Weather and death notices from August listings
Daily weather readings show high Saturday 85 at 6 p.m. and 78 at 11 p.m. August totals and normals noted. 1972 total 32.30 with barometer 30.01 and humidity 67 percent. Funeral notices list many families: Lyle Vance Fairfax daughter. Charles Claassen. Davis Ferguson. George Godenauer. Vicki Frost. and numerous birth and service details across towns plus cremation and church services for several individuals.
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Gazette
Lyle Vance
Fairfax
Charles Claassen
J Street
Davis Ferguson
Marion
George Godenauer
Thirty-second Street
Vicki Frost
Seventeenth Avenue
Robert Bickel
Hillside Drive
Randall Wiltsey
Walker
Dennis Moomey
Tenth Street
John Ortmann
Devonshire Drive
William Hagmeier
Nixon Persists Against Hasty Economic Tightening
Democratic members of the joint economic committee accuse the administration of using inflation fears to justify restricting output and jobs. President Nixon says the 250 billion spending ceiling must be held to prevent inflation and higher taxes, warning that public choice will shape next year’s policy. Dr. Herbert Stein cautions against overdoing stimulus while watching for demand inflation.
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Nixon
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Herbert Stein
Stein
Mistaken for Pirates Kills 200 on River Boat Crash
In Bangladesh the Jonaki river boat carrying about 500 people sank after a collision with a cargo vessel near Dacca. Police, mistaking cries for a pirate attack, opened fire on survivors in the water, killing about 200. Rescue efforts were hampered by confusion and heavy water salvage delays.
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Dacca
Bangladesh
Inland Water Transport Authority
Jonaki
Hold C R Man 66 on Drunk Driving Charge
Robert J. Thompson aged 66 of 407 Sixteenth Street SE faced a drunk driving charge after his car struck a parked vehicle then went out of control. The vehicle jumped a curb and rested near Sixteenth Avenue and Hamilton Street SW after the incident reported at 96 Sixteenth Avenue SW. Thompson was jailed in city custody in lieu of a $1,000 bond.
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C.R. Man
Robert J. Thompson
Sixteenth Street SE
Sixteenth Avenue
Thompson Auto
Hamilton Street
Thompson
Ireland bomb alert recalls 1690 siege anniversary
A bomb exploded Friday in Londonderry injuring a group of youths as a parade organized by the Apprentice Boys commemorated a 1690 siege. Officials warned the device contained nitrobenzine a toxic substance. The 105 day siege marked the end of Catholic control in Ulster.
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Agers
Londonderry
Apprentice Boys
Ulster
Legal team to confer with Des Moines chief attorney Monday
Attorneys for the carnival operators plan to confer with chief attorney John McClintock of Des Moines on Monday. McClintock was out of the city over the weekend.
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Torneys
John McClintock
Des Moines
McClintock
Linn County Democratic HQ Opens. notable guests attend
A Saturday barbecue marked the opening of Linn County Democratic election headquarters at 317 Sixth Street SW. Guests included Ann Culver, Jean Clark, Paul Franzenburg, and Jean Oxley, with Culver and Clark’s spouses present along the coffee line.
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New Linn County
Democratic
Sixth Street
Ann Culver
John Culver
Jean Clark
Dick Clark
U.S. Senate
Paul Franzenburg
Jean Oxley
Linn County Democrats
Obituary of Linda Lee Hussman in Atlanta Georgia
Linda Lee Hussman 1947 2026 died in Atlanta Thursday born Boone Sept 28 1947. Survived by Rex Hussman husband E F Schroeder Jr parents sister Candy Johnson Denver brothers Marvin Scott Cedar Rapids and Francis others Elkton S D and Hackensack Minn. Memorial service Trinity Lutheran church 10 30 a m Tuesday Rev Richard A Osing. Burial Elkton S D. Friends may meet at church after 9 a m Tuesday. Casket not opened. private memorial Turner chapel west 9 a m Monday Rev George W Carlson. Cremation committal subsequent. Friends may register Turner west. Casket will not be opened.
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Anamosa
Air Force
Russell Westfall
Tampa
Fla
Turner’s
Postville
Ralph R. Birdsell
Frankville
Schutte’s
Sigourney
Martha R. Barnes
St. Neots
Huntingtonshire
England
Christian Church
Lancaster
Powell’s
South English
Strawberry Point
Bessie Smith
United Methodist Church
Feeney’s. Traer
George Beenken
Immaculate Conception
Erickson’s. West Liberty
Dennis N. Bailey
First Christian Church
Snider’s
Linda Lee Hussman
Rex Hussman
Atlanta, Ga
E. F. Schroeder, Jr
Thirteenth Street
Atlanta
Boone
Candy Johnson
Denver
Marvin Schroeder
U.S. Air Force
Francis
Scott Schroeder
Cedar Rapids
Alfred Bessler
Elkton
S. D
E. F Schroeder
Hackensack
Minn
Trinity Lutheran Church
Richard A. Osing
Kiel
Bloomington
Ill
Turner Chapel West
George W. Carlson
First Lutheran Church
Turner West
A. T. Washington
Deal
Walter
Bolnow
Ben H
Turner
Glenn McMichael
Cedar Memorial
Friends
Stark, Stata Lou
Beatty- Bearle
Sharon United\Methodist church
St. Paul's
Death of Mona Michel Kiel Fuller at 76
Mona Michel Kiel Fuller of Cedar Rapids died after a long illness. She was born January 16, 1896 near Sigourney and lived in Cedar Rapids twenty years. Surviving is her son Herbert.
