Deaths: Reesink Tripp and Anderson noted in Cedar Rapids area
Chester H. Reesink 82 former Cedar Rapids resident died Sunday in Orlando Florida born August 8 1894 in Muscatine survived by wife Cathryn son Robert Davenport two daughters Shirley Drakos Cannon City California and Marilyn Simons Clearwater Florida services set in Orlando burial at Highland Memory Gardens Forest City Florida Charlotte M Tripp 80 formerly of 1131 Sixteenth Street SE Cedar Rapids died in a Cedar Rapids nursing home born November 11 1896 no immediate survivors services Wednesday Turner Chapel East burial City Cemetery Turner Chapel West service details listed Steven D Anderson 1:30 PM Tuesday Murdoch Chapel Center Point burial Center Point Cemetery calls and service times provided
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Chester H. Reesink
Cedar Rapids
Orlando
Fla
Reesink
Florida
Muscatine
Cathryn
Robert
Davenport
Shirley Drakos
Cannon City
Calif
Marilyn Simons
Clearwater
Garden Chapel
Highland Memory Garden
Forest City
Charlotte M. Tripp
Sixteenth Street
Turner Chapel
Lee Griffis
Four Square Gospel Church
City Cemetery
Turner
Vogel
Molly F
Turner Chapel West
David Larson
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Linwood Cemetery
Anderson
Steven D
Murdoch Chapel
Center Point
Center Point Cemetery
Obituaries and funeral notices from Cedar Rapids area
Death notices and service details for Willis Kuester Caroline Humker Larry Rasmussen Homer Nunn Frances Bahning Mable Grauerholtz Mildred Jamison Ruth Nash list service times locations churches and burial plans across Belle Plaine Calmar Manchester Oxford Dyersville Vinton Oelwein Springdale and surrounding communities with family visitation and memorial fund notes where applicable.
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Oxford
Homer Nunn
First Federated Church
Glendale
Washington
Ill
George L. Gay’s
Dyersville
Frances Bahning
St. Francis Xavier
Kramer’s
Vinton
Mable L. Grauerholtz
Phillips
Kissing
Urbana
Oelwein
Mildred Jamison
Hintz
Woodlawn
Springdale
Ruth H. Nash
Springdale Methodist Church
Pee- Dee
Barker’s
West Branch
Linn County Eyes Suit Over Polk County Debt
Linn County Auditor Merle Kopel says a legal action may be pursued against Polk County for failing to pay 86,603.24 owed to Linn. The dispute stems from an 1966 to 1973 overpayment under the money and credits tax replacement program and a 1973 law deadline.
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Linn
Merle Kopel
Polk County
Linn County
Kopel
Polk
James Sarcone
Computer System Eyed For First Avenue Traffic
Safety officials expect a new computer controlled traffic system for 25 First Avenue signals funded 50 50 by local and state sources under USTEP. The $150000 project aims to measure traffic, adjust light timing, and connect to broader city and future I 380 signal networks with minimal disruption.
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First Avenue
Ed Colton
State Department of Transportation
Colton
USTEP
Kroblin Tax Evasion Trial in Federal Court
Allen Kroblin a Waterloo trucking tycoon faces four counts of federal income tax evasion as his Cedar Rapids trial opens. Prosecutors say he diverted 165 731 dollars of corporate funds for 1970 to 1973 avoiding tax, while reporting 228 670 dollars income. Defense argues funds were corporate expenses or loans with no criminal intent.
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Cedar Rapids
Allen Kroblin
Waterloo
Kroblin
Kennedy's Tragic Chappaquiddick Crash On Bridge
On this date 1969 Senator Edward Kennedy's car plunged from a bridge into a tidal pool on Chappaquiddick Island Massachusetts. Mary Jo Kopechne died in the incident and body was recovered from the submerged vehicle.
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Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Chappaquiddick Island
Mass
Mary Jo Kopechne
Boy Satisfactory After Accident
Nine year old Mark J Mulvany of 1607 First avenue SE was in satisfactory condition in Mercy hospital ICU after a car bicycle crash Sunday night. He sustained bruises lacerations and a neck injury and was struck after darting from a driveway in the alley behind 1500 block of First avenue SE by a pickup driven by Wesley M Kulhem of 1569 First avenue SE.
