Death notices from Central City area and beyond
Obituaries list multiple deaths including Gilbert Waldemer in Ruskin Florida born 1902 in Kiron Iowa. Karl Elliott formerly of Troy Mills died in Ventura California. A E Budd Ernst Springville. Carl Wilson Heninger New Bedford Mass. Richard E Beck Cedar Rapids. Zola Turnbull Mount Vernon. Meeker Walter Lane Mount Vernon. plus many more local names with service times and burial details across Iowa communities.
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Gilbert O. Waldemer
Central City
Ruskin
Fla
Kiron
Iowa
Florida
Henrietta Koshatka
Freda Scott
Merle Sinkey
Marion
Gene Anderson
Toddville
Sullivan
Chicago
John
Clarence
Karl K. Elliott
Ventura
Calif
Troy Mills
Doris English
Des Moines
Elliott
Elks Club
Florence Fry
Waterloo
Iola Weber
Metolius
Ore
Bonnie Pickell
Nortonville
Kansas
Garner
Kenneth City
Tim Johnson
Carl Wilson Heninger
New Bedford
Mass
Cedar Rapids
Martinsburg
JoAnne Grove
Liberty
Home Gas Corp
United Methodist Church
Jacquelyn Schelly
Ephrata
Driscoll Sues over Alleged Police Brutality in Cedar Rapids
Anthony W. Driscoll of Cedar Rapids filed a civil rights suit in U S District Court naming Cedar Rapids police officer Parnell Schmitt Linn County deputy Donald Switzer and sheriff Orlie Workman plus the city and county as defendants The 26 year old seeks 900 000 in damages stemming from an December 7 1978 arrest outside the 20th Century Lounge Driscoll says the officer and deputy brutalized him and violated his Fifth and 14th Amendment rights alleging negligent hiring and training of Switzer Workman is named for alleged negligence in oversight A jury trial was requested and no action has yet been taken by court officials
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Anthony W. Driscoll
Cedar Rapids
U.S
Linn County
Parnell Schmitt
Donald Switzer
Orlie Workman
Driscoll
20Th Century
Center Point Road
Parnell
Switzer
Workman
Motorcycle crash claims brother of victim in Cedar Rapids
Russell N. Beck, 19, Route 3, Cedar Rapids, remained in good condition at Mercy Hospital after his motorcycle slid on Mount Vernon Road at 12 33 pm Wednesday. He was eastbound and tried to avoid a vehicle pulling onto the pavement, deputies said. The crash followed the earlier death of Richard Beck, 35, on County Road E70 near Draport Road.
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Richard E. Beck
Cedar Rapids
Connie Coder
Beck
FMC Corp
Susan Marie
Richard Todd
Carl Beck
Robert
Russell
Valley View Baptist Church
Roger Goodson
Czech National Cemetery
Brosh Chapel
Russell N. Beck
Route 3
Mercy Hospital
Russell Beck
Mount Vernon Road
Linn County Sheriff's Deputies
Richard Beck
Draport Road
Amana Radarange Exempt From Microwave Label Rules
The Gazette reports a government release misstates labeling rules for microwave ovens. Amana Refrigeration claims its Radarange lacks any labeling requirement due to a patented choke door seal, a status confirmed after FDA review. Tim Burr says the Consumer Information Center will retract the initial release and follow up.
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Amana Radarange
Amana
George Foerstner
Amana Refrigeration Inc
Tim Burr
Consumer Information Center
Washington, D.C
The
Gazette
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Iowa House Endorses Ladybug as State Symbol
The Iowa House, led by Husak, approved designating the lady bug as a state symbol after schoolgroups lobbied for the cause. With 32 representatives opposing to keep rules strict, the Senate faces the next hurdle as weekend adjournment looms. Husak hopes to push the bill through this year despite a tight schedule.
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Husak
Senate
Senate debates SALT II ratification amid nuclear war fears
Senate leaders weigh the treaty as Byrd warns against intimidation and Baker urges open briefing. SALT II seeks limits on missiles and bombers through 1985 with a path to broader reductions, while critics warn of Soviet advantage and unverifiable terms. Senate hearings will probe the 67 votes needed for passage or the 34 to defeat.
