Deaths in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids area obituaries
A long list of obituaries reports multiple Cedar Rapids and Iowa area residents dying, with details on survivors, service times, and burial plans. Names include Mrs Martha Johnson, Viola Frink, Bernadine Diehl, Ernest Trumpold, and others from Cedar Rapids, Marion, Iowa City, and surrounding towns. Memorial services are described with churches and cemeteries, along with funeral home arrangements and visiting hours.
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Martha Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Port St. Lucie
Fla
Jack Herkner
Kenneth Kohl
Florida
Carter to Spend Night With Average U S Family in Clinton
In Clinton Massachusetts Edward Thompson and his family known as the average American family will host President Carter for a meet the people visit on St Patrick's Eve. The Thompsons a Democratic household near Boston were chosen after Eva Hester was deemed too political for the stay.
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Clinton
Mass
Edward Thompson
New England
Carter
Thompsons
St. Patrick’s Day
Kay Thompson
Thompson
Eva Hester
Boston
Miss Hester
Thomas O’neill III
Tip” O'Neill
Four Charged With Malicious Injury to Vehicles
Monday night four individuals were charged with malicious injury after four vehicles in the 3100 block of ported were damaged. Wanda Jones reported the vandalism as tires were slashed paint splashed and sugar poured in fuel tanks. Arrested were Robert Hardy 25 George D Hardy Jr 30 Ronald E Cable 34 and David G Myers 29 all of SE addresses. Each faced four counts.
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Ported
Wanda Jones
Waveland Drive
Robert Hardy
Twelfth Street
George D. Hardy, Jr
Third Avenue SE
Ronald E. Cable
Fourth Avenue SE
David G. Myers
Twelfth Street SE
Thought for Today by William Hazlitt
A concise quotation attributed to English essayist William Hazlitt from 1778 to 1830, noting that public opinion can be unfair and capricious.
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Wil Hazlitt
Esham Eayist
Purse Snatchers On Bicycles Operate In City Area
Police report two incidents in the First avenue east corridor near the Hy-Vee at 4 40 p m Monday and the 1700 block at 6 45 p m where a white youth about 16 on a bicycle snatched purses from two 80 year old women and another victim. Each theft yielded two dollars.
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First Avenue East
Supervisors OK 23.5 Million Linn County Budget
Linn County supervisors adopt a 1977 78 budget totaling 23 500 157 with property tax receipts of 11 380 672. Unincorporated areas face about 37 cents more per 1000 in tax while incorporated areas see little change. Road levy rises to 2.64 per 1000 in unincorporated areas from 2.33, with basic levy at 4.72. Total county levy for non Cedar Rapids cities at 5.01657, Cedar Rapids not yet listed. New assessments may alter next year’s levy after agricultural extension review.
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Linn
Cedar Rapids
Fire Fighter Applications Open Soon
Fire Chief Edsel McMickle told the city council on Tuesday he must hire five firemen as soon as possible to replace two retirees and cover sick leave. He said the department would reach 145 members, one less than its April level, and the civil service list would be exhausted. A future testing procedure may be needed to fill late year retirements.
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Civil Service Commission
Edsel McMickle
McMickle
Mechanicsville Man Killed in Crash
Harold Hoffman 51 of Mechanicsville died at the scene Monday afternoon when his pickup left a county road and struck an embankment. He worked at the Iowa liquor store in Tipton and had lived in Mechanicsville 21 years. Survived by wife Betty overman, a son Mike, two daughters Ruth Beckman and Patricia Christensen, his father Glenn Hoffman, a brother Kenneth, a sister Marilyn Tiedemann, and two granddaughters. Services Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at Mechanicsville Methodist Church. visitation after 1 p.m. Wednesday at Horner's Funeral Home.
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Viola M. Frink
Nathan W. Frink
Cedar Rapids
Bancroft
Frink
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
Nathan D. Frink
St. Paul
Minn
Amanita Fleming
Agnes Muehe
Portland
Ore
Walter Ernst
All Saints Catholic Church
Edmund J. Becker
Chapel of Memories
Turner Chapel East
Turner East
Msgr. Becker
St. Bernadette Circle
Sohawasser
Bernadine F. Diehl
Des Moines
Donald W. Diehl
Iowa City
Bill
David
Los Angeles
Calif
Helen Mundro
Dayton
Ohio
Myles Martin
Ralph Martin
Gamaliel
Ark
Merle Hay
Tipton
Mechanicsville
Harold Hoffman
Mr. Hoffman
Betty M. Overman
Iowa
Hoffman
Mike
Ruth Beckman
Patricia Christensen
Glenn Hoffman
Mt. Vernon
Kenneth
Marilyn Tiedemann
Lisbon
Mechanicsville Methodist Church
Horner
Legislative Bills Digest Highlighting Iowa Senate Proposals
Summary of bills briefly outlines SF61 to reimpose Iowa income tax on armed forces on active duty, SF64 midshift meals for correctional staff, SF128 an $8 million Medicaid supplement, and various tax, education, energy, and local government measures. Includes house and senate actions, committee referrals, and authoring legislators Bisenius Craft Schwengels Wells Doyle Baker Cusack etc.
