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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1978

Page

3

Notable Cedar Rapids Area Deaths Listed in Brief

Obituaries from Cedar Memorial and area churches note the deaths of Floyd T. Slauson Marianne Ss. Hull Leo A. Raim Florence Osborn and related services. Slauson a former Iowa Electric lineman died after an extended illness at Crestview Acres aged 92 with services at Cedar Memorial Chapel. Hull a Cedar Rapids resident and legal secretary died at 71 with services at Cedar Memorial Chapel. Raim 74 of Marion pronounced dead on arrival at St Luke's after brief illness with services at Brosh Chapel. Osborn 65 of Cedar Rapids died after a short illness with services at Kuba Funeral Home East. Burial for all at Cedar Memorial Cemetery or St John Cemetery.

Floyd T. Slauson Crestview Acres Marion Sandspring Iowa Hazel DeWald Iowa Electric Light and Power Co First United Methodist Church Bessie Hunter Monrovia Calif Geraldine Port Colorado Springs Col Marianne Ss. Hull Fred A. Hull 34Th St. Drive Cedar Rapids Cole Mr. Hull Silliman- Gray Attorneys St. Paul’s Virginia Stamy Josephine Rogers Howard Smith Tillman Smith Cedar Memorial Chapel Lloyd E. Brockmeyer St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Cedar Memorial Park The Linn County Cancer Society Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Leo A. Raim A Ave St. Luke’s Hospital Fairfax Libbie Vesely Davenport Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co First Congregational Church C.S.A. Lodge Western Fraternal Life Association Roland Rose Jedlicka Solon Lillian Scott Wickenburg Ariz Brosh Chapel Glenn Bender Cedar Memorial Cemetery Florence Osborn 17Th Ave Ottumwa St. Wenceslaus Nancy Mae Ruzicka Betty Irene Reed Jack John Kuba Funeral Home Louis Trzil St. John’s Cemetery

Iowa Deaths List From Multiple Cities

Obituary notices for Imelda Murphy 78 of Iowa City at St Patrick's Church with rosaries. West Union-Eilerth Amdahl 83 of Rochester Minn memorial services. Chester C Meeker 87 of Marshalltown service at Henderson's. Herbert Westphal 73 pending at Hayden's Wyoming. Joseph P Carolan 79 Cresco Catholic service and burial. David Lawrence 18 Ridgeway memorial service at United Methodist Church with memorial fund. Otis William Jones 74 Keota service at Powell's with Masonic rites and burial at Richland.

Iowa City Imelda Murphy St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Donohue-Lensing S. West Union Eilerth Amdahl Rochester Minn Burnham-Wood’s Oak Wood Cemetery Toledo Chester C. Meeker Marshalltown Henderson’s Powell's Friends Cemetery Richland

Memorial Services and Funeral Notices

Memorial services set for Jordan at 3 p.m. Saturday at Westminster Presbyterian Church with burial at Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at Turner Chapel East until 1 30 p.m. Saturday. The casket will not be opened. Kopecek Helen funeral at Brosh Chapel 1 30 p.m. Saturday with burial at Czech National Cemetery. Friends may call until 9 p.m. tonight and after 9 a.m. Saturday. Johnston Karl S funeral 1 30 p.m. Saturday at Springville United Methodist Church with burial at Shiloh Cemetery. Friends may call Kuba Funeral Home East until 10 a.m. Saturday.

Jordan Cliff Westminster Presbyterian Church John P. Woods Cedar Memorial Cemetery Turner Chapel East Kopecek Helen Brosh Chapel George McDill Czech National Cemetery Sokol Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church Pauline Winther Largo Fla Johnston Karl S Springville United Methodist Church Max Hall Shiloh Kuba Funeral Home

Siege subject may avoid terrorism charges at Iowa City

William Powers Jr. faced a terrorism charge after a six hour siege in his Iowa City apartment. The magistrate threw out the charge for improper listing and no refiling was planned, though other charges could follow as Powers seeks medical help.

Iowa City University of Iowa William Powers Jr Powers Friends of University Hospitals Dooley

Civil Rights Commission to study Tama Indian complaints

The Iowa Civil Rights Commission voted to investigate Mesquakie Indian discrimination complaints in Tama County and to hold a public hearing, sparked by a bus abuse incident involving three Mesquakie children. Parents allege verbal and physical abuse on bus rides, instruments thrown, and limbs twisted prior to the Oct. 24 incident.

