Weather across cities with extended forecast details
Highs reach the 90s in several cities with a trend toward cooler temperatures by Sunday. Extended outlook calls for possible Friday and Saturday showers and clearing Sunday as temperatures dip from the 90s to the 80s and nights fall from the 60s to upper 50s.
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Anchorage
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Miami
Bismarck
Minneapolis
Chicago
New Orleans
Denver
New York
Duluth
Phoenix
Honolulu
US Seattle
Houston
Washington
Births at Mercy and in Cedar Rapids Area Aug 17 18
The Daily Record lists birth announcements from Mercy on Aug 17 and Aug 18 including a son to Mr and Mrs Michael Hastings 760 Forty third Street NE a son to Mr and Mrs Marcus Haack Van Horne a son to Mr and Mrs Daniel Steckel 2926 Iowa Avenue SE a son to Mr and Mrs Michael Kitson 404 Blue Reef Drive Hiawatha a daughter for Mr and Mrs Steven Schwab Luzerne and a daughter for Dr and Mrs Kenneth Anderson 334 Sussex Drive NE a son for Mr and Mrs Bryan Fuller 1325 Meadow View Drive Marion and a son for Mr and Mrs John Slater Clarence and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Robert Findlay 422 Thirty first Street SE and a son for Mr and Mrs Dennis Reisner 435 Forest Drive SE plus multiple related notices from Danville Chicago Cedar Rapids Marion and other nearby locales. Additional items include names linked by marriages and residences.
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Michael Hastings
Forty-third Street
Marcus Haack
van Horne
Daniel Steckel
Iowa Avenue
Michael Kitson
Blue Reef Drive
Hiawatha
Steven Schwab
Luzerne
Kenneth Anderson
Sussex Drive
Bryan Fuller
Meadowview Drive
Marion
John Slater
Clarence
Robert Findlay
Thirty-first Street
Dennis Reisner
Forest Drive
McClean
Southland Street
Wayne Tate
Elmwood Court
Betty Thomas
Center Point
Harvey von Ahsen
Williamsburg
Morris Grimm
Vinton
Ronald Conrad
Twenty-fourth Street
Larry Svestka
C Street
Charles Flint
Third Street
Wenton Carpenter
Nashua
Michael Hemmer
Independence
Sanford Slattenow
Waterloo
Robert Henderson
Amana
Dan Nekinda
Twenty-sixth Street
Pamela Lee
Harrier Avenue
Darwin Nelson
Ronald Scott
Palatine
Ill
Lynn Lyon
Iowa City
Leslie McDowell
Harold Hendricks
Provo
Utah
Carole Johnson
Day Street
Darrell Paustian
Traer
Keith Ronstad
E Avenue
Russell Rhinehart
Victor
Donald Roberts, Jr
Ken
John Dewitt
Nineteenth Street
Harry McClelland
West Des Moines
Darrell Bosier
Twenty-ninth Avenue
Richard Finley
Fairview Drive
Lawrence Sueppel
Solon
Steve Miskimen
Sixteenth Street
Melvin Semelroth
Swisher
Wallace Reck
B Avenue NE
Dave Graw
D Avenue NE
Maesel
Fourth Avenue
Daniel Knoll
Larry Holub
Clara Miller
Second Street
Diana Mahoney
Atkins
Elizabeth Martin
Sixth Street
Julie Harris
Ely
Darwin Hiepler
Coggan
Frank Holbrook
Ames
Five injured in Urbana two car crash
Five people were injured in a two car collision on the north edge of Urbana when a car driven by Tom Petrzelka skidded on wet pavement and crossed the center line. Urband resident Urba Erland, 28, was in fair condition at St Luke's in Cedar Rapids with back injuries. Allan Scott, 45, and others were treated and released at St Luke's.
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Urbana
Don Erland
Atkins
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Erland
Tom Petrzelka
Watkins
Petrzelka
Allan Scott
Sargeant
Minn
Benton County
Obituary notices for Sisters and locals in Iowa and Florida
Obituaries report Sister Anna Maria Geuink 64 of LaSalle High School died in Chicago while visiting. Born 1912 in Scott County she joined the Sisters of Charity in 1931 and taught across Iowa before LaSalle staff. Also listed are Dale A. Cecil 60 of Cedar Rapids death, Vincent W. Stelcik 89 long-time Cedar Rapids resident died in Florida, and several memorials for Manchester, Decorah, Solon, and nearby communities with service details and burial plans. Surviving family members and donation pleas to local funds are noted. Funeral arrangements are coordinated by Teahen Funeral Home and Turner Chapel West.
