Death notices and obituaries from Cedar Rapids area
Obituary notices list John R. Flidr and Lynn L. Merrifield among Cedar Rapids and nearby area deaths with ages, birthplaces, spouses and children. Services are set at St. Jude's Catholic Church and Turner Chapel East with burials at Czech National Cemetery and Troy Mills Cemetery. Additional notices include Vincent Lekin Paul Lindt Leeta Glass and others with service times and burial locations.
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John R. Flidr
Johnson Ave
Cedar Rapids
Mary A. Matus
Flidr
St. Jude's Catholic Church
St. George
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
John W. Flidr
Glenn Medhus
Frances A. Flick
Moline
Ill
St. Jude’s Catholic Church
Eugene C. Kutsch
Czech National Cemetery
Lynn L. Merrifield
Fairfax
Grace van Milligan
Mr. Merrifield
Coggon
Iowa Manufacturing Company
International Association of Machinists and
Aero Space Workers
Afl-Cio
Harmony Lodge
James L
Davenport
Thomas C
Walker
Sharon L. Bowers
Glendora
Calif
Nancy A. Brown
Springville
Kathy M. Fuller
Atkins
Patricia K. Merrifield
Anna Mae Brecht
Alice Arends
Port Richey
Troy Mills
Turner Chapel East
Iowa City
Vincent J. Lekin
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Rosary
Bonahue's
Tipton
Paul Arthur Lindt
Dye’s
What Cheer
Fay Harnish
Harden's
Malcolm
James B
Leeta) Glass
Victor Baptist Church
McAninch- Freming’s
Mechanicsville
Harry C. Steffenson
de Roo's
Rose Hill
Hazleton
Shauna Rae Bell
Rick Bell
White's, Quasqueton
Edwin B. Wessner
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Center Point
Quasqueton
Mason Harris
Jesup
Matt Kraemer
St. Athanasius Catholic Church
Parker's
Loretta D. Havard
George L. Gay
GOP Senators Demand Clean Usury Bill In Iowa
Des Moines reporters note Iowa lawmakers reconvened to decide raising the 9 percent home mortgage ceiling. Senate Republicans, led by Sen. Calvin Hultman, insist on a clean bill with no amendments, rejecting blank pages. Democrats want link raise with reductions in service charges for retail loans.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Hultman
Senate Republicans
Senate
City Briefs Collate Local Ads and Notices
Koma Kalela Beauty Salon seeks experienced hairdressers to replace Tom and Darrell. John Khouri becomes sole owner of Khouri's Horseshoe Lounge. Cubs vs Giants double header noted with contact numbers. 25 percent off trees and plants at Peck's. Deborah S. Nost earns chiropractic assistant certificate and will join Ames practice. Lottery numbers from St Matthew's Church. Moving sale offering 30 to 50 percent off. Rosemary Mullin listed as caller for Montrose Hotel events. Sunrise Optimist notes no meeting Saturday. Gazette imprint details and subscription rates included.
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Deborah S. Nost
Ninth St. SW
Palmer College of Chiropractic
Davenport
Ames
Wapsipinicon flood warnings amid heavy Iowa rainfall
A flood bulletin covered the Wapsipinicon River in northeast Iowa, affecting Howard Chickasaw and Bremer counties after up to four inches of rain. Warm humid weather raised livestock safety risk, with highs in the 80s and 90s and scattered hail in Warren Calhoun Sioux Rapids.
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Wapsipinicon
Iowa
Howard
Chickasaw
Bremer
Livestock Safety Index
Dubuque
Mason City
Des Moines
Davenport
Ames
Council Bluffs
Warren
Calhoun
Sioux Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Spencer
Waterloo
New radio station KOJC-FM debuts in Cedar Rapids
KOJC-FM begins broadcasting at 89.7 FM for a weekend schedule from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. today with jazz gospel blues and soul. The Cedar Rapids station operates from 1250 Fifth St SE and plans future 24 hour service, training youth as technicians, and broader community programming.