Tama Iowa Civil Rights Commission Tama County Agnes Shuckahosee Mesquakie Gretchen Bataille Ames The Rights Commission Lawson T. Cummins Cedar Rapids South Tama School Board Civil Rights Commission

Harvard Professor Nominated as Philadelphia Art Museum Chief

The Philadelphia Museum of Art faces a historic choice as a Harvard art history professor Jean Sutherland Boggs, 56, is recommended by a search committee to become the museum’s first woman director. The move would mark a milestone for the institution and its leadership.

Philadelphia Philadelphia Museum of Art Harvard Jean Sutherland Boggs

Theft arrest at Target sparks shoplifting charge

Gary R. Bruner, 29, of 2150 Rockford Road SW was arrested at 2 45 p m Thursday and charged with third degree theft in a shoplifting type incident at the Target store. Officers were called in connection with the theft of a television set.

Gary R. Bruner Rockford Road

Depression Fear Looms Over US Inflation Fight

A White House aide warns of a "deep, deep low mood" if anti inflation measures fail as the nation contends with rising prices. President Carter and advisers acknowledge the gravity while considering the potential emotional impact on Americans, including those who did not live through past downturns.

Carter Alfred Kahn United States

Economy and fear of recession amid inflation policy

President warns that failure of inflation and dollar support could trigger a recession or low mood while pledging to stay the course. Officials privately question Kahn's mood remark, aiming to pressure cooperation with wage and price guidelines. A AP NBC poll finds six in ten expect inflation to worsen next year. factories run at 85.3 percent in October, inventory growth at 0.6 percent in September.

Associated Press NBC News Federal Reserve Miller

Charlie Manson denied parole after grim hearing

The 1960s parole board hearing found Charles Manson unsuitable for release. He complained of prison life and said he would live off the land in the wilderness if paroled, while the panel cited the killings’ enormity and cruelty as grounds to deny parole. He plans to appeal the decision next year.

Manson Rudy DeLeon Miss Tate Tate-LaBianca

Burr suit against Linn County partial dismissal noted

Part of Eldon Burrs civil action against Linn County and an assistant county attorney was dismissed in Linn District Court. The ruling involved immunity for Ehrhart as a quasi judicial official and left Count V unaddressed. The suit sought damages over an alleged attempted murder case and improper tests on candy. Dist. Judge Robert Ford issued the decision after Sept. 19 filing and Nov. 3 hearing.

Eldon Burr Linn County Linn District Court Cedar Rapids Iowa Robert Ford John H. Ehrhart Linn County Attorney's Office Ford Burr Theda Ehrhart City of Cedar Rapids Public Safety Commission

Circuit suspect tied to Coralville incidents questioned

Coralville police investigate a "circuit person accused in incident case" linked to eight to seventeen prior incidents across seven Eastern Iowa cities since 1977. A man posing as a gas station attendant tried to enter two Coralville apartments last weekend and spoke of towing a car to gain entry.

Coralville Iowa Barry Bedford

What Is Style exhibition at Hamilton Art Gallery

The Art Gallery of Hamilton opens What Is Style featuring works from its permanent collection. The show surveys diverse styles and invites reflection on artistic methods and visual language.

Hamilton Ontario The Art Gallery of Hamilton

Brezhnev says Soviets tested neutron bomb

Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev told U S senators after a Kremlin meeting that the Soviet Union tested a neutron weapon but decided against production. Sen. Thomas Eagleton quoted Brezhnev saying Moscow would not strike first and preferred peaceful settlement of disputes. Carter had earlier said the U S would halt neutron weapon production pending SALT progress.

Moscow Leonid Brezhnev U.S Soviet Union Kremlin Brezhnev Thomas Eagleton Carter Missouri Democrat U.S.S.R United States Eagleton

Israelis face rising prices eroding family budgets

In Jerusalem the government warned inflation is higher than forecast with the average family unable to cover bills. The statistics bureau reported 5.7 percent price growth last month, lifting the year to date inflation to 35 percent for the first ten months.

Jerusalem Statistics Bureau

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