Deaths of infants and several local residents noted
The notice lists the death of 2 day old Robert Tupker of Cedar Rapids and 74 year old John Ostien of Skokie among others. It includes birth dates, family survivors, funeral arrangements at Cedar Memorial and Beatty-Beurle-Murdoch chapels, and burial details. Additional obituaries mention Arthur Berthel, David Hedges, Myrtle Campbell, and several others with service times and burial locations across Iowa and Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert ‘‘Bobbie
Edward Tupker
Allen and
Julie Tupker
35Th St
Cedar Rapids
Howard Tupker
Eldora
Eldon Keith Bissell
Cumberland
Iowa
Lester Tucker
Fred Schellenberg
Anita
Chapel of Memories
Chaplin David W. Crow
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cumberland Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Officials silent on Guard wiretap probe
Authorities remain tight lipped about an alleged bugging at the Iowa National Guard hangar in Boone. FBI and U S attorney's office are handling the investigation while Guard leadership refuses further comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa National Guard
Boone
FBI
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Adj
Junior Burkhead
Guard
Tom Whitney
Polk County
Whitney
Ray
Long Guard
Don Johnston
Dale Cochran
Eagle Grove
Holiday schedules vary for Friday closures and openings
City and state employees get Friday off with exceptions. Garbage collection and liquor stores operate on normal or extended hours. Libraries and many college offices close. Coe College and nearby college offices close Thursday and Friday. County and federal offices stay open and mail runs continue. Spring break spans Friday to April 2 for Cedar Rapids and Metropolitan Catholic schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe College
Kirkwood Community and
Mount Mercy Colleges
Stuart Memorial
Coe
Wisconsin Alumni Club Founders Day Meet Planned
The University of Wisconsin Alumni Club of Eastern Iowa hosts a Founders Day gathering Friday March 31 at the Roosevelt Royale. A 6 30 p m reception precedes a 7 30 p m program featuring W Robert Marshall dean of UW College of Engineering. Reservations are requested at 364 3381.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Club
University of Wisconsin Alumni Club
Eastern Iowa
Roosevelt Royale
W. Robert Marshall
University of Wisconsin
College of Engineering
Johnson seeks Republican nomination for 26th District
Robert M. L. Johnson of 130 Thompson Drive SE filed for the Republican nomination for state representative in the 26th District. The seat is vacated by Joan Lipsky who will not run again. Johnson, 57, a Video Ltd. sales consultant, has been Cedar Rapids safety commissioner, mayor 1962 67, and Marion city manager, and previously sought the U.S. House in 1966.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M.L. Johnson
Thompson Drive
Joan Lipsky
Johnson
Video Ltd
Cedar Rapids
Marion
U.S. Congress
Supreme Court Affirms Bean Conviction for Receiving Stolen Property
The Iowa Supreme Court upheld Merlin Bean's conviction on a receiving stolen property charge. A Linn District Court jury found him guilty of possessing a gun stolen from a Cedar Rapids drug store, knowing it was stolen. Bean argued a tape of a witness discussion from September 30, 1975, was improperly admitted. He also serves another five year term for a prior receiving stolen property conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Supreme Court Today
Merlin Bean
Cedar Rapids
Linn District Court
Bean
Partisan battle shapes Iowa credit bill debate
In the Iowa House a partisan clash grows as Democrats push a credit bill to cut bank and retailer interest on open end credit. Floor manager Rep. Ned Chiodo says the 3 percent reduction could save consumers up to 25 million dollars annually while Republicans warn lower rates may limit credit access. Debate proceeds slowly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa House
Ned Chiodo
D-Des Moines
Iowa
Ray backs link between heavier trucks and fuel tax hike
Gov Robert Ray said he would favor legislation allowing heavier trucks on Iowa highways if tied to a fuel tax increase to offset road damage. He noted the 80,000 pound limit proposal by the Iowa DOT, with fees rising to about seven million dollars annually and a changed road use tax fund distribution. The fuel tax measure, already moving through the Senate, would raise gasoline and diesel taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Robert Ray
Iowa
Ray
Iowa Department of Transportation Commissioners
Iowa House
Senate
Ways-Means Committee
Full-scale Arab offensive halted between Jerusalem and Jaffa
