Obituary notices from Cedar Rapids area residents
Multiple local obituaries note deaths of Stanley Stolba 70, Stanley Stolba 70, Christine Reinert 71, Nina Bennett 50, Ethyle Gibney 73, Arnold Roupe and others. Services scheduled at Turner chapel East and West, Cedar Memorial cemetery, and Goettsch funeral home. Memorials to Heart Fund requested.
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Genevieve Gertrude Reinert
Clarence Reinert
Westview Drive
Cedar Rapids
St. Petersburg
Fla
Springville
Reinert
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
University of South Dakota
American Institute of Business
Des Moines
Joyce Whipple
Clearwater
Judith Dobson
Iowa City
Jerry Reinert
Turner Crematory
Turner West
Heart Fund
Nina M. Bennett
Weing Road
Ryan
Willard Bennett
Buck Creek
J.C. Penney Co
Bradley G. Bennett
Brian S. Bennett
Roger Wiseman
Lonnie Paullins
Marion
Lloyd Lee
Letts
Orville Eckberg
San Antonio
Texas
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Clifton W. Ellerbeck
Kenwood Park United Methodist Church
Garden of Eternal Love
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Ethyle C. Gibney
Palo
John S. Gibney
Mildred O'Connell
Walker
Clara Ulrich
Largo
Teahen Funeral Home
Stanley Leslie Stolba
Twentieth Avenue SE
Stolba
Roger
Radio and Television
Bonar
Curly
Turner Co
Coe College
University
Hopkinton
Raymond J. Kirby
Devaney-Reiff’s
Monticello
Brooklyn
Bertha Avery
Nevenhoven
Goettsch Funeral Home
Dyersville
Emma C. Walker
St. Francis Xavier Church
Reiff Funeral Home
Church Cemetery
New Vienna
Donald F. Kerper
St. Boniface Catholic Church
Kramer
Weather summary and thermometer data
At 10 p m wind is WNW 12 mph. Sunrise Monday 6 33 am sunset 6 04 pm. Year ago today high 35 low 10. Forecast: generally fair and mild Tuesday through Thursday with highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s and little daily variation.
Alburnett Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Car Collision
An 18 year old Alburnett man, Allen Lavern Wall, was listed in fair condition at St Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids after his motorcycle struck a car in Alburnett around 5 30 p m He suffered a possible skull fracture The Linn county sheriff's department said Wall attempted to pass a car driven by Rich J Offerman of Marion when the northbound Offerman vehicle began a left turn Wall was cited for prohibited passing.
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Alburnett
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Sheriffs Department
Allen Lavern Wall
Rich J. Offerman
Marion
Offerman
Robert T. Phelps
Twenty-first Avenue
First Avenue
Timothy F. Duffy
Fifteenth Avenue
Eighth Avenue
Ninth Street
Melvin G. Weber
Evelyn Drive
Fifteenth Street
First Avenue NW
Robert D. Short
E Avenue
Bever Avenue
Forest Drive
Vincent E. Meador
Second Avenue
First Avenue West
Barb Griffith
Linwood Street
Korean Bribe Case Probes Expands and Delays
The Justice Department reports the bribery inquiry into Korea tied to gifts and favors expanding. Officials note bribery cases hinge on criminal intent, while tax violations are easier to prove by showing gifts went unreported as income. The probe began last spring and widened last summer focusing on KCIA gifts to politicians and officials to sway Congress.
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Justice Department
Korean Central Intelligence Agency
Korea
Congress
Twelve Charged With Drunk Driving
Twelve people were charged with drunk driving over Friday night and Saturday morning. Names and addresses include Thomas Raymond Emmert and Lon A. Peterson among others from Marion Cedar Rapids Anamosa Springville Clarence and surrounding areas. Police noted erratic driving and odor of alcohol with multiple arrests around Cedar Rapids.
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Thomas Raymond Emmert
Hilltop Road
Marion
Oakland Road
Cedar Rapids
Emmert
Lon A. Peterson
Tenth Avenue NW
First Avenue
Collins Road
William L. Mulholland
East Post Road
Douglas K. Gissel
Vital Statistics March Birth Announcements and City Incidents
Birth notices list a daughter for Richard Pickett Keystone and sons for John Kolden Allan Whiteside Willis Gorden Anthony Russell David Beard. Incidents report several utility faults including transformer shorts, gas flash, a defective light fixture, and a grass fire near the North Western railroad crossing.
