Deaths widen list in Rockport and Cedar Rapids notices
Obituary notices recount Patricia Wyman Pinney 55 of Rockport Maine born 1924 in San Francisco, and multiple other funeral entries across Iowa towns. Names include Cheryl Ellingson, Margaret Galvez, Emma Dvorak, Richard Funk, Ida Schechtman, Hattie Nicolaysen with service times, burial sites, and memorial suggestions noted.
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Patricia Wyman Pinney
Rockport
Maine
San Francisco
Calif
Mills College
California
Victor Johnson
Story
Wyo
Department of Defense
Washington
D.C
Munich
Germany
Eugene T. Pinney
Cedar Rapids
Vienna
Belgrade
Berne
Switzerland
Washington, D.C
Ellen Pinney
Port Orfort
Ore
Nancy Pinney
Minturn
Colo
Thomas Pinney
Willard G. Wyman
Ojai
Ethel M. Wyman
St. John Episcopal Church
Thomaston
Camden Ymca
Camden
Mass
St. John the Baptist Church
Clutter
John
Emma) Dvorak
Mason-Hand’s
Tama
Stayskal
Vining
Edgewood
Richard
Dick) H. Funk
Appleton-Vernon
Leonard A. DeFrance
Henderson's
Toledo
Turner Cemetery
Garwin
Manchester
Ida Schechtman
Bohnenkamp-Vernon’s
Mechanicsville
Hattie “Allie
Nicolaysen
Horner's
Rose Hill Cemetery
Transit strike fallout and stalled wage talks in New York
The piece details a bus and subway walkout involving the Amalgamated Transit Union with 2,500 Queens and Staten Island members. It notes proposed wage terms of 1st year 1 8 percent second year plus cost of living increases, productivity clauses, and divisions within TWU leadership. Mayor Koch appeals for restraint as 3.5 million daily riders cope with disruption and LI RR workers return after a separate two-day strike.
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Amalgamated Transit Union
Queens
Staten Island
George Link
TWU
David Ruebenstein
George McDonald
Edward Koch
Koch
New Yorker
Long Island Rail Road
Arafat Plans Mediation Amid Iran Iraq Tensions
Palestinian leader Arafat seeks to ease border conflict as he plans to head a delegation to both Iran and Iraq. Libyan leader Khadafy offers to mediate while Tehran accuses Iraq of ethnic cleansing and launches border patrols and naval readiness.
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Yasser Arafat
Tehran
Iran
Iraq
Muammar Khadafy
Tripoli
Beirut
Khadafy
Revolutionary Council
Baghdad
Sar-e Pole-e Zahar
KUNA
Qasr-e-Shirin
Kuwait
PLO
Arafat
Moscow
Mohammad Mokri
Soviet Union
Mount St Helens erupts with ash and steam blasts
Geologists report a moderate eruption at Mount St Helens with ash and ice hurls, new steam vents opening below the crater. Six earthquakes from 3.6 to 4.6 on the Richter scale shake the area, with one acoustic report heard 35 miles away in Longview as scientists call the activity a steady state.
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Vancouver
Wash
Mount St. Helens
Don Finley
U.S. Geological Survey
Washington
Finley
Police investigate gunshots and arrest man on concealed weapon charge
Police responded to reports of gunfire on the southeast side of the city near Fourteenth Street and Fourth Avenue around 7 p.m. A man, Kirk Horton, 22, of 385 15th St. SE, was arrested in a nearby alley on a concealed weapon charge and taken to Linn County Jail. No injuries or property damage were reported as investigators continue.
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Fourteenth Street
Fourth Avenue
Kirk Horton
15Th St
Linn County
Horton
Grand Opening J's Game Room Ad on 12th Street SE
City brief notes a new arcade venue Grand Opening J's Game Room at 402 12th Street SE. Ad invites readers to bring the promo for one free game with hours 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. and announces advance games tonight at 7 30 at St Matthew's with a reference to 56 numbers.
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J’s
12Th Street SE
St. Matthew’s
Winter snow returns to Iowa with up to 14 inches in south
Snow blanketed southern Iowa on Friday with accumulations from four to eight inches and bands to 14 inches near Albia. Temperatures hovered near freezing, travel slowed, schools let out early, and a travel advisory was issued for the night. Other regions saw lighter snow or just showers and warmer highs.
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Iowa
Mount Ayr
Washington
Albia
Johnson County
Linn County
Tauke to Meet Oil Station Owners in Cedar Rapids
Iowa congressman Tom Tauke, representing the 2nd District, will meet Monday with service station owners and operators in the Glitter Room at Iowa Hall on Kirkwood Community College campus to discuss legislation aimed at breaking up major oil companies' control of retail station ownership.
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Tom Tauke
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Hall
Kirkwood Community College
Drive Smarter Ride Safer airs in Cedar Rapids TV
A locally produced half hour program on motorcycle safety titled Drive Smarter Ride Safer will be shown Monday in Cedar Rapids. The film targets riders and drivers with education on cycle awareness and sharing the streets, featuring segments from the Motorcycle Safety Foundation and the Iowa AAA. It airs at 6 30 p m on KCRG TV channel 9.
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Cedar Rapids
Motorcycle Safety Foundation
Iowa Aaa
Kcrg-Tv
Channel 9
Miller charged with assault and criminal mischief in Cedar Rapids
Randall L. Miller, 31, of 1414 Oakland Road NE, was charged with assault and criminal mischief after an altercation Thursday near Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids. He was released on a promise to appear in court. Miller allegedly struck Stan Weiss, 20, of rural Ladora. The mischief count stems from a beer bottle thrown at Weiss' car.
