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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1977

Page

3

Deaths Raymond L. Shelton 71 Cedar Rapids area native

Raymond L. Shelton 71 of Springville died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness. Born May 26, 1906 in Cedar Rapids, he lived there most of his life before moving to Springville in 1971. Survived by two daughters, two sons, 16 grandchildren, four great grandchildren, two sisters, and a brother. Services 11 a.m. Saturday at Kuba Funeral Home East with burial in Morrison Cemetery.

Raymond L. Shelton Springville Cedar Rapids Harold Paul Harlan Moore Raymond R Postville Roy L Harry Franks Kenneth Terry Anaheim Calif Claud Shelton Kuba Funeral Home Clive Cook William B. Harnish Morrison Cemetery

Death notices from Iowa deaths list with services and burials

A sequence of funeral notices lists ages and service details for Fayette-Leo Bruns 65 Fayette-Leta Fern Payne 85 Ernest Peterson 67 Melvin Sturtz 56 Duane Lincoln 59 Donald Schmuecker 49 Charles H Jakway 87 Ronald R Nielson 39 Ronald L McDowell 29 Hazel H Lear 89 and others. Burial sites include Grandview Garrison Madison Oakwood Oakwood Trinity Church and local churches with service times and visitation details. A memorial fund is noted for Hazel Lear.

Fayette Leo Bruns Bellescoe Grandview Cemetery Visitation Hasegun Leta Fern Payne Belles-Wright Zion Lutheran Church Garrison Overton's Wyoming Duane Lincoln Wyoming Methodist Church Hayden's Watkins Donald Schmuecker T.W. van Beck Blairstown Jesup Charles H. Jakway Parker's Madison Aurora Brandon Ronald R. Nielson White's Manchester Ronald L. McDowell Shelly’s Oakland Shellsburg Hazel H. Lear Grace Trinity Church Oakwood Phillip’s Vinton

Mount Vernon youth charged in Missouri slaying

An 18 year old from Mount Vernon faced a first degree murder warrant in Missouri for the death of Raul Rasindo Rubio 28 a Mexican national. Rubio was found shot nine times in a Ford van recovered in Kansas City Kansas the vehicle had been stolen in Kansas City Missouri.

Mount Vernon Missouri Linn Robert Myers Vernon Raul Rasindo Rubio Chihuahua Mexico Rubio George McBroom Missouri Crime Squad McBroom Kansas City Kan Myers Linn Sheriff's Department Gene Darnell LaFayette Cedar Rapids Associations of Employers and Industries Mulhouse Schleyer Cologne

Grassley blocks HUD move to shift Iowa operations

Rep. Charles Grassley today introduced legislation to prevent HUD from moving about 40 Des Moines housing staff to Omaha as part of a nationwide reorganization. He says the Des Moines office handles 80 percent of local housing business and questions whether the shift saves money or increases efficiency.

Washington UPI Charles Grassley R-Iowa Department of Housing and Urban Development Iowa Des Moines Omaha Federal Agency HUD Grassley Nate Rubin

Bedell Opposes Retirement Benefit Hike for Congress

Berkley Bedell of Iowa joined 80 House members in urging the Senate panel not to act on a bill to raise retirement pay for retiring congressmen. The measure, passed in the House, would add up to 3000 dollars in benefits and rebase pensions on the final year’s salary, leveraging the recent pay raise.

Washington UPI Berkley Bedell Iowa House Senate Committee On Governmental Affairs

Pierce sues Linn County bar group over case handling

Claude R. Pierce filed a negligence suit in Linn District Court alleging Linn County Bar Association Linn County and the Linn County Legal Assistance Center mishandled a paternity case. He seeks 4104.81 for attorney fees costs and ongoing child support plus 300 for damages and existing judgments.

Linn District Court Claude R. Pierce Linn County Bar Association Linn County Linn County Legal Assistance Center Pierce John F. Siebenmann Siebenmann Liebenmann

Civitan Club meets at Bishops for Friday breakfast

Civitan Club gathers at 7 30 a m Friday at Bishops downtown with Scott Harrison speaking on the Family Practice Center and medical education. High Twelve leader Edward Lasko of KCRG will speak Friday noon at the Embassy Club.

