Deaths outline varied Cedar Rapids area figures
An obituary list highlights Otto A Kohl 78 a former Cedar Rapids businessman and WWI veteran with ties to Chautauqua and coaching Nile Kinnick and Bob Feller. Rowena Dixon 66 Marion and Charles E Hixson 45 Reno also noted with services and survivors. Additional notices list John Woehlk 78 San Jose and multiple short memorials across several Iowa towns with service details and memorial funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Kohl
Bupane Gas
Cedar Rapids
Aquafil Company
Nevada
Kohl Enterprises
Chautauqua
Superior
Wis
Pueblo
Colo
Adel
Iowa
Nile Kinnick
Bob Feller
Turner Chapel East
Arnold Herbst
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Lisbon Cemetery
Rowena A. Dixon
10Th St
Marion
Floyd Dixon
Mr. Dixon
Waterloo
Robert Burgess
Noel Arbuckle
Savanna
Charles E. Hixson
Reno
Nev
Mr. Hixson
Fort Bragg
Calif
Rose Marie
Hixson
Ely
Kennecott Cooper
John W
Patricia Lee
Minnie Hixson
Galt
John
Harold
Harvey Hixson
Martelle
Man confesses to vandalizing Iowa City jet
Joseph Grant, head of Pacem in Terris Fellowship, confessed to splashing red paint on the Old Jet at the Iowa City Municipal Airport and scrawling antiwar slogans. He seeks the reward for the vandalism to fund antiwar causes, pledging to donate the $100 to Elizabeth McCallister. Johnson County Magistrate's Court set a May 19 preliminary hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Joseph Grant
Riverside
Pacem In Terris Fellowship
Grant
Johnson County
Vietnam
Middle East
Phillip Berrigan
Johnson County Veterans Council
Kenneth Kinyon
Veterans Council
Cactus Cup for Mom and Flower Shop Ads Highlight City Briefs
City Briefs note Mom gifts with Cactus Cup special at $8.98 cash or $9.98 delivered from Roosevelt Royale Shoppe of Gifts and Flowers. Cedar Rapids graduates Melvin Duvall and James Packard among 132 at Westmar College LeMars with Dr. James Barrett speaking. Also listings for Peruvian tapestries at shops, orchid corsage from Honolulu, Moose Club dinner, stained glass from Stiers Crafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Royale
Melvin R. Duvall
James A. Packard
Cedar Rapids
Westmar College
LeMars
James Barrett
Division of Higher Education
Ministry
The
United Methodist Church
Honolulu
Roosevelt Royale Flower Shoppe
Burroughs Performs Quick Hiemlich Hug Rescue
Iowa State Sen. Cliff Burroughs used a Hiemlich hug to aid Mary Holland a Decorah high school senior who was choking on a pickle in the Iowa Senate chamber. Holland credited Burroughs with the successful dislodging on the third attempt as bystanders watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Cliff Burroughs
R-Greene
Hiemlich
Senate
Mary Holland
Decorah
Burroughs
Miss Holland
Circus Krone Adds Ballet Company of 12 Dancers
Circus Krone in Munich West Germany introduces a ballet company of 12 dancers under choreographer Irene Mann for its forthcoming tour. The addition strengthens the already large circus program at one of West Germanys leading circuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
West Germany
UPI
Circus Krone
Irene Mann
Deluge Floods Northeast Iowa Areas Prompting Widespread Flooding
Five inches of rain swelled the Turkey River and tributaries in Winneshiek and Howard counties causing washed out county roads and flash flooding. Protivin and Spillville reported the worst conditions while campers were stranded then helped to safety. Downstream flooding was milder with Clermont Elgin area seeing localized impacts. A later note marks an unrelated 1968 poverty demonstration in Washington.
