Deaths announce several area obituaries across Iowa towns
Obituaries list Ralph T. Keller 70 of Cedar Rapids died in Portland Oregon after a short illness. Dr. E P Bigger 83 of Lisbon died in Mount Vernon Nursing Home. Other notices include Hynek in Ely Opal Hedges and Charles Bullcek of Marion. Services and burial details follow with multiple survivor names and church memorials.
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Ralph T. Keller
Cedar Rapids
Portland
Ore
Athena
Wash
Wilson Foods
Ida Rathbun
Neb
Larry Lorezen
Glenn F. Keller
Riverview Abbey
Abbey Mausoleum
E.P. Bigger
Lisbon
Mount Vernon
Jacksonville
Fla
Jenny Guenderman
Iowa City
College of Emporia
Kan
University of Iowa Dental School
United Methodist Church
the Masons
Lisbon American Legion
Order of Eastern Star
Harold Kent
Stan Heald
Harry
L.E
New Boston
Woman charged with first degree arson in Cedar Rapids fire
Karen Elizabeth Smith, 41, of 1063 Fifth Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, faced a first degree arson charge after firefighters battled a 6:45 p.m. blaze in a vacant front room at 414 12th St SE. The county attorney alleges she entered the home, which is owned by William Frese, and then fled as the fire started. Bond set at 5000 dollars. arraignment scheduled. Smith previously served time for arson and was paroled in 1975. No injuries reported. another resident named Donald Newhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Elizabeth Smith
Fifth Ave
Cedar Rapids
12Th St. SE
William Frese
Staub Court NE
Donald Heiaz
Heiaz
Smith
Thomas Read
John Liebenmann
Women’s Reformatory
Rockwell City
Donald Newhouse
Airport road work funding nudges forward under FAA shift
The Cedar Rapids Airport Commission learned federal funds for Edgewood Road relocation and taxiway projects can be released without requiring runway extensions. The FAA now supports funding for moving about a mile of Edgewood Road and closing a mile of County Road E70 as part of a three million dollar plan, with local governments providing supportive funding. Construction may start late summer and routes will reroute traffic around the airport area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Airport
George Doughty
FAA
Edgewood Road
Doughty
Federal
Airport Commission
Cedar Rapids
Edgewood
City brief Spring Salesman's Sample Sale
Men’s knits shirts slacks and jeans offered at a two day sale Saturday and Sunday 9 to 3 at 364 Eastland Drive SE. Contact 362-2003 for details.
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Eastland Drive
Farmers demand parity at Bergland meeting
Washington farmers angrily accused Agriculture Secretary Bergland and President Carter of denying parity. About 22 delegates met, 25 strikers spent the night in a conference room, and some threatened a 50 percent production cut while Bergland defended current farm programs and price floors in talks aimed at relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Bob Bergland
Bergland
Carter
Craig Bryant
Elgin
Texas
Agriculture Department
Department
American Agriculture Farm Strike Movement
Leonard Cox
Weskan
Kan
Cox
Sword swallower sets new record in Hamilton tavern
Desmond, a Mobile, Alabama native, swallowed seven swords breaking his prior six sword record. Four witnesses watched at a Hamilton tavern as the blades ranged from 23.1 to 26 inches. The sequence will be submitted to Guinness World Records for validation.
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Hamilton, Ontario
Desmond
Mobile
Ala
Hamilton
Kirkwood list trimmed to 13 candidates for superintendency
Kirkwood Community College narrowed the field for its vacant superintendency to 13 amid 79 applicants after the death of Selby Ballantyne. The board will decide how many more to cut before interviews at the next regular meeting, aiming to appoint by summer with Ira Larson serving as interim superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirkwood Community College
Board of Directors
Selby Ballantyne
Ira Larson
Indictment in Iowa City fatal crash names Vesely
Johnson County grand jury indicted Robert Wayne Vesely of Oxford on first degree involuntary manslaughter for the Feb 3 crash that killed Mushtaq Ali, 38, a University of Iowa graduate student walking on U S Highway 6 in Coralville. Vesely faces up to five years or a $1000 fine. trial set for May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Robert Wayne Vesely
Oxford
Johnson District Court
Vesely
University of Iowa
Mushtaq Ali
Pakistan
Ali
Coralville
Johnson County
Iowa City Pair Held for Drug Possession
An Iowa City couple Raymond and Marilee LaFay both 22 were released on their own recognizance after arrest on possession of drugs with intent to deliver. State Narcotics agents Johnson County deputies and Iowa City police raided their residence Thursday night seizing cocaine amphetamines and marijuana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Raymond
Marilee LaFay
Johnson County
Nobody robs Y Not Pub. patrons stop two bandits
Bar patrons subdued two masked robbers at the Y Not Pub in Providence before police arrived. Bartender Pearl O Connor, 54, described a melee during which the gun was taken and the suspects restrained. One man, Robert Duffy 27, had facial cuts. Donald Boleman 24, suffered a broken nose.
