Deaths in Cedar Rapids Area Include Four Local Residents
Obituary notices cover Clifford L. Lake 72 of 1613 Greene Ave NE Cedar Rapids. Charles H. Clement Jr. 82 of 1201 Fifteenth St SE. William Kopecky 65 lifelong Shueyville resident. Harold William Mentzer 62 of Glendale Arizona. Also listed are pending notices for multiple others with services and burial details at Cedar Memorial and local cemeteries. Memorial gifts suggested to kidney and heart funds.
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Clifford L. Lake
Greene Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Americana
Waubeek
Gladys I. Lake
Wilson Foods
Iowa Manufacturing
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Jack
Ivis van Horn
Marion
Belva Brink
Wilma Davis
Illinois
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Kidney Foundation
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Charles H. Clement, Jr
Fifteenth Street
Burlington
Beth McClain
Railway Express Company
Floyd H
California
Vern
Long Beach
Calif
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Nadim Saikaly
Olivet Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
The
Heart Fund
William Kopecky
Shueyville
Collins Radio
VFW
Swisher
Harold William Mentzer
Glendale
Ariz
Glenn Mendel
Midway Drive
Naomi Will
Napa
Coast Artillery
Napa Lions Club
California Regular Veterans
Loraine Statler
Harold W. Mentzer, Jr
Santa Rosa
David Metzer
Belmont
Harriett Myers
Fariba
Tulocay Cemetery
Hale
Mabel Coon
Hayden
Mt. Calvary
Hoover
Valentine's
Monticello
Floyd W. (Stella) Kephart
First Presbyterian Church
Oakwood
Goettsch’s
Iowa City
Truman F. Slager
George L. Gay
Comfort and Convenience Seen as Threat, Langdale Warns
Dr. Noah Langdale Jr., president of Georgia State University since 1957, addressed directors of Banks of Iowa at Cedar Rapids Country Club. He warned that a focus on comfort and convenience endangers institutions and the future, urging bankers to know goals, fight for them, and understand to define and discuss challenges.
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Georgia
Noah Langdale, Jr
Georgia State University
Banks
Banks of Iowa, Inc
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Chicago
Dr. Langdale
Inmate Attack Tangle at Linn Jail Involves Former Chief
Michael Bottoms a 20 year old inmate clashed with former Cedar Rapids Police Chief George Matias now a court deputy as they entered Linn jail. Matias sustained a forehead cut a swollen finger and abrasions. Authorities expect no charges in the incident. Bottoms is serving a one year term for assault and awaits an escape trial.
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Michael Bottoms
Linn
Cedar Rapids
George Matias
Sheriff's Department
Bottoms
Matias
First Bull Run engagement opens Civil War
On this date in 1861 the first major Civil War clash occurred at Bull Run Creek in Virginia about 35 miles southwest of Washington D C.
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Bull Run Creek
Virginia
Washington, D.C
Mandel Denies Knowledge of Secret Marlboro Sale
Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel testified that he did not know his co defendants secretly bought the Marlboro race track in December 1971. Prosecutors allege Mandel influenced race track legislation in 1972 in exchange for favors tied to the Marlboro purchase by W. Dale Hess Harry Rodgers III and William Rodgers.
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Baltimore
UPS
Marvin Mandel
Marlboro
Mandel
Prince George’s County
General Assembly
Woman To Direct Crime Commission In Iowa
Carol Worlan of Des Moines, 26, emerged as the likely first woman to direct any Iowa crime district. She competed with about 100 applicants after four finalists were chosen for interviews in Cedar Rapids. The Cedar Rapids based commission will replace John Kellogg, who resigned May 13 citing governmental bureaucracy.
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Eastern
Iowa
John Kellogg
Kellogg
Two men charged in separate city crimes this week
William Edward Boots, 20, of 913 Seventeenth Avenue SE, faces grand larceny charges for alleged auto parts theft on June 30. Charles Sabin filed the complaint. Leo Steven Petersen, 18, of 1259 Golfview Drive NE, is accused of possessing marijuana after a late night chase, with his car found near Grande Avenue and Nineteenth Street SE. Petersen also faces four stop sign violations and attempt to elude police. 20 years ago Radio Prague reported a Czech agent arrest.
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William Edward Boots
Seventeenth Avenue SE
Boots
Charles Sabin
Chapel Drive
Leo Steven Petersen
Golfview Drive
Petersen
Grande Avenue
Nineteenth Street SE
Dead Dog Tax Confusion Puts Swenka Family In Tax Delinquency
Johnson county auditor ruled a dead dog named Lobo was taxed once and Swenka would not owe further charges despite earlier notices. The dispute stemmed from mislisted age breed and separate addresses in county records leading to a temporary delinquency conclusion.
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Lobo
Dead Dog
Swenka
Johnson County Auditor's Office
Stockett
North Liberty
Iowa City
Economy drives unemployment forecast and price shifts
Administration officials expect 5 percent economic growth over 18 months, reducing unemployment to 6.6 percent by end of 1977 and 6.1 percent by end of 1978 from 7.1 percent. Wholesale prices fell 0.7 percent in June led by farm products while consumer prices rose 0.6 percent and energy and services posted gains.
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Labor Department
City Puts Cadet Plan On Hold Amid Recruitment Debate
Cedar Rapids officials and NAACP representatives discussed a police cadet program aimed at creating a pathway to regular officer status. The effort narrowed to one qualified candidate, with concerns about age limits and pay. The group planned testing next year and broader recruitment beyond Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clift
NAACP
Jonnie Cassell
Equal Employment Opportunity
Jaworski Confirmed as Special Counsel for House Panel
The House panel votes 10 to 1 to hire Jaworski the 71 year old Houston attorney and Democrat as special counsel with independence and broad authority. He will answer to the committee for subpoena requests and will be assisted by Peter White who will serve as deputy starting August 15. Jaworski said he would pursue prosecution if evidence shows wrongdoing.
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Kazimour
Clift
Colton
Cassell
Jonnie
Doolin
Watergate
House
Jaworski
Houston
Bruce Caputo
R-N.y
Rep
Walter Flowers
Dala
Caputo
John
D-Ga
Tongsun Park
Park
Congress
Peter White
White
Bridge Error In Today's Bridge Column
Readers alerted to a mismatch between the bridge table on page 20 and the accompanying description. The newspaper regrets any inconvenience caused to its readers and will provide a corrected table in a future issue.
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Brush Chapel
Gordon Freeburg
United Methodist Church of
Johnson
Oliver
Ollie
Clifton W. Ellerbeck
Kenwood United Methodist Church
Lois Carpenter
Reeds Spring
Taylor
Clarissa
Turner Chapel West
Robert Bouton
Christ United Presbyterian Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Turner West
Davis
William H
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
LeRoy White
Oak Hill Cemetery
Turner Chapel East
Foowera
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue 5
Radio Prague
American Espionage Service
Civil Service Commission
Jan Kazimour
George Gable
Tom Collins
Ec Colton
Mark Doolin
Human Rights Commission
Fred Nordengren
Luther Trent
George Colbert
Omaha
Boise Rae
Cedar Memorial Park
Sual Ee
Vinton
Dysart
Et An
Gazette
Joe B. Klostermann
Dial
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