Deaths in Cedar Rapids Area Honor the Departed
Obituaries list Georg W. Swab 89 of Cedar Rapids died in Venice Florida after a four month illness. Also noted are Carelys M. Englin 54 formerly of Cedar Rapids who died in Phoenix Arizona and Michael Scot Clothier infant son of Cedar Rapids residents. Multiple funeral services and burial plans noted for local residents with dates and locations.
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Georg W. Swab
Cedar Rapids
Venice Memorial Hospital
Venice
Fla
Libbie Easker
Swab
Iowa City
National Crematory of
Sarasota
Carelys M. Englin
Phoenix
Ariz
Robert E. Englin
Muscatine
Franklin School
Randi Sue
Ted
C.B
Chuck) Roberdee
Carol Ann Berry
Barbara Powers
Glenview
Michael Scot Clothier
Jerry Clothier
Summer Circle
Lee Mast
William J. Clothier
Springville
Turner Chapel West
Don Martin
Grace Baptist Church
Marion
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Leonard A. Lindquist
Ninth St
Lindquist
Grant High School
Rock Island Railroad
International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers
Jennie M. Lindquist
Lillian Farmer
Albert Lea
Minn
Laura C. Fahey
Oak Park
Ill
Nobile A. Smith
Central City
Richard Rothe
Cancer Society
Michael Anthony Bounds
Gwendolyn Bounds Bullock
Seventh Ave
Butch Bullock
Indianapolis
Ind
Tyler School
George Bounds
Edith Clay
Los Angeles
Calif
Turner Chapel East
Richard Reed
Church of Christ
Oak Hill Cemetery
Cedar Rapids Cable Vote Likely on Nov 8 Franchise
Cedar Rapids voters face a likely November 8 decision on granting Cedar Rapids Cable Communications Corp a municipal franchise. The firm is owned by MorAmerica Financial Corp 20 percent and Cox Cable Communications Inc. 80 percent with a regulated city plan including 3 percent revenue fees, police powers, and privacy safeguards.
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Cedar Rapids Cable Communications Corp
MorAmerica Financial Corp
Cedar Rapids
Cox Cable Communications Inc
Atlanta
MorAmerica
Peter F. Bezanson
Cox
Tom Dowden
Draft Eisenhower for President League May Promote Ike Primaries
A national officer of the Draft Eisenhower for President League announced that General Dwight D. Eisenhower would have his name placed in Republican presidential primaries. The statement signals ongoing efforts to secure Ike as a candidate in the primary contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
President League
Suit Seeks $1.5 Million Over Cedar Rapids Shooting
Susan McCune of Altadena California sues Harold Toomer Jr and others in Linn District Court for brain damage and permanent disability from a October 31, 1976 shooting near A Avenue and Ninth Street NW Cedar Rapids. Plaintiffs claim $1 million compensatory and $500,000 punitive damages from Toomer plus claims against his parents, gun owner Mike Hoskins and Southland Corp. 7-Eleven for beer sold to a minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn District Court
Cedar Rapids
Susan McCune
Altadena
Calif
Harold Toomer Jr
A Avenue
Ninth Street NW
Toomer
Harold Toomer Sr
Linda Longfellow
Mike Hoskins
Southland Corp
Miss McCune
Orlie
Sandra McCune
Iowa
Hoskins
First Ave
Pam Mrstik
McCune
Supreme Court action spans equal rights and procedural questions
The court weighed matters from women in Massachusetts military service to whether a criminal defendant can be retried after an indictment is dismissed. It also addressed on street parking restrictions for commuters, a McClellan papers case, USPS refunds over 1975 rates, and civil antitrust transcript disclosures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Supreme Court
Francis Bellotti
Muskegon, Mich
Arlington
John McClellan
D-Ark
U.S. Postal Service
Early Iowa snow shocks forecast for coming winter
The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports an unusual early snow event across northern Iowa with scattered snow flurries elsewhere. Weather expert Waite predicts a wetter, possibly colder winter than normal with more snow and blizzards, though not as cold as last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
National Weather Service
Waite
Hawarden
Sioux City
Mason City
Forest City
Millerton
Local Bank Employee Charged in Rosenthal Killing
Police say the Rosenthal murder included spray painted threats on the kitchen wall reading There are more and You Are Next on nearby houses. June Mikulanec, a bank employee, was arrested Friday and charged with second degree murder after checks with the widower's acquaintances. Bail was set at $100,000 as she awaited formal court action. The case may go to a grand jury.
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Rosenthal
June Mikulanec
Black
Robertson
Anamosa
McManus
Kirshen
Judge warns cont empt in Iowa U S attorney clash
In Cedar Rapids U S District Court Judge Edward J. McManus scolded Assistant U S Attorney Alan Kirshen for repeated late appearances and a belated pretrial memorandum. The trial of Lenny Black and Randy Robertson began amid volleys over punctuality and court directives.
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Cedar Rapids
U.S. District Court
U.S
Alan Kirshen
Iowa
Edward J. McManus
Kirshen
McManus
Lenny Black
Fairfax
Randy Robertson
14Th St. NE
Hubbard
Hardin County
Nixon seeks Congress input on Agnew successor
On this date in 1973 President Richard Nixon consulted members of Congress and political leaders for guidance before announcing a successor to Vice President Spiro Agnew. The move came amid ongoing political turbulence and calls for stable leadership at the top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Nixon
Congress
Spiro Agnew
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Wayne
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Cooper
Mildred
John P. Woods
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Heasley
Glennora Hoyt
Robert Bouton
Christ United Presbyterian Church
Brethren Cemetery
Panora
Turner West
Molumby
Zouee
Stewart Funeral
Allen S. van Cleve
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Calvary Cemetery
Charipar
Emil F
Janeba-Kuba
Joseph Syrovy
Czech National Cemetery
David E. Johnson
Hamilton St
Johnson Shoe and Repair
16Th Avenue SW
Theresa
Johnson
Hanford Post 5
V.F.W
16Th Avenue
Lee Paul
Mount Vernon
Lorain Johnson
Fort Meyers
Brosh Chapel
William Harnish
Independence
Paul B. Higgins
White’s
Hazleton Cemetery
Sigourney
Donald Glandon
Reynolds
Manchester
Charles Scanlon
Bohnenkamp’s
Bohnenkamp
S. Vinton
Katherine Biershank
Campbell-Russell’s. Keystone
Emily Bernstorf
Fellmer’s
Williamsburg — Arnold
Con
Floral Hills
Oran
Raymond David Adams
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Brant-Kerns
Oelwein
Frances Dwyer
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
St. Joseph's
Donohue’s
Mike Deupree
Gazette City Hall
Dowden
Time Inc
Des Moines
IPBN
Chicago
WLFD
WGN
Virginia
FCC
Fort Dodge
Leewellen
Florist
The
John. E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
Joe Frazier
Gazette
Dial
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