Deaths mark Cedar Rapids area obituaries in brief
Obituary notices report Opal Hedges 69 of Cedar Rapids died after a short illness. Also listed are William P. Norris 57 of Des Moines, Wesley Hynek 93 of Ely, and several others with service times and burial details. Names, ages, birthplaces, and funeral arrangements are provided for multiple local residents.
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Opal Hedges
15Th Ave
Homer Hedges
Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Hedges
Toddville
Salvation Army
Moose Lodge
Moline
Althea Segriff
Lloyd
Earl Elson
William P. Norris
Des Moines
Norris
Commercial State Bank
Marshalltown
Duluth
Minn
Coe College
Central Presbyterian Church
Iowa Society For the Prevention of
Elizabeth
Penny McWilliams
St. Louis
John
Wheaton
Ill
Dunn
Wesley F. Hynek
Ely
Solon
Hynek
Ida Jane Neiderhiser
Edmee Kruse
Beatty-Bearle-Murdoch
Sheridan
Charlotte Mallett
Center Point
Shiloh
Gantz
Maxfield G
Chapel of Memories
Neville G. Clayton
Cedar Christian Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Yorgensen
Scott
Turner Chapel West
Angry farmers seize USDA building protest over crop prices
About 50 farmers stormed the Agriculture Department in Washington, injuring several guards and occupying a patio before riot police drove them out. Secretary Bergland, meeting with the Commodity Credit Corp., evacuated safely as 2,000 protesters marched from Capitol Hill.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
American Agriculture Movement
Capitol Hill
Protective Service
Bergland
Israel Deepens Lebanon Invasion Amid Rising Toll
Israeli forces overran terrorist bases in southern Lebanon after a deadly attack north of Tel Aviv. Warplanes hit Beirut outskirts. authorities report hundreds dead or wounded. Begin defends incursion as self defense while seeking peace talks with Carter. Egypt Syria and Libya condemn the aggression.
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Israel
Tel Aviv
PLO
Beirut
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Middle East
Begin
United States
Lebanon
State Department
Hodding Carter
Anwar Sadat
Libya
Sadat
al Ahram
Mohammed Kamel
Britain
France
West Germany
Security Council
U.N
Jeruslaem
Diners Won’t Do Dishes to Pay Big City Checks
Minneapolis Star reporters tested if restaurants force patrons to wash dishes. At Charlie’s Cafe Exeptionale they pleaded poverty and were told the bill would take three days to cover with staff wages. The headwaiter warned he would kill the tester after revealing the ruse. Also notes Gemini 8 docking in 1966.
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Minneapolis
UPI
Minneapolis Star
David Peterson
Debra Stone
Hank Stroll
Kentucky
Stroll
Peterson
City Briefs Seizure Reports Theft and Burglary Incidents
Theft from Jennie Schuller residence at 2122 Brookland Drive NE includes a diamond ring worth 700 dollars three beers and eight cigarette packs. A Fender bass valued at 450 dollars was stolen from Washington High School band room. Burglary at 383 19th St SE reports camera and lenses worth 600 dollars plus 390 dollars in other items. Complainant Tom Daugherty residing at 1547 Fifth Ave SE. Roses advertised at Cash and Carry Toman's 214 2nd St SE.
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Jennie Schuller
Brookland Drive
Schuller
Washington High School
Tom Daugherty
Fifth Ave
Robert van Deusen
19Th St. SE
Bran blocks iron absorption says expert
In New York UPI reports bran a popular fiber source may hinder iron uptake and other nutrients says Dr Bessie Dituri author of The Right Diet How To Choose It Also notes the claim from 30 years ago that Princess Elizabeth was expecting a baby sources close to Buckingham Palace disclosed the news
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New York
UPI
Bessie Dituri
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth
Bus burglar fails to rob Cleveland bus
A would be gunman boarded a Cleveland city bus and demanded money with a .32 revolver. The weapons misfired when the cylinder fell apart as he struck a passenger. the gunman fled as riders and driver reported they were broke and unharmed. Police search for the suspect.
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Cleveland
No car stickers push leads to 87 nabbed in C R
Cedar Rapids police ticketed 80 drivers Wednesday for failure to display current license plates and stickers. The early morning shift added seven more. Traffic in alleys and back streets was heavier as motorists tried to reach work without proper documents. Captain Louis Stepanek called the 80 tickets on Wednesday average for the first day past the deadline.
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Cedar Rapids
Motc
Louis Stepanek
Linn
Moro Kidnapping Grips Italy as Crisis Deepens
Red Brigades leaders hear news on radio as Moro is abducted after a shootout in Rome. Police guards killed. car chase ends with Moro missing. Politicians call for martial law debate while unions strike. The incident echoes German abductions. investigators cite the Red Brigades as likely responsible.
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Miliar
Red Brigades
Turin
Social Democratic
Giuseppe Saragat
Paul VI
Giovanni Leone
Giorgio Almirante
Italian Social Movement
Leone
Francesco Cossiga
Italy
Ugo la Maffa
Cedar Rapids Fire Hiring Rules Draw Civil Rights Debate
Cedar Rapids officials clash over firefighter requisites including eyesight rules and high school diploma demands. Edsel McMickle defends mask vision needs while opponents argue color vision and moral character criteria may discriminate against blacks and the felon barred. The Civil Service Commission sides with existing standards, urging a case pursuit locally and beyond.
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Cedar Rapids
Edsel McMickle
Commission
Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission
Kentucky
Mann
Iowa
McMickle
Gravedigger quits over grave depth dispute in Pleasley
Alan Fretwell a part time gravedigger resigns after a council debate over grave depth. A councilman observed a grave at 24 feet deep and his colleagues agreed graves should be 6 feet deep. Fretwell 53 says he quit in fury over the complaint.
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Pleasley
England
UPI
Alan Fretwell
Fretwell
U S agencies accused of bias in minority contractor hiring
A UPI report cites a Construction Methods & Equipment article where many Black workers in construction say the federal government’s affirmative action efforts fail in practice. They claim selective hiring on publicly funded projects taints management offices of minority subcontractors.
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New York
UPI
U.S
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