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Mark J. Mulvany
First Avenue SE
Mercy Hospital
Mulvany
Wesley M. Kulhem
Hatt Says Audit Fight Affects Cedar Rapids Car Rental
Cedar Rapids operator Jack Hatt claims airport manager Roy Jameson is trying to ruin his business by pushing an audit and threatening to bar him from the terminal. The airport commission has barred Hatt from operating until an audit of his records is completed, a step sparked by lease holders' profits based payments and a probe into Hatt's contract with Collins Radio. Jameson was in Linn county court for a condemnation hearing and could not comment.
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Cedar Rapids
Jack Hatt
Hart
Airport Commission
Jameson
Hatt
Commission
Collins Radio
Linn District Court
Five Injured In Accident Near Fairfax
A three car pile up one mile north of Fairfax on highway 149 injured five people Monday afternoon one seriously. State troopers and Linn sheriff's deputies investigated the crash which left one survivor pinned for some time. Traffic was backed up about a mile and a half as the injured were taken to Cedar Rapids hospitals. Names were not known but two vehicles were Iowa registered and one bore Missouri plates. The crash occurred when a vehicle crossed the center line into the other two.
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Fairfax
Highway 149
Linn Sheriff's
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Missouri
Cedar Rapids Tobacco Bowl hit by tower fire flood
Fire damaged the Tobacco Bowl and surrounding shops in a multi story building after a dry fire system allowed water to flood the first floor. Owners Tom Connolly and Bill Lange described the water scene as a cascade flooding storerooms and offices. Sump pumps removed water from elevator shafts as firefighters worked. the building has no sprinkler system but two hoses per floor.
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Tom Connolly
Bob Arnold
Dain, Kalman and
Quail
Bill Lange
Osgood Shepherd's
Begin unveils free enterprise plan amid U S visit
Israel plans a free enterprise economic shift as Prime Minister Begin travels to Washington to seek 2 to 2.5 billion dollars in aid for fiscal 1979. A secret Mid East peace plan is to be discussed with President Carter, who favors a Palestinian homeland but not an independent state.
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Begin
United States
Jerusalem
Carter
Washington
Mideast
State Department
West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza
Moshe Dayan
Israel
Jordan
Chinese Defector Reveals Riches and Black Market Trade
A defector describes widespread desertion by workers and farmers for free trade, hoarding and selling rice and meat to urban buyers. He cites growing black market activity, government infighting, and fears for his family labeled in the Five Black Categories under Mao’s legacy. He appeals to Cyrus Vance and President to help rescue relatives.
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Mao Tse-tung
Peking
Hua Kuo-feng
Mao
Fan
China
Weather eases drought as rains return to Iowa region
Weatherdays to bring streams back to near normal levels though deep wells recharge slowly. Across Eastern Iowa a weekend storm caused lightning damage, uprooted trees, and a burned barn near Garnaville with 200 to 250 REC customers losing power in Buchanan county. Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for Dubuque county and a flash flood watch for Jo Daviess county across the Mississippi. A small tornado was sighted in Oelwein with no injuries reported.
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Waite
Iowa
Dubuque County
Jo Daviess County
Illinois
Mississippi
Dubuque
Oel
Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates Notice
Cedar Rapids Gazette details subscription rates by carrier and mail for the Afternoon Edition and weekend issues. Addresses distribution at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. AP content note included.
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The
Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Gazette
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Willis Kuester
Western Drive
Hrabak
Belle Plaine
State Appeals Board
Maurice Baringer
Baringer
Sarcone
Mel Meyer
Meyer
Takin Brothers Freight Lines, Inc
Arrow Motor Freight Lines, Inc
Krablin Service Stations, Inc
Iowa Terminal and Warehouse, Inc
B and H Transport Co
Reefer Trailer Leasing
Cedar Rapids Terminal and Warehouse
Marshalltown Cartage Co
Iowa-Nebraska Consolidated, Inc
Rite-Way Trucking Co., Inc
John E. Lopes
3Rd Avenue S.E
Mon
IE Tower
U.S
Cyrus
Vance
State Departments
Associated Press
Mt. Vernon Rd
Scott Smith
Marion
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