Deaths: Marie Sedlacek and others in Cedar Rapids area
Death notices for Marie Catherine Sedlacek 73 of 1100 20th St SW Cedar Rapids died after short illness in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Born Nov 24 1904 Fairfax married June 16 1926 in Cedar Rapids. surviving children and many descendants listed. Also noted are deaths of Daryle Lynn Wooten 34 Edina Minnesota and Lee H Richmond Jr 19 Cedar Rapids, with funeral details and surviving relatives. Mary Lou Farnsworth 46 La Crosse Wisconsin formerly Ossian died of heart failure with family survivors listed. Funeral and service arrangements described for each.
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Marie Catherine Sedlacek
20Th St
Ralph F. Sedlacek
Cedar Rapids
Fairfax
Mr. Sedlacek
Teahen Funeral
National Catholic Society of Foresters
Father Kutsch
New Teahen Funeral Home
F Ave
Daryle Lynn Wooten
Edina
Minn
Hennipin County
Collins Radio
Glynda
Byron
Karen Bacon
St. Louis
Chester Church
New Providence
Iowa
Chester Cemetery
Biersborn Funeral Home
Union
Lee H. Richmond Jr
Ninth St
Holmes County
Miss
Midwest Food Distributors
Lee
Jamie Richmond
John Richmond
James Wright
Lexington
Henry Richmond
Chicago, Ill
Turner Chapel East
Southern Funeral Home
Thurmond Cemetery
Mary Lou Farnsworth
la Crosse
Wis
Ossian
John Lehnherr
U.S. Navy
Michael Lehnherr
Freeport
Helen Kleve
Shirley Gegner
Audrey Ruppert
Fort Dodge
James Kleve
Farnsworth
St. Francis de Sales Church
St. Francis Cemetery
Iowa Deaths Detail Local Obituaries Listings
CalmarGerald Becker dies Monday 11 at St Aloysius Frenchs North English Bertha Maude Bair Johnston 95 funeral Saturday 1 at North English Christian Church Burial White Pigeon Bests Tipton Alfred J Paustian 86 visitation times 9 tonight and 9 am Saturday Burial Tipton Masonic Tama Carrie Cashatt 64 Saturday 1 30 at Harrisons Burial Grand View rural Tama
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Harrison's
Grand View
Tama
Vinton Council Signs Budget Edits and Quarantines Shelter
The Vinton City Council approved 1977 78 budget amendments and a cable television ordinance after a brief hearing. The Iowa Department of Agriculture quarantines the Humane Society shelter as an inspection set for next week deems it one of the worst seen. a puppy with distemper led to its quarantine.
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Vinton
Humane Society Animal Shelter
Carl Evans
Department of Environmental Quality
Evans
Bill Strong
Strong
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Humane Society
the Gazette
Keith Hesson
Linda Radcliffe
Recreation Department
Vince Blank
Greene’ Engineering
Cherokee
Walker man arrested after sneaking in home through field
Rex E. Fisher, 23, of rural Walker, was arrested Thursday night on charges of resisting arrest and speeding after Linn deputies reported he attempted to reach his residence by driving his pickup with headlights off through a farm field. He was observed speeding on Center Point streets before deputies stopped the chase. Fisher was later arrested at his home after deputies waited for his return and spotted him entering the property via the field.
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Rex E. Fisher
Walker
Linn
Fisher
Urbana
Mokbe Memorial Service For Knights Of Pythias Held Sunday
The 60th annual memorial service of the Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters takes place at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Pythian Hall at 1101 Old Marion Road NE. Knight William McClure will speak. honored include Sam Becker O.F. Paulson Alice Boss and Esther Strait.
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Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters
Pythian Hall
Old Marion Road
William McClure
Sam Becker
O.F. Paulson
Alice Boss
Esther Strait
Carter seeks 26 new water projects totaling 718 million
President Carter asked Congress to approve 26 new water projects costing 718 million dollars. The largest plan would create the Big South Fork national rivers and recreation area in Kentucky and Tennessee, mostly for land acquisition. No Iowa projects are included. A separate spokesman noted a veto of a House public works bill proposing 1.4 billion in new water construction.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
White House
Office of Management and Budget
Big South Fork National Rivers and Recreation
Kentucky
Tennessee
Iowa
Eliot Cutler
The
OMB
Nader and Abbots seek halt to nuclear plant licensing
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader and nuclear critic John Abbots petition the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to suspend federal licensing of atomic power plants until major health and safety questions are addressed. They urge withdrawal of the Carter administration's proposed nuclear licensing bill for not fully solving safety concerns.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
John Abbots
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Commission
Mormon Will Trial Ends in Favor of Hughes Cousins
The Clark County jury found the so called Mormon will invalid, awarding Hughes estate control to Summa Corp executives and four Hughes cousins who contested the document. Dummar testified he helped carry the bizarre tale but denied forging the will as the trial closed after 59 witnesses and 35 depositions.
