Obituary Highlights From Cedar Rapids Area Cross County Deaths
Multiple notices report deaths of Eda Truckenmiller Schrimper 65 of Atkins Inez Spinler 67 Mount Ayr Joseph Kosinski 59 Cedar Rapids Robert Smith 72 Cedar Rapids Anna Weinland 85 Cedar Rapids Louis Duffy 76 Cedar Rapids Connie Van Blaricom 20 Victor Edward Traylor 79 Mason City Harry Matheny 61 Cedar Rapids area Others include Pauline Caldwell Chelsea George Harney Edna Carpenter and Jesse Shriver with services planned in several towns across Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C. Traylor
14Th Ave
Iowa City
el Dorado
Ark
Cedar Rapids
Traylor
Rock Island Railroad
Baptist Church
Mason City
Alma
Tressie Lyghtner
Harry Raymond Matheny
12Th St
Toddville
Mr. Matheny
Navy
Iowa Manufacturing Co
Matheny
Harmony Lodge
IAM
Ted Hanna
Robins
Keith Heitzman
John Kubicek
Cape Canaveral
Fla
David
Jeff
Michael Matheny
Melvin
Donald
Charles
Robert
Richard
Marion
Ted
Shellsburg
Marvin Shaffer
Walker
Fred Petersen
Jesse Wright
Chelsea
Pauline Caldwell
Hrabak’s
Rector Cemetery
West Liberty
George J. Harney
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Snider's
Edgewood
Edna Carpenter
Roberson’s
Strawberry Point
Clarence — Jesse
Jack) Shriver
T.W. van Beck
S. Independence
Edmund John Lumsden
St. John’s Catholic Church
White’s
Brooklyn
Ramona Montgomery
Neuenhoven
S. Anamosa
O.A
Jim” Rife
Goettsch’s
Lida Beryl Funk
Colorado Springs
Colo
St. Mark’s Catholic Church
Appleton-Vernon’s
Roper Named Cedar Rapids Jaycee of the Year at Banquet
Roper of 1317 Parkwood Drive SE was named Cedar Rapids Jaycee of the Year at the annual Jaycee banquet. New presidents installed for the Jaycees and Jaycee-Ettes were Chuck Kacere and Patti Kacere. Awards went to Jim Novak, Larry Erb, Gary Grassing, and Criss Gladwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Roper
Parkwood Drive
Cedar Rapids
Jaycee-Ettes
Chuck Kacere
Jaycees
Patti Kacere
White Oak Road
Jim Novak
Bickel
Larry Erb
Gary Grassing
Carmichael
Criss Gladwin
U.S. and Vietnam Agree on UN Admission and Trade Row
In Paris on this date 1977 the United States and Vietnam reached an understanding allowing Vietnam to join the United Nations without U.S. veto and promising to lift the trade embargo once diplomatic relations are established.
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U.S
Vietnam
Paris
United Nations
Holub dies at 30 in Onalaska Wisconsin
Carl Holub, 30, of Onalaska Wisconsin and formerly of Prairieburg, died Thursday at a local hospital. Services are pending.
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Carl Holub
Onalaska
Wis
Prairieburg
Parkinson group program set for Ambroz Senior Center
Mr and Mrs Henry Popper will lead a 1 30 pm meeting at Ambroz Senior Center 2000 Mount Vernon Rd SE. Also listed are events: a country arts and crafts show Izaak Walton Lodge West of 42nd Street NE Edgewood Road with free admission and parking Sat and Sun 9 5. Ads note Rolls Royce Limousine Rental 365 4681. 10 years ago the US sought communist military cutbacks as a first peace move.
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Parkinson Group
Henry Popper
Ambroz Senior Center
Mount Vernon Road
Izaak Walton
42Nd Street
Edgewood Road
U.S
Tornado Hits Elementary School in Clearwater
A tornado struck High Point Elementary near Clearwater injuring up to 40 and killing at least one pupil. Roof sections were ripped off, wings damaged, with two critically hurt. Hospitals prepared for many more as storms caused floods and power outages across Florida.
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Clearwater
Fla
Gulf Coast
High Point
St. Petersburg
Morton Plant
San Antonio
Pasco County
Gainesville
University of Florida
New Orleans
Inmate Dies After Fall From Cell Railing
Graydon Cassavka, 30, of Cedar Rapids, serving a 50 year term for second degree murder, died after a fall from a cell railing at the Anamosa reformatory. Investigators cite internal injuries from landing on mopping equipment. no witnesses. Cassavka had shot colleague Reginald D. Cady at Harding Junior High School.
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Anamosa — Graydon Cassavka
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
John Sissel
Cassavka
Caslavka
Fort Madison
Reginald D. Cady
Harding Junior High School
Anamosa
Petitions Oppose Two Rezoning Requests Before City Planning
Two rezoning petitions faced opposition this week at the City Planning Commission. A 135 signature petition targets converting B-1 to B-2 for Happy Joe's pizza at 32nd Street and Mt. Vernon Road SE, with critics citing poor parking lot upkeep. The expansion and alcohol permit aim prompted the move, and the item was tabled until parking adequacy is assured. A second petition with 97 signatures seeks residential to transitional zoning at 2410 First Ave NE to relocate Catholic Charities offices from 1707 First Ave SE, with neighbors citing existing traffic and alley parking issues. The commission recommended denial to the City Council. On this date in 1970, four Kent State University students were killed when National Guardsmen fired on campus demonstrators.
