Mrs. Eldon D. Surface Rites Set in Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Eldon D. Surface 77 of 1631 Park Townecourt NE Cedar Rapids died Friday after a long illness. Born May 22 1899 in Nebraska she was married Nov 5 1919. Surviving two daughters a son a sister a brother eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services Monday at 1 pm Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. Burial Cedar Memorial Park. Friends may call Cedar Memorial funeral home Sunday afternoon and Monday after 9 am. Contributions may go to Westminster Presbyterian church memorial fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira D. Surface
Park Townecourt
Cedar Rapids
Nebraska
Eldon D. Surface
Killians
Westminster Presbyterian Church
L.F. Peo
H.D. Walker
F.W. Bi
Memorial services and burials for multiple residents
Memorial services are planned for James Kuta at Kuta chapel and Raymond Kadera at Kadera chapel with burials at Czech National and St. John’s cemeteries. Rosaries and visitations are noted at the chapels. Other obituaries list Wagner, Gingerich, Mark, Glawe with service times at St. John’s Lutheran, Powell’s, First Lutheran, and Witt’s and burials at Koszta rural Marengo Clayton Center Sharon Hill and other sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
Irene Wagner
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Koszta
Hoover-Valentine
Wellman
Virginia Gingerich
Powell’s
Sharon Hill
West Union
Helen Mark
First Lutheran Church
Ossian
Burnham Wood
Elkader
Arthur H. Glawe
Witt’s
Clayton Center
2500 Stage Sit In at N Plant Construction Site
Seabrook New Hampshire more than 2500 demonstrators with backpacks and sleeping bags occupied the Seabrook site protesting a proposed nuclear plant. Police guarded a 40 acre fenced area as Gov. Thomson limited arrests to violators. Clamshell Alliance leaders said no fence breach. participants planned to stay days or indefinitely.
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Seabrook
N.H
New Hampshire
Seacoast
Meldrim Thomson
Clamshell Alliance
Car Rams School Bus Killing Boy Leads to Manslaughter Charges
Two men, Larry Richmond and Stanley Cameron, were charged with manslaughter after a car ran a stop sign and rammed a school bus near Clarkston, Michigan, killing 12 year old Scott Kaplan of Oak Park and injuring 13 other children. A third man, Ford Kemp, was jailed on a separate drunk driving charge. investigators could not confirm the car’s driver. Bond set at 25000.
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Clarkston, Mich
Larry Richmond
Detroit
Stanley Cameron
Royal Oak
Oakland County
Ford Kemp
Hazel Park
Kemp
Cameron
Richmond
Upland Hills Farm
Scott Kaplan
Oak Park
Judge urges grand jury probe of outgoing county attorney
Davenport Iowa AP Judge Nathan Grant tells Scott County board the new county attorney must decide if a grand jury should investigate Ned Wehr. The probe by the Iowa BCI was halted after Wehr announced his resignation. a special prosecutor may be needed and the new attorney must request the BCI report and determine next steps.
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Davenport
Scott County
Ned Wehr
Nathan Grant
Scott County Board of Supervisors
Grant
Board of Supervisors
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
BCI
Wehr
Richard Turner
Cedar Rapids Gazette details and subscription rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 provides daily and Sunday publication from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Subscription rates include carrier 1.05 per week and mail options for Afternoon Edition plus weekend issues. mail 52 weeks 46.00 geo and 70.00 in other states.
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The
Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Thieves Take 22 Harmonicas In Cedar Rapids Theft
Victor Hernandez a state transportation employee reported 22 harmonicas stolen from his car parked at work in Cedar Rapids. The 20 small harmonicas valued at 6 dollars each and two larger ones at 45 dollars each were in a backpack in the rear seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Hernandez
Eighteenth Street
Hernandez
State Department of Transportation
Five Hurt In Cedar Rapids Traffic Crash On Highway 30
Five persons were injured in a multiple vehicle crash on the west side of Cedar Rapids Saturday night near the intersection of Highway 30 and West Post road SW. The penultimate vehicle rested at the state patrol radio dispatch center grounds. No other details were available at press time.
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Cedar Rapids
Highway 30
West Post Road
State Highway Patrol
First Avenue
Rompot Park
Twenty-first Avenue
Lewellen Drive
Johnson Avenue
Seven Charged With Drunk Driving After Weekend Incidents
Seven individuals face drunk driving charges after a series of weekend crashes and arrests. Notable cases include Douglas K. Franklin 34 and Ronald L. Hodina 24, with multiple arrests at various intersections and locations near Cedar Rapids. Several defendants received minor injuries or were treated at St Luke's hospital.
