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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1979

Page

31

Obituary notices from Cedar Rapids area deaths

A sequence of obituaries from Cedar Rapids area papers notes deaths of Louis Edward Shepard 53, Betty Suzuki about 40, Helen J. Dvorak 72, John W. Drums, Donald G. Kramer, Helen O. Vanderlinden, Laura Lee, Charles H. Smith, George R. Vogel 57, Ruth W. Turner 73, Henriette Meyers 71, Donna Polance and Dennis Meyers, and several others with service times, burial plans, and memorials. Surviving relatives include spouses, children, and siblings. many entries list churches, cemeteries, funeral homes, and specific service dates. Memorials to cancer or heart funds are mentioned in several notices.

Louis Edward Shepard Blake Blvd St. Luke’s Hospital Cedar Rapids Geraldine “Terry” Smith Shepard Whipple, Winterberg and Shepard Inc Frank B. Hall of Iowa All-Iowa Fair Cedar Rapids Independent Agents Association Cedar Betty Suzuki Tempe Ariz Helen J. Dvorak Godfrey O. Dvorak Oakland Road Mr. Dvorak St. Matthew’s Catholic Church St. Bernadette Circle Altar and Rosary Society St. Matthew’s Church Cedar Memorial Cemetery Kuba Funeral Home Drums John W St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church Louis J. Trzil St. John’s Cemetery Kuba Funeral Home East Dryml Eileen Kramer Donald G St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Martin T. Laughlin Mount Calvary Cemetery Knights of Columbus Teahen Funeral Home Vanderlinden Helen O Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Lyle W. Lee First Baptist Church of Oak Hill Cemetery Calvin DeVries First Presbyterian Church Joseph E. McCabe Coe College Turner Chapel East Smith Charles H Edward M. Bateman Faith Bible Church Heart Fund George R. Vogel Hollywood Blvd Athelstone Wis Ruth Stourne Kahoka Lefebvre Corp Mizpah Masonic Lodge el Kahir Shrine Jolly Jokers Clowns International Shrine Clown Association Central States Shrine Crown Association Daniel J Davenport David G Toddville Eli Plank Milo Kasparek Roy Eagle River Bert William James Landis J. Olson St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Mizpah Lodge American Cancer Society Shriners’ Crippled Children’s Fund Henriette Marie Meyers Keith Drive George M. Meyers Iowa State Liquor Commission Donna L. Polance Dennis G. Meyers Ardmore Anamosa Richard L. Rathjens Goettsch’s Monticello Joe E. Messerli Presbyterian Church Noah V. Miller Powell S. Tama Henry Mikkelson Mason-Hand S. Hayesville LeRoy Benjamin Mertz Hayesville Reynold’s Sigourney Brandon Virgil Betty) Topp White’s Independence Elkader William H. Kruse Sr Zion Lutheran Church Clayton Center Witt's Church Earlville Joe Dina) Dingbaum St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Clifton’s St. Joseph's Guild Riverview Care Center Guttenberg Iowa City al Wonick George L

Cedar Rapids man among two killed in Mississippi head-on crash

Jessie Earl Wright 38 of Cedar Rapids and Marie D. Meeks 52 of Lexington Mississippi died in a head-on collision on Mississippi 17 near Lexington. Wright, returning from his uncle’s funeral, worked nine years at Quaker Oats. Meeks’ two teenage sons were injured and taken to Mississippi Baptist Hospital in Jackson. Funeral plans are pending and likely in Mississippi.

Cedar Rapids Mississippi Mississippi Highway Patrol Jessie Earl Wright Seventh Ave. SE Marie D. Meeks Lexington Miss Wright Jamie Richmond Richmond Quaker Oats Co Meeks Mississippi 17 Mississippi Baptist Hospital Jackson

Preservation of Iowa land through new foundation

A private nonprofit Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation is formed to buy wilderness areas and transfer them to public conservation. Chair Robert Buckmaster and President Bill Brenton plan private funding, rapid land acquisition, and flexible strategies to preserve natural lands amid Iowa’s shrinking open spaces. Governor Ray lauds the move.

