Deaths of multiple local figures listed with services and survivors
Obituary notices recount Dr. John C. Walker 53 of 2824 Southland St. SW Coe College professor died at home after illness with extensive career and family survivors. Milton L. Folkedahl 42 of 1720 14th Ave. SW died in Iowa City after short illness. Collins Radio employee with church ties. Further notices list Wamsley Jessie A. and others, with service times, burial details, and memorial preferences across Cedar Rapids area churches and cemeteries.
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John C. Walker
Southland St. SW
Coe College
Coe
Walker
Occidental College
Los Angeles
Albuquerque
N.M
Virginia Lovett
Tucson
Ariz
Yale University
Presberg
Iowa
Iowa Association For Asian Studies
Churches United of
Cedar Rapids
United Way
Sarah Jean Shaw
Providence
R.I
Ken Walker
Cleveland
Ohio
Ruth Walker
Calif
Jean Stocker
Spokane
Wash
Robert Walker
Cocoa Beach
Fla
James Walker
Hastings
Neb
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
George B. McDi
Milton L. Folkedahl
14Th Ave
Iowa City
Spring Grove
Minn
Judy Stanek
Folkedahl
Collins Radio
St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church
Lori Ann
Kathy Cristine
Shelly Jean
Berdie Klegseth
Louisiana
Corrine Fruechte
Kermit Folkedahl
Hot Springs
Ark
Erwin Folkedahl
David Folkedahl
Des Moines
Landis Olson
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral
Marion police and fire retirement boards split meetings
Marion police and fire retirement boards voted to separate their investment procedures and stagger meetings. Four lay members serve on both boards, and the move adds duties for lay members. Newhaus named to police board. Gibney leaves fire unit. verbatim minutes kept. Guadalcanal note included.
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Marion
Police and Fire Retirement Systems
Robert Verhille
Verhille
Charles Moore
Jack Parmenter
Donald Hoskins
Police Board
Parmenter
Robert
Joe Newhaus
James Ford
Wayne Carver
Hoskins
Marion Protective Association
John Botkin
CPA
Protective Association
Newhaus
Richard E. Cayler
John Gibney
Police and Fire Department
City Accepts Surprise Gift From Softball Association
Cedar Rapids Parks Commissioner Stan Reinis accepted a $553 check from Judy Usher on behalf of the Cedar Rapids Women's Metro Softball Association. The donation, raised by a raffle, honors city support and aids development of more softball diamonds in eight years on the council.
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Cedar Rapids
Three arrests on separate C R counts in city
John W. Dietz 19 of 217 Wiley Blvd SW faces charges for driving with a suspended license resisting an officer and possession of marijuana after a 2:30 a.m. stop near First and Cottage Grove. Dale H. Baldwin 44 of 839 Center Point Road NE charged with larceny in scrap brass and copper theft from Collins Radio. Terry Browning 18 of 1403 First Ave SW arrested for receiving stolen property after a complaint of a stolen battery filed Oct 7 by Leroy Kula.
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John W. Dietz
Wiley Blvd
Dietz
First
Cottage Grove Avenues
Dale H. Baldwin
Center Point Road NE
Collins Radio
Terry Browning
First Ave
Leroy Kula
Treasury to probe steel dumping charges by U S Steel
Treasury Department agrees to investigate dumping charges filed by U S Steel against Japanese steelmakers. The move comes as U S Steel accuses foreign producers of selling steel at unfairly low prices.
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Treasury
Iowa court rules reporters have qualified privilege but can be overridden
The Iowa Supreme Court says reporters have a qualified privilege protecting source confidentiality, but a strict three step test can override it. The ruling arose in a defamation invasion case involving Burlington businessman John Winegard and his common law wife Sally. Diane Graham of the Des Moines Tribune was ordered to testify but refused. The court upheld a three step test requiring necessity, exhaustion of alternatives, and avoidance of frivolous actions. The opinion also covers Cedar First National Bank v McKinney Linn Bair v Randall Linn State v Voss and notes Napoleon’s 1812 retreat from Moscow.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa Supreme Court
High Court
Burlington
Maurice Rawlings
Diane Graham
Des Moines Tribune
John Winegard
Sally
Graham
Stephen Schalk
Winegard
Scott County District Court
Schalk
Ms. Graham
Polk County District Court
Leo Oxberger
Des Moines Register and
Tribune Co
Iowa Press Association
Iowa Broadcast News Association
Cedar — First National Bank
McKinney
Linn — Bair
Randall
Linn
State Vs
Voss
T shirt action continues in U S court
U S District Judge Edward J McManus allows part of a civil suit over disciplinary actions tied to a 14 year old Cordero who wore a Link s Tavern shirt and a Only Here for the Beer shirt. The ruling limits the case to Principal Yokum with $160 000 sought in damages.
