Deaths mark Cedar Rapids area obituary notices
Obituaries for Steve "Red" Vicko and several Cedar Rapids area residents recount long illnesses, family ties, and community roles. The notices list birthplaces and dates, marriages, occupations including Wilson Foods and local clerical, and survivors such as spouses, children, and grandchildren. Services are scheduled across St. Ludmila's Church Turner Chapel East and other local funeral homes with burial at Czech National Cemetery and Mount Calvary Cemetery.
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Steve G
Red" Vicko
36Th Ave
Slovaktown
Ark
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Vicko
Genevieve Josifek
Wilson Foods
Vicko and Son
St. Ludmila's Catholic Church
Prokop Velky Lodge
Czechoslovak Society of America
Modern Woodmen
Marianne Baird
Phoenix
Ariz
Janice Thompson
Renton
Wash
Judith Amsler
Elizabeth Selk
Fairfax
Gary Vicko
Sedero
Stephen Vicko
St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church
Robert W. Cizek
St. John’s Cemetery
Kuba Funeral Home
St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church of the Heart Association
Mary Volesky
19Th Ave
Emil Volesky
Mary Novy
Solon
Mr. Volesky
North Liberty
Shueyville
Oville Cook
Milo Bullcek
Edward
Swish
Iowa Guard chief cleared of abuse of authority
Gov. Ray announced the federal report clears Iowa National Guard adjutant general Junior H. Burkhead of abuse of authority and misuse of resources. The Army report restores Burkhead to promotion consideration and finds no lunch hour misuse or phone campaigning for the adjutant general post.
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Iowa Guard
DES Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Iowa National Guard
Adj
Junior H. Burkhead
Ray
Department of the Army
Burkhead
U.S. Senate
John
Culver
Adjutant General
Joseph G. May
Waiting comes to end for Manchester sitting duck
Manchester residents report a Muscovy duck atop a doghouse on the Roger Miller farm west of town. The sitting mother has hatched 19 duck eggs and shelters five kittens with her ducklings. The cat is kept out while the brood grows and the farmer hints residents may want some kittens.
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Manchester
Roger Miller
Here
Gene Cernan Ends Gemini 9 Space Walk On Date In 1966
On this date in 1966 astronaut Gene Cernan departed Gemini 9 for a two hour and ten minute space walk marking a key EVA milestone.
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Gene Cernan
Injunction on Teamsters Set by McManus
U.S. District Judge Edward J. Mc Manus will issue a one year injunction against Teamsters Local 238 over a charge from independent driver Calvin R. Swanson that a $47 fee was required to enter the Cedar Rapids sewage treatment plant construction site. The NLRB requested the action after Swanson’s complaint, following hours of pre trial hearings.
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U.S
Edward J. McManus
Teamsters Local 238
Cedar Rapids
National Labor Relations Board
Calvin R. Swanson
Crst Inc
Vinton crash leaves man in serious condition
Dysart man Michael McDonald, 25, is reported in serious condition after a motorcycle accident Saturday in Vinton. His bike struck a curb at a T intersection and he was transported to University Hospitals in Iowa City for treatment.
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Vinton
Michael McDonald
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Hansen has early backing from 12 Gazette area supporters
Campaign manager Willard Hansen of Cedar Falls announced that twelve Gazette area individuals join 50 Iowa legislators and former Republicans backing his bid for the lieutenant governor nomination in the Tuesday primary. The list includes Sen. Merlin Hulse and former senators Ernest Kosek Ralph Potter David Stanley and Richard Stephens plus former representatives Lynn Battles Herbert Campbell Ted Ellsworth Floyd Gilley Maynard Menefee Roy Miller and N.F. Sorg.
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Gazette Area
Iowa
Willard Hansen
Cedar Falls
Hansen
Iowa House
Senate
Merlin Hulse
Clarence
Ernest Kosek
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Potter
Marion
David Stanley
Muscatine
Richard Stephens
Crawfordsville
Lynn Battles
Maquoketa
Herbert Campbell
Washington
Ted Ellsworth
Dubuque
Floyd Gilley
Maynard
Maynard Menefee
Fayette
Roy Miller
Monticello
N.F. Sorg
Labor Council Endorses Schriner and Hanson in Linn County race
The Hawkeye Labor Council Auxiliary endorses Kenneth Schriner for Linn County Supervisor and Norman Hanson for Iowa House District 26 in Tuesday's Democratic primary. The release cites their union activity to improve lifestyle and government.
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Hawkeye Labor Council
Kenneth Schriner
Linn County
Norman Hanson
Iowa
Brief city items report thefts vandalism and a scholarship
Tools taken from Raymond Possehl’s Iowa River Tool Company amounting to nearly 400 dollars. A boat and motor worth 750 dollars stolen from a cabin near Ely owned by L H Loeffler. Jewelry three guns and other items valued at 900 dollars stolen from Jon Morris in Marion. Church vandalism at Springville United Methodist Church involved flowers water on carpets and glue on chairs with no damage estimate. Tools valued at 500 dollars taken from Alfred Hageman’s garage. Cash stamps and a file worth 265 dollars taken from Direct Mailing Company. Alan Wilson awarded a 500 Iowa Foundation for Insurance Education scholarship for the Drake University year.
