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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1981

Page

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Deaths in Iowa City Area and Surrounding Communities

A multi-person death notice brief reports the passing of several individuals: Boyd M. Frazier 73 of Decatur Georgia, former Urbana resident, with survivors and funeral details. Barbara Trachta 91 of Edgewood Manor, Cedar Rapids, with family and church ties and service info. Scott E. McCalley 28 Navy fireman aboard USS Pintado, with family details and service. Dr Nicholas J. Karagan 44 Coralville physician and educator with extensive career history and memorial fund. Emma Marie Faltis 94 Sleepy Eye Minnesota former Cedar Rapids resident with burial. Peter Apran 94 Edgewood Manor resident with survivors. George A. Hutchison 97 Marion resident former Toledo railroad worker with service. Minnie E. Niestedt Lohman 89 Martelle with church ties, burial. Beverly Jean Weilenhagen 48 Cedar Rapids area resident with church and family. and additional funeral notices for Anamosa and Manchester area individuals.

Boyd M. Frazier Decatur Urbana DeKalb County Agnes Pickerill Frazier Christian Church Ralph Ingels Cedar Rapids Felton Lindsay Carlin Reagin Thelma Hewatt Clarkson, Ga Urbana Memorial Cemetery Earl Luginbuhl Center Point Barbara Trachta Edgewood Manor Solon Joseph Trachta St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church Leonard Chadima Leo J Joseph Petska John Kadlec Jr Clarence Frana St. John’s Cemetery Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home West Scott E. McCalley San Diego Navy Sharon Blayney Minneapolis Richard McCalley California Montrose Minn Park Des Moines R.M. Justice Kokomo Ind Hubert McCalley Marion Denise Klein Diane Smith Werness Brothers Funeral Chapel Lakewood Cemetery Nicholas J. Karagan Coralville University Hospitals Iowa City Michigan City Joan C. Leehey Independence College of Medicine University of Iowa Iowa State Services University of Michigan American and Iowa Psychological Associations Society For Pediatric Psychology Coralville Central Elementary School PTA Area Council of Ptas Iowa City Community Rebecca Anne Stephen Carrie Karagan New Buffalo Mich James J Farmington Hills St. Thomas More Catholic Church Oak Hill Cemetery George L. Gay Muscatine Ave Emma Marie Faltis Sleepy Eye Minnesota John Tracy Harris Shaker Heights Ohio Aldrich Marek Jerry Marek Vinton Brush George A. Hutchison Meth-Wick Manor Toledo Ella M. Geil Omaha First United Methodist Church of Louise Keele West Liberty Cedar Memorial Chapel of Gordon N. Freeburg Shueyville United Minnie E. Niestedt Lohman Martelle Mount Vernon Iowa County Fred Lohman Amelia Calvert Ladora Murdoch Chapel Harvey Gilbertson Wayne Zion Lutheran Church Ioof Victor Beverly Jean Weilenhagen 20Th Ave Robert L. Weitenhagen Waterloo Weitenhagen Moline, Ill Hope Lutheran Church J-Tec Associates Luann Brandt Salt Lake City Utah Robert Jr James Lynnette Kennison David A. Young Linwood Cemetery Teahen Funeral Home

Weather Report Shows Mixed Conditions Across Regions

The bulletin notes variable conditions with showers and thunderstorms in parts of the Midwest and South, and fair to warm weather elsewhere. It records April totals, barometer, humidity, wind at 11 am, and sunrise and sunset times, plus a year-ago comparison and national extremes.

Birth Announcements From Cedar Rapids and Surrounding Areas

April births listed for families in Marion Cedar Rapids Earlville Center Point and Newark Delaware include Sheila and James Hutton, a son. Ardis and Walter Swain, a son. Carolyn and John Wadsworth, a son. Pamela and Rick Post, a daughter. Tamara and Brian Spellerberg, a son. Julianna and Leo Offerman, a daughter. Jana and Kevin Brownell, a son. Additional newborns announced in Iowa City and Warsaw Indiana with dates April 22 to April 25 and grandparents named.

Annette David Graham 15Th St Marion Sheila James Hutton Cedar Rapids Ardis Walter Swain Center Point Road Carolyn John Wadsworth Pamela Rick Post Ninth Ave Tamara Brian Spellerberg Earlville Julianna Leo Offerman Center Point Jana Iowa City Judy Michael Kammerer Leo Kammerer Amber Drive Warsaw Ind Carla Stephen Atkinson Allen Atkinson 29Th St

Accident breaks water main, 500 homes lose supply

A contractor enlarging the Vinton Ditch channel broke a 16 inch main around 9 a.m., cutting water to about 500 homes north of F Avenue NW and west of 1 Ith Street NW. Water was restored shortly after by a booster, with 700000 gallons lost in 30 minutes. Repair aimed for tonight. main to be disinfected 24 hours after fixing.

