Weather outlook and regional temperatures forecast
Partly cloudy Friday with a chance of rain and a cooler weekend. Saturday and Sunday look mostly clear with highs in the mid 50s to mid 60s and lows in the 30s to low 40s. Local readings include LaCrosse 5.4, Lansing 7.8, Dubuque 7.5, Davenport 4.4, Keokuk 2.1, Cedar Rapids 2.96 and Coralville Lake noted.
Cedar Rapids Obituaries and Local Notices
Obituary items list many Cedar Rapids residents with births and deaths. includes Harold Schreiber and Dale Soden obituaries, plus a long chain of survivor names and addresses. A two-day run covers weddings of families, service details, and burial plans across Cedar Rapids, Marion, Anamosa, and nearby towns.
Physician Testimony in $1 Million Holmquist Accident Trial
The trial includes testimony from Dr. Thomas Schueller who treated Holmquist after a 1963 shooting and a 1970 injury. Depositions reveal other drivers’ accounts and car issues at Gruber Porsche Audi of Cedar Rapids and VW of America. Holmquist alleges steering faults caused the crash leading to his leg amputation while defendants face the suit. The article also notes Pierre Laval’s 1945 execution.
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Holmquist
Thomas Schueller
Judith Kilmer
Porsche
Van Buren School awards for 26 boys drive safely
The Van Buren school lists 26 boys receiving awards. Named honorees include Richard DeForest Gail Coulbourn Doug Coulbourn Mike Sturtz Chris Northrup Derrick Rose Mark Weber Scott Hansel Scott Burgess Jon Davenport Dean Oster and Terry Gerlach.
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van Buren School
Richard DeForest
Gail Coulbourn
Doug Coulbourn
Mike Sturtz
Chris Northrup
Derrick Rose
Mark Weber
Scott Hansel
Scott Burgess
Jon
Ford escapes Hartford crash during campaign stop
President Gerald Ford rode to safety after a two car collision near Hartford. A Hartford officer questioned and released 19 year old James Salamites of Meriden, who may be innocent, with blood tests for alcohol. Ford later joked about Hartford traffic at a GOP dinner before returning to Washington to celebrate his 27th anniversary.
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Tional
Hartford
Ford
James Salamites
Meriden
Hartford Civic Center
Congress
Washington
Betty
Secret Service
Jack Warner
Warner
Ford Motor Co
Cedar Rapids Desegregation Plans Weigh Options
Garcia outlines multiple desegregation strategies for Tyler and Cedar Rapids including magnet schools and boundary changes. He favors school pairing to mix attendance zones, while opposing expansion of voluntary enrollment. DPI flexibility and minority staffing cited. housing plans raise socio economic concerns.
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Garcia
Cedar Rapids
Tyler
Newell Lash
DPI
Waterloo
Lauree Gerber
Oak Hill
Des Moines
Carl Carson
Cedar Rapids officer injured in off duty crash
Cedar Rapids police officer Douglas Allan Kraft twenty two remained in stable condition at Mercy hospital with scalp and knee lacerations after his pickup struck a utility pole while rounding an uphill curve before 3 am. Passenger Clifford Lambert twenty six was treated and released for a scalp laceration and facial abrasions. No charges filed.
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Douglas Allan Kraft
North Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Kraft
Clifford Lambert
Belmont Parkway
Olice
Cedar Rapids
Vets Building Renovation Bid Below Estimates
Cedar Rapids bids for the Veterans Memorial building exterior work show a low bid of 18 450 by D C Taylor Co vs 29 700 from Richard and Jerry Lawrence and 38 913 from Industrial Renovation Ltd Des Moines. The Memorial commission will study the bids after city council heard the figures.
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Veterans Memorial
Cedar Rapids
D.C. Taylor Co
Richard
Jerry Lawrence
Industrial Renovation, Ltd
Des Moines
Maintenance Associates, Inc
Memorial Commission For Study
Thomas O. Childs dies in Wisconsin at 58
Thomas O. Childs of Mt. Vernon died unexpectedly in Boscobel Wisconsin at age 58. Born July 28 1917 he married Connie Grace Havens March 14 1939. He worked as a machinist for Goss Co. in Cedar Rapids and belonged to the Mt. Vernon Masonic lodge and York Rite bodies. He is survived by his wife two sons four daughters and three brothers. Services are set for Thursday at 3 pm at Thorn and Kendall funeral home in Boscobel with lodge services Wednesday at 7:30 pm.
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Harold G. Schreiber
Forty-second Street
Cresco
Cedar Rapids
Schreiber
Kennedy High School
Newell
New Washington High
Kennedy High
Upper Iowa University
Donald F. Maple
George Brighton
Lake View
Cedar Memorial
Brady- Kuba Funeral Home
Lovely Lane Church
Harold Schreiber
Everett D. “Dale” Soden
Second Avenue SE
Urbana
Eddy Paper Co
Rollie Fish
Harold
Homer
Elzo
Marion
Murdoch Chapel
Maurice Gamble
Urbana Cemetery
MT. Vernon
Thomas O. Childs
Vernon
Boscobel
Wis
Connie Grace Havens
Childs
Goss Co
Chubbuck
Idaho
Allen
David Funk
Vickie Askelson
Dwayne Kelley
Iowa City
Fred McLaughlin
Warren
San Jose
Calif
Victor
Anacortes
Wash
Donald
Rose Hill
Thorn and Kendall Funeral Home
Boscobel Masorc
Senate Unit To Hear Eastern Iowan Roy Metcalfe
Roy Metcalfe of the Fountainbleau Theatre Corp. in Cedar Rapids is among three Iowa witnesses set to testify Wednesday in LaCrosse Wisconsin before the Senate Select Small Business Committee, per U.S. Sen. John Culver.
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Roy Metcalfe
Fountainbleau Theatre Corp
Cedar Rapids
LaCrosse
Wis
Senate Select Small Business Committee
U.S
John Culver
Iowa
Two Charged With Harvesting Marijuana Near Covington
Alan B. Claypool, 20, of 1715 Ninth Street NW and a 17-year-old Cedar Rapids boy were arrested after deputies found a large quantity of marijuana plants in a car trunk parked off a county road southwest of Covington. Claypool posted bail after arraignment on possession charges. the juvenile case was referred to authorities.
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Alan B. Claypool
Ninth Street
Cedar Rapids
Covington
Edgewood Road
Avenue NW
Claypool
Newton election selects new Community Mental Health secretary
Judy Dieren field from Deep River was elected secretary of the Community Mental Health Centers Assn at its annual Newton meeting. Outgoing president J D McIvor of Decorah is replaced by Arian Beeck of LeMars.
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Newton
Judy Dierenfeild
Deep River
Community Mental Health Centers Assn
J.D. McIvor
Decorah
Association
Arian Beeck
LeMars
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