Local obituaries list Baldwin Moes Schmidt Hepker deaths
Cedar Rapids residents Earl E. Baldwin 84 William H. Moes 90 Clifford J. Schmidt Sr 70 and Hubert C. Hepker 66 died Monday with services set at Turner chapel east Immaculate Conception church and Palo cemetery. Surviving relatives include spouses children grandchildren and great grandchildren as noted with birthplaces and prior employments.
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Earl E. Baldwin
Fifth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Wyoming
Marion
Turner Chapel East
Allen van Cleve
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Turner East
William H. Moes
Riviera Beach
Fla
Mr. Moes
Dubuque
William H. Moes, Jr
Robert J. Moes
Charles E. Moes
Gulf Breeze
Clifford J. Schmidt, Sr
Staudcourt
Watkins
Leoma Hasley
Lansbrow
Minn
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
AF of L Union
Iowa Manufacturing
Clifford
Solon
Donna Schneider
Monticello
Joan Homes
Hiawatha
Joyce Wheelan
Atlanta
Norway
Father Leonard
Knights of Columbus
The
Catholic Daughters of America
National Catholic Society of Foresters
Teahen Funeral
Hubert C. Hepker
Nineteenth Avenue
Mr. Hepker
Covington
Palo
Marie S. Kray Hazewinkel
Barnard and Lees Manufacturing Co
Hepker
John Blaut
Moose Lodge
Letha Sand
Urbana
Eileen Engelkens
Polo
Anita Robinson
Masonville
Jerry Hopker
Joel Hazewinkel
Quasqueton
Herbert Hazewinkel
Harry Hazewinkel
Tom Stephens
Amelia K. “Paddi” Steckelberg
Elkader
Bell Telephone
Des Moines
Salem
Ore
William Probert
Country Club Parkway SE
John P. Woods
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Hillcrest Cemetery
Volga
Notable Iowa and Ohio school leaders pass away recaps
Obituaries summarize D W Overbeay former Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School superintendent who died in Columbus at 66 after a heart attack while golfing. Also listed are Amelia Steckelberg. Arlington Mrs. Howard Gifford. Grinnell Richard McGinty. Elberon Capt Edward Dostal. Holy Cross Val P Diesburg. and multiple funeral notices from Cedar Memorial and Turner chapels with service details and burial plans.
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Vinton
D.W. Overbeay
Columbus
Ohio
Iowa Braille
Iowa
Ohio School For the Blind
Illinois School For the Blind
Kansas
Overbeay
Kathleen
Arlington
Howard
Anna) Gifford
United Methodist Church
Gleim’s. Grinnell
Richard McGinty
James Schlenske
S. Elberon
Edward Dostal
Korea
Mason-Hand’s
Tama
Holy Cross
Val P. Diesburg
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Reiff’s
Farley
Rezoning Approved for Engineering Office Near Cedar Rapids
Linn supervisors approved a 2.25 acre rezoning from residential to transitional commercial to allow an engineering office north of Mt. Vernon road east of Cedar Rapids. Objections from neighbors were voiced for over an hour despite covenants to restrict use and a basin to manage water flow. Haaland Consulting Engineers will occupy the building and share space for about 16 workers, with restrictions including a 40 year non rezoning covenant.
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Linn
Mt. Vernon Road
Cedar Rapids
Zoning Commission
Haaland Consulting Engineers, Inc
Haaland
Hickory Hollow
Des Moines desks display Elkader Warriorettes banner
Iowa lawmakers in Des Moines saw home district pride for girls basketball when banners like Elkader No. 1 Warriorettes adorned desks in the house and senate on Tuesday as cheers echoed the Iowa girls tournament.
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Des Moines
House
Senate
Dale Tieden
Trial Opens in Cedar Rapids TV Tower Collapse
The Cedar Rapids federal court opened a complex trial over the 1973 KCRG TV tower collapse that killed five ironworkers and injured several. Five plaintiffs seek about 12 million dollars from Gunnar Olsen Corp and others, with the suit covering design faults and modifications linked to the tower disaster near Walker.
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Cedar Rapids
Kcrg-Tv
Walker
KCRG
Iowa Educational Broadcasting Network
Richard Lane
Johnson Avenue
Ronald Parsons
E Street
Thomas R. McGlain
Garland
N.C
Dempsey
Clark
Mobile
Ala
Gunnar A. Olsen
Linn
Buchanan
Greiner
Janet Lane
Gunnar Olsen
Olsen
RCA
Dresser
Clarke, Olsen and Lincoln
Cedar Rapids Television Co
IEBN
Iowa
Gunnar A. Olsen Corp
Olsen Corp
Georgia Schmickle
Marion
Grover Benischek
Olin
Dorothy Hasenbank
Clarence
William Wolken
Monticello
Doris Tessau
Glad
Army reviews Panama Canal operation improvements
Twenty years ago the Army stated that improvements to U S operation of the Panama Canal were under study.
