Deaths of Frances Burkland and Others in Cedar Rapids Area
Obituary notices report Frances Higbee Burkland 101 of 355 Woodland Drive SE died Friday after a short illness. Also listed are Beverly Blaylock 52, Stephen J. Kucera 84, and several others with funeral details, church affiliations, and burial sites across Cedar Rapids and nearby towns. Services are scheduled at Cedar Memorial Chapel, All Saints Church, St. John's Fort Atkinson, and other local cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Higbee Burkland
Woodland Drive
Lancaster
Cedar Rapids
Raymond L. Burkland
N.J
B.L. Anderson
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Lloyd E. Brockmeyer
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Beverly C. Blaylock
Mount Vernon Road
Rochester
Minn
Joseph Blaylock
All Saints Catholic Church
Shari Saari
Kim Blaylock
Bret Blaylock
William Sheeley
Beula Crumpacker
Jane Sebern
Long Beach
Calif
Edmond J. Becker
Czech National Cemetery
Father Becker
Brush Chapel
Stephen J. Kucera
Stone Hill
Dubuque
Montgomery
Holy Redeemer Parish
St. Wenceslaus Parish
St. Joseph’s
Prairieburg
St. John’s
Fort Atkinson
Villa Raphael
Andrew
le Center
Adolph
Faribault
Stanley Kucera
Northfield
James J. Byrne
St. John’s Cemetery
Struchen
Rose
Alice United Methodist Church
Sheridan
Charlotte Mallett
Alice Cemetery
Visitation
Murdoch
Knights of Columbus
Dinges found guilty of rape in Mount Vernon area case
Cedar Rapids man Dinges 28 found guilty of raping a Hiawatha woman by extraordinary force after a Linn County jury deliberated about three hours. The verdict stemmed from a Feb 21 incident on a gravel road west of Mount Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lane Dinges
Cedar Rapids
Linn District Court
Dinges
Mount Vernon
Harold Swailes
Denver Dillard
Canadian train trip and Wisconsin Dells window ad
City briefs list travel options for Mackinac Island visitors July 9 to 15 and reference Baraboo and Wisconsin Dells. Includes contact number for Charter Coaches and notes Olde Towne Inn breakfast hours and Sunday meals with prices. Mentions Gamestonite Town House Big Daily Double doors at 6:00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackinac Island
Baraboo
Wisconsin Dells
D.J
Electricians reject contract offer amid looming Cedar Rapids strike
Cedar Rapids Electrical Workers Union 405 voted 175 to 15 against a one year contract, about 300 members involved. Union leader Mike Powrie cites ongoing talks since May and warns a Sunday night strike could halt most construction wiring across the area. Negotiators sought higher starting pay and fringe benefits, but members found the deal inadequate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar
Cedar Rapids
Powrie
Carter seeks MLK birthday federal holiday
President Carter sends Congress legislation to make Martin Luther King Jr. birthday a legal holiday for 2.1 million federal employees as part of a federal pay reform package. Postal workers would not automatically receive the holiday. If approved, it would become the tenth annual federal holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter
Congress
King
Three named to Cornell College Board of Trustees
MOUNT VERNON AP Three news members appointed to the Cornell College Board of Trustees. College President Dr. Philip B. Secor announced Dr. Wilbur F. Wilcox Cedar Rapids Jean Tapp Beal Rockford Illinois and Daniel Ide Kaneohe Hawaii as new trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
News
Cornell College Board of Trustees
Philip B. Secor
Wilbur F. Wilcox
Cedar Rapids
Jean Tapp Beal
Rockford, Ill
Daniel Ide
Kaneohe
Hawaii
Two Men Charged With Drunk Driving In Linn County
Two individuals faced drunk driving charges Friday night in Linn County. Donald J. Thibadeau, 50, was arrested at 5:30 p.m. in the 100 block of Fifth Street NW. Keith F. Siefken, 25, was taken into custody at 6:23 p.m. in the 200 block of Sixth Avenue, Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Donald J. Thibadeau
Kesler Road
Fifth Street
Keith F. Siefken
13Th Ave
Sixth Avenue
Marion
One killed in head-on crash near Springville on Highway 151
A Friday night two car collision on Highway 151 one mile west of Springville killed a rural Springville resident and injured two others. Paul L. Gassman of Monticello, 52, faced charges of drunk driving and driving left of center after the 7:42 p.m. crash near the Carlton Trailer Court. The deceased's identity was withheld pending relatives notification. The other survivor's condition was not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway 151
