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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

01 May 1978

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1978

Page

3

Deaths In Cedar Rapids Area Include Several Notables

Obituaries report Richard J. Schultz 66 of 1020 Five NW died of a self inflicted gunshot wound ruled as such by the Linn County medical examiner. Also listed are Howard P. Cruise 90, The Rev Beaty McDonald 68, John Mihm 87, Almedia C Burrell Meyer 75, Joseph Sturm 68, Leonard E Storm 67, Lea Fairley 84, Ben C Franks 89, Guy Wesley Andrew 75, Eloise J Pease Dysart 75 with service details, survivors, and burial plans in Cedar Rapids area churches and cemeteries.

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Richard J. Schultz Cedar Rapids Linn Emma Sadecky Universal Engineering Mr. Schultz Machinists and Aerospace Workers Harmony Lodge Jan Hus Odd Fellows Sharon United Methodist Church Praha Rebekah James Frank Schultz Gladys Haar Leonard J. Schultz Brush Chapel Everett Burham Cedar Memorial Cemetery Howard P. Cruise Fourth Ave Earlville Kathleen Oehler Delhi Cruise Milwaukee Railroad Marion St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Brotherhood of the Maintenance of the Way Louis Hensley E.A. O’neal Hiawatha Harley Hollenbeck Downey Calif Michael O’brien Phoenix Ariz Joseph Schneider Mount Calvary Cemetery Father Schneider Teahen Funeral Home First Ave. NW Beaty McDonald Mount Vernon St. Luke’s Hospital Barry Ill Schurtz High School Chicago Denver University Denver Colo Irene Brown Methodist Conference Mount Union Irwin Renwick Mechanicsville Coggan and Alice Austin Omaha King Chapel Cornell Raymond Hearn Thomas Stewart Paul Heath Morgan’s John Mihm St. Lucas West Union Clara Perry Clarence Rusch Fort Atkinson Agatha Hooper Helene Wurzer Rockford, Il Mary Anne Jacobson Vernon Hills Mark Alex Joe Sumner Louis Dubuque Teresa Perry Burnham Wood’s Almedia C. Burrell Meyer First St Herman W. Meyer Peoria Kosta Meyer Trinity Church of the Nazarene Lavinia Johnson Phoenix, Ariz Max Stanerson Marengo Arlo Petersen Clinton Lonnie Meyer St. Louis George Burrell Wickes Ark Mary McComb Walnut Grove Minn Buelah Sauerteig Blairstown Lazella Morrison Tempe Mildred Freeman Herbert Rogers First Church of the Nazarene IOOF Turner’s West Joseph Sturm Jackson Sturm Penick and Ford Ltd Dorothy Josephine Hendrix Sadie Rompot Frank Sr Albert Jr Leonard E. Storm Storm Dallas Texas Douglas County S.C Dolores Rapp Boston Mass First Church of Christ Trojan Masonic Lodge Linn County Old Settlers Charles Storm Danbury Murdoch Chapel Walter D. Jones Lea Earert 11Th St Myrtle LaRue Taylor Downing Iowa Fairley James Fairley Chapel of Memories von Elbert Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Ben C. Franks 26Th St. SE Iowa County Crescent Lodge No. 25 Guy Wesley Andrew Ninth Ave Estella Andrew Moravia Estella June Field Rock Island and Chicago and North Western Railroad Andrew Brotherhood of Railway Workers Cedar Christian Church Marilyn Porazil Everett Andrew Donald Andrew Charles City Virgil Mabel Elliott Neville Clayton Perrine Center Mercy Hospital Eloise J. Pease Dysart Lakeland Fla Jack W. Dysart John M. Pease George D. Pease Chapel of Century- Morrison
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Memorial services and funerals across several towns

Memorial services were held or planned in multiple communities for miles and ages ranging from 52 to 93. Services occurred at Turner Chapels and other local churches with cremation or burial following at designated cemeteries. Friends may call at chapels. donations suggested to local churches where noted.

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Miles Gage Vinton Roxie Primmer Coleman Phillips Urbana Keota Frank Peiffer St. Mary’s Catholic Church Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Rosary Powell’s. Manchester Ella A. Malven Shelly’s Friends Oakland Cemetery Ladora Earl Bahr McAninch-Fremming Chapel Victor Ohio Cemetery Wadena Emmett Light Illyria Community Church Elgin Muehlethaler-Wright’s West Liberty Edith Schneider First Church United Snider’s Nichols Cemetery Nichols Monona Grover Cleveland Miller Garden City Harden’s Jesup Glen Richard Shaukis Parker’s
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House Exempts Farmhomes From Tenant Bill Iowa

Iowa House votes 45 37 to exempt farm homes from a landlord tenant rights bill. Rep Carroll Perkins says farmers rent old farmhomes as favors and should not be required to maintain premises like urban landlords. The bill returns to the Senate by 60 18 vote. The aim is to improve rental housing quality statewide.

