Drowned child among a long list of Iowa obituaries
The Gazette lists deaths from Cedar Rapids to Las Vegas including Brian Rice 2 of Hiawatha and Donald Plum 41 of Tama. Services and burials are noted for multiple individuals along with memorials and calling hours. Howard Anderson 56 and Irwin Coppock 78 are among others reported with dates and locations.
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Lansing
Erwin C. Gruber
Burke-Thornburg’s
Gethsemane
Solon
Caleb Sweet
Brushchapel
Lone Tree Cemetery
Manchester
Clinton C. Steeley
Las Vegas
Nev
Oakland Cemetery
Bohnenkamp’s
Iowa City
Arlene McGrumphry
Peterseim’s
Kalona
Frytown
Muehlethaler-Wright’s. Alpha
Harry Skipton
Bellis-Wright’s
Fayette
Edgewood
Earl F. Culbertson
Trinity Methodist Church
Visitation
Appleton’s. Coggan
Dennis H. Minnis
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Monticello
Devaney-Reiff
Ryan
Bjornsen Rezoning Before Council Again
A public hearing on Bjornsen Investment Corp. zoning request for 15.5 acres at First Ave Cottage Grove Ave and Forest Dr SE seeks 264 units in nine buildings, with 228 planned now and 36 delayed by a storm sewer project. The plan includes large landscaping and a holding basin to ease drainage while facing opposition over traffic density and flood concerns. The council may vote at next week’s meeting.
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First Avenue
Cottage Grove Avenue
Forest Drive
Bjornsen Investment Corp
Bjornsen
Planning Commission
Cottage Grove
Kenwood Ditch
Howard Smith
Staubcourt NE
Washington High School
Robbery at Fairbank Home Nets $1,860 in Stereo Gear
Police said thieves broke a kitchen window at the home of David Hendrickson in Fairbank between 7 30 a m and 5 p m on Monday and stole $1 860 worth of stereo equipment. The entry was reported as a residential burglary.
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Fairbank
David Hendrickson
Woman Denies Special Treatment Over Parking Fines
Dawn Dayton from Linn district court says she owes 60 dollars in unpaid parking tickets and lacks funds to pay. She was given monthly installments of 10 dollars but remains unable to pay and notes a misprint where 31 tickets were fined five dollars total instead of five dollars per ticket.
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First Avenue Division
Linn District Court
Dawn Dayton
Brent Harstad
Duplex zoning vote vs drainage and safety concerns
A public hearing addressed proposed rezoning west of Westwood Drive NW and north of Avenue NW for 39 duplexes. Neighbors cited Cedar Hills drainage and flooding hazards, while proponent Kenneth Harstad defended notices and engineering input. About 20 opponents lingered as the council likely plans a vote next week.
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Westwood Drive NW
Avenue NW
Kenneth Harstad
Blake Boulevard
Vinton Ditch
Peter Teahen
Twenty-ninth Street
Harstad
Begin and Vance cite progress toward Geneva peace talks
After day and a half of talks Israel and Arab states express willingness to examine key issues. Begin praises Vance for achievements but keeps details secret. A September round with foreign ministers is planned though a full Geneva conference date remains uncertain. Sadat had proposed a working group, rejected by Syria and Jordan.
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Menahem
Begin
Geneva
Vance
Israel
U.S
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
Anwar Sadat
Teletypewriter inventor Edward Kleinschmidt dies at 101
Canaan Connecticut AP. Edward Kleinschmidt 101, inventor of the Teletypewriter which routes news globally, died Tuesday. His device linked distant continents and enabled rapid dissemination of information.
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Canaan, Conn
Edward Kleinschmidt
Dove season standoff delays Iowa commission ruling
The Iowa State Conservation Commission faces a dispute over mourning dove hunting. Turner insists only the legislature can set dove seasons, while Link argues the statute grants the commission authority. The next meeting is August 30 with no expected change in stance.
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Turner
Kenneth Miller
Independence
John Pelton
Clinton
Commission
Priewert
John Link
Burlington
Supervisor Candidates Named for Open County Seat
A county committee released a list of eight candidates to fill the vacancy left by Supervisor Stanley Ginsberg. Each member nominated up to three names, with Kopel noting one candidate drew support from two members. Interviews are set for next Monday and Tuesday afternoons, open to the public unless a candidate requests secrecy, and the appointment is expected late this month.
