Deaths of Klink Blair Slaymaker Reif Barker and others
Obituary notices list Ernie H. Klink 81 of Belle Plaine dies after eight weeks illness at Mercy Cedar Rapids with services at Christ United Methodist Church and burial East Side Cemetery Elkader. Paul E. Blair 40 of Milan Ill dies in Rock Island following extended illness. Bruce H. Slaymaker 64 of Marion dies at Iowa City Veterans Hospital. Johnna Reif 59 of Iowa City dies at University Hospitals. Multiple death notices, services, and memorials follow for local residents with funeral arrangements and family survivors.
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Ernie H. Klink
Belle Plaine
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Motor
Clayton County
Elkader High School
Des Moines College of Pharmacy
Dorothy Frazier
Indianola
Klink
Iowa
Iowa Pharmaceutical Association
American Pharmaceutical Association
Christ United Methodist Church
East Side Cemetery
Elkader
Hope Lodge 175
Russell Funeral Home
Paul E. Blair
Milan
Ill
Franciscan Hospital
Rock Island
Davenport
Marguerite M. Bevill
Quad City Broadcasting Co
Jehovah's Witnesses
Daniel
Elizabeth
Carl and
Irma Booth Blair
Alan
Roger
Gulph Mills
Penn
Shirley Madsen
Madison
Wis
Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom
Mount Clark
Central City
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Ninth St
Larson Funeral Home
Bruce H. Slaymaker
Ninth Street
Marion
Veteran’s Hospital
Iowa City
Marengo
Rock Island, Ill
Alberta Fowler
U.S. Army
Penick & Ford
Midland Forge
American Legion
Larry Slaymaker
Diane Miller
Swisher
Harriet Tuttle
Marge Fuller
Ladora
Ruth van Wauss
Victor
Ellis
Bert Slaymaker
Murdoch Chapel
Nevin Williams
First Nazarene Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Johnna Reif
University Hospitals
Brosh Funeral Home
Solon
Mildred Barker
D Ave
Dubuque
YWCA
New York
Chicago
Central Park Presbyterian Church
United Presbyterian Women
Church Women United
Ethel D. Veach
Bellevue
Allen S. van Cleve
Presbyterian Cemetery
B Ave
Turner Chapel East
Shakespeare
Irma F
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Lloyd E. Brockmeyer
Czech National Cemetery
Maher
Edward B
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Alfred Brosius
Mount Calvary Cemetery
American Legion Hanford Post
Kuba Funeral Home
Julis
George K
George B. McDill
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
Locke
Alvah R. Sr
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park
Mizpah Lodge
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Third Ave
Wachter
Betsy M
Turner Chapel
Eugene McDaniel
Toddville Free Methodist Church
Arlington
Elmer W. Those
Thode Trucking Lines
St. John Lutheran Church
Gleim’s
Taylorsville Cemetery
Mary K. Winders
St. Michael’s Catholic Church
Hrabak’s
Oak Hill Cemetery
Dysart
George Taylor
Overton’s
Dyersville
Orie J. Gingerich
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Memory Gardens
George L. Gay’s
St. Andrew’s Church
Goshen College
Goshen
Ind
Edna
Henry Fonda Dies After Illness In 18 Months Of Decline
Fonda, in failing health for 18 months and wearing a heart pacemaker since 1974, died after being hospitalized to check heart medication. Colleagues from film praised his decades of work while his daughter Jane accepted a posthumous Oscar for him in On Golden Pond.
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Fonda
Henry Fonda
James Stewart
America
Charlton Heston
Lucille Ball
Desi Arnaz
John Springer
New York
Fondas
Hollywood
Springer
Golden Pond
Fonda’s Cedar Rapids Stop On Caine Mutiny Court Martial
Henry Fonda appeared in Cedar Rapids in a 1953 stage production of The Caine Mutiny Court Martial at Coe College Auditorium. The touring company, directed by Dick Powell, featured a 14 karat cast including Lloyd Nolan and John Hodiak. Fonda played defense counsel Lt. Barney Greenwald and earned praise for restrained emotional power. He later built a film and stage career marked by liberal causes and dramatic justice themes.
