Deaths of several Cedar Rapids area residents reported
Multiple obituaries record deaths in the Cedar Rapids region and nearby towns. Sue Ilene Mathes, 35, of 2010 Glass Road NE, died in an automobile crash near Cedar Rapids while others including Richard Arnold, Otto Heck, Wesley Bartosh, and Dale Covington are noted for heart attack, illness, or accident. Survivors, service details, and burial sites listed.
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Richard Arnold
Cypress
Calif
Atkins High School
Ladysmith
Wis
Margaret
Debra Lynne
Joy Elizabeth
Dawn Marie
Neva Arnold
Winter
Luella Dennis
Ojibwa
Ron
Cedar Rapids
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Otto C. Heck
C Avenue NE
Evansville
Ill
Frances A. Lund
St. Louis
Quaker Oats
Russell Greene
Werner Heck
Clifford Groh
John Lines
Bettendorf
A.A. Schenken
Marion
Chapel of Memories
Wayne A. Shireman
First Baptist Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
American Heart Fund
Sue Ilene Mathes
Glass Road NE
Henderson Funeral Home
Toledo
Mathes
Tama
Independence
Clinton
State Department of Social Services
Life Investors Insurance Co
Randy
Darren
Dawn
Rex Sells
Ray Sells
Paul Purvis
Gladbrook
Kenny Smith
Obituaries and death notices from Iowa towns
Obituaries and death notices for Robert W Beyer of Norway and Dr James Belding of Independence among other brief notices from Decorah McGregor and Monona list services, memorials, and burial details. Names include Ellen John Rosemary Leta Carl Udelin Don Easier Evan Tevis Herbert Shde and others. Services and visit details are given with churches and towns.
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Independence
James Belding
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Belding
University of Iowa College of Dentistry
St. John’s Catholic Church
Independence Rotary Club
Independence Area
Rosemary
James
Olympia
Wash
John
Ames
Paul
Randy
Randell Broshar
Oak Harbor
Mary
Laurie
Leta Belding
West Union
Carl Udelin
Moline
Ill
Don Easier
Ardmore
Okla
LaVern
Brooklyn
Doris Sheaffer
Nevenhoven’s
Perry
Decorah
Anna Holkesvik
First Lutheran Church
Olson-Fijelstul
McGregor
Alta M. Troester
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Thornburg
S. Belle Plaine
Orin H. Squiers
Hrabak’s. Independence
Joshua George Tevis
Evan Tevis
Mason City
White’s. Monona
Herbert Shde
Schultz
IRS refunds reach church then are pulled back
The Tabernacle Church of God school in Brooklyn reportedly received three IRS checks totaling 1 2 4 7 28 dollars that appeared to be payroll tax refunds for an employer. The church hesitated to cash them as officials sought why they were issued. IRS confirmed a system error and said the funds are being retrieved.
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New York
Brooklyn
IRS
New York Daily News
Tabernacle Church of God School
Gracie Havenwaller
Carter
U.S. Treasury Department
White House
Ray says he was at a Memphis gas station during King’s 1968 shooting
James Earl Ray told ABC television he was at a Memphis gas station having his white Mustang serviced when Martin Luther King Jr was shot in 1968. He seeks a new trial claiming a man known as Raoul may be responsible. Lane promotes conspiracy theories on Good Morning America.
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Ray
Lee Harvey Oswald
Lane
ABC
What a Surprise Pregnancy Gives Birth in Derby Hospital
Janet Kraemer of Shelton was rushed to Griffin hospital in Derby with presumed stomach cramps and delivered a 5 pound 13 ounce boy. Doctors say pregnancy can occur with regular menstruation and light weight gain.
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Derby, Conn
Janet Kraemer
Shelton
Griffin Hospital
Derby
Adenauer Visit Triggers Riots in Israel, 1966
On this date in 1966 protests erupted in Israel during former West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's visit. Police clashed with demonstrators as crowds gathered to protest the German leader’s presence, reflecting lingering tensions over wartime legacy and postwar tensions in the region.
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Israel
Konrad Adenauer
Atomic Energy Need Growing Leaders Told
At a 59 nation energy conference in Salzburg 2000 officials and scientists urged that nuclear power is essential now. Ulf Lantzke of IEA warned that Carter’s ban on reprocessing delays threaten nations pursuing fuel recycling and breeder reactor plans.
