Deaths: Thomas M. Holland and others reported in Cedar Rapids area
Obituary notices list Thomas M. Holland 77 of 1419 Third Street SW died after a long illness. Details include birth in Lone Tree, marriage to Anna Fowler, carpentry career, and survivors. Additional deaths: Walter J. Baker 91 of Fort Pierce Florida, and numerous funeral notices for several residents with service times, burial locations, and calling hours across multiple towns.
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Thomas M. Holland
Third Street
Lone Tree
Anna Fowler
Kahoka
Holland
Cedar Rapids
Eagles
American Legion
Margaret Clemens
Dorothy Willy
Chicago
Raymond Fowler
Warrant mixup prompts review of county court process
A Cedar Rapids case reveals warrants issued due to a clerk’s filing error after a Aug 25 meter violation fine was paid. Judge Brady orders review of all warrants, with officials gathering files and planning meetings to improve procedures and reduce errors.
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Brady
Mrs. Sharpe
Linn County
Scolaro
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Hiawatha
Sheriffs Department
FBI
First Avenue
Sue Weller
Linn
Gene Kopecky
Ken Perry
Perry
George Tresnak
Twenty-Ninth Avenue Proposed as Major Marion Through Street
Marion planning commission rejects preliminary plat for Mc Gowan's addition between Thirty-first and Thirty-fifth streets and Twenty-fifth and Twenty-ninth avenues due to lots facing Twenty-ninth avenue. Commission votes 7-1 to approve a partial plat for Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth avenues with condition to redesign so no lots face Twenty-ninth avenue. Faber Inc and Arnie Sell Assn approve rezoning 585 Thirty-first Street to light industrial for a warehouse. Additional actions include rezoning Robert Copper property, final plats for Rosedale, Ensley’s Second, Lexington Square, vacation of Fourth Avenue east of Fourth Street, and vacation of a county road for Marion Heights.
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Twenty-ninth Avenue
Marion Planning and Zoning Commission
McGowan
Thirty-first
Thirty-fifth
Twenty-fifth
Twenty-ninth Avenues
Twenty Ninth Avenue
Thomas McGowan
Pat Barry
Twentysixth Avenue
Twenty- Ninth Avenue
Faber, Inc
Arnie Sell Assn., Inc
Thirty-first Street
Robert Copper
Grand Avenue
Twenty-second Street
Rosedale Addition
Linn County
Marion
Carl Baur
John Holub
Ensley
West Ninth Avenue
Parkview Drive
Lexington Square
First Avenue
Tama Street
Fourth Avenue
Fourth Street
Marion Heights, Inc
$75 000 Requested in Lindale Plaza Escalator Injury suit
A Linn district court petition seeks 75000 from Younker Brothers Inc for Renee Gilds alleging her lower leg was entangled in an escalator at Younkers Lindale Plaza on December 15 1973 causing a permanent scar.
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Marion
Younkers
Lindale Plaza
Larry W. Gilds
Linn District
Younker Brothers, Inc
Renee
Smoke causes death of Elgin couple in house fire
Fayette county officials ruled that Hollis Lancaster 72 and Florence Lancaster 58 died from smoke inhalation after a fire destroyed their two story frame home in Elgin. Joint funeral services are at 1 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church with burial in Garden of Memories Waterloo following visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Muehlethaler Wright's.
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Walter J. Baker
Fort Pierce
Fla
Cedar Rapids
Leon
Maude L. Hall
Baker
Link- Belt Speeder Corp
First Baptist Church of
Bpoe No
Gladys Freshwater
Royce E. Baker
Iowa
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Don H. Murdoch
First Baptist Church
Cedar Memorial Mausoleum
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Murdoch Chapel
Central
Ci Frame
Thomas Ray
Turner Chapel East
Walden Askren
Calvary Baptist Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Musser
Nellie Ellen
Turner Chapel West
Everett K. Burham
Sharon United Methodist Church
Turner Crematory
Turner West
MacGregor
Esther M
John P. Woods
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Turner East
Simanek
Milo Milton
Brush Chapel
Arnold Herbst
Mt. Hermon Lodge
American Cancer Society
Shrine Crippled Children’s Hospital
Elgin
Fayette County
Hollis Lancaster
Eid El Fitr likely observed by Cedar Rapids Muslims
Muslims worldwide prepare for Eid El Fitr marking the end of Ramadan with prayers at the Islamic Center in Cedar Rapids at 9 a.m. breakfast at 10 and a children’s program. a 6 p.m. dinner and 8:30 p.m. congregational prayers follow. Ramadan involved fasting from sunrise to sunset and Qur’an reading.
