Weather and obituaries fill midweek Daily Record page
The Daily Record lists high and low temperatures for Wednesday into Thursday with precipitation notes and city rainfall totals, plus sun and moon data and normals. It also reports multiple funeral notices across towns including London, Dyersville, Elkader, Decorah, Hopkinton, Montour, Henderson’s, Iowa City, Rosary and North Liberty, with names and churches.
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London
Henry Schluetter
Trinity Lutheran Church
Chapman’s
Clarence
Dyersville
Leo A. Meyer
St. Francis Basilica
Kramer's
Elkader
Frances Nading
Mederville
Witt’s
Decorah
Bertha Hegg
Washington Prairie Lutheran Church
Steine’s. Decorah
Nels Thompson
Calmar Lutheran Church
Steine’s. Hopkinton
Henry Klaren
St. Luke’s Church
Devaney's
Montour
Doris E. Montgomery
North Liberty
United Methodist Church
Henderson's
Toledo
Iowa City
Lillian Hayslett
St. Wenceslaus Church
Donohue's
West Union
Raymond Mabb
Burnham and Wood
Oelwein
Lorrayne Thein
Sacred Heart Church
Brant’s
Legislature sets blood alcohol level as presumptive evidence
The House concurred 85-21 with Senate changes on HF207 to set 0.10 percent blood alcohol as presumptive evidence of intoxication in DUI cases, sending the bill to the governor. It also accepted a 92-23 conference report on HF348 establishing a $20,000 to $26,000 salary for the Iowa Development Commission director, pending Senate action. Debates continued on SF665 altering Iowa election laws as lawmakers spent morning caucusing.
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Senate
House-Senate Conference Committee
Iowa Development Commission
City firemen face fines as strike bills loom
Contempt hearings opened with $10,000 bond sought while guard troops occupy vacated stations. Union leader Harry Jeffries says the 330 striking firemen would rather go to jail than accept city offers, as Gov. Ray doubles guard force to aid police. Current pay ranges from 509 to 583 dollars monthly.
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Jeffries
Missildine
Val Schoenthal
Robert Ray
Lee Williams
Harry Jeffries
Senate Approves Legal Aid Bill in Des Moines
In Des Moines the Senate passed HF664 by 46 to 3 to authorize county supervisors to fund a legal aid program. A related bill HF744, seeking to legalize $18,000 used from county poor funds, cleared the Senate 51 to 0 and the House on April 7 with votes 1010 and 74-37. The Linn County legal aid office has been financed by the county and the Linn County Bar Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Senate
House
Lloyd Smith
Linn County
Linn County Legal Assistance Office
Linn County Bar Assn
Unions Strike Halts Major Area School Project
Three building trades unions picketed sites across Cedar Rapids Thursday halting work on the Area Ten Community College Phase I classroom building. The Carpenters, Sheet Metal Workers and Roofers unions led the action while Plumbers and Fitters worked under an expired contract extension.
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Cedar Rapids
Sheet Metal Workers Local
Carpenters Local
Roofers Local
Area Ten Community College
Bowling Street
Plumbers and Fitters Local 125
The
Carpenters Union
Plumbers
Plumbers Union
Linn
Jones
Benton
May Day tensions flare across Europe amid crackdowns
May Day actions unfold from Portugal to Greece amid security clamps and student protests. Portugal imposes police patrols and closes Lisbon university after blasts at the U S consulate in Oporto. Spain tightens guard levels in Madrid and Barcelona. Salonika witnesses a 20 000 strong march for better working conditions while Prague disperses a crowd at the St Wenceslas statue.
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East Berlin
Communist Party
Walter Ulbricht
P. K. Kosehovoi
East Germany
U.S
Oporto
Lisbon
Interior Ministry
Paris
Lisbon University
Spain
Madrid
Barcelona
Salonika
Greece
Prague
St. Wenceslas
Alibi Defense Filed By Jack Doby In Check Case
Linn county judge considers alibi notices from two women who say they were with Jack Doby during the night he allegedly passed a forged $133.19 Collins Radio payroll check at the Keg tavern in Cedar Rapids. Witness testimony and other checks tied to the same date are under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Doby
Collins Radio Co
Linn
Doby
Cedar Rapids
Ansel Chapman
Delores Ford
Phoenix
Carol Bast
12 Man Orbiting Space Station Being Sought
Washington AP reports NASA seeks a 12 man orbiting space station supplied by the shuttle. Planned for 1975 development with design studies, it would be the first element of a 50 man base assembled in Earth orbit. Two of eleven contractor studies will receive 11 months of detailed analysis at a cost of four million dollars.
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Washington
Space Shuttle
Space Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Senate Feud Sidetracking City Pay Bill
Des Moines legislation to raise city council pay in 110000+ populations stalls as Linn County senators Weimer and Kosek clash. Kosek backs Senate File 369 to set mayor pay at 20000 and council pay at 18000, while Weimer seeks a home rule amendment allowing salaries by ordinance before elections. The dispute delays passage despite support from Cedar Rapids leaders and the Iowa League of Municipalities.
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Des Moines
Linn County
J. Donald Weimer
Ernest Kosek
Senate
Kosek
Weimer
Cedar Rapids
Frank Bush
Bosh
Iowa League of Municipalities
House
Joan Lipsky
Rc.r
Senate Cities and Towns Committee
Council
The
Gazette
Three Named to Vets Commission
Cedar Rapids city council appointed three men to the Veterans Memorial Commission for terms beginning July 1. Keith Churchill and Pete Todd receive three year terms, with Todd a current member who is reap pointed. Byron Wetzel is named to a two year term. Churchill and Wetzel succeed G. W. Reger and Huron Adams.