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Kopel
Kane
Stanley Ginsberg
Man Charged in Pool Cue Attack
Wendell G. Neubauer 38 of 221 Fourteenth avenue SE charged with assault with intent to do great bodily injury after allegedly striking Mary Bird 23 with a pool cue at his residence about 3 50 a m Bird listed in fairly good condition at Mercy hospital Charles Neubauer 18 of 516 Ninth avenue SE treated for possible head injuries released after treatment Neubauer held at Linn jail on 25000 bond three other arrests reported David A Kroohn 25 of 325 First avenue SE charged with intoxication and indecent behavior after incident at Riverside park Thomas R Malloy Jr 27 of Phoenix Ariz charged with larceny of a motor vehicle after officers spotted him driving a stolen car near 3300 block of J street SW Connie S Olson 30 of 413 Fleetwood road SW charged with possession of a controlled substance after airport security found marijuana at Cedar Rapids airport
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Wendell G. Neubauer
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Mary Bird
Ninth Avenue SE
Bird
Mercy Hospital
Charles Neubauer
Wendell Neubauer
Neubauer
Linn
Thomas R. Malloy, Jr
Phoenix
Ariz
Malloy
J Street
Connie S. Olson
Fleetwood Road
Cedar Rapids
Couple Accused in BB Gun Incident With 12 year olds
Police investigate a BB gun shooting involving a married couple and two 12 year old boys in the southeast quadrant. The man fired the shot and the wife photographed the youths, who were not accused of wrongdoing. Authorities consider photographs may serve as evidence.
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Police Juvenile Bureau
Juvenile Bureau
Americans Back U S Ownership of Panama Canal in Poll
A May poll of 1,011 adults shows 78 percent favor continued U S ownership and control of the canal, 8 percent favor turning it over to Panama, and 14 percent have no opinion. The survey was commissioned by the Institute of American Relations and conducted by Opinion Research Corp, with results released via Sen. Jesse Helms.
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Canal
Institute of American Relations
Opinion Research Corp
Princeton
N.J
UPI
Jesse Helms
Rn.c
U.S
Panama
Energy plan fuels Congress action on oil price rise
Congress weighs a Carter administration plan to cut gasoline use with 15 days to disapprove the de control plan. Work on the energy strategy continues in the Senate Finance Committee despite a month-long congressional recess.
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Congress
Senate Finance Committee
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Brian Lee Rice
Donna Rice
Raney Street
Hiawatha
Longmont
Colo
Ronda
Deanna
Kathy Rice
Dorothea Buswell
Howard Buswell
Gazette
Stewart Funeral
Edward Wolfe
Shiloh
Stewart Funeral Home
Donald Max Plum
Tama
Tama Medical Clinic
Plum
Poweshiek County
Lorraine
Tylaine
David
Darin
Danny
Nigel Walters
Mason City
Judy
Burton
Texas
Donna Kremenak
Marion
James
Montour
Milo
Marshalltown
Harrison’s
Oak Hill
Iowa
Irwin P. Coppock
Mt. Vernon
Whittier
Springville High School
Isabelle Wilson
Marilyn Carpenter
Des Moines
Melvin
Myron
Evalyn Coppock
Lelila Coppock
Paul Bowdish
Central City
Willard
Sioux Falls
S.D
Minneapolis
Minn
Irwin Coppock
Mt. Vernon Methodist Church
Morgan
Cedar Memorial
Howard Anderson
WMT Radio
St. Petersburg
Fla
India
Park College
Kansas City
Bickel and Byer
Rochester
N.Y
Beth
Ginny Sue
California
Howard Anderson, Jr
Lakeland
Bruce Anderson
David Anderson
North Hamilton
Mass
Jack Gorter
Richardson
Rozek
Lloyd J
Dunkard
Midway
Friends
Murdoch
Hanson
Rose V
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Lowell
Turner Chapel West
Clausen
Patsy Ann
Richard L. Thompson
Trinity Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
American Cancer Society
Mike Deupree
Gazette City Hall
Don Canney
Linn County
Clerk’s
City Attorney’s Office
James McDonald
Coe College
William Court
Hal Schaefer
Mideast
Palestine Liberation Organization
The
David A. Kroohn
First Avenue SE
Riverside Park
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
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