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Cedar Rapids
Islamic Center
Muhammad
Powell flips role in Lance affair sparks White House row
Amid a swirl of accusations Powell calls his release of information about Percys use of Bell and Howell aircraft inappropriate and regrets the act. Percy says Powell should clarify his findings while Lance defends himself and rebukes media for sensationalism.
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Powell
Percy
Carter
Sun-Times
White House
Chicago Sun-Times
Washington
Bell & Howell
Lance
Donald Frey
Chicago
John Heinz III
R-Pa
Sen
Abraham Ribicoff
Dconn
Lance Lance case heats up over bank overdrafts and politics
Senate hearings focus on Bert Lance and Calhoun bank overdrafts totaling over 100000 in 1974. Witnesses question willful intent to defraud while linking possible campaign financing. Attorney General Griffin Bell denounces a New York Magazine report as false.
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Sherry
Robert Serino
Comptroller of the Currency Office
Senate Committee
LaBelle Lance
Georgia
Serino
Mrs. Lance
Justice Department
Griffin Bell
New York Magazine
Bert Lance
Mark Rudd to surrender after long FBI manhunt
Weather Underground figure Mark Rudd plans to turn himself in after eluding a 1970s FBI chase. He will face New York and Chicago charges from the Days of Rage and Columbia demonstrations, with related bail and conspiracy issues noted.
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Rudd
FBI
Lefcourt
Chicago
Illinois
Weather Underground
Benardine Dohrn
Phoebe Hirsch
Bobby Roth
Weatherman
U.S. Capitol
Gulf Oil
Pittsburgh
Timothy Leary
New York
Columbia
Developer Asks Delay On Rezoning
An ordinance rezoning property at Wiley boulevard and Johnson avenue NW was tabled at developer Arthur Bezdek’s request. He asked delay until storm water basins in the Vinton ditch area begin, arguing council may oppose the rezoning while runoff problems persist.
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Wiley Boulevard
Johnson Avenue NW
Arthur Bezdek
Bezdek
Vinton Ditch
Selden Asked to Detail Ethics Methods in State
Senate leader Robert Rush calls for department heads to list conflict of interest safeguards as Governor Ray defends Selden and weighs the scope of private conduct versus state concerns. Ray outlines a task force plan to review laws on gifts and ethics and whether a standing panel is needed.
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Robert Rush
Cedar Rapids
Rush
Ray
Selden
Iowa
Taiwan
Thought for Today by Disraeli
British author and Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli offered a paradoxial reflection on foresight noting that what we anticipate rarely occurs and what we least expect tends to happen.
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Benjamin Disraeli
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Wachal
William F., Jr
United Methodist Church
Walker
Murdoch
Dose
Joleen K
Jordans Grove Baptist Church
Springville Cemetery
Toledo
Ronald Ferris
Mason- Hand’s
Tama
James L. Vavra
Mason-Hand
S. Traer
Mary Kahler
Mesa
Ariz
Traer
Ripley United Church
St. Benedict’s Catholic Church
Steine’s
St. Bridget’s
Bluffton
Wellman
Helen Brown
Powell’s
the Gazette
Anthony Scolaro
Twenty-Ninth
Marc Marion
The
Georgetown
Tiveness
Senate
Atlanta
Billy Campbell
Campbell
John Sherry
Comptroller of the Currency
Calhoun First National Bank
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
Mark Rudd
Students For A Democratic Society
United States
Cedar Rapids Solon
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
Milo Simanek
Simanek & Zazza Plumbing & Heating
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