Deaths bring Cedar Rapids area obituaries across many towns
Almeda Fry Dill 83 formerly of Bever Ave SE died in Oak Park Illinois after a sudden illness. Services at Turner Chapel East with burial in Mechanicsville. Perry G Mills 73 Central City resident died at home after long illness with Masonic rites and Shrine Crip fund noted. Rudolph Karal 76 Fairfax died in Cedar Rapids hospital after short illness with burial in Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Multiple other memorial services and burials listed for Cedar Rapids area, Central City, Tipton, Monticello and nearby towns.
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Almeda Fry Dill
Bever Ave
Oliver P. Dill
Oak Park
Ill
Mechanicsville
Cedar Rapids
John P. Woods
Rose Hill Cemetery
Turner Chapel East
Perry G. Mills
Central City
Minneapolis
Evelyn Miller
Tipton
Mr. Mills
Level Lodge No
Darrell F. Mills
Clinton
Richard P. Mills
Thousand Oaks
Calif
Thomas
Walker
Lloyd
Carroll
Willis
Coggan
Ray
Marvin
Sioux Falls
S.D
Grace Smith
Theron Hall
United Church of Christ
Glenn Hunt
Mills Cemetery
Murdoch
Shrine Crippled Children’s Hospitals
Rudolph Karal
Fairfax
Lillian Young
Karal
Mary Anne Earsa
Betty Clark
Ely
Emma Karal
Turner Chapel West
Wilson Hyde
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
John Frank Machen
Mentone
Ala
Charles City
Davenport
Weston Lyon
Alabama
Machen
Gadsden
Jacksonville State Teachers College
Alabama City
Episcopal Church
Robert L. Adams
L.P. Hart
Frank Hamilton Machen II
Richmond
E. Dudley Deen
Z. Viola Bethurum
Marion
Deen
Allis Chalmer Company
Doris Deen
Irene Deen
Wayne Deen
Duane Manning
Obituaries: Wilma D Simmons and Evelyn C DeGaris
Services were held today at the United Methodist Church in Central City for Wilma D Simmons with burial in Coggan Cemetery. A memorial fund was established and Murdoch's of Central City handled arrangements. Evelyn C DeGaris had services at St Josephs Catholic Church in Marion followed by burial in Oak Shade Cemetery with Murdoch Funeral Home of Marion in charge.
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Iowa City
James C. Grolmus
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
George L. Gay
United Methodist Church
Shelly’s
Oakland
Tipton
Katherine Krummel
Sheets and Son
Inland
Bennett
West Union
Rachel Lee
Burnham-Wood’s
Sigourney
Ward A. Gilliland
Phoenix
Ariz
Pleasant Grove
Reynolds’ Independence
Elsie M. Koons
St. John’s Catholic Church
White’s. Monticello
L. Helgens
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
Goettsch’s
Linn County Supervisors Study Pay Equity for Managers
Linn County supervisors agreed to study pay disparity between middle management and unionized county employees. Dick Wenzel said increases for union workers have narrowed or surpassed some manager pay. The issue may affect 40 to 45 mid level managers, raised by Al Ahern of Public Health. A county study and recommendations are due at a December 19 meeting. Also, a preliminary fiscal 1979 budget review was started.
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Linn
Dick Wenzel
Wenzel
al Ahern
Linn County Public Health Department
Swine Owners Vaccinate Across Iowa Counties
In Iowa 1,113 swine herd owners in 55 counties used vaccines to guard livestock against pseudorabies, with 90,367 animals vaccinated. The disease has caused 522 cases in 59 counties and about 42,000 animal deaths since January 1, mainly in the northwest, though it can spread to other animals.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Aujesky
Three Horses Shot at Coggan Farm Killing Yearling Mare
A 99-year-old Clydesdale mare due to give birth in April was found shot to death Sunday on the Martin McShane farm near Coggan. Two other Clydesdales were shot, one a 2-year-old colt and the other a 4-year-old mare. A .12 gauge slug was found, and deputies continue the investigation.
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Clydesdale
Martin McShane
Coggan
McShane
Linn
Two Men Sentenced For Drunken Driving Offenses
Richard L. Hall, 43, of Allison Hotel, fined 500 dollars and given a one year suspended sentence for second offense drunken driving. Judge John Hyland revoked his license for one year. Hall had faced a third offense charge but pled guilty to the second offense on Oct. 14. Don H. Harger, 38, Route 3 Marion, pled guilty to second offense drunken driving and faces sentencing on Jan. 5.
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Richard L. Hall
Allison Hotel
John Hyland
Hall
Don H. Harger
Route 3
Marion
Drunken Driving Charge Filed in Springville
David W. Bettmead age 18 of 218 18th St NE was arrested on Main Street in Springville at 1:30 a.m. Sunday and charged with drunken driving.
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David W. Bettmead
18Th St. NE
Main Street
Springville
Attendance declines at government convention meetings
Washington reports that government employees attend fewer conventions and enjoy it less due to new guidelines. Issued by former budget director Bert Lance, the rules curb registrations and set limits to meetings with direct agency benefit and cost-based fees, affecting national association events.
