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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1979

Page

3

Deaths of Dobler Butler Gerber and several others

A string of obituary notices from Cedar Rapids area records several deaths including Rose M. Dobler aged 85 and Marjorie Butler aged 59, with details of births marriages residences and survivors. Other notices honor John Gerber 82 sprint car racer and Esther Brenneman 73 previously of Linn County with service details and burial plans.

John Gerber Davenport Morganville Kan Rose Lehrman Little Brown Nashua James F Long Grove John R New York N.Y Charles Logan Topeka St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Stanwood Stanwood Cemetery Chapman’s Clarence

Iowa Deaths Notice Roundup

Death notices from Iowa list Roberta Ryan 68 Brooklyn Lynda Manuel 17 memorial service Saturday 10 30 a m Goettsch West Branch Mae Hemingway 90 burial West Branch Cemetery Max Baxter 65 calling after 3 p m Friday burial Oakland Cemetery Charles C Korns 90 services Friday Manson Hand Tama Earl Brunk 66 Marion services pending Baxter Marion

Brooklyn Roberta Ryan Nevenhoven's Anamosa Lynda Rae Manuel Goettsch's Manchester Winfrey Max” Baxter Shelly’s Oakland Cemetery West Branch Mae J. Hemingway United Methodist Church Barker's West Branch Cemetery Montour Charles C. Korns Manson Hand’s Tama Maple Hill Cemetery

Gusty Winds Knock Out Power Across Cedar Rapids

Winds reaching 59 mph in Cedar Rapids caused multiple power outages and traffic signal problems on Wednesday evening. About 400 IE customers lost power in the southwest, 200 in Westdale, and 200 more when the Rodeo substation failed for 47 minutes. All power reportedly restored by midnight.

Cedar Rapids Iowa Electric Light and Power Co Westdale Rodeo

Wind Storm Impacts Cedar Rapids Area Weather Damage

Reported by The Cedar Rapids Gazette wind gusts reached 65 mph in Dubuque with roof damage at a west side shopping center. Power outages affected Wyomng Maquoketa Mount Vernon Lost Nation Ely and Maysville with varying restoration times. The storm system moved from Nebraska toward the northeast as temperatures cooled late Thursday into Friday.

Harry Green Green 14Th Street C Avenues Linn County Municipal Civil Defense Iowa Ridgeway Winneshiek County Fort Atkinson Wyoming Maquoketa Mount Vernon Lost Nation Maysville Ely Tomers Davenport Dubuque Quint City Baptist Temple Nebraska

Burglary Charge Placed in Linn County

Jonathan L. Daringer twenty six of 1617 Third St SW was held in Linn County Jail on second degree burglary after officers were called by a citizen to 1340 Norwood Drive SE at about 9 48 am Wednesday. He was apprehended inside the residence.

Rose M. Dobler William O. Dobler Glen Elm Drive Kansas Mr. Dobler St. Joseph St. Mary Catholic Church Altar and Rosary Society Martha Leach Jeanne Harrison Seattle Wash Rose Mary Dobler Chicago, Ill Robert Hoyt Cedar Rapids William O. Dobler Jr Lincoln, Neb Teahen Funeral Home Jonathan L. Daringer Third St Linn County Norwood Drive Daringer

City offers three options in Eaton dispute

At a meeting city officials and Eaton's attorneys floated three resolutions including a paid leave up to 12 months or transfer to another department with adjusted hours, plus an allowance for breast feeding during shifts. Eaton's lawyer rejected all three as unequal treatment. The state Civil Rights Commission urged non discrimination, apology, back pay, and permission to continue breastfeeding. City officials declined to discuss which points were rejected.

Eaton Miss Eaton Jane Eikieberry Iowa Civil Rights Commission

NRC orders intensified safety steps for pressurized reactors

The NRC requires 34 Westinghouse and Combustion Engineering plants to seal off reactor buildings, prevent radioactive releases, and tighten procedures after the Three Mile Island incident. Operators have 14 days to report compliance and implement changes including monitoring all system indicators and ensuring automatic safety features are not overridden.

Hershman Three Mile Island Palo Iowa Electric Light and Power Co NRC Harrisburg Babcock & Wilcox Westinghouse and Combustion Engineering Three Mile Island Unit 2 Utilities Westinghouse and Combustion Engineering

City Briefs Include Local Ads and Events Listings

A collage of notices and ads lists flower shop specials Czech cottage egg shells wallpaper service and a Pekingese lost notice. Also includes steak supper band reservations lawn mower sales and a garage sale with addresses and contact numbers.

Masked gunmen kill U S soldier in Izmir suburb

In a daylight ambush near Izmir on the Aegean coast, masked gunmen in a speeding car killed Staff Sgt. Clay Pool and critically wounded Sgt. Jeffrey Vail. Local officials suspect an extreme left wing terrorist group. both victims were assigned to the NATO facility at Izmir under TUSLOG.

Istanbul Turkey Izmir Aegean Iceman Clay Pool Tuslog North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Two More Arrests In Burglary At Bob's Tire

Police and Linn County prosecutors report two additional arrests in a series of break-ins at Bob's Tire on Second Avenue SE. Judith K. Lyon, 26, faced accessory charges for allegedly hindering the arrest, while Daniel L. Adams, 26, was charged with second and third degree theft tied to Tuesday and April 4 incidents. Adams held at Linn County Jail. Earlier, Mark Marshall, 18, and Robert M. Brown, 19, were arrested on burglary and theft charges linked to Monday and Tuesday break-ins.

Bob's Tire Second Ave Judith K. Lyon Third Ave Daniel L. Adams A Ave Lyon Adams Bill Durow 30Th St Linn County Mark Marshall First St Robert M. Brown

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Marjorie N. Butler Ninth Ave Marion Marjorie Steinmetz Vinton John D. Butler John M Wendy S. Butler Harold Bickel Shellsburg St. Joseph’s Catholic Church John Gallagher Mount Calvary Cemetery Murdoch Chapel Hass Robert A Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home George B. McDill Czech National Cemetery First Covenant Church American Cancer Society Grace Tjaden Bever Ave Chicago Park College Parkville University of Esther Brenneman Mount Holly N.J Central City Lois Renaud Mount Laurel William Portage Mich Jennings Falcon Fort Myers Fla Jordans Grove Murdoch Sheldon Austin DeWees Tower Terrace Springville Hazel Adel Drake Kahoka Hawkeye Motor Express Society of Friends Whittier Antique Car Club Elks Club Nancy DeWees Fort Worth Texas Joseph Helen DeWees Pearl Peckham L.B T.H Hervey First Christian Church David Polk Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Optimist Club Earl P. Brunk Sixth Ave Baxter's Dave Rasdal THE Gazette Company Third Ave. SE U.S Territories Associated Press Three Mile Island Unit Harold Denton Nuclear Regulatory Commission Carter Peck’s Czechoslovakia 16Th Avenue C Street Montrose Doors Emerald Knights Shery Adv Peck’s Flower Shop W. F. W. Post Leonard Reyman Rich 8Th Ave Wilson Ave U.S Jeffrey Vail NATO Auto Mart John E. Lapes Third Avenue S.E Cedar Park
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