Local Obituaries for Cedar Rapids area residents
Death notices for Edward Kvitek 90 of 1001 Eighth St NW and Henrietta Reichwein 905 G Ave NW. Also brief items for Wilma May Smith Elizabeth E Karr Harold Risdon William Sommerfelt Ella Harder with service details, burial sites, and visitation times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Kvitek
Eighth St
Mr. Kvitek
Cedar Rapids
Clara Koehler
Trinity United Methodist Church
United Commercial Travelers
Turner Chapel West
Wilson Hyde
Cedar Memorial
Turner’s
Henrietta Reichwein
G Ave
Preston
First Lutheran Church
Western Union
Else Reichwein
Edith Newport
Marengo
Harold Risdon
Fundamental Gospel Church
Ladora
Ohio
Hoover-Valentine’s
Brandon
William Sommerfelt
White's
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
la Porte City
Manchester
Ella C. Harder
Our Savior Lutheran Church
Shelly’s
Destructive end of year at Cedar Rapids junior high
Cedar Rapids Taft and nearby junior high schools faced widespread vandalism as the school year ended. About 50 lockers damaged by fire and stink bombs, broken windows, egged cars, and scattered papers marked the last day, with teachers blaming a lax climate and a " herd spirit."
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Cedar Rapids
Taft
Wilson
Franklin
Harding
Roosevelt
McKinley Junior High
The
Gazette
McKinley
Five Seasons Teen Dance Sunday By Student Committee
Five Seasons Center hosts an Out of School Teen Explosion dance Sunday from 8 p.m. to midnight with live music by Madness from Cedar Rapids and Spice from Cedar Rapids. Hosts Jeff Harmon and Michael King will mix disco and Top 40. Tickets cost $2, up to 3500 available, sold by committee members or at the door. Proceeds fund an Anything Goes competition this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Five Seasons
City landfill hours change in Cedar Rapids
Sanitation Department superintendent Dick Gates announced weekend hours at Cedar Rapids landfill will start June 9 with Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday closures beginning June 10. Weekday hours remain 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The change aims to cut costs due to dwindling demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids City
Dick Gates
Sanitation Department
Gates
Three Charged in Heroin Possession Case
Three individuals face drug charges in a heroin trafficking case. Hugh S. Gibson 46 Jane A. Gibson 30 and Dreina Derrick Tobin 26 were arrested and charged with possession of heroin with intent to deliver. Hugh Gibson additionally faces a felon in possession of a firearm count. All held in Linn County Jail. ON THIS DATE in 1835 P T Barnum and his circus began their first tour.
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Metro Narcotics Squad
Hugh S. Gibson
Jane A. Gibson
Boice Road NW
Dreina Derrick-Tobin
Third Ave. SE
Hugh Gibson
Advent Industries Midwest, Inc
Fifth St
Linn
P.T. Barnum and His Circus
Local Weather and Birth Announcements Highlight June Day
Vital statistics note a light SW wind at 7 mph and sun events for Sunday. Extended forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy days with mild temperatures and a chance of showers Tuesday. June 1 births include a son for Nichols and Mulholland, plus multiple daughters and sons announced by various families. Multiple routine incident reports list fire safety, alarms, and vehicle issues in the city.
Conviction of Harman Upheld by Iowa Court of Appeals
The Iowa Court of Appeals sustained Charles G Harman's larceny conviction for stealing two tires from a Cedar Rapids service station. The court rejected his claim that conversations with a parole officer were confidential, noting parole supervision serves societal protection rather than individual confidences.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Court of Appeals
Charles G. Harman
Harman
Cedar Rapids
Police talk boy from bridge edge on I-380
A 15-year-old boy was talked out of jumping from a freeway bridge on the northeast side. Officers in a helicopter spotted him around 7 15 p m and talked him down before 9 p m. He was taken to St Luke's Hospital for observation.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Crane proposes three energy fixes for presidency
Illinois Republican congressman Phillip Crane speaking in Cedar Rapids outlines three steps to ease the energy crunch. He urges immediate deregulation of oil, an oil swap with Japan, and a four day ten hour work week. He criticizes the Carter administration and calls for renewed leadership and economic incentives.
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Phillip Crane
Cedar Rapids
Japan
Crane
the Gazette
Sheraton Inn
33Rd Ave
California
Middle East
Illinois
Energy policy clashes mark Carter energy push
Carter faces resistance as House Democrats reject price decontrol and plan to reinstate ceilings. Aimed at curbing oil use and spurring production, the plan follows a Friday price step raising domestic oil to world levels by 1981. Gasoline demand data signal slowing growth while U S energy officials anticipate wider gasoline availability with June allotments arriving. An IE A meeting will assess U S subsidies amid Europe’s backlash against stockpiling heating oil.
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Carter
U.S
Europe
International Energy Agency
Washington
Judge rejects half million dollar daily loss claim in Milwaukee case
The judge finds no sufficient evidence of daily losses or inability to obtain capital and notes the Milwaukee plan resembles abandonment rather than a true reorganization. Congress may provide long term relief, with actions pending from creditors and state officials.
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Hillman
Milwaukee Land Co
McMillen
Milwaukee
ICC
Cedar Rapids Gazette Facts and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists address at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. It notes subscription rates by carrier and mail for Afternoon Edition and Sunday issues and states AP has exclusive rights to local news republication.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
ICC approves faster fuel surcharge rule for truckers
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized expedited procedures allowing truckers to file surcharges to recover higher diesel costs on 10 working days’ notice. All fuel cost recoveries must go to the trucker, not the employer, with owner operators needing relief as fuel prices rose sharply. ICC Chairman Daniel O’Neal urged careful attention to fuel allocation in the industry.
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Washington
UPI
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
ICC
Daniel O'Neal
O’neal
Man arrested in hit and run on southwest side
Ronald J. Meyers, 29, of North Liberty, was arrested after a three site hit-and-run spree on the southwest side. Police say the truck struck vehicles in Wilson Avenue, Sixth Street, and J Street corridors during a 15 to 20 minute span. The suspect posted bond and was released after arrest. The incident began with family trouble, and Meyers later came to the police station to settle the matter.
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Ronald J. Meyers
North Liberty
Meyers
Wilson Avenue
Sixth Street
J Street
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Teahen Funeral Home
Carl H. Berhenke
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
C.R
Pam
C.R. Weather
David Nichols
Trailridge Road
Bill Mulholland
B Ave
St. Luke's
Jay Atwood
1618
Sixth St. NW
Richard Rambo
Urbana
William Garbers
Vinton
Gregory Gates
Charles Juhl
D Avenue
Fifth Street
Third St
Second St
Ridgewood Terrace
16Th Ave
Kurt Rogahn
Treasury
Powell
Camp David
John Brademas
Indiana
House
Shirley Chisolm
New York
Louis Stokes
Jack Brooks
Texas
Thomas Foley
Richard Bolling
Missouri
Dante Fascell
Florida
Richardson Preyer
North Carolina
Frank Thompson
New Jersey
Gunn McKay
Utah
Robert Giaimo
Connecticut
Dan Lundberg
Lundberg Letter
Congress
Tom Phillips
Jan MacGillivray
Iowa Department of Transportation
MacGillivray
Milwaukee Road
IDOT
Pat Williams
D-Mont
Williams
Montana
Rock Island Railroad
North Western
Marquette
South Dakota
Bankruptcy
Tama
Mississippi River
Joman E. Lapes
Retail Florist
Cedar Park
Pierson
Flowershop & Greenhouses. Inc
Ellis Blvd
N.W
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