Deaths in area claim several in week’s notices
Deaths include Sumer Ann Hargens infant of Richard and Anita Hargens Cedar Rapids died at St Marys Hospital Dyersville born May 27 1978 in Cedar Rapids services at Cedar Memorial Chapel Memory May widow Hazel L Wilson 82 of Cedar Rapids later of Mount Vernon memorials funeral details listed. Also Nellie Jean Pitcher 92 of Cedar Rapids died following a sudden illness services at Cedar Memorial Chapel Memory. Additional notices for Edward William Bohren 70 Cedar Rapids transit authority retiree and other local residents with service times and burial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumer
Ann Hargens
Richard
Anita Hargens
41St St. NE
St. Mary’s Hospital
Dyersville
Cedar Rapids
Scott
Sandra
Eva Hargens
Arlene Hutchinson
Earlville
August Rethmiere
Littleport
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Mearle L. Griffith
Earlville Cooperative Parish
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Arthur R. Wink
Springville
Anamosa
Aletha Covington
Elmer
Martelle
Marvin Brink
Central City
Alva
Dale
Otis Ishe
Wisconsin
Goettsch's
Center Cemetery
Morley
Services Scheduled for Mrs. Jennie Bigger in Lisbon
Pending funeral services are planned for Mrs. Jennie Bigger, 78, of Lisbon, with arrangements handled by Morgan's in Lisbon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Bigger
Lisbon
Morgan’s
Memorial Services and Funerals Listed at Cedar Memorial Cemeteries
Memorial services were held today in the Chapel Garden at Cedar Memorial Cemetery led by Pastor Terry Slinde of Hope Lutheran Church. Delores M Prior had a service at Turner Chapel East with burial at Cedar Memorial Cemetery. George Knott’s service occurred at Murdoch Chapel in Marion with burial at Cedar Memorial Park. Beulah Faye Kasner’s service took place at Beatty-Beurle Murdoch Funeral Home with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. the casket will not be opened after the service. A memorial fund was established. Friends may call at related chapels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel L. Wilson
Center St
Mount Vernon
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Worthington
Frank A. Layton
Woodrow Wilson
Sears Roebuck and Co
Kenwood Park
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Clifton Ellerbeck
Kenwood Park United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Brooklyn
Harry Kent
Neuenhoven
New Vienna
Alvin
Anna Mae) Gebhart
Kramer’s
Dyersville
St. Boniface Catholic Church
Victor — Shawn Eric Thompson
Colonial Heights
Steven Thompson
Janice Steinmentz Novinski
McAninch-Fremming
Iowa City
Esther Christensen
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
Donohue
United Methodist Church
Steine’s. Decorah
Hans Williams
Leon K. Johnson
Highland Lutheran Church
Steine’s. Montour
Emmett B. Franks
Montour United Methodist Church
Henderson's
Toledo
Oelwein
Georgia
Chester R. Gray
Mount Pleasant
Gray
Sherman St
East Side Church of Christ
Ethel
Byron D
New London
Connie McCright
Cresco
Theodore R
Danville
Paul E
Helen G. Drewer
Weir-Cookes
Cancer Fund
Joseph
Joe) Weber
Seventh Ave
Mercy Hospital
Waterloo
FMC Corp
Robert Weber
LaPorte City
Mike
Gilbertville
Bill
Curt
Margie DeVoll
Pat
Beth
T.M. Becker
Paul Weber
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Oppold Funeral Home
Don Bosco High School
Immaculate Conception Endowment Fund
Cedar Memorial Park
Murdoch Chapel
Kasner
Beulah Faye
Beatty-Beurle-Murdoch
Donald Glazier
Salem United Methodist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Beatty-Beurle-Murdoch Funeral Home
Postal talks resume as unions, USPS meet to avert strike
Postal Service and union bargainers prepared for face to face talks in Washington to avoid a nationwide mail strike. Mediator James Healy had kept them apart while they set positions for a joint session with a Sept 16 deadline for an agreement or arbitration. Emmet Andrews said they hope to start bargaining at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. ON THIS DATE in 1973 Nixon announced he would veto a minimum wage bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Postal Service
James Healy
Emmet Andrews
American Postal Workers Union
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Andrews
Richard Nixon
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette is a daily and Sunday paper published at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. It lists subscription rates including weekly and yearly options and notes Associated Press rights for local news and dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ley
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