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LaSalle High School
Chicago
Scott County
Order of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Immaculate Conception Academy
St. Ambrose College
Davenport
Notre Dame University
Tama
Muscatine
Iowa City
Clinton
Assumption of Davenport
Rock Island
Seattle
St. Patrick's of
Cedar Rapids
John C. Knickrehm
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
James Sullivan
Donald Schmitt
la Salle
Mt. Calvary
la Salle High School
Teahen Funeral Home
Creston
Garnet Lister
Cecil
Cecil Brothers
Duane
Armstrong's Sporting Goods
Hanford American Legion Post
Carroll Wasbinder
Columbus
Ind
Steve
Indianapolis
Bernice Smith
Ellington
Turner Chapel West
David Polk
First Christian Church
Linwood
Turner West
American Cancer Society
Vincent W. Stelcik
St. Petersburg
Fla
Florida
Czechoslovakia
Pauline Mahring
Phillips
Wis
LeFebvre Corp
Cedar Rapids Camera Club
Gladiolus Society
Charles
Belle
Emily Marsh
Blanche Hinton
Troy Mills
Jerry
Joe Suma
Charles Leksa
Allen S. van Cleve
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Chapel of Memories
U S Birth Rate at Lowest Level Yet
New York AP reports the Institute of Life Insurance notes the 1974 birth rate in the United States fell to 14.9 births per 1000 people, matching 1973 as the lowest on record. Health Resources Administration figures confirm the stability of the rate across these years.
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New York
The
Institute of Life Insurance
United States
Health Resources Administration
Personal Income Up Sharply in July
Washington reports July personal income rose at an annual rate of 1 percent to 1.3843 trillion dollars, the largest gain in a year. Social security boosts added 4.6 billion, while wages and salaries climbed 8.1 billion, supporting ongoing consumer spending and economic recovery.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Three car crash injures Hiawatha resident and others
Cynthia Lee Booher, 18, was treated and released after a three car collision at First Ave and Fifteenth St NE. Melvin A. Wright, 75, turned left improperly, causing his car to strike Booher and then collide with Barbara J. Howe, 23. Wright faced charges in the incident. In Tokyo, Americans lead Oversea Visitors to Japan in 1975 with 285,393 travelers, 35.1 percent of total 811,672 guests. JNTO reports.
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Cynthia Lee Booher
Kainz
Hiawatha
St. Luke's Hospital
First Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Booher
Melvin A. Wright
Walker
Wright
Barbara J Howe
Ninth Street
Howe
Tokyo
UPI
Japan
Japan National Tourist Organization
Ray Leads Iowa Delegation At Ford Convention
The Iowa delegation backed Ray as Ford’s partner and urged voters to compare party platforms. Ray defended the platform as a people centered contract while criticizing Democrats for reliance on government. Peggy Pinder, a sightless Cornell College graduate, voiced support for Republican private sector solutions as Ray highlighted her remarks. Tauke’s move to support Ford shifts Rowans to 19 votes for Ford and 17 for Reagan.
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Ray
Miss Pinder
Republican Party
Tauke
Ford
Rowans
Reagan
Incident at Armistice Commission Meeting Near Bridge of No Return
North Korean guards and newsmen clashed with UNC officials as a meeting was underway. Henderson was trampled, suffering a fractured larynx and evacuated to Walter Reed hospital. The incident occurred about 35 to 40 yards from a UNC checkpoint, north of the bridge of no return separating North and South Korean territory.
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Gament
Armistice Commission
Henderson
Walter Reed
Washington
UNC
Ford Holds On At GOP Convention With Mississippi Support
At the Republican convention Ford maintains momentum as Mississippi delivers 30 unpledged votes under winner take all rules. Reagan’s bid falters as party factions clash over platform and abortion plank, while Ford secures a tentative unity path toward nomination. The action centers on delegate counts, rules fights, and the era defining policy positions shaping the fall campaign.
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Reagan
Mississippi
Ford
California
UPI
Associated Press
Michigan
America
Jimmy Carter
David Keane
State Defense Begins in UNI Sex Bias Case
The defendants in a sex discrimination suit against the University of Northern Iowa opened their Cedar Rapids federal court defense arguing the school’s pay scale differentiates on the basis of sex. The action involves UNI and relates to women alleging pay inequities under university policies and wage structures.
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University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Farming Without Turning Soil
Lincoln AP report on a Nebraska University agriculture test studying farming without soil turning, funded by Phillips Petroleum, and separate pay discrimination suit at UNI Iowa and the state board of regents. The suit, led by two female clerical workers, alleges about 2000 dollars yearly pay gaps vs male non academic staff. Judge McManus will review post trial briefs before ruling. Plaintiffs are Phyllis Gohman and Pauline Christensen.
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University of Nebraska School of Agriculture
Phillips Petroleum Co
UNI
State of
Iowa
State Board of Regents
Cal
U.S
Edward J. McManus
McManus
Phyllis Gohman
Pauline Christensen
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