Deaths include Murphy and Quass and numerous area obituaries
Obituary notices report Francis Murphy aged 63 of 384 16th St SE Cedar Rapids died at St Luke s Hospital after service at Larkin Roland Funeral Home. Also listed are Katy Pflughaupt Quass 90 with California burial and Lydia Windsor 78 with Marion connections and multiple services pending across Iowa towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Murphy
16Th St. SE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Corning
Alice Harvin
Omaha
Larry
Des Moines
Lynne Beyers
Nampa
Idaho
Minnie Bray
Larkin-Roland Funeral Home
John Cutbirth
Carl
Katy Pflughaupt Quass
Willard Quass
Cedar Rapids and
Robins
Riverside
Calif
California
Waterloo
Bill Pflughaupt
Lydia Windsor
Fifth Ave
Marion
Mercy Hospital
Harold
Atwater
Minn
Frances Smith
Morley
Ed Ransford
Ronald Smith
Anamosa
Goettsch
Bousek
Joseph V
St. Wenceslaus Church
Louis Trzil
St. John’s Cemetery
Father Trzil
Brush Chapel
Eddins
Russell Orin
Chapel of Memories
Tom Anthony
Marion Christian Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Robert Eddins
Hearing on juvenile or adult trial for Isaac Pledge Jr.
Juvenile Court Judge Harstad continued the transfer hearing for 15 year old Isaac Pledge Jr. and 16 year old Keith Maide in the May 28 purse snatching and death of 6 year old Jessie De La Mater. The judge ordered records released to defense counsel and postponed the decision to August 14 if needed, with consolidation possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Pledge Jr
Fifth St. SE
Brent Harstad
Pledge
Keith Maide
Sixth St. SE
Jessie de la Mater
Joe la Mater
Lowell Forte
Kent
United States
Forte
United States Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Mercy Hospital
Miss de la Mater
Harstad
Theft and burglary reports include several local addresses
Police report multiple thefts and break ins across the city. Items stolen include sound equipment clothing a gun and cash from residences on Shirley Stil l ich Don ald LeVan and a city man on a downtown lot. Separate notices advertise local sales markets and upcoming events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Forster
Center Stage
Dallas
Texas
Ramada Inn
Juvenile custody gaps questioned in Achey suspension appeal
Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission heard Roland Achey challenge a one day suspension over the Nelson escape from Cedar Rapids Youth Bureau. Testimony cited agency procedures and room security as factors in the incident with emphasis on juvenile versus adult handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission
Roland Achey
Achey
Gareth Clift
Duane Nelson
Cedar Rapids Youth Bureau
Nelson
Youth Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Acey
Morning Sun
Iowa
Abilene
Kan
Moscow
Merly
Linn County
Legislators and Governor Skip Linn Court Hearing
Subpoenas issued to U.S. Sens Dick Clark John Culver Congressman Charles Grassley and Gov Robert Ray in a Tama air time dispute appear improper as they were not served within 100 miles or under a special order. The Friday hearing will consider motions to dismiss or decline jurisdiction as the witnesses are not expected to appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn District Court
U.S
Dick Clark
John Culver
Charles Grassley
Robert Ray
Marion M. Kubalek
Tama
Cedar Rapids
KCRG
WMT
City commissioners back new airport terminal over remodeling
Commissioners favor a new airport facility citing long term flexibility and reduced disruption to service. They note remodeling would increase security costs and require substantial investment, with construction hoped to start in 1980 and finish two years later while the existing terminal is upgraded for offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapman
Paul Hawke
John Huey
FAA to Build New Tower Near Existing Airport Terminal
The FAA plans a new control tower just west of the current building and may reuse parts of the terminal. Ground breaking is slated for next year and the site fits the airport expansion plan. Other flight related services may also use the present building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Aviation Administration
Chapman
FAA
Six Flags Ride Collapse Kills Three at Mid-America Park
A support arm failure caused 16 cars to lift into the air briefly before a car fell. Three people died and one went to hospital. a niece of a local family remains in critical but stable condition after surgery. Park officials say engineers will inspect and other Sky Way rides were shut down for precaution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanine Weeks
Trisha
Weeks
St. Louis County
Dick Tyler
Six Flags Inc
Los Angeles
Sky Way
Six Flags
Governor staff warned of FBI search cited in commission probe
The Gazette reports Rush accusing the governor's staff of warning Jernigan before federal investigators acted at the Commission for the Blind. Ray says no warning calls occurred and the search found nothing. questions remain about why the ad hoc committee did not fully probe alleged improprieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush
Jernigan
The
Commission For the Blind
Commission
Carley
Ray Raymond
FBI
Ray
Ad Hoc Committee
Redfern
Raymond
Sen
the Gazette
Baltimore
Union members to vote on contract amid panel split
Despite a panel rejection Emmet Andrews urges rank and file ratification. Dissidents threaten federal suit claiming advisory vote binding as ballots go out within a week. Local 373 Cedar Rapids members warned not to vote until Aug 9 meeting. ballot counting in August overseen by Jim Kane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet Andrews
Andrews
American Postal Workers Union
U.S. Postal Service
Cedar Rapids
Letter Carriers Union Local
Jim Kane
National Association of Letter Carriers
Washington
Merkle Press
Union
Kane
Marion
Merkle
Billy Carter to Davenport at Great Mississippi Valley Fair
Billy Carter, brother of the president, travels to Davenport for the Great Mississippi Valley Fair. He is to greet fans from 1 to 2 p.m. and visit exhibitions, the motorcycle daredevil show, horseshoe tournament, 4-H areas, and other events before dinner at the beer garden and the demolition derby finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Jimmy Carter
Billy Carter
Carter
Beer Garden
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Details and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 publishes daily and Sunday editions at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription rates list weekly and yearly mail options and restrictions for carrier service areas with AP content rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
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Wellman
Gideon A. Christner
Upper Deer Creek
Keota
Frank O. Miller
Powell’s
Petersburg
John F. Bockenstedt
Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Kramer’s
Dyersville
Decorah
Clara O. Erickson
Decorah Lutheran Church
Stevne’s
Strawberry Point
Paul Kenneth Kaiser Sr
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Roberson’s
Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
Oelwein
Williamsburg
Victor A. Stanerson
Uhlmann’s
Belle Plaine
Thomas Fay Zimmerman
Hrabak’s
Harry H. Westendorf
Brant-Kerns
Floral Hills
Hazleton
Earlville
W.W
Maebelle” Kieth
United Methodist Church
Clifton’s
Clutter
George F. Dvorak
Immaculate Conception Church
Mason- Hand’s
Clutter Chapel
Vinton — Grant Driscol
Campbell-Russell’s
Westview Cemetery
LaPorte City
Jesup
Isaac Pledge
Mary Burke Gazette
Tinue
Robert Kimm
Pledge and
Maide Consolidated
Shirley Stiilich
E Ave
Donald LeVan
41St St. IE
Stickney
Peck
Adv
Danna Leete
3Rd St. S.E
Ray's Market
Blue Moon
1St Ave. N.E
Achey Hearing
Linn Court
Roland Krekeler
Gazette Courthouse
Bob Kochan
Kochan
Six Flags Over
Georgia
Dave Kaplan
Six Flags, Inc
Mid-America
Astro World
Houston
Great Adventure
Jackson, N.J
Blind
State Blind Commission
National Federation of the Blind
Ken Jernigan
Towellen Florist
Cedar Park
Bowers
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
S.E
Pat O'Leary
Gazette
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