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Randall L. Miller
Oakland Road
Westdale Mall
Cedar Rapids
Miller
Stan Weiss
Ladora
Weiss
Plane lands safely after gear warning at Cedar Rapids
United Air Lines 727 with 100 passengers and seven crew landed at Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport about 9 50 p m after a faulty indicator warned of gear problems. The flight from Los Angeles and Denver circled once while the co pilot checked a down gear and Brent Kitchen said extra firefighting equipment is routinely dispatched for commercial airliners.
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United Air Lines
Cedar Rapids
Los Angeles
Denver
Brent Kitchen
Treiber Leaves Iowa on Lawyer Advice
Iowa City AP Prosecutors seek jail for Daniel Treiber after he left the state without permission. Johnson County seeks revocation of pretrial lease terms as Treiber travels to the Los Angeles area to stay with his father before his June 2 trial for the Nov 10 barroom stabbing death of Randy Seydel, 20, of Iowa City. Treiber's attorney calls it a misunderstanding and cites advice for his client’s welfare.
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Iowa City
Daniel Treiber
Johnson County
William Vetter Friday
Treiber
University of Iowa
California
Donald S. Eisenberg
Madison
Wis
Los Angeles
Calif
Randy J. Seydel
Eisenberg
Fatal two car crash on Highway 220 near Middle Amana
One person died in a two car collision on Highway 220 at the edge of Middle Amana late Friday night. Several others were believed injured. Authorities were called to the scene early today. The victim's name was unavailable at press time.
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Highway 220
Middle Amana
Weather Summary From Acknowledged Regional Report
Wind direction and velocity at 10 p m NW 7 mph. Sunday sunrise 5 30 am sunset 6 pm. Year ago high 66 low 43 no precipitation. Extended forecast fair and cool Monday warmer Tuesday with showers Tuesday night variable clouds Wednesday. Highs 50s Monday 60s Tuesday and Wednesday. lows lower 30s to upper 30s and 40s Tuesday and Wednesday. Strong low moves east across mid Mississippi Valley bringing severe storms tornadoes in Arkansas eastern Texas Louisiana heavy snow in Iowa. Tornadoes touched down Shreveport Louisiana near Little Rock Arkansas and Broken Bow reservoir Oklahoma with no deaths or injuries. damage trees and power lines. Travel advisories Friday night Missouri Iowa Illinois Wisconsin. Winter storm warning northern New Mexico mountains. High winds in Arizona and California Friday. Eureka California 67 degrees Friday. Today showers from central Texas across lower Mississippi and Ohio valleys to lower Great Lakes.
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mid-Mississippi Valley
Arkansas
Texas
Louisiana
Iowa
Shreveport
Little Rock
Ark
Broken Bow Reservoir
Oklahoma
Missouri
Illinois
Wisconsin
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Eureka
Calif
Mississippi
Ohio River
Great Lakes
Births and incidents listed in Marion area vital statistics
Births reported from Mercy St Marys and St Luke's include a daughter born to Rebecca and John Leverington in Marion and several other newborns to local families. The Mexico Missouri entry notes a son born to Ron and Linda Rosendahl. The notice also lists numerous area grandparents and residents named in birth announcements and a sequence of emergency calls and incidents with times around 12:33 PM to 8:25 PM Friday.
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Mexico
Ron
Linda Rosendahl
Richard Rosendahl
Prairieburg
17Th St
Southview Drive
Iris Ave
Clive Drive
3Rd Ave
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Elmer Bronk
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Turner Chapel
Alburnett United Methodist Church
Galvez
Margaret
St. Pius X Catholic Church
St. John’s Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
Transit
Persian Gulf
Abadan
Khoramshahr
Tehran University
Bani-Sadr
Red Fascists
Saddam Hussein
Hussein
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Mokri
Alex Bittenbinder
University of Washington
Longview
Bittenbinder
Craig Weaver
Weaver
Iowa Highway Commission
Center Point
Highway 150
Sioux City
Waterloo
Dubuque
Tauke
C.R. Weather
Rebecca and
John Leverington
Bayberry Drive
Marion
St. Luke's
Diane
Thomas Broghammer
Ryan
Barbara
Steven Feller
32Nd St. SE
Deborah
Kelly O’meara
Bridget Lane
Victoria
Darrel Peterson
Norman Drive
Joseph A. Ellis
Margie M. Beltz
Randy R. Vandersee
Gwen E. Kloos
Steven M. Babka
Pamela S. James
Dennis G. Osborn
Linda D. Anderson
Hiawatha
Robert S. Blair
Palo
Pamela L. Lee
Todd S. Hall
Deborah A. Wright
Paul C. Clark
Teresa J. Reilly
Thomas R. Penn
Catherine E. Urbain
Joel D. Jacobson
Kathleen D. Willard
Sharon Louise
Gerry Wayne Garner
John A
Alice J. Gudenhauf
Cathleen M
Johnnie L. Linwell
Martha Ann
Steven Cletis Harper
Lyle
Wendy Sue Himes
Patricia Lynn
Roy Lee Jarrett
Gerald Lynn
Ellen Mae Benesch
Danny Carl
Ann Virginia Dudley
William Leslie
Elaine Sue Blickensderfer
Mary L
Steven C. Dutcher
Denise
Douglas E. Dunkel
David Lynn
Crystall
June Packingham
Renate A
Marion V. Himes
John E. Lapes
Pierson’s Flowershop & Greenhouses, Inc
Exfis Blvd
16Th Avenue
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