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Army
U.S
Panama Canal
Regents Budget Talks Tie To Iowa Braille and Deaf Schools
The Senate subcommittee proposes shifting the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School at Vinton and the Iowa School for the Deaf at Council Bluffs to the state department of public instruction. The regents budget totals 4.437 million for these two, with the higher education package totaling 247.8 million in state funds. Ray’s 1977 78 recommendation stands at 254.41 million, while Senate and House subcommittees present different figures around 249.43 million and 246.87 million respectively, assuming a 900 thousand family practice program is included.
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Iowa Braille and Sight-Saving School
Vinton
Iowa School For the Deaf
Council Bluffs
Senate
Bass van Gilst
D-Oskaloosa
State Department of Public Instruction
Ray
House
The
Regents
University of Iowa At
Iowa City
Iowa State
Ames
University of Northern Iowa At
Cedar Falls
Department of Public Instruction
School Foundation Program
Higher Education Facilities Commission
Area Schools
Commission For the Blind
Bonus Board
Educational Television Facility Board
Youths tied to stolen car case drive confession
Doughty ferried two 16 year old boys and a friend after theft and later aids police in locating the abandoned 1974 Ford four door stolen from Eugene Tomash in Solon. The car was spray painted gray on one side with dents missing hubcaps and damage, evidence of a joy ride. Police described the youths and made no arrests by noon Tuesday.
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Doughty
Thirty-third Avenue
Twenty-first Street
Eugene Tomash
Route 2
Solon
Tomash
Nineteenth Avenue SW
IUD Lawsuit Alleges Defective Dalkon Shield
Junkin files suit against Robins alleging defective Dalkon Shield IUD caused acute pelvic inflammation and tubo-ovarian cysts leading to removal of reproductive organs. She seeks damages for sterility pain suffering medical costs and lost wages amid claims of misbranding and a civil conspiracy. FDA had ordered removal from the market.
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Junkin
Robins
Federal Drug Administration
Nuclear shipments and state notices debated
Schafer compared nuclear fuel transport to gasoline shipments, arguing no extra state notifications are needed. He warned that additional alerts would lengthen processes and fuel nuclear mystique, noting emergencies and existing awareness among shippers.
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Schafer
Can the Can Bill Would Tax Littered Containers
Des Moines reports 53 state representatives introduced a bill to tax beverage containers and fund a DEQ led anti litter program with state grants for recycling. The measure mirrors Washington state law and faces opposition from labor groups businessmen and the beverage industry while supporters cite litter control and energy conservation goals urged by Gov. Ray.
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Des Moines
Department of Environmental Quality
Washington State
Robert Ray
McGregor Man Seeks Disability Benefits in Federal Suit
Harvey Dickens of McGregor filed suit in Cedar Rapids federal court against the secretary of Health Education and Welfare over Social Security disability payments. Dickens, who lost his Waterloo John Deere job in September 1975, says health prevents work and asks the court to compel HEW to provide benefits.
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Harvey Dickens
Route One
McGregor
Cedar Rapids
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Dickens
Waterloo John Deere
Social Security Administration
District Court
Dryer Named Deputy in Buchanan County Sheriff Office
Independence Iowa 1942 report says Joel Dryer 28 of Independence will fill a deputy vacancy in the county sheriff department. He works for an Independence newspaper and will start duties immediately after John Bergman’s promotion to sheriff. ON THIS DATE in 1942 the Japanese captured Rangoon Burma during World War II.
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Independence
Buchanan County Board of Supervisors
Joel Dryer
Dryer
John Bergman
Rangoon
Burma
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Amelia K. Steckelberg
Czech National Cemetery
Brosh Chapel
Miller
Amanda
Wilson Hyde
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Brush Chapel
Serovy
Frank J
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Joseph Serovy
San Quentin
Ely American Legion
Reinert
Genevieve Gertrude
Turner Chapel West
Lee Roy Collins
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
Heart Fund
Roland Krekeler
Tom Fruehling
Federal Court Reporter
Peck’s Flowers
Center Pt. Rd
Sohn
E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
Avellee
Florist
Cedar Memorial Park
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