Obituaries and Death Notices From Cedar Rapids Area
Multiple obituaries list Harold Kirst 70 of 1107 Second St SW Cedar Rapids died after illness. Also Russell R Jones 65 formerly Cedar Rapids died in Bucyrus Ohio. Other notices include Hilda O Bridges Dvorak 77 Cedar Rapids, Mabel Fossnight 89 former Cedar Rapids resident, and several memorial service details across Iowa locations with burial plans and funeral homes.
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Harold
Red) Kirst
Second St
Cedar Rapids
New Haven
Cedar Rapids Engineering
Blanche
James Carney
Waterloo
Margaret Schwickerath
Edwin
New Hampton
Peter Schwickerath
St. Cloud
Minn
Arthur Schwickerath
Cedar Falls
Alfred Buchholz
Don Cummings
Harmony
Ed Weigel
Carl Jacobsen
Pocahontas
Ark
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Calvary Cemetery
Elma
Conway Funeral Home
Russell R
Bob"’ Jones
Bucyrus
Ohio
A F. Waiendorf
Robert W
Gary A. Jones
Oakwood-Larson Cemetery
Tama
Donald L. Smith
Harrison's
Oak Hill
Decorah
Ingolf Olson
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Bluffton
Olson-Fjelstul
Anamosa
St. Joseph's
Prairieburg
Independence
Edmund J. Lumsden
San Diego
Calif
White's
Blairstown
Wilson Martin
T.W. van Beck
S. Tipton
Gladys M. Werling
Sheets and Son
Hilda O. Dvorak
Mallory St
W.L. Lou Dvorak
Hilda Bridges
Mr. Dvorak
Charles Schreider
Ray Bridges
Brush Chapel
Terry Slinde
Hope Lutheran Church
Czech National Cemetery
Mabel C. Fossnight
Viola
Lynnwood
Zion Lutheran Church
Iowa City
Richard Trost
Oakland Cemetery
Solon
Brosh Funeral Home
Corn Sweeteners to Fire Striking Teamsters
Corn Sweeteners president Martin Andreas said 150 of 180 production workers are in an illegal walkout and some Teamsters will be fired for not reporting to work. Arbitration is set in four weeks, with the plant run by salaried staff from other sites.
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Corn Sweeteners
Teamsters Union
Martin Andreas
Andreas
Teamsters
Decatur
St. Louis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Fired Foundation 2 staffer feels positive about action
Tom Meade, a counselor with Foundation 2 since 1976, was terminated after a board disciplinary process. Board director Dick Osing cited an agency newsletter editorial as a trigger while Meade blamed conflicts with leadership and defended his critique of the agency as an needed shift in crisis services. Jacquie Martin, another counselor, was not terminated and was reinstated.
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Foundation 2
Tom Meade
Crisis Intervention Service
Dick Osing
Meade
Osing
Jacquie Martin
Coed Awarded 1500 Verdict in Mount Vernon Case
A Linn District Court jury returned a 1500 verdict for Cornell College student Jacquelyn Hurley of St. Louis against William Tucker after an incident in a Mount Vernon tavern on January 23. Hurley sought 10000, with 5000 compensatory and 5000 punitive damages. the panel awarded 1000 compensatory and 500 punitive.
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Linn District Court
Cornell College
Tucker
John Hyland
Nellie C. Davis
Gary E. Andrle
Charles D. McDonough
Brian C. Schultz
Leo J. Shields Jr
Mary C. Chapman
Ernest E. Bird
Herbert W. Millard
Patricia A. Owens
Edward W. Crotty
Helen F. Weisley
Cedar Rapids
George G. Graham
Hiawatha
Winthrop crash victim identified
Iowa Highway Patrol released the name of the woman killed in a Tuesday semi crash near Winthrop Connie Sue Vanblaricom 20 of Victor died at the scene The other passenger sister Caroline Vanblaricom 21 of Victor was in critical condition at Scholtz Hospital Waterloo The driver LaVerne Schutterle may have been seriously injured Services for Connie are pending
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Winthrop
Iowa Highway Patrol
Connie Sue Vanblaricom
Victor
Caroline Vanblaricom
Scholtz Hospital
Waterloo
LaVerne Schutterle
Marengo
Connie Vanblaricom
McAninch-Fremming’s
Garwin man dies by self-inflicted gunshot in Tama
Mark Lee Goetz a 33 year old Garwin resident died Tuesday night from a self inflicted gunshot at Fifth Street Apartments Tama County Deputy Medical Examiner Dr Dennis Mallory ruled the death a suicide Goetz fired a shot into the air then shot himself in the second floor laundry room after speaking with neighbor Don West Jr Goetz was pronounced dead at the scene and taken to Hart Harrison Tama for examination
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TAMA
Garwin
Mark Lee Goetz
Tama County
Dennis Mallory
Fifth Street
Mallory
Goetz
Don West Jr
Harrison’s
Panel to study gun regulations
Washington legislators scrutinize Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms proposed rules issued March 21. The plans would require all new firearms to carry a special serial number, a step critics say creates a national gun control system. A House Judiciary subcommittee on crime will hold hearings Wednesday and Thursday.
