Deaths and funeral notices in Linn County area
Obituary notices list Leo Cedura 68 of Amana dieing from self-inflicted gunshot wound at a Cedar Rapids hospital. The report includes surviving relatives, service details, and arrangements by Cedar Memorial Funeral Home along with several other local obituaries and funeral listings across Iowa towns.
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Leo Cedura
Route 1
Amana
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Fairfax
United States Army Air Force
American Legion of
Brush Chapel
William Harnish
Hala
Walford
Pekomy Post No
The
American Legion
Kirkland
Pearl
Chapel of Memories
William B. Harnish
Chapel of Memories Mausoleum
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Seaton
Elizabeth C
Claude Jones
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
William Seaton
Burr seeks psychiatric exam for wife in poisoning case
Eldon F Burr, charged with giving poisoned candy to his wife Theda, asks Linn County court to order her psychiatric examination and treatment claiming her accusations stem from mental illness and life changes. A hearing is set for next Wednesday with trial slated for June 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Eldon F. Burr
Theda
Linn District Court
Burr
Eugene Kopecky
Gerald Sullivan
Culver Amendment Aims SBA Advocacy For Small Firms
The Senate Small Business Committee adopted Sen John Culvers amendment directing the SBA to represent smaller firms before federal agencies issuing regulations. The measure attaches to a bill creating a council for advocacy within the SBA to speak for small business interests.
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Washington
Senate
Small Business Committee
John C. Culver
Iowa
Small Business Administration
Culver
SBA
Lowan
Trio of Iowa football players face district court charges
Three University of Iowa players Vazquez Hobbs and Wagner were moved from magistrate to Johnson County District Court after the county attorney filed information. They face riot assault and interfering with police over a May disco disturbance with potential up to six years in prison if convicted.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Johnson County
Steven Vazquez
Darrell Hobbs
Stephen Wagner
Vazquez
Hobbs
Wagner
Action on fuel tax snag eyed
DES MOINES The Iowa House plans to address a potential million dollar loss to the Road Use Tax Fund before adjournment. House Leader Jerome Fitzgerald said the issue stems from inventory taxed gasoline companies hold, risking gas tax proceeds not reaching cities counties and state. The bill would require retailers to report June 30 1978 inventories to the Department of Revenue to ensure tax on gas after July 1 1978 funds road improvements.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House
Jerome Fitzgerald
D-Fort Dodge
Fitzgerald
Department of Revenue
Burglary and Theft Reported in City Briefs
Burglary at Leonard Nelson residence 113 First Ave SW with television, sound equipment and items valued over $850 stolen. Theft at Mount Vernon construction site on Route 2 involved plywood, nails and glue. Additional notices include a term lecture at Coe College, NAACP meeting, license renewal station hours change, a garage sale at 417 31st St SE, and local florists with spring stems.
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Leonard Nelson
First Ave
Glen Hankemeier
Dows St
Ely
Linn
Route 2
Mount Vernon
Meeting on killer satellites
The United States and Soviet Union will start talks on banning hunter killer satellites. State Department spokesman Hodding Carter III said negotiations begin June 8 in Helsinki. The two powers had agreed to discuss the ban after Soviet tests and U S development of such satellites.
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Washington
State Department
Department
Hodding Carter III
Helsinki
United States
Chicago Trade Exh Halts Trading Amid Handlers Strike
Thirty years ago the Chicago Livestock Exchange suspended trading as the strike by handlers loomed, signaling potential disruptions in cattle and hog markets and prompting industry reaction across Chicago.
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Chicago Livestock Exchange
Linn-Mar Construction Timeline Depends on Bid and Weather
Architect Easterday projects completion in 1980 with bidding determining pace. Crew size and weather, especially ground freezing, affect progress. District plans October bids and to segment construction so students can move in as sections finish.
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Easterday
Green vegetable prices ease but scare supply fears persist
Nash-Finch Co spokesman notes prices will drop 20 to 30 cents per head by week end while cabbage sales rise as prices stay under 20 cents a pound. Yet traders warn cabbage and lettuce could rise next week due to high demand and tight supply.
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Nash-Finch Co Grocery
Me Too
Jack and Jill
Nash-Finch
Frederick
Princess Margaret Files for Divorce in Landmark Case
Princess Margaret, sister to Queen Elizabeth II, has begun divorce proceedings from Earl of Snowdon Anthony Armstrong-Jones. The couple have lived apart for two years, and the princess is represented by Matthew Farrer. The Church of England is poised to change rules about remarriage after divorce, potentially easing royal remarriage obstacles.
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Earl of Harewood
Matthew Farrer
Anthony Armstrong-Jones
Earl of Snow
Don
Llewellyn
Caribbean
Mustique
Wiltshire
Church of England
Margaret
Lord Snowdon
Snowdon
Edward VIII
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Iowa Drinking Age Bill Faces Final House Vote
The session alights on a contentious drinking age bill with Gov Ray weighing a veto and a plan to raise the age to 19. Debate highlights paradoxes, cross-border drinking, and party lines as 61 lawmakers cast final votes amid adjournment pressure.
Nuclear disaster drill may occur in May at Palo plant
Hinman says date will be set by this office and an Iowa Electric Light and Power Co representative at the Palo plant. Only one or two plant staff may know the exact day to coordinate on site response and training. The drill involves Linn and Benton county sheriffs, Iowa Hygienic Laboratory, Highway Patrol, Health Department, Civil Defense, Mercy Hospital and monitors from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. This is the fourth year of Palo plant related exercises.
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Ray
Joan Lipsky
Cedar Rapids
Tom Jochum
D-Dubuque
Chiodo
Hinman
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Palo
Linn
Benton County
Iowa Hygienic Laboratory
Iowa Highway Patrol
The
Health Department
Civil Defense
Mercy Hospital
Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Glen Ellyn
Ill
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L.S. Barksdale
Sinclair
Coe College
NAACP
Jane Boyd Community House
Smulekoff
31St St. SE
Armstrong
Pierson’s Florists
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J.A. Frederick Inc
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Peter Townsend
Richard Turner
House Senate
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Don Avenson
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Robert Anderson
D Newton
Linois
Nebraska
William Plymar
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Marshalltown
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Monroe
Newhard
Nielsen
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Rinas
Small
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Clark
Lee
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Egenes
Gentleman
Harvey
Krewson
Lipsky
Schroeder
Byerly
Connors
Griffee
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Don Herder
John E. Lapes
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Belgium
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Fred Astaire
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Brat
Cedar Park
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