1.66 inches with 1 inch hail. No authorities reported damage. warm, humid conditions continued into today as a cold front advances from the Dakotas.
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Iowa
Fayette
Winneshiek
West Union
Decorah
Dakotas
Pipeline leak reported near Lamont prompts evacuations
A propane gas leak at the Dome Pipeline pumping station five miles south of Lamont led to evacuations of Darrell Beauregard, his son Cliff, and neighbors. By 11:15 a.m. residents were allowed to return home. The incident follows prior leaks and the Dome Pipeline’s contentious project across Iowa from Alberta to Michigan.
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Lamont
Dome
Darrell Beauregard
Cliff
Beauregards
Dome Pipeline Co
Iowa Commerce Commission
Iowa
Alberta
Canada
Monroe County
Mich
Howard
Chickasaw
Bremer
Fayette
Buchanan
Delaware
Jones and
Clinton
Buchanan County
Bismarck
N.D
Charles City
Ray expects signing of Iowa usury bill delayed by lawmakers
Gov. Robert Ray said he would probably sign the Iowa usury bill after the Legislature finished work but criticized lawmakers for the long delay from May to mid July. He warned the delay harms the Legislature's image and could affect re election campaigns. He also blamed House Democrats for not passing the urban revitalization bill, which would have provided tax incentives for rebuilding blighted areas.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Iowa
Ray
House Democrats
Senate
House
Economic summit shapes oil policy actions abroad and at home
Schmidt outlined a plan to halt all flights to and from countries that refuse extradition or prosecution of hijackers. Senate Democratic Leader Byrd said Carter can return from the summit with authority to cut oil imports, as the first energy bill moves toward passage. The measure would curb oil usage in new plants and force conversions to coal, potentially saving up to one million of the eight million barrels the U S imports daily.
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Schmidt
Washington
Senate
Robert Byrd
Carter
Congress
Byrd
United States
Municipal labor actions resume as police pause protests
Firemen who struck last week obeyed a court order to return to work and will revisit the proposal this week. New York police officers pressed for higher pay and schedules, staged demonstrations Friday, then canceled a planned traffic-ticket blitz, instead having off-duty officers distribute safety pamphlets on mugging defenses.
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New York
Union
Mundy steakhouse shooting leaves multiple dead
A mass shooting at a Mundy steakhouse resulted in several fatalities with 16 injured. Victims suffered head and chest gunshot wounds from multiple weapons. Police found few coins in the lot and fear the robbers fled through a rear exit. Authorities compare the case to a 1976 Roy Rogers in Fairfax County.
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Oklahoma Children’s Memorial Hospital
Mundy
Fairfax County
Washington, D.C
Roy Rogers
James Leroy Breeden
Julie Nakpodia
Turner Co. workers narrowly approve Conrac contract
Local union members at the Turner Division of Conrac Corp approve a contract giving 4 percent immediate wage rise, then 2 percent on Jan 1 1979 and 7 percent on June 1 1979, plus benefit boosts. About 220 workers had been on strike since June 1. 164 voted in a tight 8 vote margin. The agreement runs through June 1, 1980 and affects about 300 employees.
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Turner Division
Conrac Corp
Turner
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Ken Sawyer
Machinists
Sawyer
New Albin Man Found Dead After Cook Fire
New Albin resident Leo Rooster age 72 was found dead Saturday by a patrol officer after apparently falling into a cook fire outside his home. The fire spread to a nearby woodpile before the New Albin Fire Department extinguished it. An autopsy will determine the cause of death as the Allamakee County Sheriff's Department the state fire marshal and the county medical examiner investigate.
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New Albin
Adelaide Couple Announces Secret-Wed Plan In January
John Cloak aged 28 and Sandra Dagger aged 18 announced their engagement in an Adelaide newspaper. The couple, described as planning a January wedding, dismissed any notion of secrecy despite a cloak and dagger framing in local reports.
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Adelaide
Australia
John Cloak
Sandra Dagger
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883, lists address 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. It publishes daily and Sunday with subscription rates by carrier and mail. includes geographic limitations and AP rights for local news and dispatches.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Associated Press
Arabs and Jews Cease Fire After Wild Jerusalem Night
Thirty years ago fighting in Jerusalem paused as Arabs and Jews stopped firing following a night of intense clashes. The cease fire ended a chaotic period and allowed officials to pursue negotiations and calm in the region.
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Jerusalem
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Dubuque
Carl Berhenke
First Lutheran Church
Linwood Cemetery
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Manchester
Ora Mae Smithson
Shelly’s
Spring Hills
Dundee
Helma Olson
Harold G. Eden
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Goettsch's
Dewar
Phillip Pratt
White's
Independence
Rowley Cemetery
Monticello
Keith E. Stiffler
Peace United Church of Christ
Goettsch’s
Belle Plaine
Robert Allers
T.W. van Beck
Brooklyn
Emil Seye
Nevenhoven
Tracr
Agnes Roby
Overton's
Kalona
Chris Earnest
Peterseim’s
Sharon Hill
Sigourney
Bernard Loren Neal
Reynolds
Conner
Delta
Donald Allen Mason
United Methodist Church
Loretta Sanderson
Americana
Lost Nation
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Olin
Murdo
S.D
Melitha Atherton
Springville
Maynard Sanderson
Spearfish
Mount Vernon Methodist Church
Tom Stewart
Mount Vernon Cemetery
Morgan Funeral Home
Francis L. Daly
Farley
Loretta Jane
Gerald Grew
Mary Pence
Esther Kosmathka
Chesterton
Ind
Erwin
Newport
Wash
Elmer
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Reiff’s
Knights of Columbus
Joan B. Turner & Son
Second Ave
Turner's West
First Ave
C.R. Airport
Fayette, Winneshiek
U.S
Tom Heggy
Turner Co
John E. Lopes
3Rd Avenue S.E
Mrs. Darrell Luedeman
Dial
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