Death notices list Davis Chandler and others in Cedar Rapids region
Victoria Simon Davis 81 of 889 Twelfth Street NE died after a brief illness. Survived by son Ben and four grandchildren. cremation at Turner’s crematory with services pending. Clark W. Chandler 70 of 346 Woodland Drive SE died at a Cedar Rapids hospital. former Chandler Co. president, ham radio pioneer, WWII veteran, burial at Oak Hill. wife Dorothy and two sons survive. Also listed are funeral arrangements for Sindelar Joseph F. and infant Heather Lynn Weldon, and Bertha Betty Maurer with memorial services and burial details. Memorials to American Diabetes Assn requested.
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Victoria Simon Davis
Twelfth Street
Cedar Rapids
Wolf's Department Store
Ben
Des Moines
Turner’s
Turner's East
Clark W. Chandler
Woodland Drive
Chandler Co
Dorothy Jackson Hawthorne
Peoria
Ill
Herbert Hoover
Williston Academy
Easthampton
Mass
Coe College
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Chandler
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
Dorothy
Robin J. Hawthorne
Ames
Kenneth G. Hawthorne
Nashville
Tenn
Parnell
Heather Lynn Weldon
Gerald Weldon
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Uhlmann
Tipton
Bertha
Betty) Maurer
Tipton Masonic Cemetery
Sheets and Son
Heavy Rains Scatter Across Iowa with Local Downpours
Widespread thunderstorms developed over much of Iowa Sunday afternoon with eastern areas hit hardest by brief downpours. Columbus City reported .87 inch in 15 minutes and pea sized hail was noted in scattered spots. Temperatures in the 80s and winds from five to 15 mph. Drier air moving east but a chance of storms remained for Monday and Tuesday with highs near 80 and lows around 60.
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Iowa
Columbus City
Four Iowans Die in Memorial Day Weekend Traffic
Four Iowans were killed in traffic crashes by midnight Sunday amid the Memorial Day weekend. Blakesburg two motorcyclists Carl Proctor and Dennis Olin, ages 20 and 33, died after colliding with a car on Iowa 213. Valerie Mein, 5, of Storm Lake, died after a bicycle collision with a pickup at Storm Lake. Carol Sue Coleman, 19, of Washington, died when a car slammed into a utility pole near Creston and was rear ended. Robert McLaughlin, 51, of Dubuque, was killed when struck by a car while walking across U S 61 in Dickeyville Wisconsin.
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Robert McLaughlin
Dubuque
U.S
Dickeyville
Wis
Two C and N W Trains Derail in Le Grand
Two C and N W freight trains derailed on a twin track near Le Grand Iowa. Officials reported ten cars on one train and four on the other were involved along with two diesel units. No injuries were reported though a fire started in wreckage and was fought by local firefighters.
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LE Grand
UPI
Chicago and North Western
Marshall County
C&nw
Officer Says She Drove Off
Eva M Abbo 36 of 245 Twenty third street drive SE was arrested after allegedly fleeing an officer stopped for speeding in the 1700 block of Third Avenue SE and attempting to strike him at her residence. She was clocked 47 mph in a 30 zone, pursued on foot, restrained, and charged with speeding operation on approach of an emergency vehicle and resisting an officer. Bond set at 375 dollars.
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Eva M. Abbo
Twenty Third Street Drive
Third Avenue SE
Linden Drive
Nassau Street
Carter says arms talks with USSR going well on fishing trip
President Carter returning from a 12 hour deep sea expedition on St. Simons Island told reporters arms reduction negotiations with the Soviet Union have been going very well lately. He said next two talks with Cyrus Vance and Andrei Gromyko are expected before mid September in Geneva. Carter, still on Memorial Day holiday, noted he has not decided on renewing Arthur Burns as Fed chairman. The first family fished two king mackerel five tuna three dolphin and one bonito.
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ST. Simons Island
UPI
Carter
Soviet Union
Cyrus Vance
Andrei Gromyko
Geneva
Arthur Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Musgrove
Rosalynn
Amy
Atlantic Ocean
First Lady
Latin America
Jim Bishop
Brunswick
Carters
Jerry Edwards
Jack Hart
Births Report From Local Homes And Marion Gary Areas
Vital statistics note wind NE at 12 mph at 9 p m with sun events and a fair extended forecast. Birth notices list Mercy May 29 and KimKe hoe May 28 with several couples in Marion Gary Amosa and surrounding streets welcoming daughters and sons, including Mathey Crouch Tiernan and others.