Thirty years ago a large Arab assault aimed at Holy Land Jews in the area between Jerusalem and Jaffa was repulsed, marking a significant military setback for the attackers and a strategic victory for defenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Jaffa
Cedar Rapids Gas Rate Increase Planned in April
The utility president outlined changes in electric and gas rate structures in a Cedar Rapids Gazette report. The proposed gas hike would raise the average residential bill about $1.06 monthly starting April 28, with smaller increases for commercial and industrial customers. L. L. Inghram, Cedar Rapids district manager, said rising costs necessitate the raise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.L. Inghram
Cedar Rapids
Gas rate refunds reflect inflation and pass through hikes
The utility cites continued inflation since the November 1974 rate rise as the main reason for higher charges. Since 1974, several pass through increases approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission have raised bills. The latest March 1 increase adds about 6.45 dollars a month for the average user of 300 CCFs, lifting the 300 CCF bill to 65.84 dollars compared with 31.35 dollars on March 1, 1973. Iowa-Illinois also plans electric rate changes including lower charges for users under 15 kWh daily and a summer winter differential raising summer rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of American
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Iowa-Illinois
Iowa Senators back farm bill amid concerns over parity plan
Democrats Culver and Clark vote for the bill while warning about elements that affect livestock and consumer costs. The measure would pay farmers to idle land to reach 100 percent parity, a goal tied to 1910 14, and faces House overhaul and potential Easter recess timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
John Culver
Dick Clark
Senate
House
Edmund Muskie
Dmaine
Budget Committee
Bob Bergland
Carter
House Agriculture Committee
Congress
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
Clark
Agriculture Department
USDA
Talmadge
Dole
Wedelstedt Convicted in Davenport Film Theft Case
Iowa Supreme Court upholds five year maximum on receiving stolen property and three year limit on conspiracy. A Black Hawk County jury found Wedelstedt guilty in February 1976 for stealing a Davenport film collection worth over 100000 dollars from the 1920s. The haul included Gone with the Wind The Iron Horse titles from stars Mary Pickford Buster Keaton and Douglas Fairbanks. The films were found in a rental truck at the Cedar Falls Holiday Inn in December 1974 after two Missouri men were arrested. The case involved an undercover BCI agent and entrapment questions, with the court allowing the conspiracy charge to go to the jury. Wedelstedt faces federal prison terms tied to a separate Chicago Cedar Rapids scheme and may total 20 years if consecutive. He remains free on bond while appealing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk County
Wedelstedt
Davenport
Mary Pickford
Buster Keaton
Douglas Fairbanks
Cedar Falls
Missouri
Wedlestedt
U.S. District Court
Edward McManus
Earth’s tilt drives seasons not proximity to sun
The Earth is closer to the sun in winter than in summer, but seasonal temperatures arise from the tilt and angle of sunlight. Winter remains cold and summer warm due to solar incidence rather than distance alone.
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John P. Ostien
Skokie
Ill
Madeleine Schroeder
Luxembourg
Chicago
Etta Marie Harvey
Catholic Church
Beatty-Bearle-Murdoch
Arthur J. Berthel
Omaha
Fairfax
Jackson County
Mr. Berthel
Mary E. Grace
Dubuque County
Nick
Delmar
Eddie
Dubuque
Clara Dicker
Monticello
David T. Hedges
Houston
Texas
Dartmouth University
Ethelyn
David
Dan
Horace Hedges Jr
Sam
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Dixon
Festina
Cory Alan Lechtenberg
Larry Lechtenbergs
Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church
French's
Calmar
Keota
Charles R. Statler
Powell's
Blairstown
Floyd (Duffy) Waychoff
T.W. van Beck
Rinehart Mondte
Christ United Presbyterian Church
Floral Hills
Brant-Kerns
Strawberry Point
Harm Schaffer
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Roberson’s. Mechanicsville
Mary E. Moffit
Methodist Church
Horner’s
Cancer Fund
Independence
Tilla M. Kline
Mason-Howe’s
Iowa City
Gerald L. O'Neil
West Branch
St. Bridgett’s
Nolan Settlement
Knights of Columbus
Donahue's
Litani
Sa’ad Hadad
Marjayoun
U.N
Mideast
Lebanon
Beirut
Israel
Rashidiyeh
Tyre
UPI
Michael Keats
Bazouriyeh
Palestine Liberation Organization
Agriculture Committee
Bob Dole
Bkan
Culver
Supreme Court
The
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
BCI
Mohammed
United Press International
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
Cedar Memorial Park
Springville
Ray Stevenson
Gazette
Dial
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