Obituaries Mourn Cedar Rapids Area for Six
Death notices report Emma Dennis Finnigan 76 of Meth-Wick Manor Cedar Rapids. George Ivan Schminkey 68 Marion. Byron Heneks 91 Cedar Rapids. Frank W Priborsky 91 Cedar Rapids. Alice Marie Bjella 78 Cedar Rapids. Donald Ambrose Liston 58 Cedar Rapids. Services scheduled in Cedar Memorial, Murdoch Chapel, St. Wenceslaus and other churches. donations suggested to American Cancer Society or St Luke's Hospital memorial funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Dennis Finnigan
Meth Wick Manor
13Th St
Galen D. Finnigan
Mechanicsville
Cedar Rapids
Finnigan
Tipton
United Presbyterian Women
American Legion Auxiliary
Ben Finnigan
Milwaukee
Wis
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Gordon Freeburg
Meth-Wick Manor
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
American Cancer Society
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Byron Heneks
13Th St. NW
Frank W. Priborsky
E Ave
Omaha
Charles
Davenport
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Louis Trzil
Czech National Cemetery
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Alice Marie Bjella
Fifth Ave
Mikal Bjella
St. Luke’s Hospital
Royse
Norway
United States
Bjella
Minneapolis
Cedar Rapids In 1967. Mrs. Bjella Was A Member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Sons of Norway
Harold
Corpus Christi
Texas
Leonard
Agnes Engebrelson
Rydan Gommes
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
David Larson
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Shiloh
Beatty-Bearle- Murdoch Funeral Home
Thompson
Evajane
Beatty- Bearle-Murdoch
Charles R. Mehaffey
Asbury United Methodist Church
Linwood Cemetery
Aten
Charles L
Turner Chapel West
John Little
Ellis Park Church of God
Charlie Moore
Parkersgrove Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
St. Luke’s Hospital Memorial Fund
Rinas Joins Democratic Field For Linn County Supervisor
Democratic delegates meet Tuesday at 8 at Knights of Columbus to nominate candidates for the Linn County supervisor seat vacated by Richard Wenzel. State Rep. Joe Rinas of Marion is among those seeking the nomination. Republicans also hold a convention at Kirkwood Community College to choose their contenders. Nominations can be made from the floor and the ultimate nominees will face the November general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Richard Wenzel
Knights of Columbus
Iowa Hall
Kirkwood Community College
Joe Rinas
Marion
Wenzel
William Faches
Board of Supervisors
Steve Severn
Charles Lande
GOP
Severn
Linn
Police arrest man after fast food restaurant heist
In Ruston Louisiana a man claimed to have a gun and robbed a fast food outlet of five hamburgers. John Williams aged 32 was arrested nearby and 44 percent of the burgers recovered. He faces armed robbery charges. no weapon was found. The manager noted the suspect demanded five regular hamburgers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston
John Williams
David Breithaupt
Breithaupt
Judge sends Keith Maide to Eldora for juvenile case
Keith A. Maide, 16, was ordered by Juvenile Judge Brent Harstad to be sent to the Boys State Training School at Eldora after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter and first degree robbery in the death of 76 year old Jessie De La Mater. The crime occurred May 29 near McKinley Junior High School. Maide and Isaac Pledge Jr., also 16, were involved in snatching the woman's purse. De La Mater died a week later. A Wednesday hearing will decide if Pledge’s case goes to adult court. Under state law, the Department of Social Services will set Maide’s stay length, and he will be released on his 18th birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Eldora
Brent Harstad
Keith A. Maide
Sixth St. SE
Maide
Jessie de la Mater
Isaac Pledge Jr
McKinley Junior High School
Department of Social Services
Taxpayers Rally Set for Muscatine Tonight
John Ball of Marshalltown and state Sen. Richard Drake will join a 7:30 p.m. rally at Central Junior High School Auditorium Muscatine. Other speakers include Roger Jepsen Dick Myers William Palmer and Terry Branstad with local candidates attending. The event is sponsored by Muscatine County Citizens for Tax Relief and Iowans for Tax Relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
UPI
John Ball
Marshalltown
Libertarian Party
Richard F. Drake
Terry Branstad
Muscatine County
Czech Bake-Off Judging Delights the Crowd
In a Cedar Rapids Gazette account from September 11 1978 a bake-off judged Czech dishes with houska and kolaches praised for flavor and presentation while prunes drew criticism. The narrator recalls nearly ribbon status for all entrants before a routine police stop dashed culinary dreams.
