Deaths and services in Cedar Rapids area
Obituaries list Dorothy Mae Cotter and related family details with burial at Cedar Memorial Park. Also notes infant Barry Becker and longtime Cedar Rapids resident Joseph Gorman with funeral plans. Bessie Diaz obituary and church services at Mount Zion Baptist Church. Includes call times and burial locations.
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Dorothy Mae Cotter
Gordon Ave
Cedar Rapids
Seattle
Wash
Louilla
Iowa
John H. Cotter
Chicago
Linn County
American Cancer Society
James Bunch
Albia
Patricia Ann McCune
Rochester
N.Y
Vickie Lee Cotter
Minneapolis
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Barry Michael Becker
Michael
Cheryl Becker
Atkins
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Arlo Becker
Marge Spurgin
Keystone
Don Spurgin
Arlo Becker Sr
Watkins
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Joseph Emmett Gorman
Fifth Ave
Sunrise Terrace
Winfield
Quasqueton
Cecilia Plett
Stewart Funeral Home
James Goodken
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Schumacher
Walter G
St. Jude’s Catholic Church
Eugene Kutsch
John Tilp
Louis Jaeger
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Father Kutsch
Teahen Funeral Home
Bessie Pauline Jones Diaz
Sixth St
Moline
Cornelius Diaz
Mount Zion Baptist Church
David Jerome Jones
Robert Raymond Diaz Sr
Laura Mims
Viola Tate
Des Moines
Winifred Jones
Iowa Deaths Notice Roundup in Early 1900s Style
Iowa death notices list 11 individuals with ages from 3 months to 101 across towns such as Waukon Manchester Decorah Edgewood and Vinton. Services include church and cemetery burials. many notes mention visitation times and funeral homes like Martin's Shelly's Beckman Jones and Campbell Russell's along with local churches and cemeteries.
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Waukon
Ella Jacobson
Martin’s
William E. Peterson
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Manchester
Emma Galitz
Peace Lutheran Church
Ryan
Pleasant View
Castalia
Decorah
Gerhard Thompson
Stevie’s. Farley
Chad Daniel Streif
Leo Streif
Reiff
Schutte’s. Coralville
George L. Lehman
Beckman-Jones
Iowa City
Marquette
Leroy
Jake” Shaw
Thornburg
Mount Auburn Methodist Church
Campbell-Russell’s
Vinton
Gladys Flatters
IDOT weighs staggered renewal dates for vehicle registrations
Iowa Department of Transportation staff discuss staggered renewal dates to replace December expirations. Proponents say it reduces courthouse lines and smooths cash flow. critics note county staffing differences. Public sentiment sought. potential legislation in 1980 for an 1981 start.
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Ames
Iowa
Coates
IDOT
City Briefs Highlight Local Incidents And Ads
Lost ring valued at 1650 is missing after a man helping a woman start a car dropped it in Lindale Plaza snow. A camper was vandalized with $300 in tools stolen, interior torn. Transit office break led to two vaults stolen containing 67.70 in change. Czech Groups to meet at St. Wenceslaus Church with potluck. Jewelers offer ear piercing and birthstone promotion.
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George Roose
Boyson Road
Lindale Plaza
Howard Cole
Ave
Cole
Municipal Transit Authority
Eighth St
Federation of Czech Groups
St. Wenceslaus Church
Workshop on myths about working moms for employed parents
A free workshop for employed parents and children discusses myths about working moms and time management. Randy Weigel and Patti Dillon lead sessions on family communication and time management at the Fayette County Historical Society Building in West Union, scheduled for Wednesday night with pre-registration optional.
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West Union
Fayette County Historical Society
Fayette County Extension Service
Iowa
Randy Weigel
Patti Dillon
Fayette County
Great Sphinx Built in Ancient Egypt Around 2900 B C
The Great Sphinx was constructed from masonry and carved limestone near Giza in Egypt around 2900 B C. The milestone marks ancient monumental sculpture attributed to early dynastic period settlers.
