Smith Asked To Resign GOP Post
Former Nebraska Lt. Gov. John E. Everroad urged Mary Louise Smith to quit as Republican National Chairman accusing her of a partisan bid to aid President Ford. He said the party is closed to Ford’s selection and cited campaign practices and party member lists.
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Omaha
Neb
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John E. Everroad
Mary Louise Smith
Des Moines
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Ble
Ford
Nixon
Gerald Ford
Weather, Sunrise and Sunset Details
Sun rises Friday at 6 12 and sets at 6 17. Year ago today high 49 low 34 with no precipitation.
Births and fines listed in Daily Record notices
The Daily Record lists births from Mercy and St. Luke's on March 17 18 including families Sarazin Marett Eckert Burkhalter Fitzpatrick Parke Matson Johnson and others Out of Town births at Sioux City Palo and Olathe Kan Birth announcements followed by a 2:52 p.m. Wednesday resuscitator call and a long list of traffic and related fines including speeding violations license and equipment standards failure to control vehicle and leaving the scene with amounts from 10 to 50 dollars plus costs, plus intoxication fines.
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Louis Benner
Palo
Olathe
Kan
David Johnson
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Charles H. Smith
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Townecourt
Diana Smothers
Martelle
Francis Peterson
Fourth Street
Marion
Ronald Neumeyer
Camanche
Mary Voss
South Eighth Street
Donald Warner
Walker
George Dorrington
Blake Boulevard
Roberta Stephenson
Scotch Grove
Cecil Heath
Clinton
Terry Siegersma
Park Townecourt
Bradley Schaupp
Vine Avenue
Frederick Peaton
Bali Hai
Hiawatha
John Decious
Lisbon
John Hamlon
Gordon Avenue
Kevin Ferguson
Cachrane
Scott Carlson
Castle Drive
Lawrence Whiting
Delhi
Denise Kinley
Lynda Welsh
Wildwood Drive
Michael Bottoms
Third Street
Robert Miersen
West Eighth Avenue
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Iowa City
Gunter Tachel
Ellis Road
Catherine Frenzen
Forest Drive
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Random Road
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Route One
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Twentyseventh Avenue
Euene Hermeiser
Fifth Avenue
Robert Houck
C Avenue NE
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F Avenue NW
Theresa Hatzky
Fifth Avenue SE
Jody Harkness
CDL members urge Ray for hard core pornography definition
A 43 member delegation from three CDL chapters met Gov. Ray asking for a constitutional definition of hard core pornography to be added to the criminal code revision. They, led by Cedar Rapids figures and joined by Rep. Wells and Rep. Tauke, urged statewide action and cited family concerns and youth impact.
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Des Moines
Citizens For Decency Through Law
CDL
Robert Ray
Robert Armstrong
Ruth Redman
Cedar Rapids
Ray
James Wells
Tom Tauke
Dubuque
Sin City
U.S.A
Steve Jackson
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Three Charged With Drunk Driving After Wednesday Arrests
Linn County deputies and state troopers arrested three men on drunk driving charges Wednesday night. Harlan L. Caves, 25, from Alburnett, was taken into custody on Highway 150 two miles north of Midway by state troopers. Richard A. Reece, 22, from Center Point, was arrested in Center Point after driving erratically. Michael J. Clancy, 19, of Glass Road NE, was arrested on Johnson Avenue NW for similar conduct.
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Linn
Harlan L. Caves
Route One
Alburnett
Highway 150
Midway
Richard A. Reece
Center Point
Michael J. Clancy
Glass Road
Johnson Avenue NW
Obituaries and funeral notices from Cedar Rapids area
Obituary notices list Betty B. Helm 64 wife of Howard F Helm of 409 Fortieth street NE died Wednesday born Sept 23 1911 in Marion married July 21 1933 at Rock Island she was member of American Legion auxiliary survived by husband daughter Gerald Fitzgibbons of Denver services 3 p m Saturday Turner chapel east burial Cedar Memorial. Also Mary Alice Check 82 widow of Carlton Check died 941 Sixteenth avenue SW Cedar Rapids survived by two daughters Kathleen Mollison and Dorothy Hahn six grandchildren four great grandchildren services West Cedar Rapids Saturday 10 30 a m Rev Everett Burham burial Cedar Rapids casket not opened after service. William Kudrna 76 of 149 Outlook drive SW died Wednesday after long illness born Sept 24 1899 in Kuzel Russia resident Cedar Rapids since 1920 retired employee of Cherry Burrell Corp survived by wife Lucille nee Popelar daughter Wilfred E Zipperer Cedar Rapids three grandchildren two great grandchildren two sisters Emily Zak and Olga Hajny Czechslovakia services Sunday 1 30 p m Janeba Kuba funeral home west burial Czech National friends may call after 7 p m Friday. Agnes Zitka 3 30 p m Friday Cedar Memorial funeral home burial Czech National cemetery. Voral Baker Turner chapel west 10 30 a m Friday with further services at United Methodist church in Thornton burial Pleasant View cemetery friends may call Turner west until 10 a m Friday casket not to be opened. John DeWoody 10 30 Friday Chapel of Memories burial Cedar Memorial Very Rev Canon D A Loferski officiating friends may call Cedar Memorial funeral home after 1 1 Thursday and at chapel after 9 Friday.
