Death notices and funeral services in Iowa communities
Obituaries and funeral notices list Augustus D. Clay 83 of Center Point who died after a long illness at Maple Lawn Nursing Home Marion. Services set for Monday at Hayden's Olin with graveside by Olin American Legion. Numerous other local notices include Jessie Miller, Robert Cook, Howard Britton, Lloyd Kupps, John Hogan, Delbert Smith with service times and burial details. Memorial funds and calling hours noted.
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Augustus D. Clay
Maple Lawn
Marion
Center Point
Willard
Cedar Rapids
Bert Shankland
Olin
Hayden
Olin American Legion
Clarence
Miller
Jessie (Wormer
Murdoch Chapel
Cook
Robert D
United Church of Christ
Central City
Mount Clark
Britton
Howard G
Glen W. Lamb
Trojan Lodge
Cedar Memorial Park
Kupps, Lloyd
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Everett K. Burham
Sharon United Methodist Church
Czech National Cemetery
Iowa City
John J. Hogan
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Rosary
Donohue’s
Anamosa
Delbert Smith
Goettsch’s
Saccharin bill clears Senate sent to Carter
The Senate approved a bill delaying any saccharin ban for 18 months while ordering health hazard warnings on products containing saccharin. The measure, sent to President Carter, requires conspicuous warnings on interstate products and allows HEW to issue vending machine labeling rules.
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Senate
Carter
Washington
House
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Food and Drug Administration
Cedar Rapids Woman Reports Suspected Bomb Prank On Porch
Mrs Royer alerted police after finding a lighted fuse on her front porch a shoe box tied with a shoestring contained no explosive. She, her son nine year old David her mother and visiting brother hid at a neighbor’s house Ruth Rooney while officers investigated. Police report the incident as a prank under investigation.
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David
Cedar Rapids
Tie Ruth Rooney
Benton St. E
Ten Arrested on Various Charges Friday
Ten people were taken into custody on a range of charges Friday. Individuals include a male juvenile for malicious damage at Roosevelt Junior High School and others for larceny, assault, counterfeit thefts, and warrants at locations such as Barlow Foods, First Avenue Bridge, and county facilities.
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Roosevelt Junior High School
13Th St. NW
Juvenile Detention Center
Robert A. Allen
Waterloo
Blackhawk County
Jeffrey Stone
Ave
First Avenue Bridge
Martha A. Scheetz
Marion
Barlow Foods
Edgewood Road
Lorraine S. Lund
Chelsea Woman Hurt in Four Car Collision
A 20 year old Chelsea woman Kathy J Bazyn was hospitalized in good condition after a four car crash on Collins Road near C Street NE Thursday night. The chain involved Ja net R Black 43 of Richmond Road NE James E Ternes 25 of 1624 27th St NW Bazyn and Delores A Fitzwater 38 of North Towne Court NE were among those affected. No charges were filed per police records.
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Chelsea
Collins Road
C Street
Kathy J. Bazyn
Route 1
Janet R. Black
Richmond Road
James E. Ternes
27Th St. NW
Ternes
Bazyn
Three Arrested for Drunken Driving in Marion Area
Gerald A. Demmel, 61, of 1017 Second Ave. SW, was arrested at 7:21 p.m. Friday in the 1600 block of Edgewood Road SW. Bruce D. Straub, 18, of 960 Fairview Drive, Marion, was arrested at 9:08 p.m. Friday on Third Avenue and charged with left of center. Mark Heck, 28, of 1420 G Ave. NE, was arrested around 2 a.m. Friday. exact time and location unavailable.
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Ninth St. NW
Second Ave
Kimberly L. Ross
Richard Drive
Walker
Iowa
Scott D. Cannon
17Th St
Cheryl L. Coppess
Michael S. Babka
Summer Circle
Barlow Foods
Jeffrey H. Stramel
Higley Ave
Gerald A. Demmel
Edgewood Road
Bruce D. Straub
Fairview Drive
Marion
Third Avenue
Mark Heck
G Ave
Love Died When Suitor Went Wild
Sidney Bushby, 80, ordered by an appeals court to leave his 81 year old mistress Vera Hill’s home within 14 days. The court found he became violent after drinking, beating Hill with a walking stick and causing medical treatment. Hill says she has had no other relationships.
