Deaths in Iowa City area list multiple obituaries
The death notices list Penelope Hickey 26 of Cedar Rapids and Rudolph Horak 79 of Sarasota with details of service at Brush Chapel and Robarts Funeral Home. Additional obituaries include Chester Pelsang 44 Iowa City Ethel Myers 90 and Leroy Wart 70, with funeral arrangements, survivals, and memorial funds noted.
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Penelope
Penny'' Hickey
30Th St. SE
Linn
Decorah
Dennis Hickey
Cedar Rapids
Hickey
St. Luke’s Hospital
Amber
April
Mahlon Borseth
Norman Zahradnik
James Fenel
Solon
Roy Borseth
Carson Borseth
Brush Chapel
Gordon Freeburg
Shueyville Cemetery
Rudolph T. Horak
Sarasota
Fla
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The
American Legion
William Krueger
St. Charles
Ill
Sarasota Memorial Park
J. Thomas Young
Robarts Funeral Home
Chester A. Pelsang Jr
Iowa City
Pelsang
the Hills
Horace Mann School
Liberty
N.Y
University of New York
Courtland
University of Rochester
University of Iowa
Leroy Wart
Central City
Weeping Water
Neb
Elsie McLucas
Robert Eileen
Raymond Taylor
Garry Grimm
Elmer Wart
Independence
Richard Wart
Maynard Wart
Shepherdsville
Carrie Wart
Fort Madison
William Weler
Kenneth Frendle
Holt
Glenn Morgan
Lone Tree
Marvin Spillman
LeClaire
Bible Community Church
Bernard Samuels
Mount Clark Cemetery
Murdoch
Mary Salome Pint
Mercy Hospital
Sacred Heart
Johnsburg
Minn
Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy
Mary Salome
Iowa
St. Wenceslaus
Immaculate Conception
Fairfax
St. Patrick’s
Elma
DeWitt
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Teahen Funeral Home
Youngbear rejects plea. murder trial starts
Mesquakie Indian Ellsworth Youngbear, 29, refused a government plea offer to plead guilty to second degree murder. He stands trial in Cedar Rapids for the 1974 killing of Vincent Lasley, amid debate over whether the act was murder or manslaughter.
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Ellsworth Youngbear
Vincent Lasley
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Edward J. McManus
McManus
Youngbear
Tama County
Evan Hultman
U.S
Fred Dumbaugh
Lasley
Dumbaugh
Young
Hultman
Early icing hits Mississippi towboats near Guttenberg
Towboat operators report ice on the Mississippi about two weeks earlier than normal. Problems focus on a narrow stretch four miles above Guttenberg lock 10 and where the Wisconsin River feeds into the river five miles below McGregor. The river typically blocks traffic around December 15.
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Guttenberg
Mississippi River
Wisconsin River
Mississippi
McGregor
Clydesdales Shot During Thanksgiving Weekend
The Martin McShane family in Coggan reports two Clydesdales are safe after being shot. a 9-year-old pregnant mare named Tillie was killed, valued at 2500 dollars. A 2-year-old colt and a 4-year-old mare were injured, while two other horses remained unharmed. Deputies continue the investigation.
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Martin McShane
Coggan
Tillie
McShane
McShanes
Cairo meeting on Middle East held by Sadat draws varied turnout
The United States said it will participate in Sadat's Cairo meeting. The PLO Syria and Jordan will not attend. The Soviet Union and Lebanon have not replied, with Syria likely driving their absence. Sadat suggested a start this Saturday, but Egyptians foresee a delay. Israel downgraded its delegation led by Eliahu Ben Elissar and Meir Rosenne.
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Cairo
Sadat
United States
Palestine Liberation Organization
Syria
Jordan
Soviet Union
Lebanon
U.S
Cyrus Vance
Israel
Eliahu Ben-Elissar
Menahem Begin
Meir Rosenne
Foreign Ministry
Egypt
City to Oppose Floodway Ban in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids plans to oppose any ban on building in the floodway. Mayor Don Canney says the Iowa Natural Resources Council may halt construction pending a study of 100 year flood risks. The City Council authorizes Jon Janda to read a statement at next Monday’s resources council meeting.