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Hughes
Summa Corp
Dummar
Clark County
Education study links schooling to earnings and employment
A National Center for Education Statistics report highlights higher incomes with more education. Men aged 25 to 34 with eight years or less of schooling earned 8761, vs 15354 with 16 or more years. Women earned 5728 vs 10833. It notes high school dropouts face higher unemployment and college enrollment growth slowed after 1972.
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National Center For Education Statistics
Raiders destroy boats and ammunition in Israeli raid
The pooled report indicates raiders located and destroyed motor boats and rubber dinghies along with ammunition during the operation.
All-day fiesta for elderly set in Fayette County
West Union hosts a Senior Citizens Fiesta for seven counties at the Fayette County Fairgrounds Tuesday from 9 30 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. featured events include a 10 30 a.m. program with the Valley High German Band guest speaker Glenn Bowles and the Northeast Iowa Shrine Motor Clowns.
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West Union
Fayette County Fairgrounds
Allamakee
Clayton
Winneshiek
Howard
Chickasaw
Bremer
Fayette
John Miehe
Maynard
Valley High German
Glenn Bowles
Commission On Aging
Northeast Iowa Shrine Motor Clowns
New Doctor Joins Traer Medical Clinic
North Tama Medical Center will add Dr. Donald Playfoot to replace Dr. Downie who leaves for Waterloo. Playfoot comes via the National Health Service Corps and studies at Jefferson Medical College. He and his wife will relocate to Traer and reside on Main Street.
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Traer
North Tama Medical Center
Robert Downie
Waterloo
Donald Playfoot
National Health Service Corps
Downie
Norman Westhoff
Playfoot
Pennsylvania
Houghton College
New York State
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
McKeesport Hospital
Pittsburgh
Main Street
Help Offered for Those Displaced by I 380 Relocation Office Opens
The Iowa Department of Transportation opens an office at 4914 Center Point Road NE Cedar Rapids to aid residents displaced by the I 380 and Collins Road extension. Counseling and help are available 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information call 395 7881.
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Cedar Rapids
Collins Road
Iowa Department of Transportation
Center Point Road
Teach-at-home effort loses again in Iowa ruling
In Decorah, Erik Sessions and his parents failed to win home schooling exemption as the Iowa Board of Public Instruction ruled two hours of weekly instruction with a certified teacher is insufficient. State Superintendent Robert Benton said instruction must match public school time. The compulsory education law requires attendance or equivalent certified instruction.
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Des Moines
Iowa Board of Public Instruction
Erik Sessions
Robert
Linda Sessions
Decorah
Erik
Robert Benton
Iowa
Israeli assault on Lebanon targets ships and beach landing
An unidentified guerrilla reports Israeli jets lit the night with flares for a naval barrage then four boats landed commandos on the shore and helicopters landed elsewhere. He says the attack lasted about an hour despite strong resistance. Israel says the action does not alter plans to withdraw from southern Lebanon, occupied March 13. A Palestinian communique calls the attack a complete failure.
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Lebanon
Israel
Beach Tragedy Details Rescue Struggle at Shore
Witnesses recount swimmers entering rough surf as waves dragged people away from shore. Marty describes others calling for help while Volkersz recalls nearly giving up as he pushed a girl to safety and fought against the undertow before touching ground and clinging to hope.
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Volkersz
Electrical storage batteries seen in future autos
Washington AP reports that electrical storage batteries are expected to be used in about 10 percent of U S motor vehicles by the year 2000. George Perdirtz, head of the Energy Department storage systems division, says it may take 10 to 15 years for lightweight, cost competitive batteries to reach the market.
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Washington
U.S
George Perdirtz
Energy Department
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