Deaths in Cedar Rapids and Surrounding Areas
Obituaries list Florence Mae Moles 83 of Cedar Rapids with a long teaching career and community involvement, Gilbert Eugene Williams sr 53 of Fairfax, Hattie Leona Clark 65 of Cedar Rapids, plus Springville and other area notices. The notices include service times, burial places, and family survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Eugene Williams, Sr
Fairfax
Cedar Rapids
Williamsburg
Williams
Linn County
Sandra
Gilbert E. Williams, Jr
Wichita
Kan
Steven Williams
Jeanette Williams
Dorothy Ersoff
Miami
Fla
Ralph Williams
Ely
Lloyd Williams
Turner Chapel West
Oak Hill Cemetery
Collins road extension eyed to ease Cedar Rapids traffic
Cedar Rapids area officials pressed for a Collins road extension to link Forty-second Street with an eventual circumferential system and reduce loads from I 380. Estimates place completion around 1985 with costs between 3 and 5 million dollars, though time constraints may push back 1980 targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forty-second Street
Blairs Ferry Road
Collins Road
State
Kassel
Cedar Rapids
Robert Walkup
Marilyn Drive
Northwood Knolls
Collins
Ning
Hiawatha
Dale Guthridge
IDOT
Robert O’meara
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
Commission
Stephen Garst
Canney
Rider Injured in Motorcycle Crash on Center Point Road
19 year old Gary Allen Velcko of 1413 First Avenue SW was taken to University Hospitals in Iowa City after a motorcycle crash on Center Point Road NE. He is reported in very critical condition with head injuries and a fractured right leg after striking a curb median and a traffic sign, then hitting metal poles in front of the Linn County Public Health Building. Also noted is a 1962 France report that armed activists of the Secret Army Organization were arrested for plotting to assassinate President Charles de Gaulle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Allen Velcko
First Avenue
University Hospitals
Iowa City
St. Luke’s Hospital
Velcko
Center Point Road
Linn County Public Health
France
Secret Army Organization
Charles de Gaulle
City Briefs roundup from area notices and notices
UAW Retirees potluck and meeting set for Thursday noon at the Ellis YMCA. Funeral services held June 6 for George N. Moser 76 a retired farmer with survivors including wife a daughter and three sons. Career notes include Lang on Drake president's honor roll and Barbara Keiper earning a Bachelors in Education from Bowling Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UAW
Ellis Ymca
Guttenberg
George N. Moser
LaVern Kahle
Virgil K
Cedar Rapids
G. Duane
Roger N
Air Force
England
Barbara Keiper
Wayne Croy
Solon
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green
Ohio
O'Neill Won't Seek Veto Override on Water Bill
Speaker Thomas O'Neill said if Carter vetoes the $10.2 billion public works bill he will not seek an override, instead returning the measure to committee for redrafting. He noted enough votes to pass but anticipated no override of a potential veto. The bill includes funds for 17 of 18 Carter-criticized water projects and deleted $33 million for the Clinch River reactor, keeping the project alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washngton
UPI
Thomas O'Neill
Carter
O'Neill
House
Clinch River
Tenn
Gym Area for Detention Unit Okayed
Linn supervisors approved a concept to build a small gym at the county juvenile detention facility north of Marion. A 54 by 30 foot room with 16 to 18 foot ceilings could cost 65 000 to 75 000, with preliminary drawings and estimates to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Marion
Bill McCarty
Five Arrested On Varied Charges In Local Robust Crackdown
Five persons were arrested Monday or early Tuesday by local authorities on multiple charges. David Thomas Corbett 21 and Frances Marie Corbett 18 of 407 B avenue NW charged with robbery with aggravation after allegedly assaulting and robbing two 15 year old boys in Ellis park Monday. Douglas Clay Wilcox 19 of 120 North Wood drive Hiawatha charged early Tuesday with malicious injury to a motor vehicle after allegedly breaking a mirror on a vehicle owned by Donna Kruckenberg 401 Thirtieth street NW. Kenneth Lloyd Long 45 of 3419 Oakland road NE charged early Tuesday with criminal trespass after allegedly refusing to leave the residence of Norma Kiefer 1711 Fifth avenue SE. Steven McNamara 1805 Jana drive SW charged Monday with tampering with a motor vehicle and resisting arrest after allegedly being seen inside a car owned by Cindy Blood of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Thomas Corbett
Frances Marie Corbett
B Avenue NW
Ellis Park
Douglas Clay Wilcox
North Wood Drive
Hiawatha
Donna Kruckenberg
Thirtieth Street
Kenneth Lloyd Long
Oakland Road
Norma Kiefer
Fifth Avenue
Steven McNamara
Jana
Navy Recruiting District Reorganization Consolidates Districts
The Navy Recruiting District is reorganized, moving the Omaha based unit to the Peoria Indiana headquarters. The new district covers 39 Illinois counties, one Wisconsin county, and 75 Iowa counties. Cedar Rapids station led by EMI Tom McKenrick gains Cedar Benton Jones and Linn counties.
