Death notices and services for Cedar Rapids area figures
Obituaries list several Cedar Rapids residents with long illness deaths and funeral details. John William Meier aged 26 died on arrival after a prolonged illness with services planned in Keota. Dorothy A. Lovejoy aged 75 died in a local hospital with services in Cedar Rapids and Chicago. Anna W. Hauser died in a nursing home with services in Cedar Rapids. Other notices include various memorials in Oelwein Atalissa Monona Manchester Hedrick North English and Struesky with listed burial and church details.
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John
Jack
William Meier
Park Towne Lane
Cedar Rapids
Sigourney
McKinley
Harding
Debra McIntyre
Dallas
Texas
United Presbyterian Church
Betty
Meier
Jim Cook
Richard L. Meier
Japan
John W. Miller
Harper
Irene Meier
Clarence
Powell Funeral Home
Keota
John McElroy
Powell’s
Fayette Cemetery
Dorothy A. Lovejoy
Washington Avenue
Maurice E. Lovejoy
Champaign
Chicago
Mt. Carroll
Ill
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Daughters of
Martha
PEO
Harry E. Lovejoy
Burnsville
Minn
Eleanor Nelson
Merlin
Ore
Harriette Reynolds
Atoka
Tenn
Charlotte Mills
Phoenix
Ariz
Earl Ashley
McMinnville
Turner Chapel East
Reuben Tjaden
Woodlawn Cemetery
Turner East
American Cancer Society
Anna W. Hauser
Nineteenth Street SE
Chester C. Hauser
Calvin Sinclair Presbyterian Church
Earl A. Huebner
Chapel of Memories
Arthritis Foundation
Victor
Harry
Lillian Shine) Bushnell
McAninch-Fremming
S. Hazleton
Ross Dugan
Hintz
Hazleton
Oelwein
David Sykes
Brant-Kerns
Atalissa
Phoebe Nebergall
South Bethel Church
Snider
Dangerous youth who fled after YMCA outing
Police searched for three teenage psychiatric patients who walked from a YMCA outing Tuesday night. Jeffrey Jackson, 17, was identified as dangerous when upset, though his psychiatrist cautioned against overreacting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Jeffrey Jackson
Springville
Hunter Comly
Comly
Jackson
New Study Slated on Cedar River Flooding
Cedar Rapids to start a new flood study with the FIA and city planning staff after the city formally appeals FIA flood-prone area boundaries. A contract must be let by October, preliminary findings in six months, final report a further six months. Building permits in the area to be reviewed by the state natural resources council pending data.
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Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
Federal Flood Insurance Administration
FIA
Cedar
State Natural Resources Council
Marion Hires Director for Development
Jeffrey Scott aged 29, formerly Muscatine assistant development chief, becomes Marion’s first full time development director. He will earn $18,000 annually and starts September 6. Scott holds a University of Iowa master’s degree and is a member of planning societies. He is married with one child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffrey Scott
Muscatine
Marion
Scott
Utica
N.Y
University of Iowa
American Society of Planning Officials
American Institute of Planners
Jean
Wharton Fined $100 In Assault
Linn County deputy Donald Wharton was fined $100 and court costs after a Linn district court conviction for simple assault tied to a May 7 1976 incident with Robert Robideau an American Indian Movement member. The judge called the verdict unsatisfactory and noted overreaction in a bad situation. Wharton faces one week suspension without pay and loss of an upcoming promotion. Special prosecutor Timothy White urged boundaries to police force and prisoner rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Donald Wharton
Wharton
Robert Robideau
Robideau
William R. Eads
Orlie Workman
Timothy White
R.M. Fassler
Trash Firms To Combine On Monday In Cedar Rapids
The two largest commercial hauling firms in Cedar Rapids will merge operations effective Monday. Jim Watts confirms he acquired Cedar Rapids Clean Up and will absorb their equipment and routes. He says the move will cover 75 to 80 percent of commercial industrial garbage. residents are served by the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Jim Watts
A-1
Watts
Watts Trucking
Quad-Cities
Strachen
Fred Filling
Veto timing debate hinges on Iowa final adjournment
The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports on Ray Redmond's challenge to Governor Ray Nagel over three day and 30 day periods to act on bills after final adjournment. The article details legislative adjournment definitions, sine die, and possible consequences for overrides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
Iowa
Redmond
Senate
Steve Cross
Nagel
Cross
Grisly Miami double slayings leave six bound victims
Lawley said Miss Wooden could not name the suspects and she had not seen them before. She remained under heavy guard at a local hospital. The two bedroom concrete block home held five bodies in one room and one in the other. An ambulance attendant described victims bound gagged and shot in the back of the head with blood everywhere. Police had not positively identified any, though at least two faces were preliminarily matched.
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Lawley
Miss Wooden
David Burny
Randle Eastern Ambulance Service
Youth Kite Fire Sparks Santa Barbara Brush Blaze
A high voltage line in Sycamore canyon sparked a brush fire after a burning kite fell and set dry brush alight. The flyer expressed regret and said he is shocked by the tragedy. Authorities said no prosecution is planned and firefighters warned of rapid flare ups if winds shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bermuda
Jackson
Florida
Anamosa
Chicago
Sycamore Canyon
Orbus
Alaska Pipeline Faults and Bombing Probe
Three more faulty welds found during final prep for oil fill at Alyeska pipeline. Officials say welds withstood pressures well above normal. In Fairbanks, William Freeman Donald Drum and Larry Wertz charged with malicious destruction of property over July bombing that damaged supports and insulation but did not halt oil flow.
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Fairbanks
Eliott
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Cook William Freeman
Donald Drum
Larry Wertz
Drunk Driving Charges Filed Against Four Defendants
A group of four offenders faced drunk driving charges after incidents in multiple locations. Steven L. Collier, 19, was cited for collision with a utility pole guy wire on Kesler road NW. Mark R. Felter, 23, and Frank C. Straub, 26, were arrested on Fourteenth Street SE and Marion boulevard respectively. Daniel P. Glessner, 20, was detained on Fifth Street SE. Ten years ago Detroit saw paratroopers withdrawn but kept in reserve amid racial disturbances.
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Twentieth Street
Phillips
Steven L. Collier
Kesler Road
West Post Road
Mark R. Felter
Indian Hill Road
Fourteenth Street
Frank C. Straub
Monticello
Marion Boulevard
Daniel P. Glessner
Fifteenth Street
Marion
Fifth Street
U.S. Army
Detroit
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Struesky
Louis
Brush Chapel
William Harnish
Czech National Cemetery
By Tom Alexette
Sheriffs Department
Ralph Myers
Police Juvenile Bureau
Sheriff's Department
St. Luke’s Hospital
Workman
C.R
Ellis Golf Course
Donald Jackson
Jeffrey
Wisconsin
Benjamin Franklin
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Owellen
Florist
The
Miami
Santa Barbara
Alaska Pipeline
Alyeska
Jack Fernsite
Transportation Department
Materials Transportation Bureau
Washington
Valdez
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
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