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London
UPI
Sidney Bushby
Bushby
Vera Hill
Poole
Mrs. Hill
Institute survey to gauge Cedar Rapids transportation needs
The Institute of Urban and Regional Research at the University of Iowa will call Cedar Rapids households in cooperation with the Iowa Department of Transportation. The two week telephone survey measures health problems disabilities or handicaps that cause transportation difficulties to estimate the need for specialized transportation services.
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Institute of Urban and Regional Research
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of Transportation
Woman Sues Cedar Rapids Drug Store Owner Over Wrong Drug
Yvonne Kirk sues May's Drug Stores Inc. for 1.5 million alleging a pharmacist gave Coumadin instead of Enduron on Nov 7, 1975 at an unspecified store. She claims permanent injury, medical costs, lost earnings, and seeks 1 million in punitive damages citing reckless disregard.
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Cedar Rapids
Yvonne Kirk
Linn District Court
May’s Drug Stores Inc
Enduron
Births and weather report from local area
Wind direction northeast at 12 mph at 10 p.m. Sunday sunrise 6 45 am sunset. Year ago today high 31 low 17 with no precipitation. Extended forecast showers Monday through Wednesday with highs in the 50s then 40s midweek and nightly lows in the 30s. Birth announcements from St. Luke's and several local families detail new daughters and a son. Multiple Friday calls report incidents from 4 26 pm to 9 31 pm including a short engine issue and under investigation at several locations.
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First Ave
14Th Ave
N St
Northland
Benton St
Fourth Street
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Shrine for hair displayed in Kashmir temple
United Press International reports Moslems built Kashmir's largest temple to exhibit a hair claimed to be from Mohammed's head. An Indian purchased the relic in 1700 for 48500 dollars. Also noted are three decades past municipal election setbacks for Britain's Labour Party.
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Kashmir
Mohammed
Flood insurance rules split Cedar Rapids on participation
The debate centers on how federal flood insurance requirements tie communities to strict building limits. Cedar Rapids officials worry about map changes and possible loss of federal funds, while critics question Congress intent and the eligibility for disaster relief.
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Jenkins
Congress
Blouin
Cedar Rapids
Don Canney
Canney
Senate votes to raise employer Social Security levy and lift earnings limits
The Carter administration backs higher employer taxes to spare workers higher taxes. Mondale breaks a Senate tie to defeat a 177 dollar per worker alternative. The earnings limit for Social Security is set for change next year for seniors 70 and over, with staged increases for 65 to 69 and no limit for disabled retirees. A 10 percent cut in taxes for state and local governments and nonprofits begins in 1979, plus a $250 per child college tax credit in 1978 for families with insufficient earnings.
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Carter
Senate
Walter Mondale
Carl Curtis
Rneb
Frank Church
Idaho
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
House
Colleges
Foundations
Boy Scouts
Man trapped in chimney rescued after two hours
Robert Howard Parks 31 was locked out and crawled into a chimney in Newnan Georgia and became stuck. Firefighters freed him after about two hours and he remained in satisfactory condition at a local hospital. Officials said his wife called for help.
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Newnan
Robert Howard Parks
Parks
Coweta County
Park
Fire Department
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Office of Technology Assessment
North
Northpointe Apartments
Northpointe Drive
C.R
C.R. Weather
St. Luke's
Donald Kamarling
Lisbon
Daniel Rathbun
Erick J. Skogman
Plumwood Court
Curt Seiders
Amana
Keith Weber
41St St. NE
Shrine For Hair
United Press International
Britain
Labor Party
The
Tom McClinnon
Dubuque
Cedar River
Mike
McClinnon
John E. Lapes
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