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Bunny) Helm
Howard F. Helm
Fortieth Street
Marion
Rock Island
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American Legion Auxiliary
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Denver
Colo
Turner Chapel East
John P. Woods
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial
Turner East
Mary Alice Check
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Carlton Check
Cedar Valley
Cedar Rapids
Kathleen Mollison
Waterloo
Dorothy Hahn
Turner Chapel West
Everett Burham
William Kudrna
Outlook Drive
Kuzel
Russia
Kudrna
United States
Cherry-Burrell Corp
Lucille Popelar
Wilfred E. Zipperer
Emily Zak
Olga Hajny
Czechoslovakia
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Theodore B. Hlubucek
Ben Dietz
Oakland Road
National Oats Co
M & J League
Crescent Lodge
AF & AM
Inere
Onry Dietz
Frank Lynnott
Holly Hill
Fla
Oak Hill
Racheal Ellen Wilcox
Mark Wilcox
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Earl O'Brien
Williamsburg
Myron Wilcox
Arthur Wilcox
Ralph Fowler
Glen Jedlicka
Solon
Rudy Griga
Brushchapel
Delmer Bear
City Briefs: Medal Award and Local Daily Notices
City Briefs report Capt. David Brockway receives the Joint Service Commendation Medal while serving as a judge advocate at Oakland Army Base. A residence break in leads to a $20 derringer theft from Jettie Gale Collins. Obituaries note Ben Dietz longtime National Oats foreman and Cedar Rapids native. Newborn Racheal Ellen Wilcox dies in Iowa City. multiple funeral notices follow for Hazleton, Quasqueton, Victor, London, Elkader, Vinton, Webster, Manchester, Chariton, and other communities. A Linn County sheriff’s report lists a burglary with a $20 bond and ten cents stolen.
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David Brockway
Duane Brockway
Gulf Street
Oakland Army Base
Oakland
Calif
Reagan presses on as primary schedule looms and Ford rivals with Udall
The piece notes Udall prioritizes the Nebraska primary May 11 and hopes a strong late campaign brings delegates to the Democratic convention. Reagan contends White House pressure pushes him to quit while Ford mulls a potential running mate link with Rockefeller and a public-financing vote shapes the presidential race.
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White House
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Reagan
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Fayetteville
Jimmy Stewart
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Senate
Nelson Rockefeller
Chicago
Rockefeller
Lent-Not Doing Without Doing For Sister Lawrence Speaks on Sacrifice
Sister Mary Lawrence administrator of Cedar Rapids Mercy hospital told 80 attendees at a First Presbyterian Lenten luncheon that Lent should be seen as doing for others not merely doing without. She traced the Sisters of Mercy line from eighteenth century Dublin and urged Christians to make sacrifices as part of faith.
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Mary Lawrence
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
First Presbyterian Church
Lawrence
Sisters of Mercy
Dublin
Ireland
Sister of Mercy
Opinion Asked on C R Civic Center Financing
County Auditor Merle Kopel seeks a county attorney opinion on whether he must take steps to implement tax increment financing for Cedar Rapids city center this year. He doubts it can be done this year but will meet with staff to assess timing for the July 1 levy. Mayor Canney says there may be enough time to complete the work.
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Merle Kopel
Cedar Rapids
Kopel
Donald Canney
Waterworks Warn Against Fake Employee
Cedar Rapids water department business manager Ed Burrell cautions residents about a scammer posing as a city representative to gain access for water quality testing and push water purification equipment. Burrell notes legitimate staff carry proper identification and urges residents to verify before allowing access.
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Ed Burrell
Cedar Rapids
Supreme Court upholds warrant in Bean stolen goods case
The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed Merlin Bean of Cedar Rapids's conviction for receiving stolen goods. Bean challenged the search warrant based on state information, arguing timeliness mattered. Justice Harris noted probable cause may be assessed over a continuous offense, finding sufficient basis that items remained at Bean's home 27 days after the warrant.
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Merlin Bean
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Supreme Court
Bean
Forty-first Avenue S
Linn County District Court
High Court
David Harris
Harris
Ford Proclaims May 14 as National Day of Prayer
President Ford proclaims May 14 as a national day of prayer urging Americans to pray in their own way for strength to meet future challenges with the courage and dedication shown to the world two centuries ago.
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Ford
Washington
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