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Carter
Senate
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Senate Today
Byrd
Howard Baker Jr
Tennessee
Baker
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Gasoline rationing sparks debate in Iowa and nationwide
Tauke condemns voluntary diesel plan and warns of harm to Iowa agriculture as the Midwest faces fuel shortages. Schlesinger tells the House inflation would rise 0.3 percent with easing price controls, predicting gasoline up five to seven cents by 1981. California starts odd-even rationing to curb lines, with mixed results across cities.
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Tauke
Midwest
Iowa
Schlesinger
House
Ways and Means
Carter
California
Move to require authority for spending fails in Senate
DES MOINES Senate Republicans defeated an amendment to stop state funds from being spent without legislative approval. The measure aimed to curb federal grants covering overruns such as the 2.6 million tied to the vocational rehabilitation addition, with debate over bureaucratic authority and checks on the executive branch.
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Senate
Des Moines
Republicans
Iowa
Capitol
General Services
Stanley McCausland
McCausland
Tom Miller
Cyrus Eaton dies at 95 in Cleveland area
Cyrus Eaton an industrialist known for promoting U S trade with communist nations died at his suburban Northfield home age 95 according to a Chessie System spokesman Eaton retired as chairman of the railroad board last year He once held controlling interests in Goodyear Tire Rubber Co and Detroit Steel Corp 20 years ago tornadoes raced across Iowa with no loss of life reported
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Cleveland (Ap
Cyrus Eaton
U.S
Eaton
Northfield
Chessie System
Railroad
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Detroit Steel Corp
Iowa
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Marcella Till
Ernst
Standard Oil
St. Isidore Catholic Church
Modern Woodmen
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Randy
Barrie
Darrell Davis
Cedar Falls
Dean Logemann
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Joseph
Scottsdale
Ariz
Waive Bittner
David Remy
Murdoch
Zola Turnbull
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Mount Vernon
Turner Chapel East
Meeker
Walter Lane
Morgan's
Dallas
Texas
Douglas Rodes
Guy Radley
America Lung Association
Palumbo
Sam J
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
Roosevelt Royale
Florence D
Janeba- Kuba Funeral Home
Calvin DeVries
First Presbyterian Church
Romulus, Mich
Olga Vivian Hite
26Th St. NW
Earl Clayton Hite
Tipton
Hite
Hazel Schneider
Charles Mehaffey
Asbury Methodist Church
Masonic Cemetery
Heart Fund
Jack B. Strathman
19Th Ave
Manchester
Palmyra
Yvonne Williams
Los Angeles
City Sanitation Department
American Legion
Kenwood Park Methodist Church
Tane Frederickson
Rodger
Kitty Davis
Marengo
Ill
Marie Christianson
Thadeus
Benjamin
Sacramento
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Jack Hooten
Sharon United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
American Legion Hanford Post No
Jess Newman
Oceanside
Center Point
Newman
Dorothy
Richard
Don
Twin City Christian Church
Daniel LeRoy Ferch
Dale L. Ferch
Dover St
Riverside Cemetery
Charles City
Brush Chapel
Elgin
Matilda Feller
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Muehlethaler- Wright's
Belle Plaine
Georgana
Nan) Fisher
Oak Hill Cemetery
Belle Plaine Funeral Home
van Beck’s
Harold W. Childs
Greene
First Lutheran Church
Shelly’s
Peace Lutheran Cemetery
Ryan Hopkinton
Edwin C. Jones
Goettsch’s. Brandon
Isabel A. Winsor
Phillips
Lowden
Riley Jo Kahl
Steve Kahl
Stockton
Kan
van Horne
Chapman’s
Postville
Alma Welzel
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Schutte’s
Holy Cross
Andrew Ross
Appleton
Inten
Iowa Board of Regents
University of Iowa
Amana Micro
General Services Administration
House of Representatives
Russia
San Jose
San Diego
John Murray
Ames
Robert Rush
Rush
Fawers
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
S.E
John B. Turner & Son
Turner
East Boo
Wwe. SE
Turner's West
First Awe West
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