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House Senate Iowa
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Des Moines murder suspect may face charges later

Daniel Russell Munro 46, arrested in Little Rock, is a prime suspect in the February Des Moines killings of three teenage boys and an adult bookstore clerk. He faces a Polk County charge for illegally carrying a .38 revolver, with ammunition found not matching the murder gun. Extradition or return to Alabama prison has yet to be decided as Iowa investigators proceed.

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Des Moines Arkansas Daniel Russell Munro Little Rock Munro Polk County Tulsa Okla Iowa Alabama
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Iowans Must File State Income Taxes by Midnight

State Revenue Department officials urge Iowans to file by midnight today to avoid penalties. Cedar Rapids office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for taxpayer assistance.

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Des Moines
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City briefs summarize local thefts and library event

A series of brief police notices report several thefts including three tires and rims from a dealer vehicle in the 1000 block of 11th Avenue SE valued at about 400 dollars, a 1000 dollar generator taken from Quad City Construction at 623 Third Ave SW, and stereo gear valued near 1600 dollars stolen from 2326 Coldstream Ave NE. A pickup tools value 600 dollars were taken from 1525 Fourth Ave SE. A correction notes a misspelled name Dennis Murdock in a separate story, and a story hour is set for Tuesday 7 to 7:30 pm in the Main Library Children’s Room.

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William Fletcher Valleybrook Drive 11Th Avenue SE Quad City Construction Company Third Ave David McLaughlin Coldstream Ave Kevin Ryan Fourth Ave Third Ave. SE
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C.R. Woman Injured in One-Car Crash East of Ryan

Elaine Mills 56 of 1440 Keith Drive NE suffered a fractured right femur in a Sunday one car crash east of Ryan. She was hospitalized at St Luke's in good condition.

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Elaine Mills Keith Drive Ryan Sunday St. Luke's
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Ashanti film shoots in Kenya on modern slave trade

Director Richard Sarafian leads an all star cast in Kenya for Ashanti a $7.5 million production about contemporary slavery in Africa and the Middle East.

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Nairobs Kenya Richard Sarafian Ashanti Africa Middle East
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Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details and Rates

The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 posts daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Subscriptions by carrier 1.15 weekly. by mail seven issues 5 174 weeks or 56.00 52 weeks. other states 80.00 52 weeks. AP rights note republication of local news and AP dispatches.

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The Gazette Company Third Ave. SE Cedar Rapids Iowa U.S Gazette Associated Press
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Giants Players Face Skimpy Pay as Family Life Carries On

The article follows Giants pitcher Bob Kearney and teammate Steve Holman, both with small monthly earnings around $450 and $400 respectively, living on off season work. Kearney’s car was broken into. a wedding candle was stolen. Holman plans seasonal work and honeymooning with his wife and one-year-old son.

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Holman Lorrie Steve C.R Austin Texas Travis
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Supreme Court action on confidentiality and obscenity rulings

The court upheld internal procedures to protect confidences in closed judicial proceedings and rejected broader protection from sanctions for commission members and staff. It let stand Michigan’s ruling on local anti obscenity laws, narrowed in scope to Michigan, while noting implications for similar statutes nationwide.

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Administration of Justice Criminal Sanctions Commission Supreme Court Michigan
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U S Clarifies West Bank Self Rule Plan in Middle East Talks

Egyptian Foreign Minister Kamel met with Eilts after a 30 minute session to study U S clarifications on Begin's self rule proposal. The talks touch on Palestinian participation and whether the plan offers a path to future determination. A Kuwaiti paper said the PLO may open an information office in Washington amid ongoing controversy.

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United States Begin West Bank Kamel Eilts Eilis Carter Kuwait PLO Washington al Watan Palestinian Liberation Organization Beirut Israel
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Healy Declines Descent From Sears Tower Climb

Healy halted about two minutes after hanging his poster atop the ninth floor and refused to descend. Police waited on the street as the climber continued his standoff, recalling last year’s famous World Trade Center ascent by George Willig.

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Healy George Willig World Trade Center New York City
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East Iowans named to posts in state commissions

Three East Iowa residents were confirmed by the Iowa Senate to state boards. Al Cornish of Sigourney joined the Judicial Qualifications Commission, Ivor Stanley of Cedar Rapids joined the Merit Employment Commission, and Robert Armstrong of Cedar Rapids joined the Health Facilities Council.

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Iowa Cedar Rapids DES Moines Iowa Senate al Cornish Sigour
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Renewed clashes at Columbia mark ninth day of student protests

On this date in 1968 police clash with students at Columbia University in New York. The incident continues a series of demonstrations that confront campus authorities and raise tensions around the protest movement.

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New York Columbia University
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Turner Chapel East Claude Jones Westminster Presbyterian Church Linwood Cemetery UPI Carroll Perkins Jefferson Dennis Murdock Central Iowa Power Cooperative Avenue Floral and Botanicals 16Th Ave. S.W John E. Lopes 3Rd Avenue S.E Mon Bob Rebecca Roosevelt Royale Hotel Kearney Steve Holman Giants Dr Pepper Fisking Virginian-Pilot Dation Trude Feldman New York Times Sears Tower Richard Lorimer Dial
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