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U.S
Sam Cordero
Link’s Tavern
Sam
Cordero
Yvonne Harvey
Gary Yokum
McManus
Yokum
Cedar Rapids Cable seeks ballot for franchise as special election set
Cedar Rapids Cable Communications wins council approval for a Dec 6 special election on its franchise proposal after petitions with 1 989 signatures, about 100 over the required amount. The cost, estimated at 10 000 dollars, will be billed to the city and reimbursed by the company.
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Cox
Harris
Cox Cable Communications Inc
Atlanta
Cedar Rapids Cable Communications
MorAmerica Financial Corp
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Merle Kopel
Cedar Rapids Cable
Community Cable
Kopel
Alcohol unit solvency told
The Citizens Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse reported solvency at its Tuesday meeting after refinancing its women’s halfway house. About $15,300 paid current liabilities. workman’s comp premium of $2,400 is being refigured. New $32,000 Marty Mann house mortgage raises monthly payments to $315.12. A FY 1979 budget of $283,820 was proposed for Linn County Health Center approval, with about $90,393 requested from the center. The agency will stay open until 9 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays.
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Citizens Committee On Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Fred Uphoff
Marty Mann
Linn County Health Center Board of Directors
Uphoff
Aviation pioneer Leon Levington dies at 81
Airman and aviation pioneer Leon Levington of Stratford died Tuesday in a convalescent home at age 81. He served as a notable figure in early aviation. Levington contributed to regional air transport developments and helped inspire youth in aviation circles.
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Shelton, Conn
Leon Levington
Stratford
Elvis Presley autopsy details reveal drug interactions
The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports that Presley’s death involved multiple prescribed drugs including demerol and Valium. Autopsy cites interactions among opioids and tranquilizers affecting an enlarged heart. Vernon Presley and Dr. Eric Muirhead discussed autopsy findings as the death certificate planning progressed.
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Francisco
Eric Muirhead
Baptist Hospital
Vernon Presley
Singer
Hijacking incident sparks protests and hostage drama abroad
Demonstrators in Rome Milan Genoa Athens and London protested the Lufthansa hijacking. West German prisoners were demanded and the plane raid in Somalia left several terrorists dead and hostages freed. Survivors described the chaos and a fatal shooting of pilot Juergen Schumann by hijackers.
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Rome
Milan
Genoa
Athens
London
West Germany
Stuttgart
Lufthansa
Somalia
Germany
U.S
John Loughran
Turkey
Bonn
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Midwest
Wamsley
Jessie A
Turner Chapel East
Tom Pickles
Zearing
Turner East
Waukon
Leo Howe
St. Ann’s
Harpers Ferry
Lycurgus
Hanson’s
Hanson's
Dysart
Aubrey Lee
Dysart United Methodist Church
Powell’s
Keota
Melvin Sturtz
Overton's
Amber
William T. Jansen
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
Goettsch’s
Anamosa
Wyoming
Duane Lincoln
Hayden’s
Brooklyn
Alice Evans
Nevenhoven’s
Ivy Hill
Malcom
Elgin
Ernest Peterson
Burnham- Woods
West Union
Monticello
Laurence
Vera) Fulton
Devaney-Reiff’s
Kkeota
Aubrey A. Lee
Marion Police
Guadalcanal
C.R
Napoleon Bonaparte
Moscow
Edward J. McManus
North Linn High School
Supreme Court
General Electric
FCC
Council
Tom Dowden
Cox Cable Communications
Davenport-Bettendorf
Dowden
Heritage Company
Fort Dodge
Heritage
Gazette
Don Canney
Elvis Presley
Nashville
State Health Department
Graceland Mansion
Frankfurt
Juergen Schumann
South Yemen
Schumann
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
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