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Richard Pickett
Keystone
John Kolden
B Avenue NE
Allan Whiteside
Boice Road
Willis Gorden
Forty-second Street
Anthony Russell
Ellis Read
David Beard
Shellsburg
First Avenue
Northtowne Lane
Center Point Road
Sixteenth Avenue
Fifth Street
Bowling Street
North Western
Purse Snatching Reported in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids woman told police her purse was snatched Saturday evening near Ninth Street and Eleventh Avenue SE. Cathrine Chapman, 97% Sixteenth Avenue SW, said a man in dark clothing grabbed her purse between her and her son Dennis at about 6 45 p.m. The purse held $10 in cash and several credit cards.
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Cedar Rapids
Ninth Street
Eleventh Avenue
Cathrine Chapman
Sixteenth Avenue
Dennis
Sun Blamed For Accident In Cedar Rapids Collision
Janet Marie McCreedy 17 of 1625 Twentieth Street NW was charged with driving on the wrong side after her southbound car crossed Thirteenth Street center line and hit Richard Dean Junge 35 of 5408 Klinger Street SW. McCreedy was treated and released at Mercy hospital after the two car crash at Thirteenth Street and Burch Avenue NW. Police said glare from the sun obscured her vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Thirteenth Street
Burch Avenue
Janet Marie McCreedy
Twentieth Street
Richard Dean Junge
Klinger Street
Neighborhood Taverns Fade in Cedar Rapids
Assistant City Editor Gary Peterson investigates the decline of neighborhood taverns in Cedar Rapids. He cites factors like television and rising youth oriented venues, talking with veteran bartenders about service philosophy. A nostalgic feature appears in Monday's Gazette.
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Cedar Rapids
Gary Peterson
Peterson
Gazette
Breakin Reported At Michelle Rissi Residence
An estimated 600 dollars worth of record albums were stolen from the Michelle Rissi residence at 1541 D avenue NE. Police report theft occurred between 12 30 a m and 2 10 a m Saturday.
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Michelle Rissi
D Avenue NE
Carter discusses Cuba relations and Panama canal plan
In a broad television talk show Carter outlined aims to restore U S relations with Cuba with changes in Cuban policy and Africa and Latin America. He also proposed transferring canal sovereignty to Panama around 2000 while guaranteeing U S shipping access. He gave no draft revival plans and favored a revised military enlistment tied to public service.
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U.S
Cuba
Carter
Africa
Latin America
Panama Canal
North Vietnam
Congress
CBS
Peace Corps
Vista
Solar energy push eyed to speed up adoption and standards
Butt calls for a massive federal education push and funding for demonstration units to bring solar power to the public. He says 15 years is needed for commercialization and urges tax exemptions, training for installers, and federal quality standards to protect consumers. He notes five Iowa bills on solar use and cites Illinois tax exemptions as a model.
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Butt
Iowa
Illinois
Washington, D.C
Olin Corporation
Judicial Nominating Commission Sets First Meeting
A preliminary organizational meeting of the Sixth Judicial district nominating commission is scheduled for Friday at 4 30 p.m. in the second floor west courtroom of the Linn county courthouse. The group will set dates for interviews and nominations to fill the additional judgeship for the district covering Linn Tama Jones Johnson Iowa and Benton counties.
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Sixth Judicial District Nominating Commission
Linn County
Linn, Tama, Jones, Johnson
Iowa
Benton Counties
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The
Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
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Genevieve G. Reinert
Stanley L. Stolba
Kycatn
C.R. Weather
Wall
Williams Boulevard
Horace L. Heath
Robert M. Heiderscheid
1611 Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Dial
Stewart Funeral Home
First Ave. N.E
William J. Stewart
James F. Stewart
Peck’s Flowers
Center Pt. Rd
St. Luke's
A Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Fourteenth Street
C.R
Sun
Breakin
General News
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Sun
John Ritchey
Georgetown
Otto Flaig
Milwaukee
White House
Flaig
Ronald Fouse
Centerville
Solar Energy
Judicial Nominating Commission
Sovereign
Charles
Henrietta
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
John E. Lopes
3Rd Ave
Roland Wilbert Vault Co., Inc
Blairs Ferry Rd
Pierson
Ellis Blvd
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