Deaths in Cedar Rapids area include Johnson and Dickinson
Obituaries report Albert N. Johnson 75 of 1607 Ellis Boulevard NW Cedar Rapids died Sunday in a local hospital. Born 1902 in Kentucky, he is survived by wife Josephine Myers, son Clifford Johnson, stepson Edward Watterson, grandchildren and siblings. Services Wednesday at Beatty Bearle Murdoch chapel. Burial Linwood cemetery. Also Willard James Dickinson 80 of Huntington Park California died Monday in Phoenix after long illness. Also listed are Brian Edward Gorton 4 of Marion, and many other notices with funeral details and burial sites across Iowa.
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Albert N. Johnson
Ellis Boulevard
Cedar Rapids
Kentucky
Josephine Myers
Johnson
Pay-N-Takit Lumber Co
St. James United Methodist Church
Clifford L. Johnson
Garden Grove
Calif
Edward G. Watterson
Rio Linda
Mattie Norris
Ohio
Verna Klontz
Ottumwa
Charlie Johnson
Memphis
Herman Johnson
Westport
S.C
Beatty- Bearle-Murdoch
Charles R. Mehaffey
Linwood Cemetery
Willard James Dickinson
Huntington Park
Phoenix
Ariz
Minneapolis
Newton
Elizabeth Dickson
Patricia J. Northoff
Willard B. Dickinson
Gregory T. Dickinson
Forks
Wash
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Iowa
Brian Edward Gorton
Robert W. Gorton
Twenty-fourth Street
Marion
Iowa City
First Presbyterian Church of
Jack and Jill
Brent Michael
Walter Gorton
Independence
Roland Lawson
Waukon
Ida Tulp
Waterloo
Alice Lawson
Emma Henning
First Presbyterian Church
Jay Miller
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
University of Iowa
Ivan Oliphant
Toddville
Vera Waterbury
U.S. Army
Europe
Church of Christ
Vienna Lodge No
American Legion
Dorothy McNeal
Keith Dice
Olive Hooker
James Oliphant
Jimmie Price
Oliphant Cemetery
Murdoch
Roy Relf
Vinton
Edward Schmitz
Shellsburg
Gale Cook
Camarillo
Lloyd Frey
Urbana
Robert Zieser
Burton Winn
Walker
Ralph
William L
James
Theron
Osage
Wyo
Madeline Johnson
Mary Cripps
Urbana Christian Church
James Sorensen
Murdoch Chapel
Center Point
Whelpley
Charles B
Dominic A. Loferski
Beatty-Bearle-Murdoch Chapel
Plotz
Lucille A
Chapel of Memories
Samuel H. Henning
First Assembly of God Church
Cedar Memorial
Vaverka
Blanche
Czech National Cemetery
Wihlfehr
Tom Clark Dies Retired Justice Succumbs at 77
Former Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark died in his sleep at his son Ramsey Clark’s New York home. He was 77 and had served on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after retiring from the Supreme Court in 1967. Funeral plans pending Ramsey Clark travels in Europe.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Tom Clark
New York City
U.S
Ramsey Clark
Clark
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Lyndon Johnson
Justice Department
Warren Burger
Swisher Teen Hart Benda Hurt In Motorcycle Crash
Motorcyclist Hart James Benda aged 16 from Swisher was moved from St. Luke's to University Hospitals Iowa City after a 11:30 Monday accident. He is listed in serious condition with head injuries as the Iowa Highway Patrol continues investigation.
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James Benda
Swisher
University Hospitals
Iowa City
St. Luke’s Hospital
Benda
Iowa Highway Patrol
Khrushchev Rejects Western Nuclear Arms Proposal
Twenty years ago Nikita Khrushchev rejected Western proposals for control of disarmament and nuclear weapon production, signaling a hard line in Cold War diplomacy. The move influenced subsequent negotiations and raised questions about arms limits.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Laborers Local 43 to Vote on Contract Offer Tuesday
Cedar Rapids Laborers Local 43 members meet at 9 a.m Tuesday at Teamsters hall 5000 J Street SW to vote on a contract. A vote planned for Saturday was not held as the five week strike continues amid ongoing labor negotiations.
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Cedar Rapids Laborers Local 43
Teamsters Hall
J Street
Lightning Hits Oelwein Water Pump Halting Supply
Lightning struck Oelwein water pumphouse Saturday disabling automatic pumping from two west side wells. East-side well had been out of service, leaving hills and outskirts without pressure. Officials planned a new pump installation Monday and urged residents to conserve water.
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Oelwein
Donaldson Manufacturing Company
Cartoonist Woodson Cowan Dies at 90 in Connecticut
Cartoonist Woodson Cowan who drew Major Hoople in Our Boarding House for 25 years retired in 1956 died Friday in Weston Connecticut at age 90. He had shaped the beloved strip with humor and distinctive draw. Cowan left a lasting mark on midcentury American comic art.
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Weston, Conn
Woodson Cowan
Major Hoople
Trampoline Injury Case Trial Opens at Prairie High
Jury selection began Monday in a 1.9 million suit filed by Cynthia Olson against College Community School District Phyllis Bricher and Nissen Corp over a February 8 1974 gymnastic practice injury. Olson alleges a double back flip with a safety harness caused fracture dislocation and paralysis. The suit claims negligence over rope safety and harness guidance. Trial testimony is delayed for a Des Moines judges conference.
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Prairie High School
Cynthia Olson
College Community School District
Phyllis Bricher
Nissen Corp
Miss Olson
Des Moines
Exhumation Granted in Pamela Powers Case
Polk County District Judge James Donato approved a request by attorneys for Robert Anthony Williams to exhume a body believed linked to the 1968 Pamela Powers abduction and slaying. Williams faces retrial June 20 in Linn County after a 1969 conviction was overturned and the Supreme Court ordered retrial.
