Deaths fill Cedar Rapids area obits for Morley and others
Death notices list Alice F. Morley 70 of 3019 Bever Ave SE Cedar Rapids widow of C M Morley born 1908 in Thief River Falls Minnesota and longtime Wilson Foods employee with church and club ties. Clarence H. Bergman Jr. 56 of Longmont Colorado former Cedar Rapids resident dies after short illness with family links and multiple Iowa and Colorado affiliations. A series of funeral services set for Tipton, Edgewood, Colesburg, Williamsburg, Cascade, Anamosa, Independence and Cedar Rapids area locales for dozens of local residents with church, cemetery and memorial details. Burial plans and donations to community organizations noted.
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Alice F. Morley
Bever Ave
Cedar Rapids
Thief River Falls
Minn
Alice Kinsela
C.M. Morley
Little Brown Church
Nashua
Clarence H. Bergman Jr
Longmont
Colo
Waverly
Marlys Deitrick
Bergman
University of Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
St. Vrain School
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Sunrise Lion’s Club
Elks
Mount Hermon Lodge
Colorado Consistory
Denver
Michael
Boulder
Michelle Ann Long
Firestone
Cletus
Des Moines
Otis
Janesville
Patricia
Kansas City
Lola Haberer
Ogden
Mount View Memorial Park
Heart Fund
Howe Funeral Home
Coffman
Leona Anderle Suhr
Juniper
Wilbur C. Suhr
Suhr
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Cedar Rapids Telephone Pioneers
Services Held for Phil L Underwood at Springville United Methodist
Services were conducted today at Springville United Methodist Church by the Rev Clive Cook. Burial followed at Springville Cemetery. Murdoch Funeral Home arranged arrangements. Tomasek Joe to be laid to rest Saturday at 10 a.m. at Brush Chapel with burial at Czech National Cemetery. Friends may visit Brush Chapel until 9 tonight and after 9 a.m. Saturday.
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Edgewood
John Raymond Beatty
Appleton-Vernon
S. Tipton
Emma Edler
First United Church of Christ
Visitation
Sheets and Son
Tipton
Mabel I. Niles
Rochester
Colesburg
Hattie Timm
Trinity Lutheran Church
Hawkeye
Milne’s
Williamsburg
Evelyn E. Morrin
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Uhlmann’s. Cascade
Ida Frances Geary
St. Martin’s Catholic Church
Devaney-Reiff’s. Anamosa
Ralph Albaugh
Goettsch’s
Independence
Emily E. Erdman
St. James Episcopal Church
White's
Lester L. Webber
Route 1
Marion
Beulah Clark
Webber
Collins Radio
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Phillip D
Steven L
Palo
Maurice L
Cedar Rapids
Delores Novotny
Ronald E. Clark
Gays Mills
Wis
C. Edwin Clark
Midway
Richard L. Thompson
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Baxter Memorial Chapel
Van Nostrand targets Jepsen in Iowa Senate race
Maurice Van Nostrand with Gov. Robert Ray assails Roger Jepsen as aligning with right wing and “strange forces” led by Richard Viguerie. Ray calls Jepsen’s stance limited while Van Nostrand cites Viguerie backed groups and a 100000 letter campaign as evidence of extreme ties. Joe Bertroche also runs in the GOP primary.
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Des Moines
Maurice van Nostrand
Robert Ray
Roger Jepsen
Jepsen
van Nostrand
GOP
U.S. Senate
Richard Viguerie
Virginia Direct Mail
Roger Jepse
Ray
Viguerie
Joe Bertroche
Bertroche
Joe
Meldrim Thomson Jr
New Hampshire
America
Stolen Iron Safe From Kennedy Paint Co Office
Police report a theft at the Kennedy Paint Co cargo office on Third Ave SE. An iron safe containing about $150 was taken, with no further details announced.
