Obituaries and memorial notices from Cedar Rapids area
Several death notices from Cedar Rapids and nearby towns list Larry Earl McMurrin 41 of 1430 F Ave NE died of a self inflicted shotgun wound. Frances Marie Finnegan Franks 69 of 2255 C St SW longtime resident. Joseph E Shearer 68 owner of Universal Engineering Corp for 40 years. Gertrude Stoehr 92 of 2030 First Ave NE long time church member. many family survivors and service details across Turner Chapel East, Turner Chapel West, Kuba Funeral Home and Cedar Memorial.
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Larry Earl McMurrin
F Ave
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
McMurrin
LeFebvre Corp
UAW
Scott
Todd
Shelley
Helen McMurrin
Tom
Marvin
Turner Chapel
Regan Benedict
Cedar Valley
Frances Marie ‘Finnegan’ Franks
Thomas Franks
Freeport
Ill
Franks
Ili
May’s Drug and Farm Market
Jane Boyd
Salvation Army
Robert
Jack
Richard
Ronald
Jerry
Colorado Springs
Colo
Wesley Franks
Marion
Bessie Block
Elmer
Clarence McLain
Kenneth McLain
Nora, Ill
Melvine McLain
Double Springs
Ala
Arthur McLain
California
Nelson
Carroll Henning
David Frans Larson
Gordon S. Lundberg
Sixteen
Thornburg
St. Mark’s Memorial Fund
Shriners Hospital For Crippled Children Burns Center
Twin Cities
Bogue
Robert Dwayne
Henderson Funeral Home
Toledo
Sheridan Cemetery
Tama
Turner Chapel West
Johnson
Steven Wayne
Martin Studtmann
First Lutheran Church
Linwood Cemetery
Joseph E. Shearer
19Th St
Madrid
Evelyn Greer
Universal Engineering Corp
Olivet United Presbyterian Church
Calvin DeVries
Olivet Church
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Gertrude Stoehr
First Ave
Escanaba
Mich
Harold N. Stoehr
Dubuque
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
C.A. Meeker
Turner Chapel East
Lloyd Brockmeyer
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Elgin Cemetery
Elgin
Heart Fund
Milwaukee Road rescue effort eyed by July thirty first
Federal Railroad Administrator John M. Sullivan led a Chicago meeting with Milwaukee Road and major lines to plan private sector absorption of Milwaukee assets in Iowa. He said results are expected by July 31 and outlined aims to avoid public ownership while preserving service and minimizing shutdown impacts on 10,000 workers and shippers.
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Chicago
John M. Sullivan
Milwaukee Road
Sullivan
Iowa
Union Pacific
Burlington- Northern
Missouri Pacific
Santa Fe
North Western
Rock Island
Illinois Central Gulf
Western Iowa
Kansas City-Southern
Crandie
Raymond Kasser
Iowa Department of Transportation
Interstate Commerce Commission
Milwaukee
FRA
City Transit Faces Buses Problems and Repairs
Transit manager Bagley details issues on 20 new GMC buses including brake lining wear, brittle epoxy panels in freezing weather, overloaded electrical system, and worn front tires soon to be replaced at 227 dollars each with GMC near allowances. Also notes freon use, gearing changes, and ongoing factory fixes.
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Bagley
GMC
Cedar Rapids
Grumman- Flxible
New York City
Des Moines Woman Named AAUW President in Contested Vote
Mary Grefe of Des Moines was elected president of the AAUW in Albuquerque after a contested ballot required a second vote. Grefe, 56, won 2 195 of 4 264 votes, surpassing the 2 133 threshold, in the 97 year history of the organization’s only contested presidency.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Mary Grefe
Des Moines
American Association of University Women
Grefe
Iowan
Marjorie Bell Chambers
Summit leaders pledge more refugee relief and U N action
Seven nation talks produced a plan to stem dependence on foreign crude and to aid Indochinese refugees. U S officials estimate refugee costs would rise to 150 million yearly, with a U N conference in Geneva planned for July. Carter will return to Washington to tackle domestic issues including gas lines, price rises, a truckers strike and OPEC prices.
OPEC Keeps Two Tier Pricing And Raises Base Rates
Oil ministers confirm a two tier system with a new base price of 18 dollars per barrel for Saudi Arabia UAE and Qatar and 21 to 22 dollars for other members. Premiums for top grades allowed up to 23.50 dollars. They urge consumer nations to curb demand and discuss a development fund while rejecting narrow energy talks.
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OPEC
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
United Arab Emirates
Qatar
Iowa and nation reel from truck strike with plant layoffs
About 280 workers were laid off at Farmland and 260 at Swift as live stock shipments were cut. Dubuque Packing Co called back 130 of 350. Iowa Beef Processors kept all plants running with no curtailments. Wilson Foods cut 75 percent of operations. further layoffs possible. Lt Governor Branstad urged Washington for a 90 day cooling off period amid fuel and trucking problems. National Guardsmen protected tank trucks in North Carolina. Mondale urged drivers to return to work.
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Swift
The
Dubuque Packing Co
Wilson Foods
Cedar Rapids
Forrest Mykleby
Mykleby
Terry Branstad
Carter
Branstad
Iowa
Washington
Nancy Stevenson
South Carolina
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
Gazette Classified Promises Reliability
A brisk note from Gazette Classified touts dependable service and invites readers to call 398 8234 for inquiries.
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Dial
High Twelve Abbott Lipsky to Speak at Downtown Mall
C.R. News Briefs note Lipsky will address the downtown mall at Friday’s noon meeting at the Embassy Club. Other items include a Smoky Mountains Motorcoach Tour in late October, a camera theft at Coe College, a canceled workshop in Marion, a boat motor theft in Town, and a Town House Jackpot gaming event with doors at 6:00.
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Abbott Lipsky
Embassy Club
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Kuba Funeral Home
Cedar Memorial
Monona
Dave
Mary Margaret) Holroyd
Schultz’s
Stanley
Ruth Lewis
Fayetteville
N.C
Reeds-Bulla’s
Hope Mills
West Union
Doran Meyer
Burnham-Wood’s
Marengo
Norene Hinkle
Hoover-Valentine’s
Clarence
Blanche Burgess
Chapman’s
Anamosa
Ruth E. Jump
Green Valley
Ariz
Riverside Cemetery
Goettsch
Muscatine
Geneva N. Grace
George L. Gay
Abby
U.S
National
Aauw Post
Gail Cooper
Ant
National Aauw
Educational Foundation Board of
AAUW
Alice McKee
U.N
Geneva
United States
Hawaii
South Korea
Yamani
Saudi Arabia
Tucky
Minnesota
Nebraska
New Hampshire
Oklahoma
Utah
Tennessee
Walter Mondale
Jack Watson
C.R. News
Travel & Transport
Dows
Coe College
Charles Stroh
Institute of Man
Johnny Ellis
Bowling St
Frontier Gardens
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
S.E
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