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Williams
Albert Bowers
Crystal Lake
Minneapolis
Minn
Bowers
YMCA
Pamela Powers
Six charged with drunk driving after weekend arrests
Six individuals face drunk driving charges from Saturday night into Sunday morning. David B. Gerdes aged 21 from Coralville was arrested at 12 45 a m at Williams Boulevard and Twelfth Avenue SW. Charles M. McCormick aged 22 from 2704 J Street SW was taken into custody at 3 35 a m at the Fifth Avenue exit of I 380. Melvin L. Potter aged 26 from Route Three Cedar Rapids was arrested on Lincoln Heights Drive SE at 10 30 p m Saturday and also charged with driving while license suspended. Glen N. Erie aged 48 from Mt Vernon was nabbed at 2 15 a m Sunday at Mt Vernon Road and Forty second Street SE. Charles C. Pickard aged 36 from 2021 Eastern Avenue NE was arrested at 2 10 a m Sunday at Highway 150 and Second Avenue. Harold E. Wieland aged 43 from Alburnet was arrested at 9 28 p m Saturday at Blairs Ferry Road and Ninth Avenue in Hiawatha.
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David B. Gerdes
Coralville
Williams Boulevard
Twelfth Avenue
Charles M. McCormick
J Street
Fifth Avenue
Melvin L. Potter
Cedar Rapids
Lincoln Heights
Glen N. Erie
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon Road
Forty-second Street
Charles C. Pickard
Eastern Avenue NE
Highway 150
Second Avenue
Harold E. Wieland
Alburnett
Blairs Ferry Road
Ninth Avenue
Hiawatha
Paving Petition Opposes H Avenue NE Project
Twenty seven residents signed a petition opposing the paving of H avenue NE from the Illinois Central railroad tracks to Center Point road. The filing with the city clerk occurred Monday morning and constitutes the sole opposition to seven projects in the 1977 street improvement program. A city council public hearing on the street program is set for Wednesday morning.
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H Avenue NE
Illinois Central Railroad
Center Point Road
Ray capture ends Tennessee prison escape chase
James Earl Ray was recaptured after a dramatic escape from Brushy Mountain Prison. Authorities described his movements through overgrown banks and a river as guards, stormy weather, and damp earth aided the tracking. Other escapees included Earl Hill Jr and Larry Hacker. Powell and Ward were also taken into custody.
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Troy
House
King
Ray
Fauntroy
Supreme Court Releases Mixed Rulings on Foster Care and Press Liberty
The court declined to hear a foster care access appeal filed by the Organization of Foster Families for Equality and Reform and others, noting administrative burdens of automatic hearings. It also upheld a Virginia confidentiality ruling case and struck down a New York anti immigration scholarship law, while addressing cases on tribal jurisdiction, re enlisted bonuses, and workplace speech.
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Organization of Foster Families For Equality and Reform
New York
Madeline Smith
Ralph and
Christine Goldberg
George
Dorothy Shotan
United States
William Brennan
Navy Reserve
2Nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
William Davis Martin
Norfolk, Va
Landmark Communications, Inc
Virginian Pilot
Virginia
Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission
Harry Blackmun
IE Tower sale moves forward with Denver and Montana properties
IE Tower deal closes effective June 1 with cash and property trade in a Denver area purchase. The transaction includes a Raleigh building via Trans-America, which will continue managing the property housing Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. as tenant. Trans-America vice president Gene Estes notes other offices are for sale if prices suit.
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Denver
Montana
Lloyd Lederer
Gary
Raleigh
N.C
Trans-America
Lederer
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Gene Estes
Tulsa
Okla
the Gazette
Dogs Track Down James Earl Ray in Scent Trail Chase
Prettiest Dog and Little Red replaced a two dog team to pursue a fugitive. Ray and another suspect split up but were tracked by Sandy and the hounds along New River to a wooded area where James Earl Ray, 49, was found exhausted and captured. Chap man placed the cuffs and the dogs earned a break.
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Little Red
Earl Hill, Jr
Ray
Stoney Lane
Sandy
Chapman
Newberg
New River
James Earl Ray
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Willard J. Dickinson
Brian E. Gorton
Lester Phillips
Martin’s
Oakland Cemetery
Lamont
Clarence Schulte
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Gleim’s
Arlington
McGregor
Mark D. Wilson
Thornburg’s
Oxford
Ruth Schweitzer
First Federated Church
George L. Gay
Edward E. Shanda
First Congregational Church
T.W. van Beck’s
Mary E. Kane
St. John’s Catholic Church
Mason Howe
S. Independence
Kate French
West Lake
White’s. West Union
Floyd Whitford
Zion Lutheran Church
Burnham and Wood’s. Cascade
Frank
Hazel) McCormick
St. Martin’s Catholic Church
Devaney- Reiff’s
Clarence Williams
Phillip’s. Tipton
Walter
Heavy) Randall
Sheets and Son
West Branch
Marguerite E. Ruppert
Donohue’s
Kalona
Mildred H. Knepp
Peterseim
East Union
Pleasant View Home
Walter L. Hepker
Leta
Faye” Hepker
Hepker
Urbana American Legion Auxiliary
Amy S. Peterson
Amy Susan Peterson
Carl Peterson
Indianapolis
Ind
Todd
Carrie
Harold Calvin
Burger
Tunisia
Harry Truman
Hart
William Butler Yeats
Mt. Vernon Rd
Sen. Stennis
D-Miss
Sen. Dodd
Dconn
John E. Lopes
3Rd Avenue S.E
The
Mon
Lane
Cumberland
Tennessee National Guardsmen
Ray Blanton
Rep
Walter Faun
States
Judicial Commission
IE Tower Sale
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