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Navy Recruiting Station
First Avenue NE
Navy
Navy Recruiting District
Peoria
Omaha
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Emi Tom McKenrick
Cedar
Benton, Jones
Linn
Whiteside Trial Defense Letter Highlights Alleged Coercion
The defense argues misconduct and coercion in the Whiteside trial amid claims of a gun attack by Calvin Love. Testimony shows police found no weapon and witnesses dispute evidence while lawyers argue over new representation and trial rulings. Judge Vietor overrules a new trial motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Love
Gary Robinson
Love
Calvin
Emmit George
Iowa City
Vietor
Robinson
Miss Paulsen
Whiteside
Tennessee Prison Debate Over Ray's Custody Escalates
James Earl Ray faces a federal or state custody battle as Gov Blanton and others press for federal control after his Brush Mountain prison escape. Nashville attorney Kershaw argues Tennessee can handle Ray, cites lack of federal charges, and supports humane treatment including avoidance of prolonged solitary confinement. President Carter's response remains pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kershaw
Ray Blanton
Ray
Blanton
Brush Mountain
Carter
Stanney Lane
Senators Debate Deregulation of Newly Drilled Gas
The 1975 deregulation vote and House subcommittee actions collide with an administration push to extend price controls. Senators contest energy shortages and warn deregulation could raise bills while expanding access to newly drilled gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Energy and Power Subcommittee
House Commerce Committee
Schlesinger
Administration
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
James Pearson
Kan
Senate Energy Committee
Cedar Rapids Strike Talks Seen Prolonged
Workers in Cedar Rapids vote on a three year contract with a 73.5 cent first year wage and a second year cost of living adjustment. Laborers earn 8.40 per hour with fringes while carpenters seek similar COLA in year two and a wage reopener in year three. Millwrights have not yet approved their section. No immediate strike action by carpenters or laborers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenters’ Union
Cedar Rapids
Fort Madison Escapee Caught In Orlando
John T. Kyle 29, one of eight inmates who escaped the Iowa state penitentiary on March 24, was arrested in Orlando Florida after a traffic stop. Kyle, serving a life term for first degree murder in Black Hawk county, provided a false name before signing his real name on the ticket. Two escapees remain at large: Kenneth R. Sheffey and Noah Sheffey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Madison
UPI
Iowa State Penitentiary
Orlando
Fla
John T. Kyle
Kyle
Black Hawk County
Kenneth R. Sheffey
Scott County
Noah
Thought for Today Without error there can be truth
A Chinese saying frames truth as possible only without error, suggesting accuracy as a prerequisite for genuine understanding.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Florence M. Moles
Florence Mae Moles
Second Avenue SE
Cedar Rapid
Central City
Central City High School
Coe College
Monticello
Old Washington
Grant and
Wilson
Miss Moses
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Bernice Pratt King’s Daughters
Gilbert E. Williams, Sr
Josephine Watterson
Hattie L. Clark
Hattie Leona Clark
Ninth Street
Belvis Clark
Milan
Ann Ashby
Des Moines
Flora Thomas
Springfield
Mass
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
LeRoy White
Turner East
Harold G. Ramsey
Springville
Collins Radio
Mt. Vernon
Buchanan County
Myrtle Anderson
Ramsey
Springville United Methodist Church
Clive Cook
Murdoch
Anamosa
John H. Weers
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Goettsch’s. Strawberry Point
Savina Fuehr
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Roberson
S. Belle Plaine
Ed Dudek
Linn County Regional Planning Commission
Don Ward
John. KE. LA Pes
Third Avenue S.E
Harper’s Leasing
50Th Street
Denice M. Petska
Clark Road
Johnny’s Parkway
Ellis and
Five
Linn County Extension Service
Jane Boyd
Fourteenth Avenue
Tenth Street
Deborah Cortez
Frederic Lang, Swisher
Drake University
Ewellee
N Ti
Cedar Memorial Park
Yer
Donna Paulsen
James Earl Ray
Pearson
C.R
Helen Storm
Dial
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