Deaths Libbie K Popelka 75 Cedar Rapids Resident
Libbie K Popelka 75 of 2207 Jst SW Cedar Rapids died at home early Friday after a short illness. Born May 7 1903 in Cedar Rapids she was a retired Wilson Foods employee and member of CSA Lodge Jr American Czech and Wilson Retirees Club. Survived by three sisters Emma Feyerabend Bess Andrews and Paul Conrad. Services Monday 2 p.m. Janeba Kuba Funeral Home West officiated by Rev William B Harnish burial Czech National Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 tonight.
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Libbie K. Popelka
John Popelka
Cedar Rapids
Wilson Foods
CSA Lodge Jr
Wilson Retirees Club
Emma Feyerabend
Bess Andrews
Paul Conrad
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
William B. Harnish
Czech National Cemetery
Services Pending for Two Local Women
Helen Colon, 64, of Mount Vernon, died Friday morning at her home. Services are pending at Mor gan's. A memorial fund has been established. Dorothy Hughes, 64, of 428 Sixth Ave. SW, wife of Royal Hughes, died unexpectedly Friday at her home. Services pending at the Teahen Funeral Home.
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Helen Colon
Mount Vernon
Morgan’s
Dorothy Hughes
Sixth Ave
Royal Hughes
Teahen
Memorial services and funeral notices from Cedar Memorial area
Memorial services today include Floyd T. Slauson at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories with burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Marianne S. Hull to be honored at Cedar Memorial Chapel with burial at Mount Calvary Cemetery. Violet M. Lekin to be buried at Mount Calvary Church after a 9:30 a.m. service at St Patrick’s Church. Parish rosary and other services noted for Bernetta Schnoebelen and Onslow Herbert Westphal with visitations listed at local funeral homes and churches.
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Slauson
Floyd T
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Glen W. Lamb
First United Methodist Church
Marion
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Hull
Marianne S
Lloyd E. Brockmeyer
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Linn County Cancer Society
Lekin
Violet M
St. Patrick's Church
Joseph Schneider
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Teahen Funeral Home
Iowa City
First Snow Falls Across Midwest With Heavy Minnesota Totals
Businessmen in Spencer clear downtown sidewalks as a Friday snowstorm arrives. About four inches cover the Spencer area while southeastern Minnesota reports up to eleven inches, marking the season's first significant snowfall.
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Spencer
Midwest
Minnesota
Murder charge sustained against teen in Linn County case
The Linn District Court upheld a second degree murder charge against Mark A. Inger, 17, of Marion. He remains free on his own recognizance with joint custody arrangements. The case concerns a Sept. 3 incident outside a Hy-Vee store that left 16 year old Robert Neve unconscious and later deceased. The grand jury step was bypassed due to time constraints and the defense had sought a lesser charge.
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Mark A. Inger
28Th Ave
Marion
Linn District Court
Inger
Ron Kirkpatrick
Sixth Judicial District Department of Corrections
Louis Schultz
Linn Grand Jury
Robert Neve
17Th Ave
Hy-Vee
Oakland Road
32Nd Street
Neve
Anti nuclear rallies set for Iowa City and Cedar Rapids
Iowa Public Interest Research Group spokesmen announced a day of anti nuclear activities across Iowa. A rally at the Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo promotes alternative energy and opposes new plants. Additional rallies are planned at Greene Square Cedar Rapids and at Iowa Electric Light and Power Co headquarters in Cedar Rapids.
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Iowa City
UPI
Duane Arnold Energy Center
Palo
Iowa Public Interest Research Group
Iowa
Greene Square
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
First St
Weather and population notes from Cedar Rapids area
Wind at 21 mph from the west at noon. Sunrise 7 01 sunset 4 43. Extended forecast calls for cloudiness and light snow possible Monday to Wednesday with highs in the teens to low 30s and lows near zero to 10 above, moderation by Wednesday. Nov 17 births listed for multiple Cedar Rapids area families. also a discussion of a proposed federal spending limit amendment and constitutional ratification steps led by Rep Copeland and economist Stubblebine.
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David Copeland
Chattanooga
Congress
Tax amendment debated amid calls to curb deficit spending
The discussion centers on a constitutional amendment tying growth in state spending to personal income growth. Friedman argues deficits do not always drive inflation, citing WWII surplus periods, while Lewis Uhler notes 13 of 17 states approved similar limits, including California’s Proposition 13. He warns about wartime spending limits and predicts voter mood could sway Congress.
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California
Friedman
Congress
Youth dies in accident near Iowa City
Douglas J. Knorr 15 of Washington was killed when a one car driven by Cindy L. Schooley 16 left Sharon Center road south of Iowa City. Knorr was pinned under the vehicle after it overturned. Cindy Schooley faced charges of failure to have the vehicle under control.
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Iowa City
Douglas J. Knorr
Washington
Sharon Center
Cindy L. Schooley
Highway 1
Knorr
University Hospitals
Kevin E. Schooley
Tricia R. Schooley
Kevin
Cindy Schooley
Three men sentenced in Linn District Court
Michael E. Diedrick received a suspended sentence with five years probation in the H E Wharton burglary case and must undergo drug and alcohol treatment. Mark A. McNeely drew six months at Community Corrections Center and five years probation, tied to second degree burglary in the same case. Mack Charles was ordered into the custody of the Adult Corrections Department for five to twenty five years for involvement in the Sept 13 robbery of the American Indian Arts Shop.
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Linn District Court
Michael E. Diedrick
Third Ave
Sixth Judicial District Department of Correctional Services
H.E. Wharton
Evertoy Road
Diedrick
Mark A. McNeely
Sixth St
Department of Correctional Services
Mack Charles
14Th St. SE
Department of Corrections
American Indian Arts
First Ave. SE
Older Iowans Legislature reflects on 1978 session outcomes
In a Cedar Rapids Gazette report the Older Iowans Legislature delegates discuss priorities and funding. Marie Cilek notes a shift from minimal asks to redistributing existing funds. Transportation tops priorities for rural elderly while tax relief bills fail in committee. Delegates call the session a good beginning and unanimously vote to make the assembly annual.
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Cedar Rapids
Goeldner
Alice Jensen
Kissinger warns on Cuban MIGs fueling Africa aggression
Kissinger argued the deployment of MiG-23 fighters in Cuba aims to enable Cuban and Soviet aggression abroad, potentially carrying nuclear capability and testing detente. He urged US rejection of Cuba as a Soviet surrogate and criticized coverage as groundless. Tass praised Cuba's defense of the 1962 pact and denied offensive deployments.
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Henry Kissinger
Cuba
Africa
Kissinger
United States
Soviet Union
Tass
Communist Party
Pravda
Carter
Washington Post
Robert Evans
Rowland Novak
Trial details reveal KH-11 manual could track foreign movements
CIA witnesses testified the KH-11 space surveillance manual enabled photographing troop movements. Kampiles faces sentencing after a verdict in a nine day trial. Prosecutors said a confession drove the case while defense argued coercion and lack of direct theft proof.
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CIA
U.S
Phil McNagny
Kampiles
Michael Monico
Monico
David Ready
Ready
Ual
FBI
McNagny
Chambers
Monica
Egyptian Embassies Hit As Sadat Visit Sparks Protests
On this date in 1977 Palestinian students stormed the Egyptian embassy in Athens while the Beirut mission came under rocket attack as protests spread against Anwar Sadat's plan to visit Israel.
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Athens
Beirut
Anwar Sadat
Israel
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