Debates on Kennedy Assassination Highlight Testimony
The Warren report cites six floor cartridges as key evidence while others testify to four to six shots. FBI agent James Hosty, expected to testify, says the House panel is avoiding him, and Dallas Morning News reports explosive disclosures. Hosty recalls deposition consistency and past tensions with the FBI over Oswald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Texas School Book Depository
Kennedy
Texas
John Connally
FBI
Oswald
Dallas
Dallas Morning News
James Hosty
Kansas City
House Assassination Committee
Hosty
House Committee
Department of Justice
Jack Revill
Jesse Curry
Revill
J. Edgar Hoover
Sandinista insurrection grips Leon and Masaya amid heavy fighting
In Nicaragua heavy arms fire flared across Managua area as clashes spread to Leon and Masaya. Officials reported guardsmen and Sandinistas dead, with reports of a truce in early hours and civilians fleeing amid fires and blackouts. Sandinistas vowed to expropriate private property and dismantle the national guard while warning against foreign intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Managua
Leon
Nicaragua
Masaya
Ters
Red Cross
National Guard
United States
Somoza
Special election sought on Squaw Creek lake bond issue
The Linn County Board of Supervisors vetoed placing a 1 million dollar bond for Squaw Creek Park dam on the November 7 ballot. They will ask the County Conservation Board to set a date for a special election, citing potential confusion with a separate 1.1 million federal revenue sharing funds proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squaw Creek Park
Marion
Linn County Board of Supervisors
County Conservation Board
Conservation Board
Merle Kope
Jean Oxley
Kopel
Linn-Mar school board write-in slots clarified
Linn County election officials said voters may use either slot 7 or 8 to write in candidates for the Linn-Mar Community School District seat held by Jody Cutler. A Gazette report cited slot 8 while Sunday’s paper cited slot 7 based on elections office information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn-Mar
Jody Cutler
Linn County
Gazette
Elections Office
City Briefs and Notices Torn From Local Page
City briefs note a Kansas City trip September 16 and 17 priced at $57 per person including transport lodging and Riverboat dining. Linn County Youth Facilities Citizens Committee meets Tuesday at noon at Bishops downtown. Cedar Rapids police report thefts: rare coins valued at $1,000 from John Elliott residence. Other thefts include a .22 pistol and a .410 shotgun with a ring, plus $300 cash from Linn County resident Keith Sanker in Fairfax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kirkwood
Linn County Youth Facilities Citizens Committee
Bishops
John Elliott
First St
Cedar Rapids
Keith Sanker
Fairfax
Linn County
Sheriff's Department
Slowdown Hits Latin America in 1977 Growth Slump
Washington AP reports the Inter American Development Bank says Latin America faced a 1977 growth slowdown due to pervasive inflation and rising energy costs, dampening economic performance across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Latin America
Inter-American Development Bank
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Ivan Schminkey
Seventh Ave
Anamosa
Jeannie Marie Rabe
Alberta Mary Hines
Schminkey
Marion Senior Citizens Club
Marilyn Boston
Keokuk
Iva Jean Griffin
Elmer Tiedemann
Mason White
John
Murdoch
Pale Cemetery
Cedar County
Rose G. Lytle
Waterloo
Labor Department
State of
Iowa
Heneks
Calvary Baptist Church
Byron L
Denver
Colo
William E
Petaluma
Calif
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Frederick C. Keil
The
Calvary Baptist Church Memorial Fund
Donald Ambrose Liston
Ave
Belle Plaine
Elizabeth Eileen Crane
Rockford, Ill
Perry
Center Point
Pam Liston
Michelle Carroll
Tamra Sue Liston
Dennis Dollash
Emma H. Liston
Chicago, Ill
Leota Cronbaugh
Arlene Liston
Kathryn Padera
Robert
Edwin
Chicago
Wilfred
Berrien Springs
Mich
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Martin Laughlin
Troy Mills
Hanford
Ryan
Marguerite Gallagher
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Rosary
Shelly's
Manchester
West Union
Doris Schatz
Bethel United Presbyterian Church
Burnham-Wood’s. West Union
Emma Shaffer
Burnham-Wood
S. Randalia
Elinor Dyke
Rinas
Dale Kueter
Frances Palmer
Lincoln Heights Drive
Curtis Hayes
Palo
Daryl Folk
Regal Ave
Juan Cortez
11Th Ave
Rita Huber
Glass Road
Frank Reynolds
Margaret Smith
Maplewood Drive
Cloyd Robinson
Cherry Hill Road
Anita Terpstra
Walnut Court
11Th St
Lincoln National Life
Keith Maide
Taxpayers
Mon
Martha Kubik
29Th Ave
Darlene Trachta
Route 2
Martha
Pam
Melvina
Craig Claiborne
Robert Jaeger
Senate Intelli
John Lawn
Warren Commission
Commission
Alonso Abaunza
Centroamericano
Helicop
Squaw Creek Lake
Roland Krekeler
Gazette Courthouse
Aaron Putnam
K St. SW
Pierson’s Flowershop & Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Blvd
S.W
Avenue Floral and Botanicals
16Th Ave
John E. Lopes
3Rd Avenue S.E
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