Deaths and Services for Gravlie Popelka Croker and more
Obituary notices list several Cedar Rapids area deaths led by Bertine Andrea Gravelie 87 of Cedar River Towers with services in Albert Lea. Marie Viktora Popelka 77 of Cedar Rapids dies. funeral in All Saints church. Additional notices cover Hertha Croker 83 North English Henry Shanks 87, Clarence Kembel 81, Edward Kvapil 60, Charles Kahler 81 and others with wake, rosary, and burial details across Iowa towns.
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Bertine Andrea Gravelie
Cedar River Towers
John A. Gravelie
Cedar Rapids
Albert Lea
Minn
Trinity Lutheran Church
Mason City
Ladies Aid and Sewing Circle
Janet L. Gilchrist
Marian A. Berry
New Orleans
Albert T. Gravelie
John B. Gravelie
Coon Rapids
Louis
Ben Haugen
LaGrange
Ill
Turner Chapel East
Marvin L. Ehnen
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Graceland Cemetery
Turner East
Marie Viktora Popelka
Thirtieth Street
John Popelka
Czechoslovakia
George
Charles
Brush
All Saints Church
Edmund J. Becker
St. John’s Cemetery
Msgr. Becker
Manchester
Hertha Croker
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Bohnenkamp’s
Henry
Ham) Shanks
Powell's
Clarence — Charles Kembel
Chapman's
Toledo
Edward Kvapil
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Tama
Henderson’s. Toledo
Charles Kahler
Henderson's
Elkader
Anton
Tony) Johnson
Peace United Christian Church
Witt’s
Spring Valley
Frank R. Miller, Decorah leader and Luther regents chair, dies
Frank R. Miller 61 longtime Decorah mayor 1962 1964 and Luther college board of regents chairman for 19 of 26 years died of a heart attack at home. He practiced law with Miller Pearson Glee and Burns and held multiple civic posts. Services Friday at Decorah Lutheran church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Frank R. Miller
Luther College Board of Regents
Miller
Miller-Pearson-Glee and Burns
Luther Regents
Decorah Chamber of Commerce
Aase Haugen Homes
Iowa Lutheran Hospital Assn
Burr Oak
Decorah Lutheran Church
Iowa Bar Assn
Board of Governors
Decorah Jobs
Luther College
University of Iowa
American College of Trial Lawyers
Luther
Esther
Albert Anderson
David Barness
Emory Fretheim
Stanley Finholt
Daryl Bergan
Hesper
Olson-Fjelstul
Forty second Street interchange vote stirs city council dispute
At a Wednesday city council meeting citizens opposed to the Forty second street I 380 interchange voiced shock and dismay after the Linn County RPC reinstated the interchange 18 to 2 with a prerequisite Collins road extension. Mayor Canney warned of possible delays and urged funding and timing commitments from IDOT and FHWA while critics argued the decision appeared pre made and unfavorable to residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Committee
Forty-second Street
Don Canney
Linn County Regional Planning Commission
RPC
State Department of Transportation
SDOT
Collins Road
Edgewood Road
APC
Canney
Kenneth Daning
Nancy Jane Jane NE
Forty-second
IDOT
Collins
FHWA
Federal Highway Administration
Liquor Tax Increase Advances in Iowa Senate
The Iowa Senate approved a bill 35-10 to raise taxes on beer and liquor and earmark proceeds for alcoholism rehabilitation. The measure adds a 2 percent liquor sales tax to fund county programs and increases the beer tax by 1 per barrel, with half the beer revenue supporting state programs and half returning to counties. Officials expect about 4.38 million dollars for alcoholism initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa Senate
House
Elizabeth Miller
Marshalltown
Fleetway seeks return of $200 check in small claims case
Fleetway Stores, Inc. seeks $200 from Louise Gibbs in Marion small claims court over a check that appeared to be for $200 but limited to cookware. The judge continued the case to next Wednesday and urged legal briefs by April 5. An attorney general release warned Iowans about payroll-style checks from Oklahoma Cookware Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associate District Court
Anthony Scolaro
Fleetway Stores, Inc
Louise Gibbs
Coggan
Marion
International Mail Order Co
P.O
Norman
Okla
Richard Turner
Seven People Arrested On Varied Charges This Week
Seven persons were arrested Tuesday and Wednesday on a variety of charges. Robert L. Miner, 55, of 1201 Fifteenth Street SE, faces tampering with a motor vehicle owned by Irvin Johnson, March 26. Jeffrey D. Carlisle, 19, of 917 F Avenue NW, charged with injuring or tampering with a motor vehicle owned by Steve Tatro, March 25. Eddie Johnson Jr., 20, of 2271 C Street SW, charged with grand larceny after a theft from a car in the 500 block of Fourth Avenue SE. Police say he tried to take a rifle from a vehicle owned by Robert Melsha, route 3. Sandra K. Johnson, 25, of 1805 Park Avenue SE, charged with forgery for cashing checks on LeAnn Shaw’s account at Kmart. Three boys, ages 15, 16, and 17, charged with breaking and entering after breaking into R.B. Birch Inc., 824 Twenty-seventh Avenue SW, Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Miner
