Death Notices from Cedar Rapids Area Residents
Myrtle P. Campbell former Linn County deputy treasurer and Iowa motor refund chief dies after short illness. Private memorial Wednesday Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Ida W. Stites, longtime Cedar Rapids resident, dies in Vista California. survived by husband Harry, son Jack Jr and four grandchildren. Memorials to Shrine Crippled Children’s Hospital through El Kahir Shrine. Joy C. Dyer services held Teahen Funeral Home Kenwood Park United Presbyterian. burial Brandon Cemetery.
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Myrtle P. Campbell
Park Towne Court
Cedar Rapids
Miss Campbell
Linn County
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Ida W. Stites
Vista
Calif
Obituaries from Iowa towns list multiple deaths this week
Quick notice of funeral plans for Olin Annp Houstman 83 Myrtie Johnson 89 and others with wake times at Hayden s Goettsch s Brant Kern s and Reynolds funeral homes Burial at Antioch Cemetery Floral Hills Grand View Mayflower and more See full slate for call times and services across Anamosa Oxford Junction Sigourney Keystone Waukon Stanwood Blairstown Fairbank Oelwein and Oelwein area churches and funeral homes.
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Olin
Anna Houstman
Hayden
Hayden's
Oxford Junction
Mayflower Cemetery
Sigourney
Helen D. Yoder
United Methodist Church
Reynolds
Orval Reinier
Keystone
Rosa Schuldt
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Fellmer’s
Waukon
Selma Hanson
Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church
Hanson's
Stanwood
Detlef Dierks
Chapman's
Clarence
Blairstown
Floyd Waychoff
T.W. van Beck
Fairbank
Myrtie Canfield
Brant-Kerns
Floral Hills
Hazleton
Oelwein
Iva Tatroe
Grandview
Fayette
Ray weighs outside probe of Iowa blind commission
Gov. Robert Ray has not yet seen a letter from Cornell College professor Walter Stromer urging creation of a three to five member panel to review complaints about the Iowa Commission for the Blind. Stromer pressed for audits and reforms, including a possible federal audit, while Ray seeks a near term group to hear testimony and report within three to four weeks.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Walter Stromer
Cornell College
Iowa Commission For the Blind
Stromer
U.S. Infantry
Cornell
Ray
David Oman
The
Gazette Today
Oman
Iowa
Commission
National Federation of the Blind
Iowa Commission
Kenneth Jernigan
NFB
Burglary at Nest residence and other thefts in area
Police said burglary at Greg Nest, 11281 Ave NE, involved two televisions and items valued at 693 dollars. Sheriff deputies reported thefts at R L Halsar, Route 1 Marion, including a chainsaw motorcycle and gas can. Rural Shells theft involved furniture worth 1234 dollars from Rollin Home Sales trailer. Khrushchev pledge noted.
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Greg Nest
Ave. NE
R.L. Halsar
Route 1
Marion
Sheriff's Deputies
Max Day
Shellsburg
Sheriff's
Rollin
Highway
Dennis Hoy to head AFSCME Local 231
Dennis Hoy of 680 Lindale Drive Marion was elected president of AFSCME Local 231 for a one year term overseeing more than 200 employees. Other officers include Dawn Dayton secretary treasurer and Juan Cortez recording secretary, with multiple vice presidents and board members across clerical, maintenance, professional and Marion units.
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Dennis Hoy
Lindale Drive
Marion
American Federation of State
Hoy
Linn County Health Department
Dawn Dayton
Linn County Clerk’s Office
Juan Cortez
Court Baliff
Greg Slager
Kathy William
Tom Kaut
Brenda Mason
Lillian Wehde
Betty Langton
Ben Madran
Keith Joyce
Health Department
Don Magnuson
County Survey Department
Guilty Until Proven Innocent Idea Persists in U S
Nearly four in ten Americans believe a person accused of a crime must prove his innocence. The belief contrasts with the fundamental American justice principle that a person is innocent until proven guilty.
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New York
United States
Slate erases secret IPBN debt after council vote
The Iowa Executive Council forgave most of a secret $3500 fund used by IPBN officials with past ties to former director Thomas Ditzel. Only $1680 plus $184.28 recovered from Ditzel remain unresolved, contingent on a legal release to prevent future wage claims. State auditors cautioned against a precedent of forgiveness.