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Turkey River
Iowa
Protivin
Howard-Winneshiek
Winneshiek
Spillville
Winneshiek County
Norm Jensen
Decorah
Sumner
Jensen
Bill Moellering
Fayette County
Clermont-Elgin
Ossian
Turkey
Crane Creek
Postal rate reform proposal cited at hearings
The expert on postal rates urged change at rate commission hearings with consumer groups praising Carter's plan as relief from further rate hikes. Historical context notes first class stamps rose from 5 to 6, then to 8, 10 and 13 cents across successive years. The commission shifted recommendations on 24 of 45 mail subclasses. On this date in 1977 a Saudi oilfield pipeline rupture caused a temporary halt to over half of the country’s petroleum output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
The
Rate Commission
Postal Service
Saudi Arabia
Tax rollback plan faces Senate opposition over Social Security funding
A House committee advances a two year rollback of major 1977 tax increases aimed at easing Social Security payroll taxes. The plan lowers the 1979 rate to 5.85 percent with a $21 900 wage base and lowers 1980 figures, shifting funds between Social Security and the Medicare trust fund. Senate opposition led by Sen Russell Long challenges using general revenues.
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Congress
House
Senate
Russell Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
Long
Medicare
Endorser Rules Highlight Celebrity Adver tising
Debby Boone's TV endorsement faced scrutiny as her attorney James Cook defended delays in scientific verification for acne product claims. FTC official Albert Kramer stressed endorsers must verify ad claims or face action, noting experts or independent sources are essential when endorsers lack subject expertise. The piece notes rising celebrity endorsements in advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Kramer
FTC
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Usury Debate Stalls As Iowa House Looks To Adjourn
The article reports continued stalemate over usury limits and related banking reforms in the Iowa House. Leaders Cochran Avenson and Montgomery acknowledge past efforts failed to move a package including redlining bans and early repayment penalties. The outcome hinges on Senate action and lobbying with adjournment approaching and no clear path to a final bill.
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Cochran
Montgomery
Savings and Loan
Avenson
Dean says he never seriously considered Fox offer for Keystone Ski Resort
Ralston Purina chairman R H Dean testified in Linn District Court that a 20th Century Fox bid to buy Keystone Ski Resort in Colorado on January 5 1976 was not seriously considered. Plaintiffs seek 75 million in a suit alleging misled minority shareholders and failed information disclosure. The trial, led by Judge Ansel Chapman, has continued into its third week without a jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralston- Purina Co
20Th Century-Fox
Keystone
Colorado
Ralston
R.H. Dean
Linn
Dean
Ansel Chapman
Misplaced millions in German currency found worthless
George Cole III bought a secondhand record player at auction and discovered about one million German marks from 1914 to 1923. A currency expert said inflation made the notes practically valueless. Germans used the marks for burning fires and wallpaper, leaving only historical value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Mo
George Cole III
Cole
Germany
Cale
Disaster on the Atlantic 1972 Ship Collision Claims 83
On this date in 1972 a British refrigerator ship collided with a Liberian tanker off Argentina, killing 83 crew members. The disaster prompted investigations and maritime safety questions amid wartime and peacetime shipping tensions.
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Argentina
Also Mentioned on This Page
Otto A. Kohl
First Ave
Mr. Kohl
California
Hazleton
Phillip John McGraw
White’s
Independence
Walker Cemetery
Winthrop
John H. Woehlk
San Jose
Church of Christ United
Crystal Cemetery
Garwin
Fawcett’s
Hintz's
Manchester
M. Pearl Davis
Shelly’s. Manchester
Z.W. Brown
Shelly’s. Dyersville
Catherine Hoffmann
Basilica of St. Francis Xavier
Kramer’s
Dyersville
Urban L. Arens
Blairstown
Lois Lincoln
Monticello
Jack H. Merrill
Goettsch’s
Briney
Wilma
Manchester United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Fort Worth Osteopathic Hospital
Fort Worth
Texas
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Kopecky
Edward F
Allen van Cleve
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Czech National Cemetery
Heart Fund
Mercy Hospital Memorial Fund
Man
St. Matthew’s Church
Sullivan
Moose
Stiers Crafts
Kirkwood
Henry David Thoreau
Cedar Rapids Solon
Washington, D.C
Coretta King
Martin Luther King Jr
Ullman
Pat Boone
Boone
James Cook
Debby Boone
Nell
Don Avenson
D-Oelwein
John E. Lapes
Fre
Cedar Park
Fox
Pierson
Ellis Blvd
N.W
16Th Avenue
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