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City Planning Commission
Happy Joe’s Pizza
32Nd Street
Mt. Vernon Road
Planning Commission
First Ave
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of
Kent State University
Ohio
New Orleans Flood Disrupts Schools and Transit
A heavy May downpour forced Orleans Parish and suburban parishes to keep students at school past dismissal. Officials blamed overwhelmed drainage and pumping stations as 9 inches of rain exceeded capacity. Central business district phones failed, and buses and streetcars stopped running.
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Orleans Parish
Orleans
Jefferson
St. Bernard Parishes
New Orleans
New Orleans Public Service Inc
Amana study favors limited growth near existing villages
The Amana study proposes restricting growth to an area directly south of the current community and linking new construction to the eighth village. It urges no commercial development at West and South Amana, proposes converting an old barn complex in Middle Amana into a colony center for growth, and lists many specific renovations. No dollar estimate is given and there is no mandate for adoption. changes depend on individual decisions.
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West Amana
South Amana
Middle Amana
Amana Heritage Society
The
Amana Society
Amana Church Society
Wholesale price rise blamed on food in late 1970s
The Labor Department reports the finished goods index at 191.4 last month, with food costs driving most inflation while jewelry and crude foods show mixed shifts. Intermediate and crude processing goods rose, as President Carter urges voluntary wage and price restraint to curb inflation and avert recession.
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Labor Department
Carter
IRS dispute over IRA marketing authority and disclosure
A report to a House subcommittee criticizes IRA marketing practices and calls for clearer disclosure to investors. The IRS maintains it has no principal jurisdiction over IRA advertising and argues its authority is limited. The piece notes 40 million workers could be eligible for IRAs, with under 10 percent participation, under the 1974 rule allowing annual contributions up to 15 percent of earnings or 1500 dollars.
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IRS
FTC
Commission
House
House rejects hunting fee hike report
The Iowa House rejected 34 to 54 a conference committee report aimed at reconciling House and Senate versions of a bill that would raise most hunting and fishing license fees. Lawmakers spent the morning debating as they anticipate adjournment this weekend and a second conference committee is expected to be named, delaying adjournment plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
House
Senate
Grand jury called in shooting case
The Linn County grand jury heard witnesses about the death of Gloria Hoover on Feb 17 from an apparently personal safety related gunshot wound. The 26 year old was found in her living room at 317 H Ave NW. Her boyfriend Dale Marti is charged with unauthorized possession of a sawed off shotgun and was in the room. police say she shot herself with a pistol he kicked into another room and found the shotgun during a search.
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Linn County
Grand Jury
Gloria Hoover
H Ave
Dale Marti
Marti
German Troops in Denmark Surrender as Allies Advance
In 1945 German forces in Denmark capitulated as Allied troops moved closer to victory in World War II, ending years of occupation and signaling a turning point in Europe.
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Denmark
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Eda Truckenmiller Schrimper
William Schrimper
Atkins
Mr. Schrimper
Schrimper
Paris Academy of Beauty
Eda
Concordia Lutheran Church
William Hartkemeyer
Hiawatha
Donald Maeder
Concordia Lutheran
Inez A. Carr Spinler
Mount Ayr
Charles W. Spinler
Cedar County
Spinler
Kahoka
Manchester
Paul Carr
Parley Carr
Chapel of Memories
William P. Leonard
Immaculate Conception
Chapel of Memories Mausoleum
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Joseph A. Kosinski
Patricia Lane
Minersville
Penn
Sylvia Krowka
Chicago
Ill
Kosinski
St. Jude’s Catholic Church
Kniists of Columbus
Society of American Florists
Society of Iowa Florists
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion Hanford Post
Elks
Catholic Layman Club
Elmcrest
Joel
Mary Anne
Germany
Kathy
Anita
Stanley
Guy Antonio
Joseph Valentine
Geneva
Ala
Eugene Kutsch
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Stark Settlement
Teahen Funeral Home
First Ave. NW
Father Kutsch
Knights of Columbus
Robert Allen Smith
Ave
Viola McBride
Cedar Rapids Bottling Works
Harnischfeger Corp
Smith
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
Holy Name Society
Knights of Columbus Council
National Bottlers Association
United Travelers Association
Malcolm Gore
Dorothy Safely
Falls Church
June Beiber
Greenville
Texas
Alicia Burke
Albuquerque
N.M
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
A.A. So
Anna Weinland
Eighth St. SE
Louis Weinland
Amana
Eastern Star of
Fenton
Order of White Shrine of
Sunset Burial Park
St. Louis
Brosh Chapel
Dvorak
Hilda
Terry Slinde
Hope Lutheran Church
Czech National Cemetery
Louis M. Duffy
North Point
Iron River
Mr. Duffy
Oda Olson
Indianapolis
Ind
Rusco Window Co
Elmcrest Country Club
Elks Lodge
Fort Lauderdale
Holy Spirit Catholic Church
Fargo
N.D
Holy Cross
Turner Chapel
Mercy Hospital
Connie Sue van Blaricom
Victor
U.S. Highway 20
Winthrop
Marengo
H-L-V High School
Belle Plaine
Julian Schriner
Doris Hawkins
Rose Marie Strassur
Carol Rae
Steven
Anna Bendorf
Williamsburg
Mable van
Roper
Jaycee
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Gazette
Associated Press
Holub
Rolls Royce Limousine Rental
Thurs
Stuart Brehm
Sewerage and Water Board
Port
Keller
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
S.E
Qwellen
Florist
Cedar Rapids Greenhouses Inc
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