Deaths of Daisy Calhoun and others in Cedar Rapids area
Obituaries list multiple Cedar Rapids area residents who died after long illnesses. Daisy P Calhoun, 76, formerly of Marion, died in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Annie Zakostelecky, 89, also a Cedar Rapids resident, died after a long illness. Virginia McConkey McDonnell, 73, died in Cedar Rapids after a short illness. John Telecky, 89, of Vinton died in Cedar Rapids hospital. Leland Sheeley, 77, Fayette resident, died in Cedar Rapids hospital. Dale B Andrews, 66, of Prescott Arizona, formerly Alburnett and Jordans Grove, died in Cedar Rapids hospital. Memorial and funeral arrangements include Cedar Memorial, Brush Chapel, Stewart funeral home, and other local services. multiple services scheduled across Iowa towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy P. Calhoun
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Mrs. Calhoun
Annie Zakostelecky
Twenty-first Avenue
John Zakostelecky
Ely
Solon
North Liberty
George Hanson
Velma Zakostelecky
Evelyn Ogle
Spokane
Wash
Frank Vanorny
Brush Chapel
William Harnish
Czech National Cemetery
Brosh Chapel
Virginia E. McDonnell McConkey
Avenue
Nauvoo
Ill
Joseph C. McDonnell
William Edward McConkey
John Telecky
Vinton
Johanna Society
First Presbyterian Church
D.T. Smith
Philip Dickinson
Central City
Fred Telecky
Westlake
Ohio
John S. Telecky
Fallon
Nev
Frank Basker
James DeSmith
Harold Wagner
Rogers Grove Cemetery
Leland Sheeley
Fayette
Winthrop
Imogene Holland
Sheeley
Fayette Lumber Co
71St Field Artillery
France
Ryan
Manchester
Mississippi Valley League
Stewart Sheeley
Coralville
George Lipp
Howard Woodson
Belles- Wright Funeral
Fayette Cemetery
Dale B. Andrews
Prescott
Ariz
Alburnett and
Jordans Grove
Alburnett
Esther Reed
Andrews
Steven J. Andrews
Grand Prairie
Texas
Neil R. Andrews
Los Altos
Larry D. Andrews
St. Louis
Donald Bergman
Elfrida
Norman Andrews
Doris Bentz
Murdoch
Senator Redmond challenges Panama Canal suit costs
Redmond argues the issue is state tax money and testifies on the canal case. Turner defends his use of state time and travel for the Supreme Court injunction, while Gov. Ray questions the action and settles on debate methods. Redmond says he will not bill the state for his Des Moines trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redmond
Turner
Chicago
U.S. Supreme Court
Panama
Canal
Canal Zone
Attys
Wayne Kidwell
Idaho
Theodore Sendak
Indiana
William Guste, Jr
Louisiana
Supreme
Ray
Iowa
Des Moines
Polk County
Wedelstedt Defense Reopens Its Case
In Cedar Rapids federal court the defense of Edward J. Wedelstedt gains permission to reopen to present additional testimony. Al Frerichs calls Dale McMillan who says he managed Wedelstedt’s warehouse and office from 1974 to 1976 and identifies a $3,000 Cameo Sales check dated January 16 1975 for films. The trial centers on alleged theft of about 1000 adult films from Chicago in 1974 and moving them to Iowa with a December 8 1974 purchase cited. Final arguments and jury instructions were set for Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Wedelstedt
Cedar Rapids
Edward McManus
Wedelstedt
Chicago
Iowa
al Frerichs
Dale McMillan
Twentyfourth Street
Frerichs
McMillan
Cameo Sales
Taiwan Papayas Hit by Disease
Disease has destroyed 90 percent of papaya plantations in southern Taiwan and threatens the island's entire crop of the tropical fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taiwan
Taipei
UPI
Canal treaty letters urge approval and oppose anti American forces
Readers from Cedar Rapids to Burlington sent notes to Senator Clark urging ratification of the Panama Canal treaty. Some praise the deal as a US and human rights advance while others warn against turning control to Russia and Castro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Peace Corps
Panama
U.S
Panama Canal
United States
Ames
Clark
Senate
Burlington
Elkader