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Giza
Egypt
Opinion Declines Bond Money For County Care Facility Residence
Assistant Attorney General Elizabeth Nolan rules Iowa County may not use $339000 in leftover bond funds to house administrators at the new county care facility. The ruling says the code allows compensation for admins but a residence cannot qualify as compensation, since round-the-clock need cannot be demonstrated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Police recruit orientation session announced in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Police Department schedules a final recruit orientation at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Police Academy at 1115 C St SW The session covers selection steps and exam prep for the civil service police officer test Final application deadline is December 21 with testing set for early January Contact Capt Gary Hinzman at 398 5150 for details
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Cedar Rapids
Police Academy
C St. SW
Gary Hinzman
Hinzman
San Francisco slayings shock City Hall and Milk
In San Francisco a gunman enters City Hall and shoots Mayor Moscone and supervisor Milk. The assailant, former officer Dan White, fled to a side door and later surrendered. Investigators report multiple shots and discuss autopsy findings, with state flags ordered at half staff and tributes across the city.
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Wax
White
City Hall
Board of Supervisors
Terri Wallen
Supervisors
Dan
Exaide
Moscone
Milk
Stephens
Smith & Wesson
San Francisco
Edmund Brown Jr
Dan White
San Francisco in Turmoil From Zodiac to Moscone
A sweeping retrospective recounts the Zodiac killings through the 1960s and 70s, the Zebra murderers, the Hearst kidnapping and Symbionese Liberation Army, Ford assassinations attempts by Fromme and Moore, Milk and Moscone, Dan White, and a city haunted by violence, cults, and political upheaval.
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San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
Los Angeles
Miss Hearst
William and
Emily Harris
Sacramento
Lynette Fromme
Gerald Ford
Sara Jane Moore
Ford
Union Square
Sara Moore
Squeaky Fromme
New World Liberation Front
Harvey Milk
Leo
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Information and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette founded 1883 lists address at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription rates: carrier 1.15 weekly. by mail 7 issues 5 17 4 weeks 56.00 52 weeks 80.00 required. No mail subscriptions where carrier exists. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
Court clarifies Voting Rights Act ruling on unpaid leaves
The Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 decision, held that school boards in covered jurisdictions must obtain federal approval before enforcing unpaid leaves for teachers running for public office. The case from Dougherty County, Georgia centered on John White, a black educator and state legislator, who faced salary loss exceeding $11,000 due to such policy during campaigns in 1972 to 1976. The ruling affirms a lower court finding that the policy changed voting-related practices and required federal clearance.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Dougherty County
John White
Dougherty County Board of Education
Georgia House
White
School Board
U.S
South
Georgia
Death penalty census shows prisoners by state
An ACLU census, compiled with the National Coalition Against the Death Penalty, reports 464 people on death row across 24 states. It notes 80 percent are in the South with 117 in Florida, 106 in Texas, and 40 in Alabama. Henry Schwarzschild cites data from public and private agencies.
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New York
American Civil Liberties Union
National Coalition Against
South
Florida
Texas
Alabama
Henry Schwarzschild
Coalition
Man Makes Right Choice By Ducking Robbers For Beer
In Tucson Ralph Dorame picked up two hitchhikers who pulled a gun and demanded to be driven to Interstate 10. Dorame diverted to a bar and entered to phone police. He told the robbers he would go inside for a beer. The suspects left. police found no arrests.
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Tucson
Ariz
Ralph Dorame
Dorame
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Mason City
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San Francisco Park and Recreation Commission
National Football League
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Pittsburgh Steelers
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Homosexual
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Santa Rosa
Moscones
Zodiac
Jim Jones
Peoples Temple
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Jones
Herb Caen
John. E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
University of Iowa
Peck’s Flower Shop
Center Point Road
Ewelen Florist
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