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Douglas K. Franklin
C Avenue NE
Robert Zamastill
Ellis Boulevard
B Avenue
Second Street
Ronald Lynn Hodina
Twenty-seventh Street
Edgewood Road
Highway 149
Viola
Jared
St. Luke’s Hospital
Ernest L. Mooney
Third Avenue
Thirty-third Avenue
Cleophen Luter
Tenth Avenue SE
Sixth Street
Caption mixup swapped photos misleads readers
A correction notes a photo caption ambiguity on page 28F. The outlines beneath the images of Jerry Girth, TV studio medic, and Burt Reynolds and Sally Field were accidentally switched, causing a misleading impression about a new blood pressure method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Today
Gazette
Jerry Girth
TV Studio
Burt Reynolds
Sally Field
GOP Sets Rebuilding Program
The Republican Party approved a $1.5 million rebuilding program focused on minority recruitment and local politics as part of a broader $7.5 million 1977 budget. Charles Black, named political director, will lead grassroots efforts and minority candidate promotion while campaigns shift toward state legislative seats and local organizing.
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Chicago
Republican Party
Charles Black
Black
Republican National Committee
Bill Brock
Brock
Weather and notices blend with births and emergencies
Weather report shows SE wind at 8 mph and mild extended forecast through Thursday with highs in the 70s. Birth notices list four couples with newborns on April 29 and 30 plus a daughter for Pamela Mease. several incident notes record calls and an extrication after an accident.
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Pardon E. Keith
Ninth Street
Marion
John G. Hanlon
Thirty-third Street
Pamela K. Mease
Seventh Avenue
Letter to Treasure from Cedar Rapids Father
A Cedar Rapids father writes a heartfelt letter to his unborn daughter while awaiting her birth. The Gazette features a portion of the letter and a family photograph, offering a keepsake for the child to treasure as she grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Oil Gusher Capped After High Stakes Offshore Operation
The Ekofisk field spill forced a massive capping effort costing tens of millions. Phillips chartered rigs, mobilized global equipment, and dispatched 150 men offshore. Adair and his team struggled against 4000 psi to seal the well then pumped mud to complete the shutoff.
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Ekofisk
Phillips
Scotland
California
Adair
Asger
Boots” Hansen
Richard “Toots” Hatte
Oil spill off Florida Keys prompts manhunt for culprit
A 60 mile spill near Key Largo that threatened a coral reef dissipated to a thin sheen. Coast Guard and planes searched for the culprit, suspecting a tanker leaked oil either deliberately or by accident while samples were taken from ships in the area.
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Key Largo
Fla
UPI
Florida Keys
Coast Guard
Dave Tait
Dilligent
Keys
Tait
Maine
Brownsville
Tex
Robert Durfey
Blood drive planned at St Luke's for Brian's plea
Blood drive organizers including Richard Carlyle will lead a mass donation at St Luke's blood bank while Mercy blood bank opens 1 to 9 pm. Carlyle aired news of Brian's illness in April and neighbors and CB radio volunteers spread word to help the Tubbs family coping with leukemia and ICU care for Brian.
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Dio
St. Luke’s Blood Bank
Mercy Blood Bank
Richard Carlyle
Fourth Avenue SE
Brian
Eagles Club
Tubbs
Carlyle
Kathy
Kathryn Peal
Mt. Vernon Road
Second Avenue SW
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Mrs. Eldon D. Surface
Kuta
James — Brosh
George McDill
Czech National Cemetery
Kadera
Raymond — Brosh
St. Wenceslaus
Clarence Frana
St. John’s Cemetery
Rosary
Cathy Wolff
Nilgun Tolek
Portland
Associated Press
Peck’s Flowers
Center Pt. Rd
Pierson’s Flowershop and Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Blvd
Avenue Floral& Botanicals
16Th Ave
GOP
C.R. Weather
David Swenka
Hamilton Street
St. Luke's
Robert Robinson
J Street
April le
Berg
Paul
Red
Florida
Iowa City
Sherrie
Dallas
Texas
Kevin
Collins Radio
Rita Marie
Joey
St. Patrick's
Sovereign
Charles
Henrietta
John E. Lopes
3Rd Ave
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
Stewart Funeral Home
First Ave. N.E
William J. Stewart
James F. Stewart
Cedar Memorial Park
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Sun
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