Obituary items list bankers and community figures
Deaths include Gerald Hill 73 former banker at Mount Vernon and Lisbon banks highlighted for 40 years in banking and public service in South Dakota. Mary Puckett 85 Cedar Rapids resident died in Hollywood California with survivors and funeral plans. Ina Cruise 85 Cedar Rapids area schoolteacher died after brief illness with services in Clarence. multiple funeral notices across Iowa for Jandik Dunahugh Buresh Ward Sickels Molloy Peters Scheel Witte Holmes Helmold Lillig and others with memorial funds established and services planned.
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Gerald Hill
Mount Vernon Bank and Trust Co
Lisbon Bank and Trust Co
Payson
Ariz
Cornell College
Cornell
Alumni Association
Mount Vernon
Lisbon
Hill
Bank Administration Institute
South Dakota Medical Service Board
Dacotah Bank Holding Company
Aberdeen
S.C
Mary Puckett
Cedar Rapids
Hollywood
Calif
Bertram P. Puckett
California
Robert Puckett
Arcadia
Jean Kelly
Chula Vista
Ina Cruise
Third Ave
Jones County
Chapman Funeral Home
Clarence
Diamond Cemetery
Chapman’s
Rosemary Buresh
E Ave
Rosemary Jelinek
George L. Buresh
Buresh
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Jane Boyd
Western Fraternal Lodge
John Behrends
Monticello
Darlene Hocken
Kathy Jelinek
Lenora Watson
Robert D. Bushaw
Czech National Cemetery
Brosh Chapel
Waukon
Kevin P. Ward
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Hanson’s
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Manchester
Anna Mae Sickels
Bohnenkamp-Vernon’s
Thorpe Union Cemetery
Martha R. Molloy
Fellmer’s
Keystone
Linnwood Cemetery
Oelwein
Harley Holmes
Brant-Kern’s
Tipton
Wilbert F. Helmold
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Stanwood
Visitation
Sheets and Son
Inland Cemetery
Bennett
Keota — Vernoica C. Lillig
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Powell's
Gas shutdown decision Thursday in Washington meetings
National Petroleum Retailers will meet in Washington Thursday to decide on a possible July 1 gas dealer shutdown. Iowa delegates hope to avoid a halt, while Vickers service stations in Iowa remain closed until Thursday morning due to gasoline shortages. Stations plan limited hours 6 am to 6 pm Thursday, then 6 am to 11 pm otherwise, with shaky supply through month end.
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Washington
National Congress of Petroleum Retailers
NCPR
al Dalziel
Iowa
Dalziel
Iowa Gasoline Dealers Association
Vickers Service
Sta
Vickers-Des Moines Oil Co
Gary Deal
Deal
Russ Nelson
First Ave. NW
Convention decision near on 1980 GOP state gathering site
The Iowa Republican Party considers Cedar Rapids Five Seasons Center for the 1980 state convention with about 5 000 delegates. final site decision rests with Jerry Mursener and GOP officials who will inspect facilities next week. lodging is arranged at local hotels and nearby colleges while Des Moines faces scheduling conflicts and venue availability concerns.
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Iowa Republican Party
Five Seasons Center
Cedar Rapids
Jim Brown
Republican State Central Committee
GOP
Brown
The
Gazette
Jerry Marsener
State Central Committee
Chuck Lande
Linn Republican Central Committee
Lande
Coe
Mount Mercy College
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Iowa City
Coralville
Mursener
Des Moines
Veterans Auditorium
United Methodist Church
Florida killer wins reprieve
Condemned killer Charles Proffitt won an indefinite stay of execution from a federal judge on Tuesday, just one day before he was to be executed by electric chair. The other scheduled inmate, Robert Sullivan, had already received a reprieve.
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Robert Sullivan
Telephone outage hits Cedar Rapids bus and northwest area
A 600 pair underground cable was cut by construction in the 800 to 1000 blocks of C Avenue NW, disrupting phones for the city’s handicapped and elderly bus services. Northwestern Bell said about 550 pairs were cut and most service was restored by 1 p.m with repairs due by 3 p.m.
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C Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids
Northwestern Bell
First Avenues NW
10Th
11Th Streets
Universal Engineering
Real estate broker links MLS denial to 80 percent business drop
Michael Evanow of Professional Realty testified in Linn District Court that without access to the Cedar Rapids MLS he can conduct only about 20 percent of his normal business. He argued the board’s MLS access requirement stifles competition and harms public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Michael Evanow
Professional Realty
Iowa
Evanow
MLS
Board of Realtors
Ber
Johnston Named Iowa VFW Commander At Cedar Rapids Install
Kenneth L. Johnston 4301 Blairs Ferry Road NE is the new Iowa Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Installation occurred Sunday at the Cedar Rapids convention. Johnston has served in the Army 1951 to 1954 and in VFW roles since 1954.