Civitan Club Bishops Downtown Scott Harrison Edward Lasko KCRG Embassy Club

Metro Kiwanis elects new officers for coming year

John Beaty of 2005 24th St Marion is named Metro Kiwanis president for the coming year. President elect Leonard Lan ton leads a slate that includes Richard Ender Firooz Etemad Bill Ensign and Herman Gins berg as officers. New board members are C H McClure Jesse Hunter Harley Steele Allan Thompson Bob Shaffer Warren Davis Jerry Sherwood Edward Olson and Don Wegner. Also notes that on this date in 1954 Britain and Egypt agreed to withdraw troops from the Suez Canal zone.

John Beaty 24Th St Marion Metro Kiwanis Leonard Lanton Richard Ender Firooz Etemad Bill Ensign Herman Ginsberg C.H. McClure Jesse Hunter Harley Steele Allan Thompson Bob Shaffer Warren Davis Jerry Sherwood Edward Olson Don Wegner

Prison religion called moving experience at Iowa Penitentiary

Three days of hearings in Iowa City considered whether the Church of the New Song is a bona fide religion allowed inside the Iowa State Penitentiary. The state argued the group is political and disruptive, while supporters cited personal religious significance and parallels to Quaker belief. Proceedings included testimony from Marta Werner and University of Iowa English professor Donald Marshall, with tensions over witness treatment and record corrections.

Iowa City Iowa State Penitentiary William Hanson Fort Madison Lou Brewer Marta Werner Department of Social Services Werner University of Iowa Donald Marshall

Minimum wage bill advances to Carter administration

The House completed action on a bill to raise the federal minimum wage from $2.30 to $3.35 by 1981. About five million workers will receive the first 45 percent increase on January 1, with the initial step lifting pay to $2.65 per hour.

Washington House Congressional

Germany hails bombings linked to Baader Meinhof violence

In Italy and Greece police report bombings aimed at German offices and factories in Rome Florence Bologna Genoa and Ostia while a dawn shootout in Athens wounds officers and a suspected leftist radical. A German state terror campaign tied to the Baader Meinhof group surfaces with claims of retaliation.

Italy Rome Florence Bologna Genoa Ostia Athens Bonn Tuesay

College worth costed study argues for value and balance

Bowen argues the college cost discussion ignores strengths and contributions to society. He debunks fears of too many graduates crowding top jobs and too few for law. The study says markets adjust with modest pay shifts to benefit society and will appear in a book due October 27.

Bowen

Thailand cabinet reshuffle leads to second coup

Thai coupers oust Prime Minister Tanin after he refused a military demand to reshuffle his cabinet. Sources say the military pressed him for days and planned to remove nine of seventeen ministers, while Tanin claimed a four-year mandate to govern.

Lion Tanin Government House

Nebraska hijacking ends with FBI role and policy stance

A U S jet hijacker arrived at Hall County Airport Grand Island Neb with a sawed off shotgun in a suitcase He accessed a security scanner then opened the case FBI officials said the incident prompted comments from Attorney General Griffin Bell on troop use and the administrations policy While two men were initially thought involved only one hijacker was confirmed and negotiations involved Lyle Wurtz FBI Kansas City agent Bill Williams said Wurtz helped secure the release of women and children There had been 24 successful hijackings of foreign carriers since 1972 FAA records show one American airliner hijacked since 1972

Ronald Ray Marra St. SW Marra Linn Grand James W. Stodola Shellsburg Joe Nicks Collins Road Stodola Richard B. Heilman Galena Ill Hutchinson Minn Hall County Grand Island Neb Schulman Fulton County Atlanta Stewart Hannan National Bank of Georgia FBI Alvin Feldman Frontier Airlines Washington Griffin Bell Bell Carter Nebraska United States Lyle Wurtz Bill Williams Kansas

State funds cut for Medicaid abortions leads to policy shift

The Social Services board used emergency rules to halt state funding for Medicaid abortions in August. After a lawsuit, the board replaced the rule with a policy stating that the Legislature should decide on funding for abortions.

Social Services Board

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