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Hugh Cordier
Executive Council
IPBN
Cordier
Thomas Ditzel
David Bruger
Ditzel
Bruger
National Association of Educational Broadcasters
NAEB
Harvard University
Washington
Attorney General’s
Lloyd Smith
Richard Sydnes
Iowa
Sydnes
Harvey dies at New York hospital after rabbit attack
AP reports Harvey the attack rabbit died Saturday at a New York animal hospital from an ear infection. At three years old he had bitten 16 people and was turned over to the ASPCA for his temper, where staff adopted him as their watch rabbit.
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Harvey
New York
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Hultman Opts Out of Iowa Senate Race
Former Iowa Attorney General Evan Hultman 52 of Waterloo announces he will not seek the Republican nomination for U S Senate. He cites financial, campaign and convention risks and says he will speak on issues as a concerned citizen.
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Des Moines
Evan Hultman
Waterloo
United States
Hultman
Statehouse
Iowa Commerce Commission
Maurice van Nostrand
Joseph Bertrode
Indianola
A. Gordon Holmes
Cedar Rapids
GOP
Roger Jepsen
Davenport
Jepsen
Dick Clark
Marion
Special deputies volunteer time in Linn County totals led by 33
Linn County's special deputies logged over 4900 volunteer hours in 1977, averaging 149 hours per deputy. Capt. W J Jameson Jr. notes not all hours are turned in and that final tally may reach about 5500 hours or 166 hours per deputy. The group comprises 33 deputies.
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Linn County
Linn
Orlie Workman
W.J. Jameson Jr
Workman
Mideast Cease Fire Talks Weigh Israel Lebanon Tensions
Mideast officials expressed hope the peace negotiation spirit from Egypt would restart. Israel claimed control of southern Lebanon to the Litani River with Tyre area contested. Guerrillas in Tyre blamed Arab and Soviet backers as about 300 fighters held Rashidieh and Bourj el Shimali. A 35 member UN advance party waited to move in, pending a halt to fighting.
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Lebanon
Litani River
Tyre
Rashidieh
Bourj el Shimali
U.N
Middle East
New York
Crime reports show mixed national trends with shifts in types
The crime report notes national increases in rape, aggravated assault, and murder, while robbery declines. Des Moines sees serious crime drop 3.2 percent despite more murders. larceny theft falls 7 percent, burglary down 2 percent, and vehicle theft unchanged. Regional declines accompany urban and rural reductions.
Wiretap probe eyed over five phone taps in guard hangar
Tauke alleged illegal wiretapping by National Guard personnel with a five line monitoring device found in Maj. John McGee's office. He said information surfaced to high Guard officials and others, with a bogus phone rumor spread and a sweep ordered by Northwestern Bell. Rinas urged a legislative inquiry to avoid conflicts and address suspected property and financial misconduct by current and former Guard officials.
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Rinas
National Guard Command
Tauke
Legislative Branch
National Guard
Farm aid debate centers on flexible parity and acreage cuts
Senator Talmadge backs a broader emergency farm aid package with possible House-Senate conference. Senator Dole proposes an alternative flexible parity plan letting farmers set own price supports by idle acreage, up to 100 percent parity. Administration estimates flag higher incomes but risks weather-induced shortages and higher consumer food costs. House panel urges modifications to include Foley plan elements and future price increases.
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Talmadge
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Kansan
Senate
House
White House
Dole
House Agriculture Committee
Thomas Foley
Wash
Canney to Meet Gov Ray on Urban Revitalization Plan
Des Moines Mayor Don Canney is among six mayors invited by Gov. Robert Ray to a 2 p.m. briefing in Des Moines. Attendees include leaders of Iowa House and Senate committees and lead sponsors to discuss state funding for urban renewal of rundown city areas. The gathering also includes mayors from Des Moines Davenport Waterloo Cedar Falls and Mason City.
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Don Canney
Robert Ray
Des Moines
Ray
Ways and
Iowa House and Senate
Davenport
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Mason City
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Iowa Senate
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Eyerly
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Jack Shepherd
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Iowa Public Broadcasting Network
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