Des Moines Iowa Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation Robert Buckmaster Waterloo Bill Brenton Brenton Bank Robert Ray Foundation Foundatin Buckmaster

Nuclear investigation reveals control room noise and misstatements

Congressional investigators heard a deep thump in the control room during the incident while company officials allegedly misled officials. Separately, federal officials plan to use at least 400 degraded nuclear fuel rods in an experimental breeder reactor near Richland Washington, saying defects are minor and pose no danger.

NRC The Seattle Post Intelligencer

Gas lines widen as nationwide fuel shortages loom

Reporters note California motorists face long lines as Carter energy policy faces congressional tests. DeNike says Alaska oil is moving east and not in glut. Stations on the East Coast report limited openings and high waits as Memorial Day nears.

DeNike Jackson California Connecticut Edmund Brown Jr

Regulators Slammed Over Oil Pipeline Rate Claims

The GAO report faults regulators for not probing many questionable practices of oil pipelines. The Washington Post cites 41 of 110 lines earning returns above allowed in 1976, suggesting tighter control could have cut consumer costs by up to 30 million dollars that year.

General Accounting Office Washington Post

Culver pushes 90 day delay on Milwaukee Road suspension

Senator John Culver urges the Senate subcommittee to delay Milwaukee Road service halt for 90 days citing Iowa concerns. He seeks compensation for shippers, contract honors by new carriers, and stock protection for lines taken over. Iowa IDOT states no change in stance. clerks union backs delay to aid employee decisions.

Washington John Culver Iowa Senate Surface Transportation Subcommittee Milwaukee Road Milwaukee Interstate Commerce Commission Culver Iowa Department of Transportation IDOT Les Holland Clerks Union Larry Doughterty

Apollo 10 crew skims lunar surface nine miles up

On this date in 1969 the Apollo 10 astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan flew about nine miles above the moon while scouting surface sites for future landings.

U.S Thomas Stafford Eugene Cernan Moon Lunar

Gazette appeals ruling on Iowa closed meetings suit

The Gazette appeals to the Iowa Supreme Court a Linn County ruling denying review of a suit challenging late last year’s ad hoc city committee meetings. Judge Clinton Shaeffer said the case was like beating a dead horse as the law had been repealed and the committee dissolved.

the Gazette Iowa Supreme Court Linn District Court Clinton Shaeffer Iowa Floyd Bergen

Iowa to Use Mailbox Bond Plan to Slow Speeders

Iowa state troopers will escort speeding motorists to a mailbox to mail a bond as part of a Memorial Day program to enforce the 55 mph limit. The plan aims to coerce payment of fines, extend license suspensions for repeat violators, and boost ad campaigns about safety and fuel economy.

United States America Kuwait Department of Transportation Mary van Dusseldorp Governor's Highway Safety Office Holetz

Lindbergh Completes First Solo Atlantic Flight

In 1927 Charles Lindbergh completes his famous solo flight across the Atlantic. He lands in Paris to a cheering crowd of 100000 awaiting his arrival.

Charles Lindbergh Atlantic Paris

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Ruth W. Turner J Ave St. Ansgar Elory A. Turner Little Brown Church Nashua First Lutheran Church New Encounters Boyson Jewelry Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Julia Ann Turner Salt Lake City Harley Bruce Grove Okla J.O. Landdeck Goodrich N.D C.R. Man Preservation of Richland, Wash Alaska Georgia AAA Texas New Jersey New York Pacific Northwest John E. Lopes 3Rd Avenue 5.E Gazette Liberty Center Pierson’s Flowershop Ellis Blvd Avenue Floral and Botanicals 16Th Ave S.W Cedar Park DOT Louis E. Shepard
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