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Henry Fonda
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Fonda
Lloyd Nolan
John Hodiak
Herman Wouk
Dick Powell
Paul Gregory
Charles Laughton
Barney Greenwald
Gazette Entertainment
Nadine Subotnik
Red
Mister Roberts
National Road Company
Tom Joad
California
John Steinbeck
Margaret Sullavan
Jane
Bel-Air
Shirlee
Henry Jaynes Fonda
Grand Island
Neb
Omaha
Thunderstorm safety tips from National Safety Council
The National Safety Council urges seeking proper shelter during a storm and avoiding the highest objects. It notes about 200 people die yearly from lightning and lists risky spots such as golf courses boats swimming hills beaches isolated trees fences and bikes.
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National Safety Council
Council
House Bans Drilling in Federally Protected Wilderness Areas
The House voted 340 to 58 to bar oil and natural gas drilling in about 34.4 million acres of wilderness, preventing Watt from approving around 1,000 pending applications and restricting leases across several states. The measure moves to the Senate amid mixed reactions from environmental groups and industry.
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Washington
Interior
James Watt
House
Watt
Senate
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Morris Udall
D-Ariz
House Interior Committee
Reagan
Administration
Charles Clusen
The
Wilderness Society
Natural Gas Supply Association
United States
H.E. Wright
Association
Montana
Bob Marshall
Doctors spat on gambling defense in Lewellyn case
Psychiatrists debated if compulsive gambling is a mental illness and could support an insanity defense in Gary Lewellyn’s embezzlement and fraud case involving $16 million stolen from two Iowa banks. Testimony focused on whether gambling addiction qualifies as a disease and its legal relevance to the charges.
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Des Moines
Gary Lewellyn
Iowa
Ames Robey
Julian Taber
U.S
William Stuart
Lewellyn
First National Bank of
Humboldt
University Trust and Savings Bank of
Ames
Humboldt Bank
Richard Turner
Crawford
Taber
Veterans Administration
Richfield
Ohio
Turner
John May
Blue Cross-Blue Shield of
May
Stuart
Dea
Pennsylvania
Clarifications on Elarton case corrections published here
A Gazette clarification notes John Elarton of Coralville entered an Alford plea to a lesser charge of indecent contact with a child, after initial information listed lascivious acts with a child. The paper invites complaints about accuracy and will publish corrections.
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The
Gazette
John Elarton
Coralville
Elarton
Blarton
Alford
French Revolution Seizes Royal Family on 1792 Date
On this date in 1792 French revolutionaries imprisoned France's royal family amid the upheaval of the revolution, marking a turning point in the conflict between the monarchy and reformists.
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France
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates Ad
Rates listed for Cedar Rapids Gazette subscriptions include carrier 1.65 per week and mail options Morning Editions and Sunday seven issues at 8.054 weeks 85.80 per year. Additional rates for other states and territories noted with restrictions on mail service areas.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Iowa
Ceder Rapids
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
AP News
Vital Statistics Aug 11 Twin births and more
Aug 11 Joyce and Ronald Wendt Olin twin sons Aug 11 Barbara and Michael Taylor a son 5001 Twin Mound Drive NE. Aug 12 Sue and James Hill Belle Plaine a daughter Susan and John Fowler 2625 First Ave Marion a daughter Renae and Scott Lagerquist 1569 First Ave SE a son Penny and Steve Stinger 899 Robins Road Hiawatha a son Patricia and Bruce Gower 2050 Edgewood Road NW a daughter Patricia and Craig Shissler Route 2 Marion a son At Edwardsville Ill To Izumi and Gary Mueller a daughter Aug 11 Grandparents listed At Des Moines To Renee and Donald Petersen a daughter Aug 12 Grandparents listed At Springfield Mo To Ellen and Wayne J Florang a son Aug 11 Grandparents listed Fire calls and emergencies listed with times and locations.
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Barbara
Michael Taylor
Twin Mound Drive
Sue
James Hill
Belle Plaine
Susan
John Fowler
First Ave
Marion
Renae
Scott Lagerquist
Penny
Steve Stinger
Robins Road
Hiawatha
Patricia
Bruce Gower
Edgewood Road
Craig Shissler
Edwardsville
Ill
Izumi
Gary Mueller
Eldon O. Mueller
Buckingham Drive
Des Moines
Renee
Donald Petersen
Howard Horn
19Th St
Springfield
Ellen
Wayne J. Florang
Patricia Florang
E Ave
Herb Crock
Mechanicsville
Waldheim Report Criticizes Power Deals for World Peace
Ten years after Kurt Waldheim urged stronger action, a new UN report questions whether bargains among major powers were enough to secure lasting peace. The document calls for renewed diplomatic efforts and tighter enforcement to prevent renewed conflicts.
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U.N
Kurt Waldheim
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