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Cedar Rapids
Veterans Memorial Commission
Keith Churchill
E Avenue
Pete Todd
Vine Avenue
Todd
Byron Wetzel
Twenty Eighth Street
Churchill
Wetzel
G. W. Reger
Huron Adams
Physicians The Physicians of London Incorporated in 1518
The notice notes that physicians in London were incorporated in 1518. It presents a concise historicalverbal record of the medical guilds formation with emphasis on the city and the professional body.
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the Physicians of London
Today’s budding musicians seek good used instruments
Community want ad invites residents to sell used musical instruments to help young, aspiring players access affordable gear. Listings highlight value, variety, and local buyer interest in the coming weeks.
Elderkin Urges Stricter Law Enforcement on Law Day
Attorney David Elderkin spoke at a Linn County Bar Association Lions Club luncheon on Law Day warning crime will rise as long as it is profitable. He called for tougher enforcement and personal discipline, noting organized crime grossed over 50 billion dollars last year and praising students while condemning violent disruptions on campuses.
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Bill Duffy
Cedar Rapids
Contract Let For Parking At Airport
The city airport commission awarded a five year contract for parking operations to American Airport Parking Co of Cleveland. The deal guarantees $450,000 revenue, pays 19 percent of net profits or $60,000 annually, with a five year minimum. rival bid from Thomas Murphy offered 30 percent or $30,000 yearly and $150,000 guarantee. Plans include expanding from 400 to 700 parking spaces with lighting and gates for controlled parking, around the clock staffing, and full operation after July. No objections were raised at the public hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Airport Commission
Cleveland
American Airport Parking Co
Airport Commission
Thomas Murphy
Cedar Rapids
Don Hines
Commission
Fatality Notice for Linn-Mar Student at ISU
A Linn-Mar High School graduate and Iowa State freshman, member of Delta Tau Delta, died in a fatality. Surviving are his parents, brother David Erickson at Northwest Missouri State, sister Julianne Erickson, Cedar Rapids grandparents. Memorial services are Saturday at Turner Chapel East at 3 p.m. with burial at Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may visit chapel after 11 a.m. Friday until 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Casket will not be opened after the service.
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E. A. Huebner
Alfred Kelsey
Sioux City
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Collins Tenders Shares as EDS Offer Persists
Collins common shares are tendered with a maximum 1.5 EDS shares per Collins share. Collins management opposes the tender, stating it is not in the shareholders best interests and officials will not swap into EDS. While the EDS bid stands, Collins held merger talks with Honeywell Inc. of Minneapolis, which ended April 19.
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Collins
EDS
Honeywell Inc
Minneapolis
Death notices: Graham and McQuerry dies in Cedar Rapids area
Royal 0 Graham age 68 of Cedar Rapids died after a long illness. He served in World War II and worked at Wilson and Co. Survived by sisters Letha Astrosky Oleta Tompkins Della Corporan and brother James. Zola I McQuerry widow of James died after long illness born Wellsburg and resident of Cedar Rapids 40 years. Also mention of service details, rosary, burial and funeral notices for both.
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St. Wenceslaus Church
Clarence Frana
Linwood Cemetery
Fiana
Zola I. McQuerry
Bowling Street
James McQuerry
Wellsburg
Cedar Rapids
Mary Jackson
Lucille Bickford
Catherine Livermore
Palo
Gerald C. Pettit
Turner Chapel
John T. Friend
Oakland Church of the Nazarene
Irish Betsy Quarton Private family services in Boulder Colo
Betsy Quarton Irish is mourned with private family services in Boulder Colorado. Survivors include her husband Col Wynot Irish and sons San dee Q Christopher Jeffrey and Jonathon Jordan. Memorials may be given to a charity of choice. Services and burials are listed by cemetery and church for Gureno Teahen Preston Kraft Stickney and related family notes.
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Irish
Betsy Quarton
Boulder
Colo
Col. Wynot Irish
Sandee Q
Christopher
Jeffrey
Jonathon Jordan
Gureno
Immaculate Conception Church
IC and
Regis High School
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Teahen
Preston
Emma Marie
Turner
Barton G. Murray
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Kraft, Frieda
F. William Hilker
Mt. Clarke
Central City
Stickney
Fred L
Turner Chapel
Canon D. A. Loferski
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Osage
Hilda Mitchell
Cedar Rapids
Alice Beadle
Davenport
Oklahoma Man Detained on Larceny Charge in Cedar Rapids Case
Dean Anderson, 48, is held in Purcell Oklahoma for Cedar Rapids police on larceny charges. He is wanted for a theft of 1000 dollars on April 8 from the Bohemian Villa at 62 Sixteenth Avenue SW where he worked as a bartender.
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Dean Anderson
Purcell
Okla
Cedar Rapids
Anderson
Bohemian Villa
Sixteenth Avenue
Want ads offer the greatest selection of home offerings
Local classifieds promote a wide range of home offerings in the Want ads section, highlighting furniture, appliances, and decor. Readers are advised to check listings for prices, delivery options, and contact details from sellers.
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Allen D. Ahrens
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Fern Whitney
Sherman B. Watson
Amos Williams
Mary Williams
Mercy Hospital
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Ronna Robertson
Wray
Robb and
Bickel
Gordon Hollenbeck
Shirley Hollenbeck
DeWayne F. Burlingham
Charles Pazour
Bruce L. Gillum
Margaret Gilum
Penford Employes Credit Union
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Robert J. Salzbrenner
Dennis Dunek
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Rohn Funeral Home
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Roofers Union
Roofers
Gustav Husak
Alexander Dubcek
Kuss East
Janesa-Kuea West
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Weimer Charge
Vets Commission
John E. Lapes
Elderkin
Law Day
United States
Lions Club
Royal O. Graham
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Oklahoma
Cedar Memorial
Pantera
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Richard Gilliland
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