13 Apr 1980
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1980
Page
1
Obituary notices summarize deaths of Carroll E. Humphrey 61 and others in the Cedar Rapids region. The list includes birthplaces, marriages, occupations, survivors, church affiliations, and funeral details. Also notes WWII veteran status and charitable contributions, with service times and burial plans across multiple local churches and chapels.
A vehicle crash on County Road O southwest of Oxford at 8 10 p m Saturday sent 22 year old John J Schropp of Oxford to University Hospitals in Iowa City by Cedar Rapids area ambulance. Schropp was charged with drunk driving.
In Miami, Cuban exiles shouted threats and attacked a young man while police intervened. Separate protests featured a noosed Fidel Castro effigy paraded through city streets as evacuee support for Cubans in Havana grew amid Peru’s plan to evacuate 1,000 refugees. Col Heraclio Fernandez Pendola announced the first evacuation group to Lima. Also: birthdays for former Gov Harold Stassen and NFL star Lyle Alzado.
The forecast shows a cold front bringing showers and possible thunderstorms from central Texas to the Gulf Coast and into Georgia and northern Florida. Flood warnings affect southeast Texas, southern Alabama, and the Carolinas as rivers rise after heavy rains. Lubbock reports record snow for April and widespread warm, clear conditions prevail elsewhere from the Pacific Northwest to California.
The United States faces Iran tensions as Japan weighs sanctions after Tehran hostages. Argentina recalls its ambassador amid anxiety over the crisis. The Carter administration orders most Iranians in the U S to depart when travel docs expire, with rare humanitarian exemptions.
The House of Delegates approves a boycott decision with the USOC to not send a team to Moscow guided by President Carter and Mondale. Legal action is threatened by some athletes, and the impact on the Games remains uncertain as nations weigh attendance and national interests.
Britain abandons plans to build fixed-site rockets capable of delivering nuclear weapons. The decision halts a major strategic project, signaling a shift in defense priorities and arms development.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists subscription and carrier rates, including $1.40 per week by carrier and annual mail options. It notes mailing to areas with Gazette carrier service and mentions AP use for republishing. The text appears as a constrained OCR fragment with postal and subscription details.
The president elect of the Public Library Association visited Cedar Rapids on Saturday to advise about improving library effectiveness for about 150 Eastern Iowa librarians and trustees.
Vital Statistics listings show April 12 births for Robert Poundstone Deborah Poundstone a son at 3127 Bramble Road and Bonnie Weber a son at 2615 Second Ave SE plus several others at Atkins Luzerne and Luzenne including a daughter for Judith Janssen and Stephen Janssen a son for Susan Harmon and William Harmon and more. At St Louis Missouri Kiah and Linda Warden a son born April 9. Grandparents named. Multiple emergency and alarm calls logged overnight at various addresses including J Street Hawkeye Downs Road SW 420 Second St SE Hamilton Street SW Edgewood Road NW 1719 Northbrook Drive NE and Falcon Drive NE.
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