Deaths and funeral notices from Iowa and surrounding areas
Obituaries list Raymond V. Hughes 65 of Riceville and Robert K Ifete Petersen 56 of Cedar Rapids with service details in Missouri Valley and Cedar Rapids. Howard W Nelson 61 of Walker and Troy Mills with 2 p m Thursday services. Additional notices cover multiple individuals with burial locations in Cedar Memorial, Lafayette Cemetery and Oak Hill Cemetery and varied church services across Iowa towns.
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Raymond V. Hughes
First Ave
Norbert
Mciintyre
Iowa
Immaculate Conception Church
Riceville
Gregory Heneseth
Calvary Cemetery
Conway Funeral Home
Teahen
Robert K. Ifete Petersen
Cedar Rapids
Missouri Valey
Missouri Valley
St. Louis College of Mortuary Science
John B. Turner & Son
Petersen
Valley Lodge
AF & AM
Trowel
Royal Arch Masons
Apollo Commandery
el Kahir Shrine
Julius F. Muller
American Legion
Order of DeMolay
Martha Barrie
Colorado Springs
Colo
Myrtle Glennie
Riverside
Calif
Emma Ammonds
Omaha
Neb
Elmer F. Petersen
The
Christian Church
Hennessey, van Cleave and Hurley Mortuary
Howard W. Nelson
Walker
Troy Mills
Nelson
Farm Mutual West Side Agency
Georgene Heider
Howard W. Nelson Jr
Eric Turner
Solon
Vernon C. Nelson
Marion
Troy Mills Christian Church
Tim Johnson
Murdoch Funeral Home
Flitsch
Herbert G
Murdoch Chapel
Lafayette
Jonte
Cecil J
Kuba Funeral Home
Glenn N. Bender
Oak Hill Cemetery
Grimm
Clara B
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Lloyd E. Brockmeyer
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Geiger
James F
Marshalltown
Canceled Seminole Valley Park marijuana protest. Jones Park planned
A City Council denial of a permit for a Saturday marijuana protest at Seminole Valley Park led to the cancellation of that event. A Jones Park gathering sponsored by Skylab remains planned with Cedar Falls and Iowa City areas likely to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seminole Valley Park
Jones Park
Dave McGuire
McGuire
Don Canney
Walter Hyde
Kinnett Sickles
Youth International Party
Sickles
Hyde
Iowa
Wisconsion
Illinois
Canney
Seminole Valley
Skylab
Cedar Falls
Iowa City
National Organization For the Reform of
Elmer Delaney
Delaney
Ex-Worker Sues for 350000 Over Denial of Job
Carl Ilick, former counselor for the Citizens' Committee on Alborism and Drug Abuse, sues Robert C. Gross and the CCA for 350000 in damages. He alleges Gross made a damaging oral statement to a Gazette reporter before the publication, leading to embarrassment and decreased employability. He seeks 175000 actual damages and 175000 punitive damages and a jury trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Ilick
First Ave. NE
Citizens’ Committee On
Keokuk Hamilton Bridge Opens To River Traffic
The Keokuk Hamilton Bridge swung open under its own power one hour before a noon deadline as 23 towboats and about 200 barges waited from Keokuk to Davenport. After motor failures, officials planned manual opening at noon if needed and will limit vehicle traffic to 15 minutes each hour until river traffic clears.
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Keokuk
UPI
Keokuk- Hamilton
Mississippi River
Davenport
First Biko probe wraps up as inquest looms in SA
Police say preliminary probe into Steve Biko death is finished and an inquest decision rests with Transvaal prosecutors. In the meantime security forces detain 13 Blacks in Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg while protests flare and clashes continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
South Africa
Jimmy Kruger
Steve Biko
Kruger
Port Elizabeth
Piet Goosen
Eastern Cape
New Brighton
Association For Science and Technology
Biko
Transvaal
Black Consciousness Movement
Pretoria
Bird
Drunken Driving Cases Heard in Linn District Court
In the First Avenue division, two defendants received deferred sentences for drunken driving Noel Ehresmann age 40 of 6212 First Ave NW charged August 10 and Carol K Hinton age 32 of 182 15th Ave SW charged August 13. Dennis D Denny age 29 of 1718 Oakland Road NE charged March 20 was fined 300 and had license revoked.
