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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1981

Page

2

Deaths Leon Durivage 81 Marion resident

Leon W Durivage 81 of 2725 First Ave Marion died at home after a long illness born May 9 1899 in Troy N Y married to Felesienne Bechard June 25 1928 in Waterford N Y she died in 1973 survived by three sons Leon Jr Francis and Raymond four brothers two sisters and nine grandchildren services and calling hours set at local funeral homes in Cohoes Marion and Turner Chapel West burial at Linwood Cemetery.

Leon W. Durivage First Ave Marion Troy N.Y Felesienne Bechard Waterford Leon Jr Francis Cohoes Raymond Lathan Elmer Baltimore

Obituary Notices From Anamosa Iowa County Area

Anamosa Marek 85 pending at Goettsch's. Anamosa Loehr 73 Monday 10:30 a.m. at St Patrick's Church Rosary Sunday 7 p.m. at Goettsch's burial Holy Cross Cemetery Brooklyn Ostrom 74 pending at Nevenhoven's Iowa City Hope Sr 86 memorial services Monday 3 p.m. Oakwoll Iowa City Tama Badger 63 pending at Henderson's Toledo

Anamosa Alvina Marek Goettsch’s Gilbert Florence) Loehr St. Patrick’s Church Holy Cross Cemetery Brooklyn Percy Ostrom Nevenhoven's Iowa City Glenn Hope Sr

Salvadoran guerrillas accused of arming from socialist bloc

In Mexico City a Salvadoran leftist spokesman said guerrillas seeking to overthrow the junta obtained arms from socialist bloc nations and on the black market. Guatemala’s FMLN and DRFL spokesmen declined to name states, insisting they also receive moral support and weapons via third parties.

Mexico City Soviet Union Cuba Enrique Guatemala Guatemala Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front Democratic Revolutionary Front el Salvador State Department Salvador Soviet Bloc Moscow Nicaragua

Palo plant workers walk off in protest at delay in aid

About 200 members of craft unions at the Duane Arnold Energy Center paused work Friday to protest the time taken to reach a worker who collapsed. Harry Willett 59 of Overland Park Kansas died after suffering a heart attack. A company union review team will examine the sequence of events from the seizure to hospital arrival.

Duane Arnold Energy Center Palo Harry Willett Overland Park Kan Mercy Hospital Trauma Center Iowa Electric Light and Power Co Willett David Hingtgen

Poland Speaks and Dyess Cite Reagan Awareness of Poland Crisis

Poland Speaks and Dyess say President Reagan knew of Poland's troubles. Dyess notes U S aid to Poland could be halted if invasion occurs, as aid assumed no invasion or internal suppression. The United States offered 73 million dollars in surplus dairy goods. Creditors pause some loan dates. Polish workers glare at Kanin and party leaders for poor leadership and food. Soviet media intensifies attacks on Solidarity and Polish Communist Party. Kania and top cadres toured plants after Central Committee orders.

Speakes Dyess Reagan Poland U.S United States

Stormwide outages and destruction from Iowa storm toll

A severe Iowa storm caused widespread outages with hundreds affected in Central City and Prairieburg while scattered outages hit Fairfax Norway and Watkins. Winds up to 60 mph damaged homes, barns, trees, and power lines across Benton Iowa and Delaware counties. multiple mobile homes and buildings were destroyed or damaged, with rainfall and continued outages into the night as crews worked to restore service.

Sixth Street Waconia Drive Central City Prairieburg Fairfax Norway Watkins McPartland National Weather Service Toledo Tama Grinnell Brooklyn Jasper County Marion County Knoxville Lacona Pleasantville Madrid Stewart Iowa Charles City Des Moines

Reagan Aide Foresees Release Next Week After Surgery

Reagan expects the president to be released in the first part of next week though sore. The chest surgeon said about six units of blood were lost during injury and surgery but quickly replaced. Brady has improved and was removed from the critical list. he answered a question about his job as press secretary. Timothy McCarthy remains stable with a normal digestive system and a clear chest X ray. The FBI noted the gunman used devastator bullets designed to explode on impact.

Aaron White House James Brady Brady Timothy McCarthy Secret Service Reagan Arthur Cobrine Cobrine Coctrine FBI

Hinckley Ordered Held for Additional Mental Tests

A court ordered John W. Hinckley Jr committed for up to 90 days of state of mind testing after a psychiatrist found him fit to stand trial. His parents visited Hinckley in Hinckley Colorado following his arrest for an attempted assassination of President Reagan. The case now moves to a federal grand jury for possible indictment while federal investigators seek photos and videos of the shooting. Hinckley is being held at the Butner psychiatric complex under strict security.