Vinton Ditch Lee Coppock Water Department Northwest Willian Hennessey and Sons F Avenue NW Ith Street NW Northeast Side Coppock

Fuel tax hike bill advances to Senate debate

Iowa Senate Ways and Means approves a two year gasoline and diesel tax increase proposal for debate. Gasoline would rise 1.5 cents on July 1 and again July 1, 1982. diesel up 2 cents this July and 2 cents July 1, 1982. Bill funds road use while limiting new road construction and prompts an IDOT right of way sale by 1983. An independent administration study is possible. tax refunds for private schools with their own bus fleets could save about $100,000.

Des Moines Iowa Senate Ways and Means Richard Drake Senate Transportation Committee Iowa Department of Transportation IDOT

Grassley balks on budget plan

Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa withholds approval of the Senate Budget Committee’s preliminary fiscal year 1982 plan. He seeks a firm commitment to a balanced budget by 1984 and wants Pete Domenici to lock in language pledging the goal. Stockman urged Grassley to drop opposition and back the committee blueprint.

Washington Charles E. Grassley Iowa Senate Budget Committee White House Grassley the Gazette Pete Domeneici Rn.m Congress Reagan David Stockman Office of Management and Budget

Record heat spans Iowa with dozens of new highs

A mass of warm air over Iowa Monday sent temperatures to record highs in nine cities and tied or set many other marks across the state. Cedar Rapids reached 90 degrees, Akron unofficially 93, Fort Dodge 91, and Sioux City 90, with Dubuque noting 82 and Des Moines 88 among many entries. Forecasters expect cooler, mostly clear skies tonight and a return to warmer weather by Wednesday with highs in the 70s and 80s.

Cello Clarence Lowden Wheatland Onslow Monmouth Cedar Rapids Dubuque Akron Iowa Fort Dodge Sioux City Shenandoah Waterloo Des Moines Mason City Council Bluffs Marshalltown Ottumwa Red Oak Spencer Davenport NWS

Norway Nor Amana merger motion stuns Norway board

Norway board members passed a motion to recognize the petition and bar district funds from pursuing any merger with Amana. The vote drew mixed reactions from the audience and prompted calls to defer action until Amana responds. Amana officials said the idea isn’t dead and may explore options with nearby districts if Norway stays uninterested.

Bob McNee Amana Glen Frese Ernest Zaugg Norway Becker Nolte Leola Wagner Norway Board Reynold Moessner Amana Board Iowa Valley Marengo

Stassen Urges Reconciliation Between Truman and MacArthur

Thirty years ago Republican leader Harold Stassen called for a reconciliation between President Truman and General MacArthur for the good of America, seeking to ease tensions and unify leadership.

Harold Stassen Truman Gen. MacArthur America

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Peter Apran Elsie Albrecht High Amana H.H. Groff Fairfax Harold Bright Fairfax Cemetery Turner Chapel West Anamosa Herbert Dorothy) Carson Goettsch’s Fred C. Close Manchester Olive T. Chapman Greeley and Hopkinton Shelly's Oakwood Cemetery Monticello Oelwein Marjorie Blake Zion American Lutheran Church Hintz’s Woodlawn Cemetery Coleman Elinor Jane Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Elmer A. Linkenback Calvary Baptist Church Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home First Ave Holsinger Donald M Norman L. Bales Coretta Coot Elmwood Cemetery Turner Chapel East McGowan Naomi Beatty-Bearle-Murdoch Chapel David Polk First Christian Church Ruth Ubl St. Paul Marian Parron Woodville Wis Oakley William C Glenn I. Hunt Eden United Church of Christ Cedar Memorial Park Iowa Lung Association Walnut St Potter Arthur E Turner Chapel Lucas Paul Luke Brush Chapel Louis Trzil Association of Linn County Third Ave U.S. Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors Clapp Recital Hall U of Haneher Mu Phi Daehler-Kitchin Coe Free Washington High School The Cedar Rapids Community Schools McAuley Art Gallery Mount Mercy Weather Report C.R Ceese IL A.m S.s Florence S.C Gunnison Colo Houston Maine Coralville Lake Virginia New York Iinois Wisconsin Nebraska Kansas Colorado Florida Texas Montana Pacific Coast Traverse City Houghton Lake Saginaw Gulf Coast Great Lakes North Dakota Anchorage Athe LA Atlanta Base Miami Neen Bismarck Boston Wee Nashville Chicago N.orleans Denver Bismarck Cincinnati Shors Reydy Vereens Detroit Kansas City Sunny Milwaukee Crete St.Paul St. Louis Sioux Falls Cedar St. Luke's Kevin Brownell Center Junction Newark Del Valerie Stephen Reilly Alvin Chesley Miller Ave Frese Lloyd Nolte Zaugg Blairstown Opal Becker John. E. Lapes Third Avenue S.E
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