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Mona Michel Kiel Fuller
Second Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Sigourney
Herbert
Kidnap Continues With Missing Man Sighting On Ranch
Sheriff reports the elder Kazanjian says the kidnapped man was last seen midmorning irrigating crops at a ranch. No evidence of a struggle is found as FBI and deputies search with a bloodhound, footprints leading into an orchard and then vanishing.
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FBI
Wiley
Republicans Defeat Death Penalty Plank and Platform Debates
Republican delegates at the Iowa convention endorse a platform backing lower adult rights to 18, state transportation funding, veteran benefits, and voter registration while opposing abortion expansion and a team-ticket concept. The event features clashes over student fees, crime penalties, and campaign finance, with Miller and Ray warning against overconfidence ahead of the fall elections.
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Iowa
Iowa Senate
Iowa House
Ray
Veteran’s Auditorium
State Department of Transportation
Roger Jepsen
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
U. S
Jack Miller
Sen
George McGovern
Ray Miller Lash Out at McGovern in Des Moines
In Des Moines Governor Robert Ray urged voters to back the Nixon administration’s prosperity and accused George McGovern and the Democrats of divisiveness. Senator Jack Miller predicted McGovern would be scrapped in November like the battleship South Dakota.
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Miller
McGovern
R. Sargent Shriver
South Dakota
Des Moines
UPI
Robert Ray
George McGovern
Nixon
Jack Miller
Ray
G.O.P
Waterloo Man Guilty of First Degree Murder
A Black Hawk County District Court jury found Arthur Lee Williams Jr., 23, Waterloo, guilty of first degree murder for the May 31 killing of Gwenette Reed at Logandale Apartments. The trial began just over a week ago.
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Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Arthur Lee Williams Jr
Williams
Gwenette Reed
Logandale
Clinton Man John M. Christiansen Dies at 87
John M. Christiansen 87 of Clinton died Saturday at St. Luke's hospital. Services at Snell Smith funeral home Clinton Monday at 1 30 p m with calling after 1 30 Sunday. Survived by son Sylvester of Marion and sister Mrs LeRoy Kleppien Cedar Rapids.
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John M. Christiansen
Clinton
St. Luke’s Hospital
Snell-Smith Funeral Home
Sylvester
Marion
LeRoy Kleppien
Cedar Rapids
Memorial Services For Vishek Agnes A and Others
Memorial notices list Vishek Agnes A and several others with service times at Janeba Kuba, St. Wenceslaus, Turner chapel east, and Bearle chapel. Burials follow at local cemeteries with Catholic and Lutheran rites. Cremation committal planned for some, with visiting hours and non opening caskets. A daughter of Mrs Terry L Lavely is noted as missing from Saturday's obituary.
Cedar Rapids Man held on weapons use warrant
Louis E. White, 22, of 1014 Twelfth avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, was arrested by Cedar Rapids police on a Stephenson County Illinois warrant charging unlawful use of weapons. He was held in the Linn County jail Saturday in lieu of a $1,000 bond.
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Louis E. White
Twelfth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Stephenson County
Ill
Linn County
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists carrier rates at 75 cents per week. Night edition and Sunday six issues cost 2 dollars per month, 19 dollars per year, while afternoon editions and Sunday seven issues are 2.15 dollars monthly or 20 dollars yearly. Mail subscriptions outside Gazette carrier areas run 30 dollars yearly. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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U.S. Territories
Associated Press
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Larry Miller
Ridge Trail
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Newhall
David Rubner
Jana Drive
Roger Grant
Palo
Forest City
Lary A. Smith
Milford E. Smith
G Avenue
Michael Allen
McGowan Boulevard
Pt. Rd. N.E
Ireland
Big Chief
Tom Merryman
Jody McCrary
Warner
Oklahoma
Jepsen
National Conference of
Lieutenant Governors
Ayo Tur
Hawkeye State
Demos Gather
Mona Fuller
Kazanjian
Arthur Neu
R-Carroll
Richard Turner
Cillf Nolan
Iowa City
State Central Committee
Rap
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
Stewart Funeral Home
Monahan-Stewart
First Avenue
Beatty -Bearle Funeral Home
3Rd Ave. S
John E. Lapes Flowers
3Rd Avenue
Teahen Funeral Home
Marian F. Teahen
Elden B. Rohn Mortician
First Ave
The
the Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
TE American Legion
Jonn B. Turner & Son
Second Avenue East
First Avenue West
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