Springville
Linn County
Mercy Hospital
Gassman
FDA Eyes Recall Over Sleep Aid Toxin Methapyrilene
The FDA and cancer institute link methapyrilene in sleep aids to liver cancer in animals and possibly humans. Producers like Sominex Nytol Excedrin P.M. reformulate using pyritamine. Miles Nervine production halted as recalls loom, with enforcement to seize noncompliant drugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Cancer Institute
FDA
Donald Kennedy
Miles Laboratories
Walden
Oil boycott urges consumers to hurt Exxon by August
Rubin announces an X Out Exxon campaign to start August 1 and run the full month, arguing that reduced purchases will lower prices like coffee. Schmidt criticizes U.S. energy use and urges global effort to curb consumption and avoid protectionism amid the oil shock and OPEC pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helmut Schmidt
June 8 births and local incidents in se region
On June 8, Mr and Mrs Michael Bennett welcomed a son at Memorial Drive SE. Also, Mr and Mrs Dean Holub welcomed a son on 31st Street Marion. Richard Lorenz at 373 20th St SE welcomed a son. Police reported a gas leak at 3832 Clark Road SE at 3 17 PM and a medical emergency at 1052 21st St SE. Weather notes show NE wind at 8 mph and sunrise 5 31 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Bennett
Memorial Drive
Dean Holub
Marion
Richard Lorenz
20Th St. SE
21St St. SE
Not guilty verdict in Henry County murder trial
Larry Brewster was found innocent of first degree murder by a three-man nine-woman jury in Henry County District Court. He was found guilty of larceny and operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent. He faced the stabbing death of Eugene W. Smith, 59, of rural Mount Pleasant in January 1977.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Pleasant
Larry Brewster
Henry County
Clinton
Eugene W. Smith
Brewster
Smith
Truckers Shut Down Blockades Prompt Court Injunction
A court injunction barred truckers from blocking pumps at Herbie's Union 76 in Council Bluffs after 14 rigs stalled service. One organizer, Robert Meichner, was arrested for criminal trespass when he demanded fuel without meeting a $10 minimum. Shifts in protests spread to nearby stops as violence reports appeared but were not linked to the shutdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Pottawattamie
E.F. Hanson
Herbie
Union 76
Herb Honig
Robert Meichner
Meichner
Rapid City
Independent Truckers Association
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Sioux City
Iowa
Minnesota Independent Truckers Association
California Trucking Association
Stikers
California
Statesman Group acquires stake in Commercial State Corp
An investment by three subsidiary life insurance companies of The Statesman Group Inc. totals about nine percent of Commercial State Corporation of St. Louis. Commercial State Corp owns all outstanding shares of Commercial State Life Insurance. The Des Moines group includes 26 companies with premiums over $130 million and licenses in 45 states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Statesman Group Inc
Commercial State Corporation
St. Louis
Commercial State Life Insurance Company
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Tama
Mary Anthony
Harrison’s
Haven Cemetery
Independence
Earl Shelton
Waukon
Idelia Bakke
West Paint Creek Synod Church
Freinds
Hanson’s
Church
James Brannan
Immaculate Conception Church
Wexford
Hanson’s Rosary
Church Cemetery
Roland Krekeler
Gazette Courthouse
William Roemerman
Roemerman
Dillard
William R. Sharp
Con
Sharp
David B. Hansen
Inez M. Rasmussen
Virgina A. Steinbach
Elma R. Paulson
Margaret E. Bock
Vernon O. Numedal
Mary E. Hardesty
Patricia A. Gusland
Thomas M. Tucker
Robert I. Pyles
Lisbon
Clarence R. Hunter
Center Point
Sheryle L. Griffith
Olde Towne Inn
U.S
Dr. Wilcox
Cornell
Linn County Rescue Unit
Pines
Proprietary Association
Jack Walden
Sominex
Compoz
Excedrin P.M
Sleep-Eze
Nytol
Shell
American Council On Germany
New York
Schmidt
International Monetary System
Organization of Petroleum Ex
United States
Federal Republic
Germany
C.R. Weather
St. Luke's
Clark Road
John E. Lapes
Florist
Ment
Sapp Brothers
U.S. 12
Lolo Hot Springs
Mont
Abby Bridge
John B. Turner & Son
Turner
Second Ave
Turner's West
First Ave
Pierson
Flowershop & Greenhouses. Inc
Ellis Blvd
N.W
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