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Don Canney
Iowa Natural Resources Council
Cedar Rapids
Jon Janda
Public Services
The
Resources Council
New 1975 income survey revises poverty and median figures
The new one time Census Bureau survey based on 151000 households from April to July 1975 finds 24 million poor Americans, down from 25.9 million in CPS estimates. It shows Mississippi with the highest poverty rate at 26.1 percent while Alaska and Connecticut are lowest at 6.7 percent. Typical American household income is about 3 percent higher than previous official estimates, with a 1975 median of 12158 dollars, up from 11800.
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Congress
CPS
United States
Mississippi
Alaska
Connecticut
Census Bureau
Gle
Northwestern Bell
ISCC
Plan for Operations in the United States details covert funding
The ECIA document outlines a 1976 plan with about 750000 dollars for covert activities including an intelligence network in the White House and payments to lawmakers and staff. John Ho Young testified he saw the draft in Houston and that Seoul approved the final version. Fraser called the ECIA actions outright subversion to support South Korea's Park Chung Hee government.
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Fraser
Congress
John Ho Young
KCIA
New York
United States
Houston
Kim Yung Hwan
Washington
Seoul
U.S
South Korea
ECIA
Park Chung Hee
Lock Your Car Campaign Sends Leaflets To Lindale Shoppers
Shoppers at Lindale Plaza will find green and gold leaflets under windshield wipers after their Saturday return. Volunteers from the Insurance Women of Cedar Rapids and the Crime Prevention Bureau of the Cedar Rapids Police Department run the campaign. Green leaflets note unlocked cars and possible items, while gold leaflets thank drivers for locking up and offer tips to prevent theft.
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Lindale Plaza
Insurance Women of Cedar Rapids Inc
Insurance Women
Crime Prevention Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Northwestern Bell revises Touch Tone rate plan in Iowa
Northwestern Bell submitted a revised Touch Tone rate plan to the Iowa Commerce Commission in response to FCC rulings. The plan splits charges into a $1.05 line fee and 50 to 90 cent phone charges, with a March 1 1978 effective date and a December bill insert outlining details.
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Federal Communications Commission
Northwestern Bell Today
Iowa State Commerce Commission
FCC
Sin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ethel L. Myers
Thomas A. Myers
Stanwood
Koszta
Myers
United Methodist Church of
Ralph Nodurft
Wayne H. Myers
Hermosa Beach
Calif
Pearl Dobrinski
Minot
N.D
Lois Allen
Sedona
Ariz
Duncan McDonald
Victor
Murdoch Chapel
Marion
Mike Thompson
Koszta Cemetery
Mills
Perry G
United Church of Christ
Mills Cemetery
Stadler
Frank J
St. Pius X Catholic Church
Bernard Collins
St. John’s Catholic Cemetery
Catholic Foresters
Kuba Funeral Home
Karal
Rudolph
Turner Chapel West
Wilson Hyde
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Dill
Almeda Fry
Turner Chapel East
John P. Woods
Rose Hill Cemetery
Mechanicsville
Oelwein
Kenneth Smith
Hintz’s
Olin
Nettie Rowell
Hayden’s
Stanley
Harley
Erma) Rohrig
Brant-Kerns
Tipton
Alex R. Murray
Sheets and Son
Red Oak
Tama
Donald S. Noble
Mason- Hand’s. Winton
William C. Nichols
Campbell-Russell
Fairview
Fawcett’s. Lamont
Grace Gilson
Fawcett’s
Lamont
Hazel McMillen Christiansen
Mason-Harris
Quasqueton
Wilson
West Union
Rachel Lee
Burnham-Wood’s
North English
Lila Cobb
North English United Methodist Church
Powell’s. West Liberty
Laura Mae Askam
West Liberty United Methodist Church
Snider
Tom Fruehling
Federal Courthouse
Bear
Greece
Turkey
Cyprus
Clydesdales
Ann Schrader
Gazette
Mideast
Cedar River
Ewellen
Florist
White House
House
Senate
Mt. Vernon Rd
John. E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
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