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Kim Kehoe
Thirty-fifth Street
Marion
James Are
Clarence
Bob Crouch
Peace Avenue NW
Paul Fortin
Anamosa
William A. Mathey III
Johnson Avenue NW
Raymond Swearingen
Thirtyfourth Street
James Tiernan
Center Point Road
Two Injured In Accident Near Urbana
Two people were injured in a traffic crash on a gravel road one mile south and east of Urbana around 8:30 am Sunday. William Larimer 18 of Vinton was in serious condition at St Luke’s hospital Cedar Rapids while Donna Ballalatak 15 of Louilia was in fair condition with leg injuries. The Benton county sheriff’s department said the investigating officer had not filed a report and was unavailable for comment.
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Urbana
William Larimer
Vinton
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Donna Ballalatak
Louilia
Benton County Sheriffs Department
I-380 Barriers Hit by Car in Cedar Rapids
Illinois man Roger Dean Holley, 25, of Macomb, fell asleep at the wheel and struck three barriers on I-380 near Cedar Rapids as police reported. His car sustained about 200 dollars in damage after traveling 60 feet then skidding into a third barrier. he was charged with failure to have his vehicle under control.
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Illinois
Cedar Rapids
Roger Dean Holley
Macomb
Ill
Fifth Avenue
Holley
Iowa Farm Deaths Top 400 Yearly
ISU report estimates 22 291 farm related accidents and 1 536 illnesses from Dec 1974 to Nov 1975 on 3161 Iowa farms. Average 422 farm residents died annually in agriculture accidents 1947 1971. Livestock operations cause more accidents and animals injure twice as many people as tractors.
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Ames
UPI
Iowa
Iowa State University
ISU
Seven Arrested on Linn County Drunk Driving Charges
Seven people were arrested on drunk driving charges in Linn county Saturday night into Sunday. Ronald Cahill, Roanna Koeneke, Mark Beyer, Daryl Bomkamp, William Bennett, Vernon Prunty, and Jeffrey Wilson faced charges after incidents including speeding, erratic driving, and a patrol car being forced off the road on various highways and streets around Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas. No preliminary reports on the other two arrests were on file at the jail.
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Linn County
Ronald A. Cahill
Harrier Avenue
Sixth Street
Roanna G. Koeneke
First Avenue NW
Mt. Vernon Road
Mark L. Beyer
Rapid City
S.D
Linn Sheriff's Department
Cedar Rapids
Daryl H. Bomkamp
Hinsdale
Ill
William L. Bennett
North Townecourt
Edgewood Road
Forty-second Street
Vernon L. Prunty
Swisher
Jeffrey Wilson
Amana
Linn
Supper Club Fire Claimed Hundreds in Cedar Rapids
The May 1977 Cedar Rapids Supper Club fire trapped hundreds on a bluff site after smoke and flames blocked exits. Waitresses tried extinguishers as crowds fled, many found dead near exits, bar, and Cabaret room amid a fatal stampede and traffic jams.
Egyptian President Demands $2.1 Billion Oil Compensation
Sadat at a Cairo press conference said Egypt will seek 2.1 billion dollars in compensation for oil fields Israel exploited in Sinai under the disengagement agreement. He hinted the payment source could be Israel or the United States, and warned no compromise on Arab lands seized in 1967. Prince Saud al Faisal echoed the stance, insisting Israel cannot have peace and territory.
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Anwar Sadat
Israel
Cairo
Sinai
Egypt
Middle East
Sadat
United States
America
Saud al-Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Drug trafficking blamed on money men in Iowa City
A Gazette report details how a money man funds wholesale drug traffic in Iowa City while staying distant from the drugs. Police note convictions are hard despite ongoing investigations and local traffickers face arrest when found.
Robbery Report After Tavern Exit At 1:45 A.M.
Bert Clark reports being robbed of 90 dollars after leaving the 420 Club at 1:45 a.m. Sunday. In the assault at the corner of Tenth Street and Ninth Avenue SE a gun was implied. The suspect is a 49 year old black man, five feet five, 155 pounds, with a mous tache. He wore blue jeans and a blue coat.
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Bert Clark
Fifteenth Avenue SW
Tenth Street
Ninth Avenue SE
420 Club
Fifth Street
Clark
Charm of Goldfinches Adds Bright Note to Garden
A charm of goldfinches flits through the garden, brightening the morning with flashes of yellow and black. Their lively chatter and rapid wingbeats draw the eye as they feed and perch among the branches.
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Victoria Davis
Associated Press
Mt. Vernon Rd
John E. Lopes
3Rd Avenue S.E
Pierson’s Eso
Ellis Blvd
N.W
Msncs
16Th Avenue
John Gagnon
English Boulevard
Michael Cole
Ninth Street
Gary Baird
Langdon Avenue
St. Luke's
C.R. Weather
Kuba Funeral Homes
The
Mon
Supper Club
Mary Ann Kikta
Morris Garrett
Carroll
Southgate
Ken Paul
Jim Lanagan
Dayan
Likud
Florida
Iowa City
Sgt. Crowley
Crowley
Johnson County
Dooley
the Gazette
AKC
e.Hi
Sue Moorehead
DIAL
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