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Kennedy Paint Co
Third Ave
Operation CARE rolls out to curb interstate speeding
Washington officials announce a nationwide crackdown on highway speeding during Memorial Day weekend under Operation CARE. Transportation Secretary Brock Adams praises coordinated state efforts to cut traffic fatalities and urges drivers to observe the 55 mph limit. The program spans Memorial Day, July 4, and Labor Day weekends.
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Washington
UPI
Transportation Department
Transportation
Brock Adams
Adams
Operation Care
Local Kirkwood student pursues chef career after Kraft contest
Mike, a Kirkwood two year program graduate, plans to join the National Apprentice Chef Program under a Des Moines chef after competitions like Kraft. He emphasizes dedication and artistry, recalling long practice periods and careful display planning. He notes a lobster allergy and wears gloves for prep.
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Bagen
Mike
Kirkwood
American Culinary Federation
Kraft
Carter Blames Congress Over Foreign Policy Constraints
President Carter vented frustration at Congress in a Chicago news conference, saying he cannot compete peacefully with Soviet and Cuban adventurism in Africa and that a rising restraint trend hampers rapid responses to changing circumstances. He cited frequent private complaints to lawmakers.
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Ward
U.S
Carter
Congress
Africa
Chicago
Carter signals restrict lines not repeal and Angola stance
President Carter aims to limit new restrictions while avoiding U S troop involvement in Africa. Senator Clark accuses him of wanting to reengage in Angola via peaceful aid to counter Soviet Cuban influence. A senior official says no intervention in Angola and proposes a contingency fund for spur of the moment grants to African governments.
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Carter
Angola
U.S
Africa
Sen
Dick Clark
Iowa
Cyrus Vance
New York
Atlantic City Bets Big on Resorts Casino Opening
The New Jersey Casino Control Commission grants Resorts a certificate of operation as the former Chalfonte-Haddon Hall Hotel is renovated into a Las Vegas style casino. Thousands attend a pre opening party while officials forecast Resorts will generate over 100 million dollars in its first year and spur renewed growth along the Boardwalk.
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al Kaplan
Edison
N.J
Irene Laconelli
Atlantic City
New Jersey Casino Control Commission
Bahamas
Byrne
Resorts International
Playboy
Penthouse
Caesars Palace
Intertel
Oklahoma Patrolman Killings Stir State Grief
Gov. David Boren called the deaths of three highway patrolmen the worst tragedy in four decades of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and ordered flags half staff. The manhunt stretched to southern Oklahoma as investigators searched the area tied to a slain Alabama woman’s car. A witness said the suspects were shot repeatedly, with Lancaster dying from chest wounds during transport after gunfire erupted as a patrol car arrived.
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Earnest Slack
Oklahoma
Dennis
Alabama
Lancaster
Judge issues injunction against Teamsters local over fee
A federal judge issued a temporary injunction at the request of the National Labor Relations Board barring Teamsters Local 238 from charging a $47 service fee to non-union drivers unloading equipment at the Cedar Rapids sewage treatment plant. Calvin R. Swanson of CRST Inc. reported the April 4 charge. A pre trial conference is set for June 5 to determine if the injunction will become permanent.
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Teamsters
Cedar Rapids
U.S
Edward R. McManus
National Labor Relations Board
Teamsters Local
Crst Inc
Calvin R. Swanson
Hispanic groups form task force in Houston
A task force of 25 Mexican-American organizations forms to address drug abuse rising crime inadequate recreation facilities poor education unemployment and police abuse in Houston. Eduardo Lopez notes the group will seek solutions for Hispanic neighborhoods in the city.
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Houston
Eduardo Lopez
Fordspate Eyes PAL Tournament Site in Bloomfield Hills
Fordspate discusses possible lodging in Iowa for the upcoming University of Iowa Finkbine course event. She notes the Amana VIP tournament draws top golfers worldwide and is an annual fixture at Iowa City venues.
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Bloomfield Hills
Police Athletic League
Ford
Iowa
University of Iowa
Finkbine
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