Fines set for guard violations in Iowa enlistments
U S Attorney Roxanne Conlin announced fines of 50 dollars for recruits who plead guilty to false enlistment statements and 100 dollars with a 30 day suspended sentence for recruiters who counseled or participated. About 42 recruits today and 50 individuals identified in FBI probe. many cases hinge on prior records and age of enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Conlin
U.S
Longstaff
FBI
Hodges trial opens in Linn District Court
The trial of Charles Hodges, 25, of 205 Park Court SE began in Linn District Court over a May 20 incident at the L and H Lounge. Hodges faces assault with intent to inflict serious injury for alleged injuries to police officers. Opening statements were expected this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L and H
Brown Derby Tavern
12Th Ave. SE
Linn District Court
Charles Hodges
Park Court SE
Hodges
IDOT Allows 14-Foot Wide Mobile Homes On Interstates
The Iowa Department of Transportation Commission approved an immediate rule change permitting 14 foot wide mobile homes on interstates. The move aims to reduce delays on primary routes by moving wider loads onto limited access highways. Previously the limit was 11 feet 9 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission
Crawford case ties to black market currency ring
In Moscow Crawford faces charges of buying 20 000 rubles on the black market for 8500 dollars and illegally purchasing six antique samovars as part of a 131 000 dollar currency scheme. Co defendant Kiselev testified he supplied dollars, laundered funds through a government store, and met Crawford in Moscow over 18 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford
Kiselev
Moscow
Solovyova
Rossiya
Mideast Leaders Move Toward Reconciliation Summit
In Beirut senior Arab diplomats report Sadat agrees to a Saudi proposal for a reconciliation summit with hardline Arabs regardless of Camp David outcomes. Mrs Begin to join husband in Texas by evening while Mrs Sadat remains in Egypt. A bomb injures two in Jerusalem and another in Beiruts outskirts sparks fighting between Syrian peacekeepers and Christian militia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Beirut
Sadat
Camp David
Fewer accidents tied to speeding arrests over holiday weekend
Cedar Rapids Police charged 141 with speeding, Linn County deputies 60, and District 11 troopers over 300. Six injuries and one highway fatality reported in the area as officers concentrated on high traffic zones and I 80. A Gazette survey found many drivers exceed speed limits despite patrols. Rest stops noted 1,400 travelers taking coffee before continuing journeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Linn Sheriff's Deputies
District 11
Louis Stepanek
Johnson County
Arres
Ted
Iowa Department of Transportation
Gazette
Bettendorf
Coralville
Reddick
Immunization deadline tests Cedar Rapids district
The Cedar Rapids Community School District faces a cut off today for students on provisional immunization certificates. A five school sampling found 21 noncompliant students with 20 at Jefferson High School told today is their last day. One Squaw Creek Elementary pupil was sent home. No action at Wilson Junior High Nixon Elementary or Hoover Elementary. The ICLU questions the law's religious exemptions and plans legislative lobbying for a conscience clause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette
Squaw Creek
Jefferson High School
Wilson Junior High
Nixon Elementary
Hoover Elementary
Hoover
Nixon and
Wilson
Charles Beusch
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Nellie Jean Pitcher
Park Towne Court
Guilford H. Pitcher
Delaware
Mr. Pitcher
Omaha
Order of the Eastern Star
James
Donna Dunahugh
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Wilson Hyde
Trinity United Methodist Church
Fairview
Chapel of Memories
Ida Gard
Tama
Herman Jacobsen
Mason- Hand’s
Edward William Bohren
Fruitland Blvd
Ryan
Clara Haronitis
Edward John
John
Rose Leffler
Davenport
Turner Chapel East
Ilarion Yerakis
St. John’s
St. John’s Greek Orthodox Church
Max A. Mason
Evergreen Park
Ill
Ollie Hersom
Illinois
Crescent Lodge No. 25
A.M
American Legion
Oaklawn, Ill
Richard H
Palos Park
Florence Klemm
Marion
Gilbert
Hornburg-Klein Evergreen Funeral Home
IDOT
Cwellen
Florist
Virginia Olbrish
Peter Maggs
Robert Pringle
Stephen Lind
Miss Olbrish
Embassy
Mideast
Jerusalem
Linn County
Iowa Civil Liberties Union
ICLU
Steve Brown
Brown
John. E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
Flowers & Plants
Peck’s Flower Shop
Center Pt. Rd
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