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Hazel Kellams
Denver
Colo
Lloyd Kellams
Marion
Kellams
First United Methodist Church
Ed Allen
Curlew
Wash
Jerry Goldsmith
Kendallville
Ind
Aurora
Burns Memorial United Methodist Church
Raymond Possehl
Ely
L.H. Loeffler
29Th St
Jon Morris
Springville United Methodist Church
Linn
Fourth Ave. SE
Alan Wilson
Spencer Drive
Iowa Foundation For Insurance
Drake University
Graw hearing reset to July 24 in arson case
Trial of Bennie J. Graw, 51, Cedar Rapids, on an arson charge for a Oct 30 fire at his New and Used Shop, 1220 Third St SE, Linn District Court postponed to July 24 after state witness R. J. Smith was unavailable. Graw operated the shop in a building owned by Richard Nassif.
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Bennie J. Graw
Cedar Rapids
Linn District Court
Third St. SE
August Hansell
R. J. Smith
Graw
Richard Nassif
Montoya and Watergate era questions shadow late career
The piece recounts Montoya as the Senate Watergate panel’s chief questioner and cites praise from former chairman Sam Ervin. It notes allegations of laundered contributions, long-unaudited taxes, and IRS scrutiny, with Montoya denying wrongdoing and citing a clean record before his 1976 political downfall linked to Schmitt’s campaign.
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Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon
Montoya
Sam Ervin
D-N.c
Senate
Wall Street Journal
Washington Post
IRS
Donald Alexander
Harrison Schmitt
Pena Blanca
Albuquerque
N.M
Extradition Stay in High Profile North Carolina Case
Justice Marshall temporarily blocked Miss Little's extradition to North Carolina to complete her sentence amid claims she would face danger as an acquitted murder defendant. The ruling followed New York court actions and a Duffy denial of unconstitutionally confinement, with the 2nd Circuit affirming.
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William Kunstler
New York
North Carolina
Thurgood Marshall
Miss Little
U.S
Kevin Duffy
Weekend Iowa crashes claim multiple lives and injuries
A Dubuque resident, James P. Noonan, 20, was killed Saturday when struck by a train while apparently sleeping on railroad tracks near Peosia. Dennis J. Logan, 27, of Waterloo died in a LaCrosse hospital after a single vehicle crash on Highway A-27 near Waukon. Three others were hospitalized from the wreck, and a Tecumseh, Nebraska motorcyclist, James Stover Jr., 29, died after missing a curve on Iowa 2 near Sidney. A Davenport street crash fatally injured Steven Bellig, 20, with driver Cheryl Thieman, 18, and three others treated and released.
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Dubuque
Peosia
Dubuque County
James P. Noonan
Noonan
Allamakee County
Dennis J. Logan
Waterloo
LaCrosse
Wis
Waukon
Logan
Topon
Louis
Hagger
Bruce Timmer
Tommy Daniel
Timmer
Daniel
Iowa State Patrol
James Stover Jr
Tecumseh
Neb
Iowa 2
Sidney
Davenport
Steven Bellig
Bettendorf
Cheryl Thieman
Ms. Thieman
Eight charged with drunken driving in Linn County
Eight people were arrested in Linn County on drunk driving charges Saturday and Sunday. The group includes Douglas Axtell 27 of Hiawatha Jesse Stevens 56 of Cedar Rapids Dennis Frank 37 of Mount Vernon Raymond Sickles 19 of Cedar Rapids Craig Rosel 24 of Cedar Rapids Michael Cohrt 21 of Van Horne Wilma Kellogg 59 of Linn County and Randall Roney 21 of Marion. Several defendants faced additional charges including burglary driving with no license speeding and disobeying a stop sign.
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Linn County
Douglas Fred Axtell
Quail Hollow
Blairs Ferry Road
Ninth Avenue
Hiawatha
Jesse Elmer Stevens Jr
32Nd St
20Th Street
Dennis E. Frank
Route 2
Mount Vernon
10Th Avenue
Marion
Frank
Iawa
Raymond Lawrence Sickles
Bever Ave
19Th Avenue
Eighth Street
Sickles
Craig Steven Rosel
Route 3
Cedar Rapids
Highway 13
Bertram
Rosel
Michael Ray Cohrt
van Horne
Alburnett Announces Alumni Banquet Saturday Evening
The Alburnett Community School District plans an alumni banquet at the school this Saturday at 6 30 p.m. Attendees bring a potluck dish while drinks are provided by the district.
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Alburnett
Alburnett Community School District
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Leonardo's East
St. Pius X Catholic Church
Miss Nordmann
Regis High School
Kirkwood
Mount Mercy College
Michael
George B. Nordmann
Bernard Collins
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Father Collins
Knights of Columbus No. 909
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Tipton
Mary Drewis
Tripoli
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Independence
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Frank Helminick
St. Paul
Murdoch Chapel
Clifton W. Ellerbeck
Kenwood Park Methodist Church
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Albert Charles
Gordon N. Freeburg
Allen Livingston
Flagstaff
Paul Favre
LeLocle
Switzerland
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Jacobson
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Brush Chapel
Carl Berhenke
Czech National
Don Joens
the Gazette
Higgins
Edward L
Chapel of Memories
Richard L. Thompson
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Williamsburg
Erwin
Harry
Belles-Wright's
Emmetsburg
Gregory E. Zearing
Stanwood
St. Thomas Catholic Church
St. John’s. Rosary
Martin-Bails
Tama
Bessie L. Harden
Harrison's
Oak Hill
Visitation
Belle Plaine
George Humes
Hrabak’s. North Liberty
Louise E. Smith
George L. Gay
Myrtle Rife
Barker's
West Branch
West Liberty
Margaret Billick
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
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U.S. Navy
Azores
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