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Washington
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Congress
House Judiciary
Crime
Northeast Iowa approves road tax hike amid concerns
The Iowa House passed a $31 million highway funding increase, about 9 percent of total road spending, with Rep. Joe Rinas arguing it keeps pace with inflation amid shifting fuel revenues. The plan changes fund shares for cities and counties and faces political scrutiny as lawmakers weigh long term needs and interstate expansion.
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Avenson
Iowa
Joe Rinas
D-Marion
Transportation
Rinas
IDOT
Cedar Rapids
Carter Fukuda Meet At White House For Trade Talks
President Carter and Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda met outside the Oval Office to discuss bilateral and global trade issues and the role of the U S dollar amid ongoing economic concerns.
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Carter
Takeo Fukuda
Oval Office
U.S
Volkswagen of America and Gruber Porsche Audi Defeated in Auto Crash Suit
A jury found Volks wagen of America Inc and Gruber Porsche Audi Inc not liable over a 914 Porsche steering defect claim. The accident plaintiff Holmquist, a Cedar Rapids native now in Minnesota, was a passenger. The defense argued driver error by Judith Kilmer.
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Volkswagen of America Inc
New Jersey
Gruber Porsche Audi Inc
Holmquist
Judith Kilmer
Cedar Rapids
Ortonville
Minn
Panel backs aspirin and acetaminophen safety with warning(label)
A scientific advisory panel told the FDA last July that both aspirin and acetaminophen are safe and effective. They recommended labeling for acetaminophen products warning that excessive doses can cause liver damage. Tylenol makers announced they would add a precautionary liver damage warning.
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Food and Drug Administration
Bar Fight at Woodfield’s Injures Multiple Bystanders
Don Strand, Officer Patricia Methe, and Officer Jerry Knock sustained facial, head, nose, and shoulder injuries during a bar brawl sparked by Vazquez. Witnesses, including U of I football players, helped subdue him as 10 to 15 others joined the melee. Owner Harry Ambrose reported broken glass and blood on the dance floor. the incident occurred after 1:30 a.m. and tied up police for hours.
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Don Strand
Patricia Methe
Jerry Knock
Harris
the Gazette Today
Hobbs
Wagner
Vazquez
U of I
Harry Ambrose
Woodfield’s
Ambrose
Bob Cummings
Big Ten
Wayne Duke
Haiti Quiet Repression Easing Under President's Son
Foreign diplomats in Port au Prince report signs that decades of harsh repression are gradually easing under the president’s son. They say Haiti is moving toward democracy, but very slowly.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
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Dale Kueter
Fired Foundation 2
Mary Burke Gazette
Coed
Navy
Oakley Kelly
John MacReady
Coronado Beach
Garwin Man
Arenson
Baker
Bina
Chiodo
Connors
Doyle
Gettings
Gilson
Horn
Howell
Jesse
Lonergan
Ken Miller
Newhard
Nielsen
Norland
Pavich
Perkins
Poncy
Scheelhaase
Spear
Spencer
Walter
Wells
Woods
Wyckoff
John Clark
Danker
Gentleman
Hansen
Pellett
Pelton
Smalley
Stromer
Arnould
Byerly
Cusack
Dieleman
Patchett
Branstad
Brockett
Don Herder
Harvey
Mideast
U.N
Menegaux
UPI
David Pearce
Paris
Louis de Guiringaud
Lebanon
Security Council
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
U.S. Middle East
Cyrus Vance
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Defense
Harold Brown
Vance
Middle East
House International Relations Committee
House
Senate
Nations
Chicago
Menachem Begin
Begin
Los Angeles
Carter, Fukuda Meet
Dial
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
Vinton Boat Outfit
Gazette
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