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Iowa
Department of Social Services
House
Senate
State Fair Board
Iown Development Commission
Wells
Legislative Council
Doyle
Baker
Cusack, Bina and Smalley
Garage Fire At Gateway Gardens Apartments
A noon Tuesday blaze tore through garages at Gateway Gardens apartments 2981 Sixth Street SW damaging rental furniture and causing structural damage. Resident Manager Mary Ann Houser said investigators have not estimated a damage figure and fire crews are still determining the cause.
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Gateway Gardens
Sixth Street
Mary Ann Houser
Houser
Long Trucks and IDOT Power at Iowa Supreme Court
The Iowa Supreme Court considers whether the legislature can obligate IDOT to act as a resolution directs without sending it to Governor Ray. The 1976 IDOT ruling allowed 65 foot trucks if a law bans studded snow tires and reclassifies highways, but the 1976 legislature did not enact those conditions after the attorney general ruled IDOT lacked authority to attach them.
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IDOT
Robert Ray
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa
Atty
Richard Turner
Transfer of Iowa school system debated by regents
Jernigan notes many blind students now attend home-community public schools and argues either the board of regents or the DPI could run the Vinton school. The senate bill for 1977-78 operating funds omits funding for the Vinton school and for the Iowa School for the Deaf at Council Bluffs.
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Iowa
Iowa Senate
Jernigan
Board of Regents
Regents
DPI
Senate
Vinton
Iowa School For the Deaf
Council Bluffs
Hijacker Porcari En Route To Ivory Coast Demands Child
Passengers freed from the Turin leg describe two children their mother and two elderly people among those aboard. Porcari warned of a massacre if he cannot see his child and claimed terrorists would be blamed. Police surrounded the jetliner as they tried to secure surrender while he shared ransom money and champagne with hostages. A Barcelona lawyer termed him dangerous, noting a calm in flight but a wild, fearful demeanor after landing.
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Turin
Porcari
Sevilla
Ivory Coast
Zurich
Francesco Tamarit Crespo
Barcelona
Hughes Estate Valuation Tied to Merrill Lynch Report
The Hughes estate valuation relies on a Merrill Lynch report not yet finished. Nevada, California and Texas claim Hughes as resident. Summa Corp. now oversees Hughes holdings. Holdings include Summa, Hughes Television Network, Hughes Airwest and Las Vegas casinos like Sands and Desert Inn.
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Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Inc
Morse
Summa Corp
Hughes’ Holdings
Houston
Hughes
California
Vada
Texas
Nevada
William Lummis
Summa
Hughes Television Network
Hughes Airwest
The
Sands
Frontier
Desert Inn
Castaways
Landmark
Las Vegas
Checks Cashed but Son Didn't Get Funds
A mail thief at Coe college forged Lee Dayton's signature and cashed two checks for 12 and 50 dollars sent to his son, Lee Dayton of Stanford Connecticut. The stolen letter was taken from a post box at Gage Memorial union, and Mt Mercy college cashed the forgeries. Authorities note different social security numbers and Midwest prefixes on the checks.
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Coe College
Lee Dayton
Douglas Dayton
Stanford
Conn
Lee
Cee
Mt. Mercy College
Gage Memorial Union
Mt. Mercy
C R Flood Insurance Meeting Set
Mayor Don Canney announced that the Cedar Rapids city council will meet April 6 in his office with officials from the state natural resources council and the federal flood insurance administration to discuss flood insurance problems. The council fears stricter FIA rules could curb downtown development and impact a proposed mall. The city plans to appeal FIA flood elevations and present plans to lessen impacts through legislative changes.
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Don Canney
State Natural Resources Council
Federal Flood Insurance Administration
FIA
Cedar Rapids
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ernest B. Trumpold
M Avenue
Amana
East Amana
Helen Baumgartner
Marengo
Christian Science Church
Bernice Arnold
William Trumpold
Akron
Ann Durland
Lena Turner
Pauline S. Schaefer
Carl Trumpold
East
Wally Jones
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Hawkeye
Harry (Cecil) Anderson
Randalia United Methodist Church
Emerson-Milne’s
Edward Flynn
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
George L
Harold James Hoffman
Horner’s
Hopkinton
Fred J. Weers
Goettsch’s
Anamosa
Brooklyn
Thelma McMullin
Grace United Methodist
U.S
Gazette
White House
Peck’s Flowers
Center Pt. Rd
Bisenius and Craft
Schwengels
Ways Means
Halvorson
Merit Employment Department
Higgins
Hargrave
Wulff
Avenson
Horn
College of Dentistry
Vewellen
Youn and Country Shopping Center
Tamarit Crespo
Tom Alex
Midwest
John. E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
C.R
RO Baelioss Gare A. Ws
Cedar Memorial Park
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