Colorado Hinckley Reagan Miss Foster Edward Bennett Williams Washington Butner Durham N.C Justice Department Tom DeCair DeCair

Lecture Canceled on Spanish Prints Exhibit at UI Museum of Art

IOWA CITY The Sunday lecture by Everett Rice on the exhibit of Spanish prints at the University of Iowa Museum of Art has been canceled. Rice remains detained in Madrid where he is living and teaching.

Iowa City Everett Rice University of Iowa Museum of Art Rice Madrid Spain

Weather summary for Sunday with mild spring forecast

Friday night brought 0.5 inches of new snow with trace additional precipitation. The barometer stood at 29.21 inches, humidity at 92 percent, and SE wind at 6 mph. Sunrise is 5:43 AM, sunset 6:36 PM. Extended outlook calls for fair skies Monday with a chance of showers Tuesday and Wednesday. highs 60s to low 70s Monday, cooling to the 50s and 30s-40s by midweek.

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Tornadoes and Severe Weather Across Central U S

Tornadoes touched down near Lincoln Nebraska as two twisters were reported and rainfall reached two inches in Milfard Nebraska. Thunderstorms hammered eastern Nebraska and Iowa with large hail and damage across many communities. Strong winds hit Rochester Minnesota and Topeka Kansas up to 60 mph. Temperatures set new records from Ohio to Vermont with Laredo Texas hitting 101. Snow lingered in the Rockies with Casper Wyoming reporting over six inches and Denver seeing one inch.

Oklahoma City Lincoln Neb Milfard Nebraska Iowa Hawkeye State Rochester Minn Topeka Kan Columbus Ohio Burlington Texas Laredo Rockies Casper Wyo Denver North Central Mountains Colorado

Vital Statistics and Local Notices From Cedar Rapids Area

Vital statistics list births in multiple families across Mechanicsville Marion and Central City Iowa including Joan Kay and John Hanna a daughter Susan and Dennis Shakespeare 4401 Pine View Drive NE a daughter Penny and Keith Shedek 3106 Sixth St SW a son and more births to Ronette and Donald Silver Carol and Noel Mast Deborah and Mark Prideaux Debra and Roger Dann plus a Marion resident Darlene Tenney a daughter and Bellevue Nebraska birth of a son with Ewing grandparents named. Public notices include numerous Cedar Rapids residents and couples listed with personal details, times and locations. Also reported are ambulances and medical emergencies at various Cedar Rapids addresses and a welder at Beverly railroad yards with smoke odor investigation and a Friday medical emergency call at 343 29th St NE.

Joan Kay John Hanna Mechanicsville Susan Dennis Shakespeare Pine View Drive Penny Keith Shedek Sixth St Ronette Donald Silver Central City Carol Noel Mast Clarence Deborah Mark Prideaux 15Th Ave Marion Debra Roger Dann Prairie Drive Iowa City Darlene Robert Tenney Tenth Ave Harold D. Tenney Bellevue Indian Creek Road Clive Drive Seventh Ave Beverly Edgewood Road Fourth Ave 29Th St

Inmate Stabbed at Iowa Men's Reformatory

Cornelius Johnson 19 of Waterloo was stabbed once in the side during a kitchen attack at the Iowa Men's Reformatory. He remained in fair condition after the Wednesday incident as investigators interview two or more suspects. Johnson is serving a 10 year burglary sentence.

Anamosa UPI Iowa Men's Reformatory Reformatory Cornelius Johnson Waterloo Johnson Calvin Auger

Also Mentioned on This Page

Worthan Turner Chapel West Gordon Packard St. James United Methodist Church Linwood Cemetery Socialist Bloc Victor Mata Oscar Acevedo Steve Zamastil Palo Volunteer Fire Department Area Ambulance Service Area Ambulance Mercy Communist Party Stanislaw Kanin Independent Union Solidarity Polish Communist Party Kania Party Gazette Tom Merryman Third Avenue First Avenue West Cedar Rapids George Schoneman Benton County Iowa County Victor Marengo Delaware County Victor Meier Manchester Urbana C.R. Weather St. Luke's Roger T. Smith Karen Grenis Douglas L. Nodurft Carole M. Chadima Craig L. Harkness Barbara M. Willis Burton D. Hall Donna M. Bearkiller Earl L. Swore Ruth E. Church Gary L. Schmid Tracy E. Netz Patricia B Robert L. Barker Patricia Ruth Robert Lee Zapf Fern Dorothy Frank Alva Coates Michael R Jayne F. Stenerson Bridget A Craig M. Dunlap Janet E David T. Gire Craig D Rita L. Walton Deborah Ann James Rudolph Osborn Jr Sondra Jean Ronald L. Duarte Elizabeth L Royal D. Norman Joan E. Lapes
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