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Oak Hill-Jackson
Robert Irwin
Kojc-Fm
Fifth St
Irwin
Diane Phillips
Jim Shore
Dan van Arsdale
John Walker
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Senior Citizen and Handicapped Bus Service
Cedar Rapids unveils a dial in bus service for senior citizens and disabled residents. The new service aims to improve mobility with door to door pickups and priority routing during peak hours.
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Cedar Rapids Senior Citizen and Handicapped Bus Service
Iowa raises drinking age sparks student opinions across schools
Governor Ray signed a bill raising the legal drinking age from 18 to 19. Cedar Rapids principals Donald Nau and Michael Clover say enforcement will be easier and predict limited impact on underage drinking at schools. Students like Johnny Kline and Des Moines bar patrons weigh in as bars report ongoing access via older peers and fake IDs.
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Donald Nau
Cedar Rapids Washington High School
Ray
Nau
Nan
Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School
Michael Clover
Clover
Arnold Paulsen
Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School
Johnny Kline
Andrew McRoberts
Ames
John Payne
Joker Lounge
Des Moines
Payne
Iowa Drinking Age Debate Passes Amid Rights Dispute
Ray opposes raising the drinking age arguing adult rights should stay at 18. The bill, taking effect Saturday, affects those turning 18 after that date. Iowa lawmakers weighed rights including voting contracts and marriage against school concerns over 18-year-olds with alcohol on campuses.
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Ray
Iowa Association of School Boards
Nuclear plant pipe crack halts IE reactor work
Worker treated for minor contamination after a face and neck exposure at the IE reactor. Contamination was about 4 000 to 5 000 roentgens to the face. Repairs planned for eight pipes, with two to three months estimated for completion. IE will rely on conventional plants meantime as nuclear output drops from 550 megawatts, 45 percent of IE capacity.
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Prichard
Ron Benscoter
Mercy Trauma Center
NRC
Inflation and prices rise 1.5 percent in May
The Labor Department reports the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 1.5 percent in May, following a 1.8 percent April gain and signaling continued broad price increases. Housing costs climbed 1 percent while food at grocery stores rose 1.8 percent.
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Labor Department
Showalter and family tied to Air Force Academy link
Glenn Heefner recalls Showalter who attended the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs after graduating Jefferson High School in 1963. Showalter and his wife and two children lived in Brandon Florida near Tampa.
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56Th Tactical Wing
Glenn Heefner
Showalter
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Jefferson High School
Brandon
Fla
Tampa
Beatrice Foods faces pollution suit over Meinerz Creamery
The U.S. Attorney files a civil action in Cedar Rapids to compel Beatrice Foods Chicago operator of Meinerz Creamery in Fredericksburg Chickasaw County to stop discharging polluted wastes into a road ditch heading to the Wapsipinicon River. The government says violations began May 1977 with an August 1977 compliance warning and seeks cessation and daily fines up to 10000 dollars.
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U.S. Attorney’s Office Today
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Fredericksburg
Beatrice Foods
Chicago
Meinerz Creamery
Chickasaw
Wapsipinicon River
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Rice
Justin
Jack
Immaculate Conception Church
Joseph Moliner
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
GOP
Frank Nye
Roger Munns Sarre
House
House Democrats
Senate Democrats
House Republicans
Calvin Hultman
Red Oak
Koma Kalela
Tom
Darrell
Jeannie Hess
Embassy Club
Beef Wellington
Dancing In Lounge
Adv
Khouri
John Khouri
Cubs
Giants
D.J
Peck’s
Jerome's
IE Tower
Rolls Royce Limousine
St. Matthew’s Church
Lynn Novelty
3Rd St. SE
Pierson’s Florists
Ellis Blvd
16Th Ave
Montrose Hotel
Riley Mullin
Aeneta
THE
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
U.S
Ords
Gozette Carrie
Associated Press
C.R
Cians
Agnes Love
Falbrook Drive
Comprehensive Employment Training Act
Dorothea Morgan
Task Force
Presbytery of
East Iowa
United Presbyterian Church
Cargill
Rockwell-Collins Avionics and Missiles Group
Uncle Sam's
Bill Sweeney
Congress
John Huston
General Electric
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
John E. Lapes
Ave. S.E
Flo
Cedar Park
DIAL
Pierson
Ellis
16Th Avenue
Monthey
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