Deaths in Linn County and Surrounding Areas
Notices report the deaths of Avis Mae Seilhamer 87 of Newhall Ethel OConnell 83 of Los Angeles Clarence Ellis 75 of Des Moines Christine Aline Douglas 53 of Plymouth Todville Margaret J Matheny 59 Louise Maria Guyer Irene May Snodgrass Jones Thomas Marion Mildenstein Dollie Wagner Hugh R Velcko Gary Velcko 21 Edith McManes Drake 95 Robert C Dolan 80 and others. Details include birthplaces spouses survivors funeral times burial sites and memorials across Cedar Rapids Brooklyn Palo Lisbon Traer and surrounding towns.
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Avis Mae Seilhamer
Thomas E. Seilhamer
Newhall
Cedar Rapids
Ackworth
Thomas Seilhamer
Marengo
Central Presbyterian Church
Mildred Baumgartner
Leona Barry
Evelyn Gunderson
Springville
Alton Fuller
Dale Starr
Mound Cemetery
Watkins
Turner Chapel West
Ethel O'Connell
Los Angeles
Linn County
el Cajon
Calif
Miss O'Connell
Denver
Colo
Olive O'Connell
Mt. Vernon
Helen Lavery
Atlantic
Hollywood Cemetery
Pierce Brothers Mortuary
West Washington
Clarence Ellis
Des Moines
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Toddville
Ellis
Rock Island Railroad
Des Moines Ice and Fuel Co
Gladys
Daniel C
Runnells
Robert
Dorothy Koons
Floyd
Hamilton Funeral Home
Linwood Cemetery
Plymouth
Ill
Christine Aline Douglas
Harry
Marshall E. Douglas
Moline
Rudy Williams
Las Vegas
Nev
Larry Williams
Arvada
Jim Douglas
Troy Douglas
Marion
Harry J. Douglas
Fonda Taylor
Waterloo
Jo Ann Benner
Cookson Funeral Home
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Chapel of Memories
Snodgrass
Air Force Mothers Club
Jones
Thomas Marion
Stephen Root
St. James United Methodist Church
Turner West
Mildenstein
Dollie
Turner Chapel East
Dennis Wright
First Lutheran Church
Turner East
Wagner
Hugh R
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Joseph
Gary Allen Velcko
First Avenue
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Collins Radio
IBEW
Bob Kimbrell
Garland
Texas
George Velcko
Angela Vicko
Laura Perez
Dallas
Stanley Velcko
Green River
Wyo
David Cowling
Agnes Hanson
California
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Martin Laughlin
Czech National Cemetery
Twin Poplar Motel
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Lisbon
Robert C. Dolan
Adair County
Methodist Church
Morgan Funeral Home
Parnell
Eileen Cooney Thompson
Canton
Ohio
Williamsburg
Harold F. McCabe
Goshen
Ind
Rieth-Rohrer-Ehrer Funeral Home
Violett Cemetery
Manchester
Roy H. Schrader
Shelly’s
Oakland Cemetery
Kalona
Annie M. Cole
Peterseim’s
Sharon Hill
Traer
Margaret R. Higgins
Geneseo United Methodist Church
Overton Funeral Home
Elgin
Marguerite Zurbriggen
Elgin Baptist Church
Muehlethaler-Wright’s. Fairbank
Oscar Lenius
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Brant-Kerns
Oelwein
Wellman
Fay A. Rowe
Powell’s
Keota
Coggon
Edna Chismore
Murdoch’s
Morgan’s
Keystone
Arthur Emmet
Immaculate Conception Church
van Horne
Fellmer’s
Plan Unit Nixes East Post Plan
The Linn County regional planning commission's metropolitan coordinating committee voted 4-2 to oppose extending East Post road SE through Green Valley, preferring an alternate southward route at an estimated cost of about 980000 with potential environmental impacts. The decision follows a crowded meeting and awaits full planning commission review on June 27.
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East Post Road
Green Valley Addition
Linn County Regional Planning Commission
Metropolitan Coordinating Committee
Green Valley Plan
Full
Planning Commission
Commission
Green Valley
Mt. Vernon Road
High Ridge Drive
Linn
Stan Ginsberg
Cedar Rapids
Richard Phillips
Ed Colton
Bever Avenue
Environmental Review Committee
Groucho Marx Hospitalized Again in Los Angeles
Groucho Marx 86 is back in a Los Angeles hospital under guardian supervision. He previously underwent hip replacement surgery in March as part of ongoing health concerns.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Groucho Marx
Seventeen Apply for Cedar Rapids Police Aide Program
Seventeen more people applied for a proposed police aide program in Cedar Rapids, with eight deemed potentially eligible under the CETA guidelines. Five aides will be funded, paid about 60 percent of a rookie wage, and receive on the job and college training. the effort aims to diversify entry paths into law enforcement.
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Cedar Rapids
Ed Colton
CETA
Colton
Riverside Roundhouse
NAACP
Cedar Rapids considers next police chief appointment
Cedar Rapids police chief selection could be announced as soon as Friday with an official appointment possible next Wednesday. Colton wants council and Baker talks first, while council delays loom due to scheduling and election timing.
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Colton
Baker
Stan Reinis
Reinis
Donald Canney
Canney
Schaefer
Phillips
Clift
LaPeters
General Services Division
Supreme Court narrows religious accommodation in Title VII rulings
The court held employers need only minimal cost to accommodate religious observances and may not privilege one worker over others. Justice White wrote for the majority. Justices Brennan and Marshall dissented. Other actions included rulings on eyewitness photo identifications, a joyriding crime case, a DuPont merger approval, and Maryland’s presidential candidate filing deadline.
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Hardison
Byron White
Congress
Equal Opportunity Employment Commission
William Brennan, Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Securities and Exchange Commission
Christiana Securities Co
du Pont Co
Maryland
Uranium Cartel Evidence Spurs Senate Subcommittee Claim
Subcommittee chair John Moss says released documents prove the uranium cartel's existence and Gulf's active role through its Canadian subsidiary. Gulf executives attended cartel meetings and proposed price hikes as Westinghouse and utilities allege price fixing from 1972 to 1975.
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Subcommittee
John Moss
D-Calif
Moss
Gulf
Westinghouse
U.S
High ozone readings trigger city air advisory across states
Health officials reported Thursday that Cedar Rapids and Des Moines recorded high ozone levels with readings peaking at 0.1 ppm in Des Moines and 145 on the index in the Cedar Rapids area. A trace of rain lowered some measurements but DEQ kept the advisory in effect, with possible removal later as conditions improve. Collins Radio and city officials encouraged car pooling and reduced driving to improve air quality.
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Cedar Rapids
Edward Stanek
Des Moines
Collins Radio
City Hall
Ed Colton
Ray
Russell Collins Drops 200000 Suit Over Cedar Rapids Incident
Russell Collins of Cedar Rapids dropped his federal suit accusing city police officers of beating him during a June arrest due to race. Judge McManus had dismissed the claim against the city, and the remaining three officers were dismissed at no cost to either side.
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Cedar Rapids
U.S
Edward J. McManus
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