Five Local Residents Die Amid Long Illnesses
Notices report deaths of Ethel B. Pirie 85 of 2030 First Ave NE Cedar Rapids long employee of Newmans Department Store member of Central Park Presbyterian Church and Order of the Eastern Star. Agnes Rutledge 58 Elkport postmistress survived by husband Merlin and children. Della May Nash 91 Crestview Acres former Kansas City native widow of Allen Nash with Cedar Rapids family. August Janssen 82 Newhall World War Legion and church member with multiple descendants. Hollis E. Hodge 58 Cedar Rapids cafeteria manager and long time school service worker. other brief funeral notices for local residents with service details and burial plans.
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Ethel B. Pirie
First Ave
Cedar Rapids
Norway
Newman's Department Store
Miss Pirie
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Order of the Eastern Star
Hazel Cass
Turner Chapel
Agnes Helene Rutledge
Elkport
Guttenberg
Lutheran Church
Della May Nash
Crestview Acres
Allen Nash
Kansas City
Garnett
Kan
Nash
First Presbyterian Church of
Homer W. Carley Jr
Chapel of Memories
Calvin DeVries
First Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Chapel Society
August G. Janssen
Newhall
Vinton
Elizabeth Kranz
Janssen
St. John’s Lutheran Church
John Ward McGranahan Legion
Charles Cottrell
Elmer Scheetz
Keystone
John Ward McGranahan Legion Post
Fellmer’s
St. John’s Cemetery
Schuster
Hollis E. Hodge
32Nd St
George D. Hodge
Hodge
Denver
Colo
Donald W
Richard Rosendahl
Prairieburg
Erwin Schmidt
Dean Bauman
Central City
Stan Jessie
Coggan
Georgia Rosendahl
Turner Chapel East
David Nelson Roth
Obituary notices list Iowa deaths with service times
A string of Iowa death notices lists names and ages including Clermont Marjorie Germann 67 and Luzerne Lillie Gihring 88. Services are scheduled at Burnham Woods Elgin St Pauls Lutheran and other churches with burial or graveside rites at local cemeteries and visitations at homes and funeral parlors.
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Clermont
Marjorie Germann
Burnham-Wood’s
Elgin Cemetery
Belle Plaine
Richard Spading
Hrabak’s. Luzerne
Lillie Gihring
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Fellmer’s
Keystone
Olin
Marjorie Stivers
Keswick United Methodist Church
Sorden
Powell's
South English
Monticello
Rachel H. Wenger
First United Presbyterian Church
Goettsch’s
City bids open for five projects including half million demolish and build
Bids opened at the City Council meeting show Cramer Brothers of Des Moines as apparent low bidder for demolishing the F Avenue bridge and two upstream dams at 585 400 with a possible 20 000 reduction for limited explosives. Anderson Excavating of Omaha bid 894 645 with 50 000 explosives deduction. E and F Cement bids 502 538.07 for the 1978 paving program against an estimate of 506 954.52. Cedar Valley Corp 551 555.76. Quad City Construction 532 982.15. Acme Electric bid 20 612 for First Avenue parkade lighting but bond status pending. if rejected, Justice Electric 21 224 leads. Other projects include Shaver Park comfort station 31 688 by O F Paulson and two east well field studies by Ranney Co 27 5600 and 37 400.
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Cramer Brothers Construction Co
Des Moines
F Avenue
Anderson Excavating and Wrecking Co
Omaha
E and F Cement and Asphaltic Paving Co
Cedar Valley Corp
Waterloo
Quad City Construction Co
Acme Electric Co
First Avenue
Justice Electric Co
Fandel Electric Co
E and S Electric Co
A-1 Electric Co
Paulson Electric Co
O.F. Paulson
Shaver Park
Ranney Co
Westerville
Ohio
Marti asks dismissal in girlfriend murder case
Dale Marti, charged with second degree murder in the death of Gloria Hoover, filed a Linn District Court motion to drop the offensive weapon charge tied to a sawed off shotgun at the H Avenue residence and to obtain discovery of prosecution evidence.
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Dale Marti
Gloria Hoover
Linn District Court
H Ave. NW
Marti
H Avenue
Iowa
Cedar Rapids man’s estate awarded damages over old quarrel
The May 20 Gazette reports $35,000 in damages awarded to the estate of Cedar Rapids man John Kopecky after a September 1974 pickup truck pedestrian crash. Police cited a long standing quarrel between Kopecky and Hartman. Hartman testified none existed.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
John Kopecky
Dean M. Hartman
Hartman
Kopecky
Candidates Night Set At Erskine School Meeting
Twenty four candidates for public office will attend a 7 30 p m Candidates Night at Erskine school sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Jaycees. Attending are Joe Betroche Indi ana lawyer seeking Republican U S Senate nomination Jerome Fitzgerald Fort Dodge candidate for governor Lloyd Smith Des Moines auditor John Bruno Centerville Democrat and Robert Lounsberry McCallsburg secretary of agriculture James Jordan Marion Democrat opposing Lounsberry.
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Erskine School
Cedar Rapids
Fort Dodge
Lloyd Smith
Des Moines
John Bruno
Centerville
Secretary of Agriculture
Robert Lounsberry
McCallsburg
James Jordan
Marion Farmer
Lounsberry
Linn County
Clark and
Thirty-fifth Street
Eagles Club theft nets guitar case tuner and saxophone
Police report the burglary of a room at the Eagles Club where a guitar, guitar case, tuner, public address system and a saxophone were stolen. Values total about 400 dollars. Complaint filed by Quentin Gilds of 5400 J St SW. St. Patrick's Special Games set for Monday May 29 at 509 A Ave NW with doors at 11 45. Largest cash prizes and public welcome.
