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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1979

Page

3

Obituaries List From Anamosa Area, Several Notables

Death notices for multiple local residents including John L Folken of Springville and Walter Meeker of Dallas Texas are reported with birthplaces ages and survivors. Services and burial details are provided for each, listing churches cemeteries and cemeteries and contacting funeral homes. The notices cover residents from Anamosa Martelle Monticello and surrounding communities with remarks on survivors and memorial gifts where noted.

John L. Folken Springville Anamosa Community Hospital Wiesederneer Ostfriesland Germany Mr. Folken United States Monticello Margaret Alberts Jones County Martello Henry Cedar Falls Anamosa Louis Kenneth Marilyn) Schmidt Charles Delores) Ihlenfeldt St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Marvin Mueller Goettsch’s Riverside Cemetery Walter Meeker Dallas Texas Mount Vernon Loraine Rodes Marion Kay Ramsey Niles Mich Howard Divine Cedar Rapids Guy Radley Morgan’s Glen Lamb First United Methodist Church Mount Vernon Lodge A.M F.M Mount Vernon Cemetery

Ray to Sign Bribery and Gift Law Amid Ethics Debate

Gov. Robert Ray said he would sign a new bribery and gift bill now in conference, despite defects similar to last year. The measure allows gifts up to 25 dollars with no cap on how often, while reporting requirements differ between Senate and House versions. Sen. Robert Rush, a long time ethics reform activist, sits on the conference committee alongside appointees from both chambers.

Des Moines Robert Ray Ray Senate House Conference Committee Floyd Millen Farmington Terry Branstad Sen Robert Rush Cedar Rapids

Birthdays listed for notable figures today

Broadcaster Mike Wallace is 61, singer Hank Snow is 65, activist priest Daniel Berrigan is 58, and actress Candice Bergen is 33.

Mike Wallace Hank Snow Daniel Berrigan Candice Bergen

Hillside Strangler charges to be filed

Kenneth Bianchi, in custody in Washington state, faces five of the 13 Hillside Strangler killings in Los Angeles. District Attorney John Van de Kamp says a preliminary hearing will determine whether to seek the death penalty or life without parole. An accomplice is referenced in some charges, but no other defendant is named.

Los Angeles Kenneth Bianchi Washington State Hillside John van de Kamp van de Kamp Bianchi Bellingham Wash Washington

Beer sales at Five Seasons Center draw council critique

Cedar Rapids resident Lance Goldsberry told the City Council that beer was sold at a rock concert in the Five Seasons Center and that minors reportedly purchased beer at the concession. He urged action and suggested requesting ID checks, with the mayor noting the issue and asking him to inform the Five Seasons Center Commission.

Florence D. Genz Cedar Rapids Fred Genz Woodlawn Order of the Eastern Star Detroit Geane Belleville Mich Ross Kingsville Texas Lillian Daly Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home West Five Seasons Center Lance Goldsberry 11Th St. NW Five Seasons Goldsberry Don Canney Canney Five Seasons Center Commission

School funding bill stalls over $20 million gap

Des Moines reports a funding bill for schools would cost about $20 million more than expected. The dispute pits Senate education chair Williard Hansen against Rep. Delwyn Stromer and faces Gov. Ray who questioned recurring spending. A new compromise was being drafted as leaders seek a reduced cost. The bill ties to budgeting rules and growth estimates for 1980-81 and beyond.

Des Moines Senate Williard Hansen Cedar Falls House Delwyn Stromer Garner Hansen Robert Ray Stromer Ray Tive

Bush forms Iowa campaign committee for 1980 bid

George Bush announces a campaign committee of 68 Iowa GOP luminaries in Des Moines and seeks to build a precinct by precinct operation ahead of the January 21 caucuses. The list includes former congressmen, a former lieutenant governor, and current legislators, with Mrs. Mary Louise Smith not listed on the committee. Bush will repeat the outreach at a public reception at the Sheraton Inn.

Louise E. Rinderknecht Atkins Cedar Rapids Louise Krug Henry E. Rinderknecht St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church Edward Henry Lange Gerald Welty George Krug Robert Hedtke St. Stephen’s Cemetery Fellmer's Funeral Home Keystone George Bush Iowa Ronald Reagan Bush Des Moines Sheraton Inn Wiley Mayne Sioux City Robert K. Goodwin Arthur Neu Carroll U.S. Veterans Affairs Donald Johnson Coralville Secretary of Agriculture Robert Lounsberry McCallsburg Jimmy Carter Barbara Texas CIA U.S United Nations Ford Peking Bush Committee Mary Louise Smith China John McDonald Dallas Center Smith Robert Ray Rolf Craft Decorah Julia Gentleman Elizabeth Miller Marshalltown John Murray Ames John Clark Keokuk Reid Crawford Cooper Evans Grundy Center Lyle Krewson Urbandale Lester Menke Calumet Sue Mullins Corwith Patricia Thompson West Des Moines J. Brownlee Emmetsburg George Milligan Ralph Potter Marion Barl Yoder Iowa City Stanley Barber Wellman Mary Ann Brown Mount Pleasant Paul Dennison Richard Elijah Clarence Verne Folkmann Conroy Michael Mahaffey Montezuma Pat Pardun Independence

Carter proposes per vehicle gas coupons in new plan

The administration backed a revised gasoline rationing scheme tying coupons to state per vehicle use, not merely vehicle counts. California's restrictions and county lineups affected commuters as the plan faces Senate action and House procedural votes.

Carter Arkansas Texas Hawaii Rhode Island Montana North Dakota Iowa District of Columbia Senate Energy Committee Energy Committee Senate House Rules Committee House California

Cedar Rapids Sanitation close honors Hoddy Gates

The Cedar Rapids Sanitation Department will be closed Thursday to honor former superintendent Horace Hoddy Gates who died Monday. There will be no trash pickup, Thursday collections delayed to Friday, and Friday pickups shifted to Saturday. The landfill will close 7 to 11 a.m. Thursday.

Cedar Rapids

Highway Patrol After Hours Contact Numbers

After hours line 364 5171 and 396 4414 and 398 5353 provided by the highway patrol for emergency or non routine assistance. The digits appear in a garbled line but are presented as notification contact points for police dispatch.

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