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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1981
Page
2
Obituaries and funeral details for Louis T. Walsh and others from Anamosa Cedar Rapids Marion and surrounding towns. Includes service times dates locations churches and burial plans with surviving relatives and memorial preferences where listed.
The report shows services costing ten dollars in March 1967 rose to twenty six point five one last month. The index climbed eleven point two percent from the first quarter of last year to the end of this year's first quarter. Food and beverage prices rose four tenths of a percent in March after a prior gain in February. Housing costs increased by five tenths percent, aided by a drop in house prices. New car prices fell four tenths percent, driven by dealer rebates. The used car index eased from February to March. Grocery store food prices are noted.
A government index shows overall consumer prices rose 0.4 percent in March from February with a 1.1 percent drop for a meat fish and eggs component. Fruit and vegetable prices jumped 4.4 percent offsetting the decline while apparel and upkeep rose 1 percent and medical care 0.9 percent. Entertainment gained 0.5 percent as inflation adjusted after tax earnings for a typical married worker with three dependents rose 0.3 percent in March after a 1.5 percent fall the prior month.
CORE sources revealed a photo of a black man to Annie Hill, mother of Timothy Hill, as part of a widening probe into six child slayings. FBI involvement followed a three hour Innis briefing, with a 72 hour ultimatum to produce an arrest or CORE will act, threatening possible violence if flee attempts occur. The case centers on 26 abductions since July 1979, with 25 victims found murdered and one still missing, most victims described as poor, under 16, and male.
President Reagan will address a joint session of Congress Tuesday night at 9 p.m. EST regarding his economic program. He has not appeared publicly since the March 30 assassination attempt, according to White House deputy press secretary Larry Speakes.
Readings from the airport show NW winds 25 to 33 mph at 11 am with a steady barometer. Temperatures ranged from 60s to 70s coast to interior. heavy rain and hail reported in Del Rio and Pipe Creek areas with 1.03 inches in Marquette and multiple Texas totals. Flash flood warnings were issued as southwest Texas saw very heavy overnight rainfall.
This notice lists multiple birth announcements across locations including Samoa Drive Hiawatha and 321 H Ave NW with dates in April, plus adoptions in Colorado Springs and Grandview. It also records marriages dissolutions near Cedar Rapids and a series of timed emergency, fire, and alarm incidents at various addresses in Iowa and nearby states.
Senate hearings on life beginning at conception draw seven of eight medical witnesses opposing abortion and provoke debate on whether 14th Amendment covers the unborn. Supporters push for state anti abortion laws while critics warn of likely Supreme Court reversal.
Surgeons closed a hole in White House press secretary James Brady s brain after a buildup of air caused pressure. Brady remained very stable after a late night operation. Doctors said vital signs are normal and he sleeps and awakens normally.
Tonight features an I U performance lineup with Delores Bruch and Delbert Disselhorst at Clapp Hall 8 p.m. As You Like It runs 8 p.m. at Mabie Theater with tickets at 5 dollars. Also Is There Music in Paradise at 8 30 p.m. in MacLean 301. Dance shows by U of I Dance 6 p.m. Space Place North Hall. The Education of HYMANKAPLAN at McAuley 8 p.m. Adults 2 dollars, students 1 50. Eric Faaborg speaks 7 30 p.m. at Indian Creek Nature Center Members free nonmembers 50 cents. Movies list on page 12B.
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