Deaths includes Browning Ramsden Bahmler Whitman Scroggie
Obituaries from Cedar Rapids area list Charles W. Browning 88 of 4845 Johnson Ave NW... services set at Turner Chapel West with burial at Fairfax Cemetery. Norma Lee Ramsden 59 of 2603 Linwood St SW dies after brief illness. Mona Bahmler 83 of Solon dies in Iowa City after brief illness. Ira F. Whitman 87 dies visiting Mesa Arizona. Marguerite Lee Scroggie former Cedar Rapids resident dies in La Jolla California. Other notices include funeral plans and pending arrangements for several residents.
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Charles W. Browning
Johnson Ave
Cedar Rapids
Pittsburg
Kan
Ruby C. Cutler
Roy Rogers
Trigger
Rogers
Colonial Bakery
Trinity United Methodist Church
Knights of Pythias
Pythian
Clifford Melberg
Scottsdale, Ariz
Lewis Newman
Myrtle Burdine
Panama City
Fla
Dorothy Dozier
Tampa
Turner Chapel West
Robert A. Dennett
Fairfax Cemetery
Third Avenue
Fifth Street
Norma Lee Ramsden
Linwood St
Hunter
N.C
Francis A. “Bill” Ramsden
Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge High School
Mercy Hospital
William L
James D
Newhall
Melvin L. Holt
Beryl J. Gilbert
Yuma
Ariz
Jane A. Thorson
John M. Holt
St. Charles
John P. Cuddeback
Unity Center
Linwood Cemetery
American Cancer Society
10Th St
Perrine Cancer Care Center
Mona Bahmler
Solon
Iowa City
Earl Bahmler
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Louise
Irma Peters
Chicago
Ill
Cecil Peters
Oakland Cemetery
Brush Funeral Home
Ira F. Whitman
Daniels St
Mesa
Riz
Frederika
Lucille Pifer
Marion
Knox Presbyterian Church and
Crescent
Sheboygan Falls
Wis
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Floyd Conroy
Knox Presbyterian Church
Crescent Lodge
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Hollywood Blvd
Marguerite Lee Scroggie
la Jolla
Calif
Canon Evans Scroggie
Palm Springs
Oak Hill Cemetery
Stephen B. Snider
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Turner Chapel East
Raim
Florence
Brush Chapel
Richard Mayfield
Johnson
Rosemary
Neville Clayton
Cedar Christian Church
Czech National Cemetery
Marion Worthan
Kent Drive
Hinckley Charged in Reagan Attempt Amid Letters to Foster
Hinckley, described as a drifter from Evergreen Colorado, is charged with attempting to assassinate President Reagan and assaulting a Secret Service agent. The case links possible notes to actress Jodie Foster, who said the letters were unsolicited and not violent. FBI and Yale police seized the letters, now with the FBI, as Hinckley remains under surveillance at Quantico.
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Hinckley
Evergreen
Colo
Secret Service
Miss Foster
Yale University
Yale Police
FBI
Roger Young
Young
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
U.S. Marine Base
Quantico
Justice Department
Thomas P. Decair
Weather Summary and Extremes
Weather report lists highs and lows for Wednesday and today with totals for April. It notes snow accumulated and barometer readings, humidity, wind, and sunrise sunset times, plus national temperature extremes and Coralville Lake pool level.
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Renee OM
Cc Ceea
Winter storm spreads across western states from Utah to Wyoming
A broad winter storm affects the central Rockies and Colorado mountains with watches and advisories. Snow totals vary from four inches in Austin Nevada to three inches in Strewell Idaho, while rain falls in New England. Cooler readings linger coast to plains with highs mainly 50s and 60s.
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Austin
Nev
Strewell
Idaho
Utah
Arizona
Central
Rockies
Colorado
Wyoming
Western
New England
Florida
California
Reagan Shot Wounds Under Control Amid Medical Updates
Doctors inserted a drainage tube and drew blood from the president’s chest as he received five pints of bland transfusion. Investigators now believe the wound came from a .22 caliber bullet deflected by the limousine door, with two hits to the car and a mangled entry wound. White House officials seek steady recovery while Bush stands in for public duties.
