Deaths mourners noted in Cedar Rapids area notices
The death notices list Eastman F. Eastman 86 of Hallmar with a long illness born 1893 Cedar Rapids widow of Clarence Eastman and ties to Rock Island and Green Bay. Also listed are Evilsizer Albie 87 Cedar Rapids survivor details and a string of funeral and burial notices across Iowa locations with several churches, addresses, and services scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mente F. Eastman
Clarence Eastman
Hallmar
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Eastman
Rock Island
Eastman Custom Shirt
Green Bay
Wis
Richard J. Eastman
Atlantic City
N.J
Patrick J. Eastman
Thomas V. Eastman
Minneapolis
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Allen Schmitt
Schmitt
Teahen Funeral Home
Funeral
Albie K. Evilsizer
G Ave. NW
Frank
George
Alice Hadley
Seattle
Wash
Turner Chapel West
Carter solar plan earns broad approval at Iowa conference
At Cedar Rapids conference 150 attendees welcomed President Carter's proposal to meet 20 percent of U S energy needs with solar by 2000 The Solar Bank low interest loans and national funding drew praise from Iowa Solar Energy Coordinator Phil Svance who urged plans to accelerate adoption. Ed Straub of the National Solar Heating and Cooling Information Center endorsed the loan program and urged widespread solar use across economic levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Iowa Solar Energy Conference
Cedar Rapids
Stouffer's
Five Seasons Hotel
U.S
Phil Svance
Iowa Solar
Iowa Energy Policy Council
Solar Bank
Ed Straub
National Solar Heating and Cooling Information Center
Straub
Reformatory escapee captured at mother’s home
Bruce Dale Gearin a 19 year old inmate serving a 10 year term for second degree burglary escaped from the reformatory after a work detail. He allegedly took a prison employee’s car and another vehicle before being tracked to Washington where police arrested him at his mother’s house. He is back at the reformatory with additional escape related charges pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa
Bruce Dale Gearin
Gearin
Mosa
Hayes
Gearing
Reformatory
Wrong defendant named in Linn suit
A Linn County District Court filing dismisses the case by Midwest Sports Center Inc. and attorneys Charles D. Farris Gary L. Ray, noting Iowa Electric Light and Power Inc. is the wrong party. The fire on February 4 at Midwest Sports Center prompted the suit, originally alleging a negligent gas leak inspection caused the blaze. The plaintiffs apologized to Iowa Electric for the error and plan to sue Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Company as the correct defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Midwest Sports Center
Blairs Ferry Road
Marion
Midwest Sports Center Inc
Charles D. Farris
Gary L. Ray
Iowa Electric Light and Power Inc
Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Company
Brian L. Gruhn
Iowa Electric
Police face manpower squeeze from July pension rule
New state law allows police and firefighters to withdraw annuities after July 1 without reducing retirement benefits. Chief Clift warns resignations may rise as some officers take funds to start businesses. Baker expects around 150 officers by early July with recruiting planned for fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Baker
Gareth Clift
Clift
Edsel McMickle
Judd Longerbeam
Baker
Public Safety
Floyd Bergen
Driver Injured After Thompson Drive Collision
Bonnie R. Strong 61 of 4051 Bever Ave SE is hospitalized with a broken back after a collision at Thompson Drive and First Avenue SE. Donald R. Nedrow 21 of 155 Oklahoma Ave. SW faces reckless driving charges as witnesses say his car may have sped over 50 mph. Arlene M. Furler 58 of 100 Thompson Drive SE is in fair condition with cuts and bruises. Strong is cited for driving without a license and remains in serious condition in St. Luke's ICU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie R. Strong
Bever Ave SE
Thompson Drive
First Avenue SE
Strong
First Avenue
Donald R. Nedrow
Oklahoma Ave
Nedrow
Arlene M. Furler
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Luke’s Intensive Care Unit
Robbery at E and N Food Market on Ninth Street SE
Two men armed with a handgun robbed the E and N Food Market at 1134 Ninth St SE around 6 45 PM Wednesday. Witnesses said the suspects ages 20 to 35 demanded cash from a store employee, took an undetermined amount and fled. Investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Side