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Eagles Club
Quentin Gilds
J St
St. Patrick’s
A Ave. NW
Police crack two major drug rings in Europe seizure
LONDON(AP) Police say they have cracked two major drug smuggling rings and seized cocaine and heroin valued at $900,000. Scotland Yard said the seizures include liquid cocaine worth $250,000, the first time this form has been confiscated in Europe.
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London
Scotland Yard
Europe
Rider Hurt In Spectacular Interstate 380 Crash
A motorcycle rider, Ronald Allen Bandy of North Liberty, 22, was treated at Mercy Hospital in fair condition after a late night crash on the Interstate 380 entrance ramp to Highway 84 Airport Road. Cedar Rapids police recovered the bike 300 feet from the scene. The bike traveled 54 feet in the air and 246 feet along the highway before hitting a drain pipe. Bandy wore a helmet, which police said likely saved his life. The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m.
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Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Ronald Allen Bandy
North Liberty
Mercy
Bandy
Highway 84
Airport Road
Randy
Urbana fire leaves six homeless
A garage electrical short sparked a fire that engulfed the Buchtela home in Urbana, totaling both house and garage. The Donald Buchtela family of six, including Donald Jr 17 Rhonda 12 Kelly 9 and Susan 6, are staying with relatives. Red Cross aid options were provided, with a $50 000 loss cited and limited insurance.
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Urbana
Donald Buchtela
Buchtela
Evelyn
Donald Jr
Rhonda
Kelly
Susan
Paul Brewer
Six Flags
St. Louis
Lake of the Ozarks
Gee Grading and Excavating Inc
Cedar Rapids
Red Cross
Lie detector urged in Cedar Valley Quarry death
Tipton Cedar County Attorney Ed Kemp recommended lie detector tests for Iowa City pair charged in a fatal accident at the Cedar Valley Quarry west of town. John Stephen Schillig, 22, died after the car backed into the quarry as Beemer searched for shoes. Linda Black escaped and swam to help. Divers recovered Schillig’s body.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Ed Kemp
Iowa City
Cedar Valley
Here
John Stephen Schillig
Richard Beemer
Keith Whitlatch
Beemer
Linda Black
Schillig
Kemp
the Gazette
Liberty
Black
Whitlatch
Journalist George Lorimer found dead near Florence
In Florence Italy police say 46 year old journalist George Lorimer grandson of the Saturday Evening Post founder was found dead Monday beneath his crashed car near Florence. He had worked as a freelance writer for American and Italian literary magazines.
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Florence
Italy
George Lorimer
Saturday Evening Post
Lorimer
Ducks Mothering Kittens In Yard Quarrel With Cats
In Cedar Rapids a Muscovy duck sits with a brood of kittens, feeding them and protecting them as a mother would. Onlookers near Mrs. Miller report cats may pose a risk once eggs hatch, but the duck remains vigilant and determined to keep the young safe. The eggs are believed to hatch by week’s end, with the kittens about three weeks old and gaining mobility.
Man seeks pay for two hour drive to San Francisco
Jose Horsley claims 34 dollars for driving two hours round trip plus a 2 dollar filing fee and 2 dollars to serve papers at minimum wage and 17 cents per mile for 100 miles. He says Ms. Chesselet promised to pay after canceling their date. They are set to appear in court July 24.
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Jose
San Francisco
Horsley
Ms. Chesselet
University of California
Eyeglass Ads Face FTC Rule Battle
Ophthalmologists diagnose treat and operate on eye conditions while optometrists provide vision exams and prescribe lenses. FTC Commissioner Elizabeth Dole cites 25 percent higher eyeglass prices in states banning ads. The American Optometric Association opposes parts of the rule, the Supreme Court has struck down a Virginia ban on druggist ads, and the rule takes effect in 30 days unless stayed.
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FTC
Elizabeth Dole
American Optometric Association
Optometric Association
Jepsen Eyes Victory Over Clark In Iowa Campaign
The article frames Roger Jepsen as a conservative challenger to Dick Clark, outlining Clark's liberal votes on taxes, abortion funding, defense, food stamps, right to work, and busing. It notes Jepsen's credentials as former state senator and lieutenant governor, and describes Thomson's strategy using direct mail to reach 650000 voters with Viguerie help to raise funds from conservatives beyond Iowa.
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Roger
Dick Clark
Clark
Omar Torrijos
Panama Canal
Roger Jepsen
Iowa
Thomson
Jepsen
Council Bluffs
The
Gazette
Richard Viguerie Co
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Viguerie Company
R.H. Peterson
Camarillo
Calif
Ruby
Gas pricing compromise clears House conferees vote
After six months of talks Energy Secretary Schlesinger backs a plan to deregulate natural gas pricing. The 13 to 12 House vote survived a GOP liberal split as conservatives seek speedier deregulation and critics warn price impacts on consumers. Final action expected in four to six weeks with floor votes likely in July.
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James Schlesinger
House
Senate
GOP
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Oak Shade
Marion
Glen W. Lamb
Murdoch Chapel
Tague
Tiffany F
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
J. David Pepper
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Bassett
Mildred A
Hardy
Irene A
Arnold Herbst
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Eyeglass
Supreme Court
Tising
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Cedar Rapids Solon
John E. Lapes
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