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Kenneth L. Johnston
Blairs Ferry Road
Iowa
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Cedar Rapids
Johnston
VFW
Iowa Vfw
New Orleans
Robert Mayer
Glenn Meyer
New Albia
Robert Hummel
Independence
John E. Watson
Agnes Watson
Jean Love
Cathy Rouse
Rachel Griffith
Monticello
Brewer ousted as Stateville warden in Illinois
Lou OV. Brewer, former warden at Iowa State Penitentiary Fort Madison, was replaced Monday as warden of Stateville prison Illinois Marvin Reed named warden to pull together a staff described as out of control for a long time.
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Chicago
Lou OV. Brewer
Iowa State
Fort Madison
Stateville
Illinois
Marvin Reed
Machinists Contracts Near Expiration in Cedar Rapids
About 1 000 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers face expiring contracts at three Cedar Rapids plants. Iowa Manufacturing ends July 4, Universal Engineering July 5, and Iowa Steel and Iron Works July 10. Talks at Iowa Manufacturing are inconclusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Manufacturing Co
Universal Engineering Corp
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
Iowa Manufacturing
Bud Given
Machinists
Joe Loufek
Don Conway
Universal Engineering
Nomination papers filed for Cedar Rapids School Board seat
H Johann Eschbach of 1010 Belmont Parkway NW has filed for an at large Cedar Rapids Community School District board seat currently held by H Edward Beatty. Also notes ABWA Charter Chapter dinner at Longbranch at 6 30 p.m. with social hour at 6 p.m. and a correction to Sunday's Gazette.
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H. Johann Eschbach
Belmont Parkway
Cedar Rapids Community
H. Edward Beatty
ABWA
Charter Chapter
Carter and Ohira discuss refugees and nuclear power safety
The leaders exchanged views on Indochina refugee flows and planned a separate Vance Sonoda meeting. About 10,000 refugees depart Indochina monthly with 7,000 finding homes in the United States, bringing total accepted to 205,000. They also backed a joint experts meeting on nuclear power safety, with Blumenthal signaling continued nuclear development may be essential.
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Carter
Masayoshi Ohira
Cyrus Vance
Sunao Sonoda
Indochina
United States
China
OPEC Members Split Over Oil Price Target
OPEC delegates debate a base price range with figures from 18 to 27 dollars per barrel. Nordine Ait Laouisine backs 20 dollars, while Libyan and Iranian officials push toward 27 dollars and above and UAE, Kuwait, Venezuela, Algeria, Gabon seek compromise.
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Nordine Ait-Laoussine
Sonatrach
Mana Saeed al- Oteiba
United Arab Emirates
OPEC
Kuwait
Gabon
Venezuela
Algeria
Iraq
Ezzedin Ali Mabruk
Cyrus Ebrahimzadeh
Leach urges warning on OPEC investments at Tokyo summit
Rep. Jim Leach requests President Carter warn OPEC nations at the Tokyo Economic Summit that U S investments in America could be impounded if an oil embargo or major production limits occur He argues for enforcing antitrust laws and using the rule of law to counter OPEC price fixing and influence on currencies and economies.
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Washington
Jim Leach
Iowa
Carter
Tokyo
Organization of Petroleum
America
OPEC
Leach
U.S
Free World
California
International Association of Machinists
United States
Vernon Presley Dies in Memphis at 63
Vernon Presley father of Elvis Presley died in a Memphis hospital at age 63 after recent heart problems. He had been hospitalized three times in seven months for heart disease and diabetes, previously serving as executor of Elvis estate and managing affairs at Graceland.
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Memphis, Tenn
Vernon Presley
Elvis Presley
Memphis
Shelby County
Bill Morris
Presley
Baptist Hospital
Graceland
Entertainer
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St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
Ronald Friedell
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Teahen Funeral Home
Friedel
Knights of Columbus
Camp Good Health
Vickers
Laurie Jensen
Abby
Marion
Florida
Roland Krekeler
Gazette Courthouse
Kenneth
Lou Brewer
C.R
Johnny’s Parkway
Ing
Opec Investments
Rome
John. E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
Cedar Park
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