Public letters decry Panama Canal treaty and support Carter
Readers from Iowa cities mock the Panama Canal transfer urging a no vote while Carter moves toward signing. Citizens call the plan a giveaway to Panama and a threat to national defense with mentions of dictators and oil. Culver aides note mail will be weighed but not decided yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
Clark
Culver
Sen. Culver
Lance Bank Allegations Prompt Senate Inquiry
Bloom testified he did not know the full extent of overdrafts by Lance and his relatives or later allegations about compensating balance loans. If informed, he would have phrased his senate committee letter differently. Subcommittee Chair St Germain called Lance's Georgia bank a family playpen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloom
Lance
Senate Committee
Subcommittee
Fernand
St. Germain
Rhode Island
Georgia
Indictment links Park to bribery scheme targeting U.S. lawmakers
The 30 page indictment names Kim Hyung Wook and Lee Hu Rak former KCIA directors as co conspirators and accuses Park Tongsun Hanna of advising bribery to influence U S congress members. It details payments to Edwin Edwards Jack Miller John McFall and others to sway votes and actions in favor of South Korea. It notes efforts for military aid and rice orders and letters praising Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
South Korea
KCIA
Kim Hyung Wook
Lee Hu Rak
Hanna
Park
Congress
Bell
Asst
Benjamin Civiletti
Edwin Edwards
Louisiana
Edwards
Jack Miller
Iowa
John McFall
Calif
McFall
Tongsun Park
United States
Carter faces Senate hurdle over Panama Canal treaties
At the Organization of American States Carter hosts nineteen hemispheric leaders with hopes of private talks. Twenty seven nations plan to send delegations. Yet success hinges on two thirds of the Senate approving the new canal treaties despite public opposition. One treaty would end U S control after 2000 and the other would guarantee Canal Zone neutrality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organization of American States
Carter
Senate
U.S
Florida Job To LaPeters Florida Job To LaPeters
Wallace LaPeters Cedar Rapids police chief from 1974 to 1976 has accepted Sanford Florida police chief post. He will start October 1 at a 19000 dollar salary. Sanford near Orlando, population about 24000, fired August 1976 after a dispute with Safety Commissioner Colton. His appeal is pending in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace LaPeters
Cedar Rapids
Sanford
Fla
LaPeters
Orlando
Miami
Ed Colton
Colton
State Supreme Court
Hanafi Leader Khaalis Receives Long Prison Terms
Hanafi Moslem leader Hamaas Abdul Khaalis and 11 followers were given sentences from 24 years to life for a 38 hour siege last March. Khaalis drew 41 to 120 years, with heaviest term to Abdul Muzikir, 22, for shooting several people and killing one at Washington City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hamaas Abdul Khaalis
Khaalis
Abdul Muzikir
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Betty Lawrence
Peggy Handley
Iowa City
Cedar Memorial
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
White
Mary Louise
Janeba-Kuba
George B. McDill
Peterson
Norman F
First Methodist Church
United Methodist Church
Macedonia
Macedonia Cemetery
Murdoch Funeral Home
West Liberty
Mary Josephine Simpson
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Rosary
Hintz
Edgewood
Mary Burgin
Appleton’s
Belle Plaine
Josephine S. Lahn
St. Michael’s Church
Hrabak’s
Oak Hill
Tena Dudek
Independence
Laurence R. Snow
Immanuel Lutheran Church
White’s. Monticello
Dayton J. Yousse, Jr
Oak Wood Cemetery
Goettsch’s
Ann Schrader
Gazette
The
Mitchellville
Ambassador Ellsworth
Bunker
Clark Culver
London
Monticello
Bert Lance
Calhoun First National Bank
John. E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
Florida
Ewellen
Florist
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