E and N
Ninth St. SE
Faulty Cable Disrupts Power at University of Iowa
A faulty feeder cable at the University of Iowa power plant limits electricity campus wide. Repairs continue with 25 buildings kept dark to conserve power. Full service unlikely to return before later today per Public Information Director Tom Tobin. Today's birthdays include playwright Lillian Hellman at 74 and country star Chet Atkins at 55.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Tom Tobin
Lillian Hellman
Chet Atkins
Explosives on Plane Threat Raise FBI Stakes
The man identified as Kavaja carried sticks believed rigged with a detonator and explosives. FBI agents, citing experts, warned the device could blow the plane to smithereens. An on-scene sharpshooter could not fire due to risk as he walked with the lawyer and pilot toward sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharp
New York
LaGuardia
FBI
Kavala
Quentin Ertel
Hijacking in Chicago ties to Yugoslavian separatism
A single hijacker carried out a 1975 attack at the Yugoslav consul’s Chicago home with no injuries. Kavaja claimed demands for a jailed compatriot’s release, while Rev. Kajevic refused to join and helped persuade passengers to surrender. The FBI said only Kavaja’s NY attorney was allowed on the plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kavaja
Stojilko Kajevic
FBI
Otto
Deyan Brashich
New York
Kajevic
Michael D. Monico
Lena
Kennedy
Mary Rose Noel
American Airlines
A.M. Mitchell
American
United States
Delta Airlines
Cuba
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Carter plan expands trucking freedoms to curb regulation impact
The proposal ends federal backhaul and route restrictions by end of 1983, opens service entry, and allows price adjustments within limits. It broadens the agricultural exemption to haul more farm goods and permits farmer cooperatives to carry non-farm cargo, aiming to boost backhauls and cut coop shipping costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Carter
Truckers strike spreads with blockades and arson across states
Violent protests touch Kentucky on I 75 with truck fires and gunfire at a Rhode Island oil tanker. National Guard escorts replenish Minnesota gas stations as CT and Dallas drivers vow wider shutdowns. Governors and unions see mixed impact while I C C chair warns on summer moving plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Whitley County
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Getty
National Guard
Minnesota
Fuel shortages loom as governors press for clarity on ICC rule
Eidenberg warned no growth in diesel and heating fuels yet with refineries at 85 percent capacity while the DOE and White House work toward higher output. He cited a shift from 21 to 24 percent of total output for middle distillates and questioned any impact on gasoline. He called for clear ICC rule interpretation and for the administration to spell out policy while governors push Washington for action. ON THIS DATE in 1948, Berlin faced a Soviet blockade that led to the Berlin Airlift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eidenberg
America
Department of Energy
White House
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
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Sanborn
Shelley’s
Pine View
Delaware
Ethelynne Harris
Walcottville
Ind
Shelley
East Amana
Fred Bahndorf
Hoover-Valentine’s
Joey Sparano
St. Wenceslaus
George L. Gay
Charles Strub
Independence
William H. Werner
St. John’s Catholic Church
White’s
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Hazleton
White's
Monticello
Clara M. Manternach
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Church Cemetery
Devaney- Reiff’s
Cascade
Ida B. Kremer Knepper
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Devaney-Reiffs
Jane Suchomel
Gazette
Mom
Linn
Abby
U of
John Otto
Thomas P. Sullivan
Metropolitan Correctional Center
Yugoslavia
Paris
ICC
William Hill
Independent Truckers Unity Committee
Dallas
North Carolina
Double-O Truckers Association
Herb Johnson
Robert Ray
Omaha
Neb
A. Daniel O’neal
Dreyfus
Russia
Berlin
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
S.E
John B. Turner & Son
Turner
Second Ave
Turner's West
First Ave
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