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Washington
UPI
Bert Lance
Guilty Plea in Obscene Mail Case for Merrick
Michael Merrick of Mason City pleaded guilty in Cedar Rapids to eight counts of sending obscene letters to regional girls. He received an indeterminate sentence of up to six years in a federal youth facility.
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Michael Merrick
Mason City
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Merrick
Begin to Attend Cairo Peace Talks Named Delegates
Israel will send Dr. Eliahu Ben Elissar and Meir Rosenne to a Cairo preliminary peace conference next weekend. Sadat invited all parties to Cairo to prepare for a Geneva peace conference, while Arafat was invited to Cairo as PLO delegates reportedly will not attend.
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Jerusalem
Menahem Begin
Israel
Cairo
Eliahu Ben-Elissar
Meir Rosenne
Foreign Ministry
Begin
Knesset
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Geneva
United Nations
Mideast
Butros Ghali
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Arafat
Carter
Cyrus Vance
Egypt
United States
U.N. General Assembly
Hafez Assad
Iraq
Damascus
Wedelstedt sentenced on obscenity and interstate theft charges
Wedelstedt received two five year federal sentences and a three year term concurrent plus fines totaling 7 500 for counts including interstate transportation of obscene material and moving stolen property. He faces Iowa tax liens and a Lincoln Nebraska obscenity trial involving Tara Enterprises and Zachary Productions. The sentences followed a Chicago to Cedar Rapids trafficking case with old films sold to local buyers who proved to be state investigators.
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Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Wedelstedt
Wedelstedt Associates
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
McManus
U.S. Atty
Alan Kirshen
Iowa
Kirshen
Tara Enterpises Inc
Lincoln
Neb
Lancaster
Bob Gibson
Tara
Zachary Productions Ltd
Gibson
Linn
Iowa Department of Revenue
Linn County
Robert Osmundson
Rhodesia Says 1200 Guerrillas Killed in Mozambique Raids
Salisbury based Rhodesian military statement reports ground and air assaults that penetrated 132 miles into Mozambique destroying two guerrilla bases and killing at least 1,200 black nationalists. No clashes with Mozambique forces were reported.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
Mozambique
Robert Mugabe
Zimbabwe African National Union
Nkomo
Zambia
Subpoenas Issued Over Late Madison County Taxes
Tax Director Eileen Campbell in West Jefferson uses subpoenas after non compliance with the 1 percent income tax enacted Jan 1 1973. Police issued 77 subpoenas this month with 72 responses, as personal letters and delinquency notices yielded little result.
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West Jefferson, Ohio
UPI
Eileen Campbell
Madison County
Police Department
Campbell
Omaha Club Shooting Details Missed Floor and Rescue
Mrs Allison said she did not hit the floor until her father Hilary Hoesing yelled he was hit and her husband pulled her down. Hoesing, 54, was listed in good condition with an arm wound. Dorene Grey survived a point blank shot, described as miraculous by an investigator. Cribbs, traced via a license plate, faced mental disability questions. neighbors said he was likable but depressed over job loss.
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Allison
Hilary Hoesing
Hartington
Neb
Hoesing
Dorene Grey
Omaha
Douglas County
Ted Janing
Cribbs
Air Force Security
Vietnam
Iowa native named to influential U S aid post
Verne Newton 33 formerly of Humboldt was appointed as executive assistant to John J. Gilligan at the U S Agency for International Development. The new role covers virtually all policy decisions for the agency’s 6000 employee economic development program in 60 countries, with a $3.5 billion 1978 budget aimed at growth and stability in strategic states.
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DES Moines
U.S
Gilligan
Iturbi and Bampton Age Milestones Noted
Pianist Jose Iturbi turns 82 while soprano Rose Bampton reaches 68 as noted in today’s oblique birthday items. Their ages highlight long careers in music.
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Jose Iturbi
Rose Bampton
Cat Barney Reappears After 23 Day Camper Ordeal
BLACK EAGLE Mont AP Barney the cat from the Jim Smock family reappeared after 23 days trapped in the family camper since Halloween night. A veterinarian said the long haired alley cat is in good shape though he has lost his travel urge and did not want to ride to the vet.
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Black Eagle
Mont
Jim Smock
Barney
Smocks
United Nations Again Refuses Seat for Communist China
On this date in 1967 the United Nations General Assembly rejected seating Communist China for the 18th time, maintaining the long standing dispute over representation at the world body.
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United Nations General Assembly
China
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Frank J. Stadler
48Th St. NE
Chelsea
Helen Svoboda
Stadler
Iowa Manufacturing Co
St. Pius X Catholic Church
Catholic Order of Foresters
Western Fraternal Life Association
Harmony Lodge
Charles Buresh
James J. Stadler
St. Plus X
Bernard Collins
Kuba Funeral Home
St. John’s Catholic Cemetery
Paul E. Kremer
New Vienna
Dyersville
Agnes
Robert Reittinger
Leonard Vonderhaar
Holy Cross
David Reittinger
Colesburg
Francis
John Vonderhaar
Kramer's
Wedelstedt Sentenced
Frerichs
Europe
Nebraska
Rhodesia
John E. Lopes
3Rd Avenue S.E
Parker
Avenue Floral and Botanicals
16Th Ave. S.W
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