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Kim Hoggard
White House
George Bush
Bush
Reagan
U.N
Jeane Kirkpatrick
U.S
Africa
U S weighs resuming aid to Nicaragua as evidence remains unclear
The United States eyed restarting a $10 million food aid program to Nicaragua and possibly renewing economic development assistance after suspending $15 million, amid questions over Sandinista support to leftist guerrillas in El Salvador. State Department spokesman William Dyess noted no hard evidence of recent arms transfers but cited legal triggers for aid termination.
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State Department
el Salvador
William Dyess
U.S
Nicaragua
Dyess
United States
Four arrested in Linn County drunk driving cases overnight
Four people faced drunk driving charges in Linn County after separate incidents. Richard D. Walters, 52, Mason City, collided with a car at Williams Boulevard and 16th Avenue SW and disobeyed a traffic signal. John P. Egan, 18, Marion, hit two parked cars on Fifth Avenue at 14th Street SE and failed to maintain control. James J. Vains, 19, Central City, was arrested on county road D-66 near Highway 13. Douglas H. Willey, 32, Cedar Rapids address, was picked up in the 100 block of Fifth Avenue SE.
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Linn County
Richard D. Walters
Mason City
Williams Boulevard
16Th Avenue
Walters
Bemidji, Minn
Shirley Reichman
Amana
John P. Egan
26Th Ave
Marion
Fifth Avenue
14Th Street
James J. Vains
Central City
Highway 13
Douglas H. Willey
Fifth Ave
Fifth Avenue SE
Dancing Clog Exhibition and Pippin Benefit
A 7 pm dancing clog exhibition and workshop at the Marion Recreation Center 600 10th Ave Marion hosted by the Clippity Clogeers. A later 8 pm Pippin benefit at Cedar Rapids Community Theatre sponsored by the American Red Cross with ticket info via 393 3500.
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Marion Recreation Center
10Th Ave
Marion
The
Clippity Clogeers
Vital Statistics and Local Incidents Summary
Vital statistics list births for several families including Roxie and Roger Cramer in 2029 and Janelle Betts in Waterloo with multiple entries. A string of emergency calls follows detailing medical emergencies, fires, gas leaks, accidents, and unsafe conditions at various addresses including 1920 Fifth Ave SE and 1734 Mount Vernon Rd SE. The notes include times from Tuesday to today and mention grandparents and local residents.
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Arapahoe Drive
Fifth Ave
Mount Vernon Road
17Th St
K St
Seventh Ave
Coldstream Ave
Glass Road
Heatheridge Drive
28Th Ave
Second Ave
Brush
Towne House Drive
Cottage Grove Ave
Mound Ave
Needles Road
29Th Street Drive
Summer Circle
Coe Road
16Th St
Ex-Iowa City manager gets 10 year extortion kidnapping sentence
Daniel Cullivan, 55, former Lakeside Apartment manager, was sentenced to 10 years for conspiracy to commit kidnapping and five years for extortion in Johnson County District Court. He pleaded guilty to these charges amid dropped counts, with sentences running concurrently.
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Iowa City
Daniel Cullivan
Lakeside
Johnson County
Cullivan
Cedar Rapids
Corrections to Pancake Brunch Announcement
Clarifications correct the Central YMCA pancake brunch details sponsored by Indian Guides and Indian Princesses. It will be held Sunday April 5 from 8 am to 1 pm. The Gazette will publish corrections if reports are wrong or incomplete and respond to complaints at the listed phone number.
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Central Ymca
Thought for Today Quote by John Churton Collins
A remembered quotation from English literary critic John Churton Collins reminds readers not to trust a man who flatters all. The line reflects skepticism toward universal praise and self-serving flattery.
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John Churton Collins
Cedar Rapids Gazette rates and telegraph listing
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883, lists office at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa with postage and carrier subscription details. It notes weekly rates 103 dollars, 85.80 for annual subscriptions, and 123 dollars for out‑of‑state 52 weeks, plus AP republication rights.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Cedar Raids
Iowa
U.S
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Eastern Blvd
Debra
Michael Beaty
Fairfax
Alice Berry
Clarence
St. Luke's
Karen
J. Dean Strom
Crestridge Ave
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Mike Luke
27Th St. NW
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Blue Mound Drive
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Victor Damon
Tamara Drive
Victoria
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Ninth St
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Swisher
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