Fifteenth Street SE
Irvin Johnson
I Avenue NE
Jeffrey D. Carlisle
F Avenue NW
Steve Tatro
Sixth Street
Eddie Johnson, Jr
C Street
Fourth Avenue SE
Johnson
Robert Melsha
Sandra K. Johnson
Park Avenue SE
Kmart
LeAnn Shaw
R.B. Birch Inc
Twenty-seventh Avenue
Four charged with drunk driving after early morning arrests
Four individuals were charged with drunk driving in separate early morning incidents. Danny J. McKenney, 30, was arrested at 12:04 a.m. on First Avenue West. Darrel D. Van Winkle, 35, was taken into custody at 12:13 a.m. near Mt. Vernon Road and Memorial Drive SE. Sandra K. Smith, 32, was arrested at 2:54 a.m. near Oakland Road and Twenty-ninth Street NE. Thomas S. Martinez, 20, from Lisbon, was arrested at 2:13 a.m. near First Street and Fourteenth Avenue SW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny J. McKenney
Sixth Avenue
First Avenue West
Darrel D. van Winkle
Thirty-sixth Street
Mt. Vernon Road
Memorial Drive
Sandra K. Smith
Twelfth Street
Oakland Road
Twenty-ninth Street
Thomas S. Martinez
Lisbon
First Street
Fourteenth Avenue
Crime rate rise in large cities prompts FBI report
The FBI notes a 10 percent rise in larceny and theft in cities of 1 million or more led by a 42 percent surge in Houston. Chicago Washington Philadelphia L.A. and Detroit show declines while overall large cities gain 3 percent. Regionally Northeastern and Western regions rise slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
FBI
Chicago
Washington
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Detroit
Cedar Rapids Des Moines See Shifts in Violent Crime Rates
FBI report shows Des Moines violent crimes down 14 percent from 1975 to last year while Cedar Rapids rose 48 percent with increases in rape murder assault and robbery. Assaults climbed 144 to 220 and robberies 109 to 163. larceny remained most common in both cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CRPD
FBI
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Clift
Police Department
Panel Tactics Push Sprague Out Amid Budget Clash
Assassinations panel pressured Sprague to resign after a failed bid to cut costs following the House rejection of a 6.5 million dollar annual budget. Sprague claimed FBI CIA help was unavailable due to probe limits but a 2.5 million dollar year budget was later agreed. Sprague signed a resignation near midnight after a 34 hour session with Louis Stokes and two others, hoping investigations proceed. A witness in Kennedy assassination probe died in Palm Beach, George de Mohrenschildt, an Oswald associate, reportedly felt responsible in a Dutch interview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprague
Gonzalez
House
FBI
CIA
Committee
Louis Stokes
Ohio
Congress
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Fla
George de Mohrenschildt
Lee Harvey Oswald
Marina
de Mohrenschildt
Eight Escapees From Escapeescellhouse Prison Break
Prison officials report eight inmates from cellhouse 19 at Escapeescellhouse disappeared after sawing bars and possibly using an acetylene torch to reach cellhouse 20. The men climbed a window and scaled a fence to freedom during a night of rain and poor visibility.
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Jim Hardin
Hardin
Plane crash prompts cross border taxiway clash
Pan Am spokesman W H Waltrip said the American plane was ordered onto the third taxiway on its left. He and others noted the first taxiway was closed. William Haley, chief U S crash investigator, said Dutch and American officials asked Spain to send cockpit voice recorders to Washington for monitoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pan Am
W.H. Waltrip
William Haley
U.S
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington
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Mrs
Iowa
Frank Miller
Luther Head
William Eiben
Springville
Grace E. Eiben
Monticello
W. Glenn Vernon
Murdoch
Seibert
John M
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Canon D.A. Loferski
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Mizpah Lodge
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
42Nd Street
Iown
Daning
Linn
Phillips
Senate
Fleetway
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
Cedar Memorial
The
C.R. Statistics
Lowas
John B. Turner and Son
Second Avenue S.E
Turner West
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