Deaths feature Melsa Cedar Rapids man at 92
Edward Melsa 92 longtime Cedar Rapids resident died after a long illness at Crestview Acres Marion Born Sept 24 1888 and married to Anna Miskovsky in 1911 He retired after 50 years as a passenger conductor for Chicago Rock Island Railroad He was active in multiple fraternal and civic groups and is survived by two daughters four grandchildren and five great grandchildren Funeral and burial arrangements are noted with church and Masonic services planned
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Ahart Edward Melsa
Cedar Rapids
Second Ave
Crestview Acres
Marion
Anna Miskovsky
Melsa
Chicago Rock Island Railroad
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Mass
B.R.T
O.R.C
Crescent Lodge
A.F
A.M
el Kabir Shrine
Cedar Chapter
O.E.S
Gethsemane White
Embassy Club
United Transportation Union
Mary Louise Brady
Richmond
Anna Mae McCauley
Springfield
Charles Kelley
Turner Chapel East
Czech National Cemetery
Crescent Lodge No. 25
Noble G. Brockschink
Norway
Alice Rose
Country School
Lenox Mutual Insurance Company of
St. Clair
Bertrand Hinrichs
Riceville
Henry Moser
Amana
Eugene Vincent
West Liberty
Harold
Opal Becker
Bernard Schulte
United Methodist
Bush signals review of new regulations to ease burdens
Vice President George Bush announced a broad regulatory review to reduce burdens on business while preserving protections. He cited a shift toward more efficient means to achieve goals, amid criticism from environmental civil rights consumer labor and women’s groups. The list targets major rules across education handicap access lead in gasoline Civil Rights Act guidelines Title IX and other programs, with possible retention or elimination depending on final decisions.
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George Bush
Bush
Ralph Nader
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Boyden Gray
Department of Education
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
U.S
Brzezinski urges US dialogue with PLO
Former Carter national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski says the United States should end its boycott and engage the PLO in dialogue to push for moderation and resolve West Bank and Gaza issues. He warns this does not require formal negotiations or recognition.
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Washington
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Jimmy Carter
United States
Palestine Liberation Organization
Brzezinski
PLO
West Bank
Gaza Strip
United Nations
Security Council
Israel
U.N. Security Council
Smoke from Canadian forest fires drifts over Iowa
Smoke from western Canada forests drifts into Iowa with a 16 000 to 25 000 foot cloud stretching from south of Sioux City to the Chicago area. Meteorologist says haze should clear gradually and poses no health hazard. Fire activity across Saskatchewan Alberta and Northwest Territories drives evacuations and oil field shutdowns.
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Iowa
Canada
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Bob Corbett
National Weather Service
Sioux City
Missouri
Chicago
Saskatchewan
Corbett
Jepsen blasts USPS nine digit ZIP brochures
Iowa Senator Roger Jepsen denounces a mass mailing promoting the nine digit ZIP code system. Postal officials defend information distribution while noting the program is not required and may aid future sorting. The House voted to bar USPS advertising of the nine digit ZIP in 1982.
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Iowa
U. S
Roger Jepsen
Jepsen
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
U. S. Postal Service
Bob Mootz
Mootz
Congress
Postal Service
General Accounting Office
Newsweek
Time
U.S. News and World Report
U. S. House of Representatives
New head for Veterans Hospital Iowa City
John Hickman III named administrator of the 400 bed VA Hospital in Iowa City succeeding Robert Dawson who heads to Perry Point Maryland. Hickman, 52, is a civil engineer and longtime VA official who has worked at facilities in Washington Fort Meade Martinez and Long Beach before this appointment.
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Iowa City
John Hickman III
Veterans Administration
Long Beach
Calif
U.S. Highway 6
Hickman
Robert Dawson
Perry Point
Washington
Iowa
Roger Jepsen
North Carolina State
Air Force
VA Central Office
Fort Meade
S.C
Martinez
ISU Summer Commencement Ends Quarter System
About 1,000 ISU students will receive degrees in summer ceremonies on Saturday, marking the end of the quarter system. Commencement speaker Daniel Zaffarano, vice president for research and dean of the graduate school, will present an address titled So what is new at the university. Fall registration starts August 24 with classes beginning August 26.
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Ames
UPI
Iowa State University
Daniel Zaffarano
ISU Graduate School
Injuries fatal to 3-year-old Sheryl Dahl
Sheryl Dahl three year old daughter of Richard and Pamela Dahl of 1619 A Street SW died Wednesday evening from injuries after running into the side of a moving truck. She had been in St Luke's Hospital ICU since the accident Monday in front of her home. The truck driver left the scene, police said, apparently unaware of the injuries. Services at Goettsch Funeral Home Anamosa are pending.
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Sheryl Dahl
Richard
Pamela Dahl
St. SW
St. Luke’s Hospital
Goettsch Funeral Home
Anamosa
Third charged in burglaries
Monty E. Bisig, 19, of Center Point, arrested Wednesday on two burglary charges. He is the third person charged in a July 28 burglary at North Linn School and a burglary the next day at the Carl Sebrecht residence near Coggan. Earlier reports list Terry Stankee and Terry Mathews as co‑suspects. Bisig signed a promise to appear and was released.
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Monty E. Bisig
Route 2
Center Point
Bisig
North Linn
Carl Sebrecht
Coggan
Terry Stankee
Terry Mathews
Walker
Vital Statistics and Local Emergency Log
Vital statistics list multiple birth announcements from Aug. 11 to Aug. 12 for families in Williamsburg Shellsburg and Hannibal with several named couples and addresses. The second section records a string of medical emergencies and a fire in a vacant city building with times and locations across Cedar Rapids and nearby areas.
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Johnson Ave
Ripon St
Bever Ave
Rushmore Drive
C Ave
Barber St
12Th Ave
Williams Boulevard
Waveland Drive
Five Drivers Charged With DWI in Linn County
Five men were arrested in Linn County on Tuesday and Wednesday on drunk driving charges. William J. Ryan of Robins, Donn W. Eiler of Stanwood, Richard L. Hamer of Marion, Robert J. Bedgood of Sheboygan, and Ray F. Offerman of Shellsburg faced DWI counts. Additional charges included speeding, striking an unoccupied vehicle, driving on the wrong side of the road, and missing a valid license.
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Linn County
William J. Ryan
Troy Road
Robins
Oakland Road
Donn W. Eiler
Stanwood
Richard L. Hamer
Meadowview Drive
Marion
Marion Boulevard
Robert J. Bedgood
Sheboygan
Wis
First Avenue
Ray F. Offerman
Shellsburg
10Th Street
Gazette Corrects Loan Warning Clarification
The Gazette notes an error in a Wednesday headline stating students must secure guaranteed college loans for 1982 83 immediately to avoid loss. The real urgency was to avert a 5 percent surcharge, not loan loss.
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Gazette
The
Phone
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company operates daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscriptions by carrier 1.65 weekly by mail 7 issues 8.054 weeks 85.80 52 weeks 123.00 52 weeks to other states. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches. USPS 095680.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
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