Deaths in Cedar Rapids and Iowa areas tallies noted
Obituary notices summarize deaths of Jacob Roeniig 85 Amana business figure services at Amana Community Church and many others across Lisbon Monticello Welland and surrounding towns. The notices list survivors funeral plans burial locations and memorials and include numerous church and Masonic affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Roeniig
Amana
Hallmar
Cedar Rapids
Amana Society
Colony Inn
Marengo Masonic Lodge
el Kahir
John B. Meyers
Lisbon
St. Luke’s Methodist Hospital
Mr. Meyers
Ella Maybauer
Federated Church
Masonic Order
Walter W. Badger
Ira W. Butterfield
Bay City
Mich
Stella Harlan
Binghamton
N.Y
Morgan Funeral Home
Fred Austin
Lisbon Cemetery
Federated Church Memorial Fund
Outboard and Equipment Stolen in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids resident reported on Monday that an unlocked garage was entered and an outboard motor valued at 500 dollars and a case of shotgun shells worth 140 dollars were stolen. Also noted were unrelated thefts and community notices for events and meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Moses
Chandler St
Cedar Rapids
J. Blaine Kielkapf
SW. Kielkapf
German hijackers storm Mogadishu plane, free 80 hostages
On this date in 1977 German commandos stormed a hijacked airliner in Mogadishu Somalia freeing 80 hostages who had been held since the plane departed from Spain toward Frankfurt a day earlier. Three of the hijackers were killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mogadishu
Somalia
Spain
Frankfurt
Agency denies open heart surgery program in Des Moines
IOWA CITY The Iowa Health Systems Agency denied Des Moines General Hospital's request to establish an open heart surgery program on Monday The agency had reconsidered the project after a previous motion to unite medical and osteopathic doctors in Des Moines Mercy Hospital had long provided heart surgery but osteopathic physicians could not use its facilities Des Moines General sought permission to run the service locally
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa Health Systems Agency
Des Moines General Hospital
Des Moines
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines General
Mercy
Sudan and Egypt Agree to Joint Parliament Session
The Sudanese and Egyptian parliaments will hold their second joint session in January in Khartoum. Officials said the two countries plan eventual merger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Khartoum
Middle East
Acapulco Opens Rip Off Complaint Office
Acapulco authorities launch a state government office to hear tourist complaints and investigate rip offs. Attorney General Carlos Ulises Acosta announced the office will be staffed by personnel speaking several languages to assist visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acapulco
Mexico
Carlos Ulises Acosta
Catwalk to be removed from Packing House bridge in 30 days
City Engineer Dick Ransom told the City Council that the Cedar River Packing House bridge catwalk will be removed within 30 days if no legal obstacles arise. Rock Island owns the bridge and Iowa DOT was notified. a 1898 agreement set city maintenance duties. Removal will take up planking and supports, leaving metal brackets for sewer pipes. Rock Island plans to reconstruct the bridge in 1979 or 1980 and install a new catwalk as required by law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packinghouse
Cedar River
Dick Ransom
Rock Island
Iowa Department of Transportation
Ransom
Speaker set for Cedar Rapids Eagles initiation
Fred Yuenger grand outside guard of the Fraternal Order of Eagles will be guest speaker at the Cedar Rapids aerie class initiation Sunday. He has led the Beaver Dam Wisconsin aerie and the statewide Eagles, now serving as Beaver Dam club manager. The meeting begins at 2 30 p.m. at the Eagles building 202 Seventh Ave SE Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Yuenger
Order of Eagles
Cedar Rapids
Springville School Board Sets Special Meeting On Contract
A special meeting of the Springville school board is scheduled for 6 30 tonight in the superintendent's office to discuss the master contract with the board negotiator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adv
Springville
Pope John Paul II elected pope at 58 in historic papacy
The article describes Cardinal Karol Wojtyla of Krakow being elected pope on the seventh or eighth ballot as the youngest pope since 1846. It notes his pastoral focus, defense of religious freedom, and relations with Poland's government. It recalls White smoke signaling the election and crowd reception in St. Peter's Square. The piece quotes U.S. reactions including President Carter plus clergy in Iowa expressing enthusiasm.