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Providence, R.I
UPI
Pearl O’connor
Robert Duffy
Donald Boleman
Sock Tangled Footwear Triggers Bus Crash No Tickets Given
Police say Robert Motley 33 ran a stop sign at Grande Avenue and Forest Drive SE and hit a city bus in a 1974 blue station wagon. Motley's sock tangled on his broken right foot delaying reaction. both drivers swerved unsuccessfully. Damage about 2500 dollars.
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Robert W. Motley
Grande Avenue
Forest Drive
Motley
Fifth Ave
Forest and Grande
Canal treaties spark election bids and backlash in Senate
Senators warn anti treaty conservatives mobilize a $250000 Easter campaign while Byrd backs a second ratification vote for the 2000 Panama transfer. Linowitz and Bunker witnessed the tense debate as Nelson accidentally cast the pivotal 67th vote for ratification.
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Des Moines
American Conservative Union
Senate
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Byrd
Panama
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Nelson
Carter Defends Defense Spending Amid Worldwide Threats
President Carter argues for expanding forces beyond defensive needs to deter adversaries while noting America’s strategic nuclear edge. He cites rising conventional forces and warns against political blackmail, planning a Georgia coastal trip after a Wake Forest speech. Pravda accuses Washington of stalling a new strategic arms pact.
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Europe
United States
Carter
Winston-Salem
Savannah
Eisenhower
St. Patrick’s Day
Georgia
Wake Forest
Soviet Union
Mediation Continues in College District Negotiations
Education association and College Community School District representatives will extend mediation beyond the deadline for the 1978-79 contract talks. Ten days is typical, but both sides requested more time and PREB approved. The second mediation session began March 7 and the next session is scheduled for next Thursday.
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Mercedes McCambridge Turns 60 Today
The article notes actress Mercedes McCambridge reaches age 60 today marking a milestone in her career. It highlights her film work and public profile as a prominent screen figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercedes McCambridge
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Wesley F
St. John's Lutheran Church
Ely
Alvin Danielson
Brush Chapel
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Hedges
Opal
Turner Chapel West
Robert Flowers
Salvation Army
Dunkard Cemetery
Turner West
Charles R. Bullcek
Twelfth St
Marion
Winfred Perkins
Bulicek
Otis Road SE
Prokop Vesky Lodge No. 137
Czechoslovak Society of America
Woodmen of the World
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
Charles
Jacob
Bess Stepanek
Emma Kapoun
Rose Metela
William Vorel
Louis Pisney
Milo Bulicek
Iowa
Postville
Robert E. Goeke
Community Presbyterian Church
Schutte
Kalona
Hawkeye
Henry H. Barth
Milnes
Lamont
Carrie Tennis
Aurora Baptist Church
Friends
Fawcett’s
Vinton
Lyle Fuehrer
Stewart Memorial United Methodist Church
Campbell-Russell
U.S
Loyang
Red
Communist Radio
Sword Swallower Gobbles
Kirkwood
Johnson
John E. Lapes
Lesad IH
Fot
Cedar Memorial Park
By Tom Alex
Gazette
Max L. Flack
Old
Marion Road
Panama Canal
Paul Laxalt
R-Nev
Laxalt
Sol Linowitz
Ellsworth Bunker
House
Pravda
Kremlin
Moscow
Ness
Pierson’s
Ellis Blvd
N.W. Avenue
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