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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

02 Mar 1978

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1978

Page

3

Deaths in Cedar Rapids Area List Obituaries

A long obituary list from Cedar Rapids and nearby towns notes deaths of Mirs J Hornstein 82, Henry B Hayden 66, John D Geesaman 53, Elberon James Novak 88, John Kiple 46 and others. It details birthdates Marital status residences churches burial sites and service timings. A 14 month old Stephanie Lynn Toman dies at home with services planned at Janeba Kuba Funeral Home West. Various funeral arrangements and callers times are listed.

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Mirs J. Hornstein H Ave John A. Hornstein Iowa City Mount Auburn Cedar Rapids Burton Eldon Hornstein John Hornstein Monticello Viola Riley Leola Thibadeau Eleanor Raitt Vin Henry B. Hayden Nilsen Road Faribault Minn Greeley Colo Marrid Kathleen Thompson Kathleen Colin Hayden Overland Park Kan Susan Princeton Minneapolis William Hayden American Cancer Society Cedar Memorial Funeral Home John D. Geesaman Buffalo Grove Iowa State University Norma Judy Strauss McFarland Wis Gerald Aurora Jean Hart Tyler Texas Robert Leo Geesaman Minot N.C Arlington Heights Elberon James Novak St. Joseph's Catholic Church Chelsea St. Joseph's Rosary Hrabak’s West Union John Kiple Eagan Burnham Wood’s Postville Tipton Helen Anna Kahler Dye’s Durant Olin Howard Schellin Anamosa United Methodist Church Goettsch’s Anamosa Victor — Abigail Lawlor St. Bridget’s Catholic Church McAninch-Fremming’s Ana Stephanie Lynn Toman Gary E. Toman Belmont Parkway Stephanie Jamey Line Kalell Robert Houck Seattle Wash Homer Campbell Martin Laughlin St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Cedar Memorial Cemetery Wayne le Roy Chevalier Kenneth R Sharon A. Chevalier C Ave Benjamin Chevalier Lillian Boleyn Volga Raymond Chevalier Rosemary Chevalier Burlington Lawrence Anderson David W. Crow St. Luke’s Turner Chapel East Glen Bender First Congregational Church Todtleben Myrtle K Davey Talbott Barnes City Cemetery Montezuma Carmody Bess Kirkpatrick Immaculate Conception Catholic Church William P. Leonard St. Clement’s Cemetery Lancaster Father Leonard St. Martha’s Circle of I.C. Church Turner East Padzensky Max Robert Ourach Mount Hermon Lodge Eben Israel Cemetery Cancer Fund Heart Fund
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Final C.R. revenue sharing cuts made

City Council reduced revenue sharing requests to match available funding. Report by Mike Deupree notes the action as a response to limited city resources and aims to preserve essential services.

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Anti-terrorist commando force formed in U S

President Carter orders creation of a secret Army commando unit to combat hijackings and terrorism abroad. Code named Project Blue Light, the nucleus of Green Berets has headquarters at Fort Bragg and aims for about 200 men by summer led by Col. Charlie Alvin Beckwith. The unit is nicknamed Charlies Angels by its members.

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Son Tay North Vietnam Charlie Alvin Beckwith Vietnam Fort Bragg Blue Light Charlie’s Angels Lufthansa Mogadishu Somalia GSG9
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Charles Chaplin coffin stolen in Swiss graveyard

Swiss police report unknown persons dug up and stole the coffin of Charlie Chaplin who died on Christmas Day and was buried in Corsier-sur-Vevey. The theft was noticed on Thursday with no details on when the crime occurred. Chaplin died at 88 and was interred on a hillside cemetery above Vevey on Lake Geneva.

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Vevey Switzerland UPI Charlie Chaplin Chaplin Corsier-sur- Vevey Lake Geneva
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Czech cosmonaut joins Soviet space mission

The Soviet Union launched Soyuz 28 carrying a Czechoslovak cosmonaut, marking the first non Soviet or American in space. It aims to rendezvous with Soyuz 26 aboard Salyut 6, setting up a new endurance record on Friday.

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Moscow UPI Soviet Union Salyut 6 Laboratory
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Students pedal to power eight cents of electricity

MOSELEM SPRINGS Pennsylvania. Elementary students, guided by General Public Utilities Corp., pedaled a stationary bike for 45 minutes daily over 45 days to generate about two kilowatt hours of electricity. Consumers in the area pay roughly 8 cents for that amount of energy.

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Moselem Springs UPI General Public Utilities Corp
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City briefs and upcoming events page note

City briefs list events including fish and shrimp meals every Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. Also notes Stickney's scoreboard in Marion and games tonight at St. George Church with doors opening at 6:00.

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Stickney Marion St. George Church
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Miller Nominated for Fed Chief by Senate Panel

The Senate Banking Committee voted 14 to 1 to recommend G William Miller for four years as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. Proxmire dissented, arguing Miller lacks relevant experience in economics and monetary policy. If confirmed, Miller would succeed Arthur Burns amid inflation, unemployment, and a weakening dollar concerns.

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Washington Senate Banking Committee Senate G. William Miller Federal Reserve Board William Proxmire D-Wis Miller Textron Inc U.S Arthur Burns Proxmire Khatami Securities and Exchange Commission Textron Federal Reserve Europe Carter
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Monticello Education Battle Spurs Open Spaces Reforms

Monticello struggles over open spaces in two grade schools Carpenter and Shannon as boards vote to cage spaces with walls and reassign kindergartens to Shannon and upper grades to Carpenter. The controversy extends to the high school library where books like Jack the Bear and Whole Grains face removal or restricted access amid protests.

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Monticello Carpenter Shannon Carpenter School Cept Board of Education Cook Jack the Bear Norlin Starks David Lammers
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Carter Plan Aims at Civil Service Overhaul

President Carter proposes sweeping civil service reforms to curb patronage and shift hiring and pay policy. Key ideas include merit pay limits for senior supervisors, new evaluation systems, dismantling the Civil Service Commission, merit board oversight, and preserving some veteran preferences while creating a Senior Executive Service. The plan faces Congress opposition from veterans groups and some unions.

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Carter Congress Afl-Cio White House Civil Service Commission Office of Management and Budget Merit Systems Protection Board New Merit Board Veterans’ Organizations
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Snow and flood warnings spread from Rockies to Gulf Coast

Heavy snow blanketed the Colorado Rockies with over a foot fallen and snow extended from Montana to Kansas. Freezing drizzle hit Oklahoma Arkansas east Texas and western Louisiana while California faced more rain and flood warnings. The NWS projected 3 to 6 inches more snow in mountains and 1 to 2 inches in foothills as rain swells in coming days. On this date in 1977 Congress adopted a strict ethics code to restore public trust.

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Colorado Rockies Montana Dakotas Kansas Ohio Valley Oklahoma Arkansas Texas Louisiana California Colorado Mountains National Weather Service Los Angeles NWS House of Representatives Congress
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