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Lebanon
John Paul
Karol Wojtyla
Krakow
Poland
Vatican Curia
Sistine Chapel
St. Peter’s Basilica
St. Peter’s Square
John Paul I
John XXIII
Wojtyla
Stefan Wyszynski
Pius IX
John Paul II
How's it pronounced
Vatican radio uses Italian form wah-chee'-wah for Wojtyla after his election. US broadcasters favored voy-chee'-wah, while Polish officials and Vatican experts prefer voy-tee'-wah for Pope John Paul II's family name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vatican Radio
Karol Wojtyla
United States
Washington
Vatican
John Paul II
Fitzgerald Touts tax plan for 1979 80 Iowa Legislature
Democrat candidate Fitzgerald presents a $10 million tax package including a property tax freeze with renters credit, a revised assessment growth lid as a dollar exemption, and preserve current statewide limits. He cites affordability within the budget, potential gains for low and mid value homes, and calls for separate apartment assessments and farmland taxation stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
Ray
Iowa
Harold Hughes
IDOT rejects access plea from Collins Road firms
The Iowa Department of Transportation Commission denied requests from Cedar Rapids businesses along Collins Road NE to retain direct access as Interstate 380 is completed. A right turn ramp was rejected as dangerous. officials foresee a rise in traffic and complex signage. Businesses will be compensated for losing access and can use frontage roads north of Collins Road for deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission
Collins Road
Cedar Rapids
William Ryan
Hall Home Furnishings
Commission
Council Street
Ryan
IDOT
Highway Division
George Calbert
Calbert
Center Point Road
Lane painting near completion in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids crews from Century Fence Co. of Waukesha Wisconsin apply epoxy lane line paint on First Second and Third avenues East. The project aims to finish road markings before winter despite equipment breakdowns and chemical balance issues. Century Fence bid 200000 dollars for the federally funded program. The new paint reportedly lasts longer than traditional paints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Mel Meyer
Century Fence Co
Waukesha
Wis
Meyer
Century Fence
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Jessie L
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Keith Birch
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Marion
Cedar Memorial
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Warner
John Phillip
Turner Chapel East
David Polk
The
First Christian Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Sturges
Mathew
Richard
Walker Cemetery
Murdoch
Walker
Riddle
James
Brosh Chapel
Harold Green
Sulek Cemetery
Shueyville
Gladbrook
Richard Bott
First United Methodist Church
Keota
Wyoming
August Hansen
Hayden’s. Monticello
Carl I. Schneider
Goettsch’s. Victor
Edna Meredith
McAninch-Fremming’s. Williamsburg
Elmer Sandersfeld
Waukon
Dorothea Schultz
Zion United Church of Christ
Martin’s
United Methodist Church
Hayden’s
Clifford R. Cox
Powell’s. Elgin
Mattia Zurbriggen
Elgin Baptist Church
Muehlethaler-Wright’s. Tipton
Oliver A. Geinzer
Lawrence
Kan
Sheets and Son’s
Fort Atkinson
Christine Busta
St. John’s Church
Chekal’s. Strawberry Point
Fred Moser
Roberson
C.R. News
St. George
10Th St. SE
Five Seasons Center Commission
Council
City Hall
Cedar Rapids Human Rights Commission
Pierson’s Florists
New Brookman
Jim’s Stamps & Coins
3Rd St. SE
Johnny’s Parkway
Albert Nassif
26Th St. SE
Nassif
Mimms
Kirk Orr
M. Feder and Sons Junk Dealers
Fourth St. SE
Hooper Construction Co
Madison, Wis
Linn Mental Health Association
Joe Mowrer
United Way
Third Ave
Sudan
C.R. Eagles
Pope John Paul II
Carter
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Sioux City
St. Francis Catholic Church
Rome
Monsignor
Richard Zenk
Zenk
Alton
Edmund Becker
All Saints Catholic Church
29Th St. SE
John Tilp
St. Jude’s Catholic Church
Edgewood Road
First Avenue
Father Tilp
Tilp
C.R
Lane
Eugene McCarthy
New York State
John. E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
Peck’s Flower Shop
N.E
Cedar Park
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