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Salzburg
Austria
Carter
Ulf Lantzke
International Energy Agency
America
West Germany
France
Japan
U.S
International Atomic Energy Agency
Three Still Hospitalized After Crash
Three people remained hospitalized Monday after a two car crash on Highway 30 at West Post Road SW Saturday night. Irene Amanda Miller 55 of Newhall drove a car that turned left onto West Post Road causing the collision with Neal Allan Reinhart 23 Blairstown. Miller faces a charge of improper turn as police and rescue crews aided victims.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
West Post Road
Irene Amanda Miller
Newhall
Douglas Thompkins
Gordon Avenue NW
Ricky Miller
Fire Department
Tractor Accident Claims Life in Coggan Area
A. Dale Covington, 48, died after being pinned under his tractor while moving timber and brush on land near his home in Coggan. He was found by his wife around 8:20 p.m. Saturday and pronounced dead by responders at the scene. The body stayed at Murdoch funeral home pending obituary details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central City
Dale Covington
Patricia Cashman
Prairieburg
Covington
St. Stephen Catholic Church
Leota McVay
Victor Baker
Marion
John Lentz
Hiawatha
Ernest Carpenter
Anamosa
William Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Floyd Covington
Walker
Norman Covington
Capistrano Beach
Calif
John Carpender
Mt. Clark Cemetery
Murdoch
Bill Nation
Coggon
Fire Department
Lee Havlik
Murdoch Funeral Home
Assault Charge Against Man 18 In Cedar Rapids
An 18 year old Cedar Rapids man Melvin W. Brown was jailed on $50 000 bond for assault with intent to commit murder after firing a 22 caliber rifle into the air at his home He allegedly assaulted Duane Ortberg during the incident and other occupants tried to intervene Police said multiple shots were fired during the disturbance at 336 Twenty Eighth Avenue SW and 2370 Blakely Boulevard SE where Brown resided
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Melvin W. Brown
Twenty Eighth Avenue
Duane Ortberg
Blakely Boulevard
Ortberg
Brown
Public hearing on Title XX social services plan set
A public hearing is scheduled for 7 30 p m Wednesday in the hospital building auditorium Oakdale campus University of Iowa regarding the proposed Title XX social services plan. The Gazette had reported Monday night in error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakdale
University of Iowa
Speaker Arch Roberts on regional government at Des Moines event
Retired Army Lt Col Arch Roberts will speak on regional government and land control this Thursday at 7 30 p m at the Holiday Inn North Des Moines. He is president of the Committee to Restore the Constitution and author of Victory Denied and The Republic Decline and Future Promise.
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Arch Roberts
U.S. Army
Holiday Inn North
Des Moines
Roberts
Committee To
Carter Names Plan for Sweeping Welfare Reform
President Carter positions welfare overhaul as a priority with Health Secretary Califano to evaluate the current system. He envisions a new program priority jobs simple administration work incentives for those who can work and protections for those who cannot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Califano
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Congress
Carter
Califano
City council tightens commuter car policy and costs
The council reduces commuter city cars to 43, allows remaining users city cars only for work hours, and offers 15 cent per mile reimbursement for personal cars. Mayor Canney and officials step back from home-use cars. several department heads seek policy reviews amid an estimated $14,000 annual savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Canney
Schaefer
Stan Reinis
Phillips
Canney
George Milligan
Dick Ransom
Bob McMahon
Federal crime bill seeks tougher penalties and new guidelines
The measure would set penalties for possession of marijuana under ten grams at state or local level and up to 30 days with a $500 fine for more than ten grams. It creates a crime‑victim compensation fund from fines, expands civil rights coverage to non‑citizens, limits corroboration, reforms sentencing guidelines, strengthens anti fraud provisions, narrows wiretap rules, and allows capital punishment for federal murder treason and espionage under separate action.
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Senate
House
McClellan
Iowa Senate retools tax agency into new Department of Revenue
A decade ago the Iowa Senate approved a bill to reorganize the state tax commission and create a Department of Revenue. The move aimed to streamline tax administration and centralize fiscal oversight within the state government.
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Iowa Senate
State Tax Commission
Department of Revenue
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Sue Irene Mathes
Wesley L. Bartosh
First Street
Ely
Libby Rosina
Bartosh
Linn County
Barbra Caraway
Vernon
Brosh Chapel
St. Wenceslaus Church
Clarence Frana
St. John’s Cemetery
Linn
Iva O
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
John Woods
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery
Robert W. Beyer
Norway
Robert William Beyer
Veterans Hospital
Iowa Manufacturing
Ellen
Wilbur Pudil
Swisher
St. Michael’s Church
George Brush
Iowa
King
CTP
Ore A
Oklahoma Territory
31St St
Mt Vernon Rd
John E. Lopes
3Rd Avenue S.E
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