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First Avenue
Linn District Court
Noel Ehresmann
First Ave
Carol K. Hinton
15Th Ave
Dennis D. Denny
Oakland Road NE
Marion coach fights court order over girls basketball role
Anthony Pantini Jr seeks a court injunction to stop Marion Independent School District from shifting head coach duties to John Allen while Pantini remains in charge of scouting. The suit alleges the board's move aims to circumvent an August adjudicator ruling that Pantini be reinstated as head coach. A hearing on the injunction was scheduled as team practice began.
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Anthony Pantini Jr
Marion Independent
Linn
Pantini
Noti
John Allen
Linn District Court
Marion
Council adds clarifier to cable TV proposal
The Cedar Rapids council adds a provision that a cable franchise cannot take effect until an ordinance regulating cable operations is passed. The Dec 6 referendum may include Cedar Rapids Cable Communications and Community Cable Co. on a special ballot with a separate yes no for each company.
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Council
Dave McGuire
Cedar Rapids Cable Communications Corp
Community Cable Co
Ed Colton
Colton
Cedar Rapids
Don Canney
Energy bill shapes taxes to spur savings and balance budget
The Senate faces a choice between Carter proposed taxes and the 40 billion dollar suite of incentives from the Finance Committee to encourage energy conservation. Critics call it an oil industry giveaway while supporters say it would boost efficiency and national security. The measure includes a 50 percent investment credit for fuel switching and home insulation tax breaks. a 3 per barrel shale oil credit. and 1980 standards for appliances. Carter also makes progress toward reconvening the Geneva peace talks with a Saudi visit.
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Russell Long
D-La
Finance Committee
Carter
Senate
Senate House Conference Committee
U.S
House
Senate Finance Committee
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
House-Senate
County officials weigh outside probe into jail brutality claims
Iowa union seeks independent review of Linn County jail booking practices after allegations of excessive force and stripping requirements. Sheriff Darold Smith backs internal review but open to qualified outside inquiry. two week timetable discussed. A 530 name petition backs investigation with broad civic group support.
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Ed Colton
Darold Smith
Linn
Smith
Dave Kneeland
Quail Hollow NE
John Ely Jr
Supervisors
Cedar Rapids
Ely
NAACP
Linn County Criminal Lawyers Association
the Ministerial Association
Churches United
Equal Justice Under Law Committee
Chamber of Commerce
League of Women Voters
Women’s Political Caucus
Hawkeye Area Labor Council
Hawkeye Area
The
Iowa Civil Liberties Union
Linn County Bar Association
American Association of University Women
Junior League
Linn County Medical Society
Mount Mercy College
Kirkwood Community College
Assassination attempt targets Czechoslovak plane
Gunman opened fire wounding a man in the arm and crouched with hostages near the aircraft as security forces forced him to surrender. MENA described a hail of bullets at the departure lounge where Khaddam escaped inside while Ghobash was hit. Police joined the firefight as authorities counted three criminals.
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Khaddam
Ghobash
Mena
Statue of Liberty Occupation and Protests Across Decades
The group FALN claimed responsibility and pressed for Puerto Rican independence while demonstrators stayed on Liberty Island until four imprisoned nationalists were freed. Police and FBI aided National Park Service police as history notes past occupations and a 1965 plot by the Black Liberation Front. the statue draws 5 000 to 8 000 visitors on weekdays.
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FALN
Puerto Rico
Barry Farber
New York City
FBI
Island
National Park Service
Vietnam Veterans Against
Southeast Asia
Black Liberation Front
United States
France
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Decorah
First Baptist
Oelwein
Ryan
Charles H. McAreavy
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Rosary
Murdoch
Earl C. Berkheimer
T.W. van Beck
S. Greeley
Lizzie Wareham
Strawberry Point
Roberson’s
Victor
Arthur
Martha) Koehn
McAninch-Fremming
Marengo
Clarence
Irene) Rathjen
Hoover-Valentine’s
C.R
Mike Deupree
Gazette City Hall
Mississippi
Gazette
Roland Krekeler
Gazette Courthouse
By Mike Deupree
Tues
Cyrus Vance
Richard Wenzel
ICLU
Statue of Liberty
Police
John. E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
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