Obituaries for Clermont Elgin and Tipton area residents
Multiple memorial notices list deaths of Clermont Emil Schneider 72 at home Goettsch's in Elgin and burial at God's Acre Cemetery with services at First Baptist Church. Helen W Barrack 77 of Monticello with visitation at Goettsch's and Monday service. Jerry Lee Hamilton 25 of Tipton with services at United Methodist Church and burial at Tipton Masonic Cemetery. Visitation details and funeral homes: Muehlethaler Wright Elgin and Dye Funeral Home Tipton.
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Clermont
Emil Schneider
First Baptist Church
Elgin
God's Acre
Muehlethaler-Wright Funeral Home
Monticello
Helen W. Barrack
Goettsch’s
Tipton
Jerry Lee Hamilton
United Methodist Church
Tipton Masonic Cemetery
Dye Funeral Home
Steering wheel rescue ends with freed finger
Eleven-year-old Jim Scott wore a steering wheel on his finger for more than an hour after getting it stuck in a 12 inch cross bar while playing near his brother's Ford Mustang. Firefighters spent 35 minutes sawing through the wheel to release the finger as family members recalled the ordeal and joked about the expensive steering wheel.
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Jim Scott
Scott
Scotts
William Davidson
Jim
Vermont St. SW
Doris Scott
Kirk
Gordon
Fire Department
Williams Boulevard
Brother Mike
March weather and local notices from city desk
NE wind at 19 mph with gusts to 24 tracks the day while temperatures show a high of 64 and a low of 30 a year ago. Extended forecast calls for a chance of rain Monday with cooler conditions Tuesday and Wednesday highs in the 40s to low 50s. March 24 births include a son for Mr and Mrs Fred R Johnson and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Bernard Stevens along with other local birth announcements and several fire and safety incident notes from Friday and Saturday.
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Fred R. Johnson
Fourth Ave
Bernard Stevens
10Th St
Bruce Johnson
Falbrook Drive
Iowa City
Wayne Geske
Summer Circle
Geske
Lawrence Geske
23Rd Ave
Marion
Glenn Bolyard
25Th St
Madison
Wis
Tom Jacobs
Jacobs
A.G. Kopecky
24Th St
Flood Watches Shift As Rivers Recede In Iowa
Weather service noted slowly rising Wapsipinicon and steady Maquoketa rivers while upper Iowa River nears bankfull three fourths. Iowa River at Marengo has crested at 16 feet and is expected to fall below 14 feet by Monday as snow melt slows. Storms dumped up to 8 inches of snow in parts of Kansas and Missouri.
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Iowa
Wapsipinicon
Maquoketa
Weather Service
Iowa River
Marengo
Kansas
Missouri
Rush plans to run again for 15th district seat
Sen. Bob Rush 33 of Cedar Rapids announced his bid for re election on the Democratic ticket from the 15th senatorial district. He was chosen in a 1976 special election to complete the term of Sen. Steve Severn and says he seeks a full four year term. The 15th District covers Cedar Rapids precincts 31 36 Marion and several townships including Marion Linn and Hiawatha.
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Bob Rush
Park Towne Court NE
Rush
Steve Severn
Marion
Bush
Cedar Rapids
Boulder
Brown
Buffalo
Jackson
Linn
Maine
Marion-Linn Mar
Marion-Squaw Creek
Monroe- Hiawatha
Marion-Robbins
Otter Creek
Washington
Ideas for your home spring building section preview
Computers will be at the Cedar Rapids Home Show next week for the first time. A special 36 page Home Building section will appear in The Sunday Gazette featuring stories and pictures about ideas for the home yard and garden. It will include highlights of the Home Show and how to obtain a free home energy audit via the Iowa State University Extension Service computer. An exhibit will show a small computer ready to handle house tasks. The section was prepared with the Cedar Rapids Home Show March 30 to April 2 and is sponsored by the Greater Cedar Rapids and Marion Home Builders Association.
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Cedar Rapids
Sunday Gazette
Iowa State University Extension Service
Greater
Linn social worker denied in bid for higher income maintenance role
The Iowa Merit Employment Department denied Connie Clark's appeal for two Income Maintenance Worker III promotions in Linn County. The commission cited poor communications and a personal conflict with supervisor Judy Bentley, while one member argued past grievance activity influenced the rejection.
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the Gazette
Iowa Merit Employment Department
Linn County
Connie Clark
Clark
Judy Bentley
Bentley
Carter May Video Testify In Georgia Gambling Case
A Justice Department source says President Carter might videotape his testimony in the federal case against Georgia State Sen. Culver Kidd and Baldwin County Sheriff Buford Lingold. If arranged, he would be the first sitting president to give videotaped testimony. No formal request had been made.
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Washington
Carter
Georgia
Justice Department
Culver Kidd
Baldwin County
Buford Lingold
Americus
U.S
Wilbur Owens
Macon
Miners Accept New Contract Amid Economic Struggles
In Ohio the pact failed by under 200 votes of 11 000 counted while Alabama locals vote 4 015 to 677 in favor. Miners testify hardship and fatigue after a long strike as officials note low finances and cautious acceptance amid uncertainty about future actions.
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Ohio
Alabama
Clarence Minor
Middleboro
Bud Coleman
Bessemer
Ala
Dennis Scafford
UMW
West Virginia
Scafford
Local Briefs Highlight Events Across Linn County Area
American Legion units and auxiliaries meet for a spring conference at Lisbon post led by county commander Russ Marlo and auxiliary president Mary Walker. Various events follow including Easter sales, flower shows, concerts, tours, and elk community notices with contact numbers for each listing.
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American Legion
Linn County
Lisbon Post
Russ Marlo
Cedar Rapids
Mary Walker
Burmese Plane Crash Kills 48 Near Rangoon Airport
A Burmese passenger plane crashed just after takeoff from Rangoon airport killing all 48 aboard. Among the dead were a Japanese diplomat and five other Japanese. The Japanese Foreign Ministry confirmed the casualty count.
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Tokyo
Rangoon
Easter bonnets fade as spring hats rise in popularity
Patton and Mason recall the allure of Easter bonnets while Yordy notes modern spring styles in straw and polyester blends. Berets in pastels remain practical as brims shrink to one to two inches and floral touches become sparing as fashion shifts away from three tiered bonnets.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
Patton
Mason
Yordy
Good Friday through Jerusalem Easter processions and papal absence
Vatican sources note the pope bowed to doctors orders and missed the Friday Good Friday procession at the Colosseum amid Easter rites. In Jerusalem pilgrims walked the Via Dolorosa despite threats, ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher as Latin Patriarch Beltritti led services.
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Vatican
Rome
Jerusalem
Jesus
East Jerusalem
Via Dolorosa
Monsignor
Beltritti
Cedar Rapids Gazette Information and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 lists address 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406 and details subscription rates by carrier and mail including weekly and annual prices. It notes exclusive AP republication rights for the newspaper and AP dispatches.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
McIntyre Sworn In as Budget Director Successor
James McIntyre, 37 from Vidalia Georgia, vowed to lead the Office of Management and Budget replacing Bert Lance. Vice President Walter Mondale praised him as the ideal man for the job after Lance resigned last September amid banking controversy.
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Washington
UPI
James McIntyre
Walter Mondale
Bert Lance
McIntyre
Vidalia
Office of Management and Budget
Lance
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14Th Ave
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Jack Shepherd
Adv
Cubs
Pittsburgh
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Colosseum
St. Peter’s Square
Omariya Grade School
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