Distinctive Obituaries From Marion Cedar Rapids Area
Obituaries and funeral notices list Earl F. Miles age 59 of Troy Mills and Violet Springer Snyder age 87 of Marion among others. Names include Miles, Snyder, McEnany, Cherry, Hofer, Parker, Yanda and Gottsch with multiple service times at Murdoch Turner and Cedar Memorial. Families noted include Ruble, Beers, Hurt, Sweet, Fisher, Adelson, Fortner, Schorr and Lalla with service details and burial sites listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl F
Bud” Miles
Troy Mills
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Maxine Moore Ruble
Galena
Ill
Miles
U.S. Navy
Trojan Lodge
Cement Masons
Afl-Cio
Gregg Alan Miles
Iowa City
Kurt E. Miles
John Bauer
Bruce
Wis
Frank A. Beers
Wonewoc
Howard Hurt
Central City
Doug Sweet
Coggon
Violet May Springer Snyder
Lloyd H. Snyder
Church of the Brethren
Doris Fisher
Helene Adelson
Omaha
Neb
Georgia Burgess
Northwood
First Baptist Church
Wayne Shireman
Dunkard Cemetery
Turner Chapel East
Powell’s
Mt. Olivet
Riverside
Belle Plaine
Douglas Preston
Hrabak’s. Anamosa
Ann Yanda
St Patrick’s Catholic Church
de. Wachter
Campbell-Russell’s
Auto Exhaust Plan Faces House Battle Over Delays
The Carter backed plan for immediate auto exhaust standards hits House opposition. A two year delay compromise proposed by Rep. Preyer would preserve tough standards after the grace period, while industry backers push for looser rules post delay. Dingell argues the compromise still raises car costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Richardson Preyer
D-N.c
House Commerce Committee
Carter
Preyer
John Dingell
D-Mich
James Broyhill
Rn.c
Dingell
Haley Sued Again for Plagiarism
AP reports author Alex Haley faces a second plagiarism suit in New York. Harold Courlander claims Roots copied largely from his 1967 novel The African and seeks injunctions and damages. Crown Publishers joins the suit, and a prior suit also alleges copying from Jubilee by Margaret Walker Alexander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alex Haley
Harold Courlander
Bethesda, Md
U.S. District Court
Manhattan
Courlander
Carpenters Set Saturday Vote Across Three Iowa Cities
About 800 carpenters in Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Ottumwa will vote on a new contract proposal Saturday. Members of Local 308 1266 Wilson Ave Cedar Rapids Local 1260 705 South Clinton Iowa City and Local 767 529 West Second Ottumwa vote 8 to 10 a.m. for Allied Construction Interests contracts while Home Builders Assn. workers vote 10 30 to 11 30 a.m. at the same sites. Union officials said the prospects for ratification are fairly good. Details of the contracts will be explained at the meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth K. Merkel
Linwood Street
Coggon
Cedar Rapids
Lester D. Merkel
Iowa City
Robert J. French
Joseph Hladek
Denver
Colo
Donald Murdock
Westminster
Calif
James Forcst
Ricky A. Merkel
Birmingham
Ala
Gary G. Merkel
Algona
Chapel of Memories
Dennis Wright
First Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial
Virginia Elizabeth Miller Pearson
Thirty-sixth Street
Roy Pearson
Burlington
Pearson
Calvin- Sinclair Presbyterian Church
PEO
Turner Chapel East
McGregor
William T. Johnson
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Iowa
Beverly J. Fortner
Marion
James W
Dean Johnson
Carmaletta Lala
Joe
J.D.) Johnson
Carpenters Union
Ottumwa
Wilson Avenue
South
Clinton
Home Builders Assn
Credit Unions Win Draft Case in Iowa Courts
Polk County judge rules share drafts legal for credit union members, overturning Iowa Banking Superintendent Huston. Holliday says share drafts resemble checks but are drawn on a credit union, with bylaws allowing 60 days advance withdrawal notice. Case brought by Iowa Credit Union League at John Deere & Co. in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Polk County
Gibson Holliday
Thomas Huston
Holliday
Huston
Iowa Credit Union League
John Deere & Co
Waterloo
Soviet Hijacker Taken Off Plane
An unidentified hijacker who commandeered a Soviet airliner over the Soviet Union was taken off the plane peacefully after landing at Arlanda Airport Stockholm. Police said the hijacker was removed for interrogation and the flight was escorted by Swedish fighters with about 18 passengers and four crew aboard.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Soviet Union
Arlanda
Hans Holmer
Aeroflot
Gotska Sandeen
Baltic Sea
Mitchell Wins Two Week Delay In Prison Start
Entertainer Chad Mitchell founder of the Chad Mitchell Trio wins a two week delay in starting a five year sentence for possession of 400 pounds of marijuana found in his car outside a San Antonio motel. Court officials said the delay allows him to perform in a television program next month. The 1973 case led to federal charges.
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San Antonio
Cuban Adviser Sees African Leaders Open to Nonviolent Freedom
The adviser told reporters in transit from Sudan that armed struggle is not the sole path to independence and that racism persists where it is not discussed. He warned against labeling critics as racist and noted Russians and Swedes as particularly hypocritical on race.
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Young
Owen
Africa
Sudan
Hostage Crisis at South Moluccan Train Siege
Reports describe 85 degree heat and appalling conditions aboard a black steel train where gunmen hold hostages including a school father and a pregnant wife sequestered in Bovensmilde. A released girl is the first child freed since the initial seizure amid limited crisis center updates.
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Bovensmilde
Oil imports keep U.S. trade deficit high in April
The Commerce Department reports April imports at 12.6 billion while exports were 10 billion, leaving a 2.6 billion trade gap. Oil remained the largest single import expense, with nearly 288 million barrels costing about 3.9 billion dollars, while March saw 4.3 billion spent on foreign oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Commerce Department
Department
Trial arguments center on planning in Lekin case
Closing arguments in the Gary P. Lekin inciting murder trial focused on whether the Cedar Rapids man participated in planning the action against Ronald Hopp or was merely nearby. The state pointed to Lekin’s presence at key locations and alleged ties to heroin control.
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Gary P. Lekin
Ronald Hopp
Linn
Cedar Rapids
Lekin
Robert Maddox, Jr
Maddox
Hopp
Bobby
David Young
Young
Ture
Joseph M. Zalesky
Man Freed By Turning Ring Over
In Los Alamos New Mexico a plumber named W A Spencer became trapped upside down in a manhole capped by a 14 inch ring. A federal fire crew from Energy Research and Development Administration dug up the ring turned it over and the man was pulled free with only pride injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Alamos
N.M
Federal Energy Research and Development Administration
W.A. Spencer
White Rock
Dale Hahn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lester Merkel
Mrs
Bud’ Miles
Medulan
Milo
Earl A. Huebner
Calvin-Sinclair Presbyterian Church
Turner’s East
Ribble
Bertha Louise
John D. Hegarty
Linwood Cemetery
Turner East
Albert L. McEnany
Mariam H. McEnany
Mound Avenue
Springville
Castone Products
Raymond G. Cherry
Geneva Tower
Immaculate Conception Church
Richard J. Hess
Beatty- Bearle-Murdoch
Oelwein
Betty Dunlap
Grace United Methodist
Hintz
Hazleton Cemetery
Mary Gremmels
St. Peter Lutheran Church
Westgate
House of Windsor
Queen Mary
Haley
Carpenters
Credit Unions
Mitchell
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
American South
England
Queens
New York City
Man
Ring
Howard Richerson
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Cemetery
Bill Foster
Bill
First Avenue N.E
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