Deaths scattered notices announce local obituaries and services
A batch of death notices lists infant to elderly victims with names, ages, and service details. Details include the Baby Girl Wicks infant of Dennis and Janet Wicks and other memorials for Victor-Adelaide Rhinehart, Ethel McNeal, Susan Zimpleman, Mabel Sihler, Doris Poage, Ernest Goldsmith, Patti Divoky Miller, and Harry L Kelsey, plus Gertrude Detlefsen. Memorial funds are noted where applicable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wicks
Dennis
Janet Carpenter Wicks
Orchard Drive
Milwaukee Road to Get $20 Million Federal Rail Aid
FRA confirms a $20 million loan under the Emergency Rail Service Act despite prior opposition. If Judge McMillen allows use for the full system, the money will be approved to avert bankruptcy and support operations beyond the reduced core network. A preliminary reorganization plan is planned as workers claim management pushed toward bankruptcy for rival railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Railway Administration
Washington
Milwaukee Road
John M. Sullivan
FRA
Milwaukee
Chicago
Thomas McMillen
Sullivan
McMillen
Department of Transportation
Twin Cities
Brock Adams
Kendall Gustafson
Portland, Ore
Gustafson
Burlington Northern
Minneapolis
Nader urges closing all U S nuclear power plants now
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader urged Congress to shut down all U S nuclear plants within two to three years. He called for halting construction on reactors under way and demanded the resignation of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission leaders. He argued the switching costs are cheap compared with the risk of catastrophe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ralph Nader
Congress
Nader
House
Three Mile Island
Interior Subcommittee On Energy and the Environment
U.S
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
South Tama reviews decision on Wedegren termination
South Tama Community School District directors vote 3 to 2 to review the hearing officer Rob ert Kimm’s finding that no cause existed to terminate Superintendent Joel Wedegren. A Thursday hearing will weigh evidence. five days remain to issue findings. 867 petitions urged termination. district costs cited at about 3500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TAMA
South Tama Community
Robert Kimm
Joel Wedegren
Kimm
Wedegren
Jerry Koster
Raymond Coleman
Leo Benda
Verna Lacina
South Tama
Park land buy urged near Mount Hope on Wapsipinicon
The Iowa Conservation Commission is asked to acquire 153 acres near Mount Hope and Matsell Bridge for parks and nature trails with county management. Ownership belongs to Larry Sharp of Cedar Rapids, asking 1500 dollars per acre. The Linn County Conservation Board also backs a youth work program funded by restitution through the county probation department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Conservation Commission
Linn County Conservation Board
Wapsipinicon
County Conservation Board
State Commission
Mount Hope
Matsell Bridge
Larry
Longtime Cedar Rapids police official Baker named chief successor
Biography of police official Baker tracks his rise from recruit on March 2 1955 to assistant chief in 1977 and describes key events. Notable incidents include a 1965 shooting at 3331 First Ave SE where Baker was wounded and later praised. The piece notes degrees from Iowa majors in psychology and public administration and details career milestones and nomination attempts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patti Divoky Miller
Solon
Cedar Rapids
Steven J. Miller
Sheller Globe Corp
Iowa City
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Steven Joseph
Richard Divoky
August Holub
Center Point
Vernon Kent
Anna B. Holub
Prairieburg
Mike
Mark Divoky
J.J. Fath
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Brush Funeral Home
Baker
University of Iowa
Iowa State
The
Police Department
FBI
General Services
First Ave. SE
Charles Allnutt
Marion
Allnutt
Eldon Colton
Wallace LaPeters
Colton
la- Peters
Clif
Ruling Challenges Bias in Veterans Preference Law
The three judge panel voided a Massachusetts public employment policy as biased against women. Helen Feeney, a state clerk and personnel coordinator, faced repeated lower rankings due to male veterans' preference after taking civil service exams from 1963 to 1975. The decision notes few women veterans and quotes broader Equal Protection concerns. A separate ruling required probable cause for detaining suspects before questioning and overturned a Rochester conviction, excluding Dunaway’s statements from trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Feeney
Conrac puts Turner division up for sale
Conrac Corp. authorized the sale of its Turner Division in Cedar Rapids manufacturing antennas and microphones for the citizens band radio market. The plant on 716 Oakland Road NE employs about 150 workers, a drop from 900 three years ago, amid a CB market slump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Conn
Conrac Corp
Turner
Cedar Rapids
Conrac
Donald H. Putnam
Oakland Road
Shortage hits trucking as independents report uncertain deliveries
Transportation workers in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas faced fuel and supply doubts amid shortages. Drivers from J A Frederick Co and Nash Finch report ongoing service but warn of possible rapid changes. Hy Vee and CRST note limited fuel flows yet no widespread paralysed fleets, while CAST reports steadier diesel access. World War II Battle of France began on this date in 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don DeWitt
J.A. Frederick Co
Cedar Rapids
Carolina
Bill Mundt
Nash Finch Food Distributors
France
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Daniel Christopher
Eugene Wicks
Decorah
Theodore Carpenter
Freeport, Ill
John Bowers
Slater
Agnes Wicks
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Iowa
Adelaide Rhinehart
McAninch-Fremming’s
IOOF
Williamsburg
Susan Zimpleman
First Lutheran Church
Conroy
Uhlmann’s
Memorial Park Cemetery
Davenport
American Cancer Society
Mabel Sihler
Olson-Fjelstal’s
Lutheran Cemetery
Manchester
Doris Poage
Bohnenkamp-Vernon’s
McGuire
Thomas Lester
Holy Trinity Church
Walford
Donald Schmitt
Hala
Brush Chapel
American Legion Pekomy
Fairfax
Gertrude Detlefsen
Norway
George Brosh’s
Dale Kueter
Adams
Robert Gallamore
Montana
Conrail
the Gazette
Larrie Masker
Lacina
Masker
Michael Moon
Doug Mason
Mason
Frankfurt
City Forest
West Germany
Mayor and Safety Commissioner
Feeney
Massachusetts
Arkansas
Mississippi
New Mexico
South Carolina
Stewart
Turner Unit
Dave Hitt
Hy- Vee Foods
Chariton
Des Moines
Elmer Fehrle
Crst Inc
Paul Shawver
CAST
Shawver
Abby
Ian
John. E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
Cedar Park
Margaret Shekleton
Young School of Beauty System
Young School of Beauty
1St Street
S.E
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