Cedar Rapids area obituaries list several deaths
Cedar Rapids residents Mrs. Joseph Courtney Milo Medulan 82 and Bertha Louise Weis Ribble 84 die in area hospitals. Other memorial notices cover Martha Hoyt 86 born in Germany, former Cedar Rapids resident Donald Svendal 52, Bernadine Carolan Courtney 69, Richard D. Marsh 48 of Belleville, and many service times, burial sites, and calling hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Louise Weis Ribble
Twentyfourth Street
Roy R. Ribble
Cedar Rapids
Palo
Mr. Ribble
Rosemont Gardens
Covington Church
Edna Duncan
Martha T. Hoyt
Second Street
Mercy Hospital
Germany
F.W. Woolworth Co
Frank Becicka
William Meyer
New Jersey
Brush Chapel
John Woods
Linwood Cemetery
Stanley
Wis
Donald Richard Svendal
Stanley Hospital
Mason City
Gladys Eggerth
Svendal
American Legion
Christine
Linda
Mabel Moore
Gilman Funeral Home
Gilman
Meadowbrook
Bernadine Carolan Courtney
McKinley Street
Chicago
Decorah
Immaculate Conception Church
St. Rita’s Circle
Joseph
Thomas
Michael
Marion
Frank
Lake Zurich
Ill
Daniel
Phoenix
Ariz
James Stobaugh
Tampa
Fla
Roger Formanek
Tiffin
Jack Miller
Theresa Courtney
Rafael Carolan
Elkader
Raymond Carolan
Rock Island, Ill
Frank Carolan
Waterloo
Harry Courtney
Ridgeway
Richard J. Hess
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
Father Joseph Mollner
St. Rita's Circle
Belleville
Texas
Richard D. Marsh
Hat Style Dispute Grips Iowa Sheriffs
Sheriff Orlie Workman criticized Polk County Sheriff Robert Rice for adopting campaign-style straw hats. The Iowa State Sheriffs and Deputies Assn has pushed a standard uniform since 1973, while Rice says deputies prefer the look and comfort of the campaign hats. Dennis Carr, president of the association, urged reconsideration amid calls for a statewide, dignified uniform standard.
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Orlie Workman
Polk County
Robert Rice
Iowa State Sheriffs and Deputies Assn
Iowa
State Sheriffs and Deputies ’ Commission
Cbers
Workman
Rice
Dennis M
Polk County Sheriff's Department
Sheriffs of
Sheriff's Department
Loudspeaker disturbances reported by Linn deputies and Cedar Rapids police
Deputies and police searched Tuesday night for motorists using loud speakers to harass citizens. A motorist shouting obscenities over a public address system was reported in Troy Mills but could not be located. Another driver followed a woman and her 15 year old son through Cedar Rapids, using a loud speaker, before turning off.
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Linn Sheriff's Deputies
Cedar Rapids
Troy Mills
Hampton Hawes Dies Jazz Pianist and Composer
Jazz pianist and composer Hampton Hawes died in Los Angeles at age 49 after a brain hemorrhage. The influential musician published the autobiography Raise Up Off Me detailing his early heroin addiction and recovery.
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Los Angeles
Hampton Hawes
Strike Ends in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids Laborers
Cedar Rapids bricklayers vote on a new contract proposal while no sessions are set with Allied Construction Interests. Iowa City laborers approve a two year contract raising wages and fringe benefits by 8.75 percent in year one to 9.13 a half dollars per hour. Teamsters stay on strike and plumbers and electricians agreements expire at month end.
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Bricklayers Union
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Teamsters
Plumbers
Iowa City Lawyer Disbarred for Misusing Client Funds
The Iowa Supreme Court revoked J. Newman Toomey's license after he practiced while suspended, withheld a client's tax refund for six months, and mixed it with his own funds. He also changed his office sign to Toomey Tax Office and had prior suspensions for tax returns and shoplifting.
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DES Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa
J. Newman Toomey
Toomey Law Office
Toomey Tax Office
Toomey
Supreme Court
North Western Reporter
Iowa Court
High Court
Kirkwood Faculty and Administration Reach Contract Accord
Kirkwood College faculty and administration reached a contract agreement for 1977 78 terms covering more than 160 instructors and counselors. The package calls for a 5.7 percent raise plus dental insurance benefits and annual increases of 800 dollars for 215 day staff and 692 dollars for 186 day staff, with performance evaluation and arbitration of grievances. The Aug 30 expiration date standardizes contracts, while concerns over salary distribution remain.
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Kirkwood College
Kirkwood Board of Directors
Linn Hall
Kirkwood
Hanna Weston
Ken Kupka
Jamison Seeks City Parks Post in Cedar Rapids
Robert H. Jamison of 1713 Eighth Street NW has filed nominating petitions for Cedar Rapids parks commissioner. He is the fourth candidate for a council post and the first to seek the parks post as five council seats including mayor and four commissioners will be up for election next November.
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Robert H. Jamison
Eighth Street
Cedar Rapids
Jamison
Hostage crisis in Netherlands as Molucan gunmen threaten deaths
South Moluccan gunmen hold 140 children and staff at a school in the Netherlands demanding independence for their homeland and the release of jailed militants. Authorities report ill children among the hostages and seek dialogue while Britain sends anti-terror experts to advise Dutch forces.
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van Agt
Theodor Kuhuwaen
London
Defense Ministry
Britain
Special Air Service Regiment
Netherlands
Koreas Force Gap Overlooked in Korea Pullout Debate
General Singlaub contradicts a budget study by asserting North Korea surpasses South Korea militarily with U.S. forces present. He says many officers fear a war if the United States withdraws, and notes mixed opinions on ground force removal while Carter’s plan to pull 33,000 troops proceeds. The Seoul talks with Habib and Brown stress a buildup in South Korea before any pullout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional Budget Office
Singlaub
North Korea
South Korea
U.S
Samuel Stratton
D-N.y
Korea
Carter
Stratton
House
Philip Habib
George Brown
Park Chung-hee
Seoul
Park
Washington
America
Habib
Brown
Mayor Seeks Flood Insurance Law Changes for Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Mayor Don Canney called the House action on federal flood insurance a step forward but noted long road ahead for Senate approval. He urged amendments to ease FIA standards, limit flood areas, and require disclosures on disaster assistance eligibility for loans.
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House of Representatives
Cedar Rapids
Don Canney
Canney
Senate
House
Flood Insurance Administration
FIA
Central Business
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Milo Medulan
Mrs
Joseph Courtney
I Avenue NW
Quaker Oats
Medulan
Hanford Post
John W. Howard
Ernest Medulan
Turner Chapel East
Earl A. Huebner
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Donald R. Svendal
Doris
Vickie Bachman
Richard L. Marsh
Dennis
Deep River
Emma Irene Sarvis
Harden’s
Garrett Cemetery
Postville
Albert G. Foels
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Schutte’s
Independence
Hilda L. Glouik
St. John’s Catholic Church
Mason-Howe
Delta
Holm’s
Sigourney
Worthington
Robert Jaeger
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Farley
Visitation
Kramer’s
Dyersville
Orin K. Miller
White’s
Odd Fellows and Rebekah
Masonic
White's
Hayden’s
Legion
Association
Carr
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Iowa Sheriffs and Deputies
C.R
Dale Kueter
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
DIAL
Ness
Washington Post
the Post
Congressional
Mike Deupree Gazza
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Cemetery
Sharon Singleton
Sharon
First Avenue
N.E
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