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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1977

Page

3

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Cedar Rapids U.S Edward J. McManus

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