Deaths fill pages with Cedar Rapids figures and services
Obituaries record Charles Charipar 73 Cedar Rapids founder of Charipar Plumbing and family survivors. Also listed are Gary Hutchins 22 of Marion and others with service times, burial sites, and funeral homes. The notices include multiple hometown clusters with church and cemetery details and memorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Charipar
First Ave
Cedar Rapids
Lucille K. Binko
Charipar Plumbing
St. Jude’s Catholic Church
Chamber of Commerce
Knights of Columbus
Kenneth C
Paul L
Dennis R
Charles J
Larry A
Earl Wims
Ballwin
Randy Hartmeyer
Alice Miller
Frances Miller
Ann Rensch
Richard Reed
Henry
Swisher
Americans Pay 10.5 Percent More in State Local Taxes
Commerce Department reports state and local tax receipts rose 15 percent for income taxes and 13.9 percent for sales, with corporate taxes up 18.7 percent in the year ended June. Property taxes climbed 6.8 percent, easing from 9.9 percent prior year. Inflation at 7 percent and broader fiscal shifts shape the tax picture through fiscal 1979.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Sun Belt
Congress
Power outage affects 4000 in Cedar Rapids crash
A 12:53 a.m. one vehicle crash at A Avenue NE and 19th Street knocked out power for about 4000 Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. customers in northeast and southeast Cedar Rapids. The driver, Kevin D. Greve, 25, of Hiawatha, was charged with drunk driving, speeding and driving on the wrong side of the road after the car left 151 feet of skid marks. Power was restored gradually, with some homes dark until nearly 3 a.m. as crews repaired a 34,500 volt line and multiple substations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
19Th Street
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Pat McPartland
McPartland
15Th Street
E Avenue
Franklin Station
14Th
20Th Streets
Kevin D. Greve
Oakbrook Court
Hiawatha
Greve
A Avenue NE
Marion man found dead in suspected carbon monoxide incident
Gary James Hutchins, 22, of 3020 Second Ave in Marion, was found dead Tuesday in a pickup inside his garage. A hose from the truck exhaust connected to the cab suggests carbon monoxide poisoning. Medical examiner results pending. Baxter's Funeral Home of Marion handles arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary James Hutchins
Second Ave
Marion
Cedar Rapids
The
Hutchins Construction Co
Faith Lutheran Church
James Hutchins
Madalin Evans
Randy
Pat Warner
Louie Hutchins
Central City
Baxter Memorial Chapel
John D. Huber
Oak Shade Cemetery
David Kresnicka
Linn County
Baxter
LaSalle yearbooks on sale through Oct 27 for 1978-79
Yearbook orders at $10 each will be accepted through October 27 for LaSalle High School 1978-79 edition with delivery next summer. After the deadline price rises to $15. 1977-78 copies available for $15. Also notes on a local injury, library events, and ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaSalle
LaSalle High School
Kevin Nebergall
Rights unit votes concern over Job Services location
The Cedar Rapids Human Rights Commission voted 5-3 to express concern that the planned Job Service of Iowa building at First Avenue NE could have a chilling effect on minority employment. The panel studied criteria used for site selection amid crime and accessibility issues and debated two other proposed sites in the southeast quadrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
James Barnes
Commission
First Avenue
Doolin
Eighth Ave
First Ave
Eighth Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Fifth Street
Seventh Street
Eighth Avenue SE
Barnes Advo
Barnes
Department of Labor
Martha Quinte
Susan Cory
Bev Mitchell
Bob Schorg
Earl Carr
Tommy Tucker
Annce Rossey
Luther Trent
Meinard Wright
Tucker
Schorg
Rossey
Erwin Frerichs
State Job Service
The
Gazette
Frerichs
Karpov Retains World Chess Title After Korchnoi Resigns
The 1978 world chess championship ended in Karpov’s victory by resignation after 41 moves in the decisive game. Korchnoi had trailed 5-2 and forced a 5-5 tie with 6 games needing to crown the champion, but he resigned with Karpov holding a better position. Off the board, disputes over yogurt use parapsychologists sunglasses and guru meditations surrounded the match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korchnoi
Karpov
Bobby Fischer
Amnesty International
Soviet Union
Property tax debate shifts to plans and taxes
The candidates spar over affordability of a proposed program and the impact of repeals on property tax relief. Fitzgerald accuses Ray of weak tax plan knowledge while Ray questions the timing and fairness of the governor and touts indexing and a postcard tax idea with a blended approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
Fitzgerald
Lowans
Cedar Rapids weighs massage ordinance at council meeting
First reading of a proposed ordinance to regulate massage establishments drew comments from both sides. The council unanimously passed a version removing a ban on mixed sex massage. The measure would license establishments and technicians, require accredited training, set health standards and penalties, with two more readings needed before it takes effect.
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Ann Schrader
Cedar Rapids
Gerald Fatka
Churches United
Floyd Bergen
Lynn Henry
Happy House Massage Parlor
First Ave
Henry
American Massage Therapy Association
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Second class postage paid at Cedar Rapids. Subscription rates by carrier and mail listed with weekly and annual options. AP holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
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Roemig
Jacob
Amana
Godfrey Popelka
Route 1
Ely
Czechoslovakia
Della Costal
Carpenters Union
Frank E. Popelka
Frances O. Wallace
Mary Kos
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
T.B. Hlubucek
Czech National Cemetery
Janeba- Kuba Funeral Home
Gladys Maleek
Guttenburg
New Orleans
Ernie
Postville
Harold Slack
Community Presbyterian Church
Schutte’s
Sheets and Son
S. Victor
Edna Meredith
Sorden Cemetery
Webster
McAninch-Fremming’s. Walker
Nellie I. Smith
Prairie Creek Christian Church
Vinton
Urbana
Campbell-Russell
Campbell-Russell’s. A Memorial Has Been Established To Camp Courage
Monticello
Carl I. Schneider
St. Luke Methodist Church
Goettsch’s. Brooklyn
Vera Hamilton
Nevenhoven’s
Henry Wulf
29Th Street
24Th
30Th Streets
Collins
Center Street
34Th Street
Marion Man
Harold C. Eggleston
34Th St. NE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Eggleston
First Avenue East
Cedar Rapids Public Library
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Third Avenue
14Th Street
Merry Moppets
Town Road
Eager Elves
St. James United Methodist Church
Ellis Blvd
Jane Boyd
14Th Avenue
10Th Street
Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club
Red Cross
Glass Road
42Nd Street
Metropolitan Kiwanis
Bishop Cafeteria
Larry Alexander
Yankee Coiffure
Cedar River Towers
Lincolnway Village
Lucken, Realtors
Ellis Pro
Izod
C” Avenue NE
West Side Garden Center
3Rd Ave
West Berlin
Germany
Charlotte Hrabowski
Jack Durin
Linden Drive
Hrabowski
Rights Unit
Gazette City Hall
Michael Stean
Pirc
Stean
Viktor
World Chess Federation
Sally Sattler
Franbrook Terrace NW
John E. Lapes
John B. Turner & Son
Turner
Turner's West
Brush Chapel
Solon
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