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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1982

Page

2

Obituary notices summarize Cedar Rapids deaths and services

Rita P. Black 67 of 2131 Country Club Parkway SE Cedar Rapids died Sunday at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Rita Power born March 25 1915 in New York City married William C. Black on March 15 1941. Surviving husband daughter and three grandchildren. Services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Turner Chapel East. Memorials to Oncology Center St Luke's Hospital. Additional notices list Marcia J. Pearson Roger Kent Speas Laura Jenny Carl J. Winkler Mary Cepowski Sanborn Norman Flynn Sadie Tow Robert T. Chapman Judy Werner and many others with funeral details.

Rita P. Black Country Club Parkway SE Cedar Rapids St. Luke’s Hospital Rita Power New York City St. John’s University William C. Black First Presbyterian Church Linn County Iowana Council Camp Fire Girls Mimi Stroh Westlake Village Calif Robert W. Black II William C. Black Jr Minneapolis Minn Turner Chapel East Theodore G. Lilley Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery A Ave Marcia J. Pearson Camburn Court SE Great Falls Mont Congregational Church Newell Iowa Robert Nelson Craig Harrison, Ark Barth Storm Lake Herman Edinger Cathay N.D Farber-Ottoman Funeral Home St. John’s U.C.C Kuba Funeral Home East Roger Kent Speas Garland Texas Dallas Marshalltown Rockwell-Collins Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club Rockwell-Dallas Roger Jr Michael Sherry Kindig Rodney Doris Speas Arizona Kathleen McKimmy Minnesota Rosehill Memorial Gardens Estes-Perrin Funeral Home Laura Jenny Ave Butler County Herbert Jenny Jenny Mitchellville School Ben Kielman Greene Henry Maass Reid’s Rose Hill Cemetery Gerald F Jerry” Randall Route 1 Swisher Center Point Swisher Area Jerry’s Welding Ltd Florence Nicholson Milan Ill Swisher American Legion Penny Marie VanDee Ervin Ege San Diego Lawrence Janice Bentley Shellsburg Pat Ackerman Barbara Peirce Betty McGrew Raymond LaPorte City Don Mesa Ariz Larry Ronald Los Angeles Albert Gee Swisher Trust and Savings Bank Brosh Chapel Cypra Robert Cedar Memorial Chapel of William Harnish Galena Cedar Memorial Park American Heart Association Seventh Ave Marion Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Harnish Orville J Coggon Cemetery Herbert Shafer Buck Creek United Methodist Church Murdoch Chapel Coggon Spevacek Alice Kuba Funeral Home Lloyd Brockmeyer St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Vavra Arnold C Ely First Presbyterian Church James DeSmith Zahn John O Glen Cary Lutheran Church Anoka Glen Cary Lutheran Cemetery Karen Robbins Neema Zeller Sandra Booth Palo Ben Idaho Carl J. Winkler Monticello Poplar Heights Mr. Winkler Velma Schoon Irene Holub Frieda Ortgies U.S Sheila Hinrichs Gail Ann Glick Olin Rose Marie Austin Anamosa David Ortgies Ann Marie Rose Accola Des Moines Edith Rhatigan Carlsbad Wayne Zion Lutheran Church Harvey O. Gilbertson Goettsch Funeral Home Oakwood Cemetery Mary Cepowski Sanborn 26Th St. SE Mercy Hospital Gordon Sanborn Wilson & Co St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church The Rosary Society Gordon D Dennis G Joseph Cepowski Louis Trzil St. John’s Cemetery Brush Chapel Norman Boyd Flynn Elm Ave Burlington Weaver Frances M. Schulz Kahoka U.S. Post Office Kenwood Park

Boy 16 killed in go cart crash near Iowa City

A 16 year old rural Iowa City boy Rick Harrington was killed when a go cart towed by a dirt bike collided with a westbound pickup on Ford Avenue two miles east of Iowa City. Harrington died at U of I Hospitals after Air Care transport.

Iowa City Rick Harrington Ford Avenue Harrington U of I Iowa State Patrol Tom Vedepo Ford Rebecca Goody West Liberty

Woman abducted from cult surfaces in Iowa City center

Conflicting accounts emerged after Sandy Eilers surfaced in Iowa City saying the deprogramming abduction was not violent and that she was not held against her will. Her husband Bill described torture by abductors seeking to sever ties with the Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ. Authorities noted four men and two women were arrested as the case unfolded.

Winona, Minn Iowa City Sandy Eilers Unbound Inc Bill Eilers Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ Rama Behera India Winona William Eilers Jack Scherer Sandy Eilers Sisters of St. Francis Tau College of St. Teresa Bill

Center aids deprogrammed ex cultists in Iowa City

The Gazette reports Sandy Eilers may meet the press at Unbound Inc. in Iowa City, a halfway house opened in 1980 by Kevin Crawley and Diana. Ex cult members join voluntary, receive counseling, attend workshops, and plan their days. Stay averages four to five weeks as they transition back to the outside world.

Eilers Unbound Inc Iowa City Kevin Crawley Diana

Anamosa Reformatory Seen As Iowa's Least Costly Prison

A state DSS report finds Iowa's cost per inmate averages 497 a day year 17782 dollar annual 4973 dollars per day. Anamosa costs 27 per day 9855 per year due to staff efficiency and waste control. Oakdale costs 102 per day at the Iowa Security and Medical Facility. 1050 inmates across Iowa corrections in May with 14452 in system.

Iowa Anamosa Iowa Department of Social Services William Kurtz Reformatory DSS Clarinda Iowa State Penitentiary Fort Madison Riverview Newton Iowa Women’s Reformatory Rockwell City Mount Pleasant Mitchellville

Vital Statistics M DGirths and Diverse Cedar Rapids Couples

A list of Cedar Rapids couples and their partners across cities including Marion Ottumwa and Lakeside with multiple entries. The text records marriages or births around August dates noting parental pairings and addresses such as 200 Glenbrook Drive SE and 745 Alpine Road Marion.

Edith Gary Strand Mount Vernon Mary John Lund Newhall Vanessa Robert Beauregard Glenbrook Drive Richard Plein Alpine Road Marion Pearl Jeffrey Matheny van Horne Cheryl Richard Frame Shellsburg

Dysart teen killed in Kansas hit and run

Dysart Iowa teen Brian D. Goken, 15, visiting grandparents in Abilene Kansas, was found by a passing motorist on the west edge of town and died later at a local hospital. Police Chief Fred Garten said no suspect had been identified. Goken stayed with Caryle Hall at a rural Abilene home and was walking to their house when killed.

Abilene Kan Dysart Iowa Brian D. Goken Goken Fred Garten Caryle Hall Carolyn Goken Russell Jackson Fort Dodge Darwyn Goken

Tip of Day on clothing for hot weather and humidity

In low humidity a long-sleeve shirt and slacks can feel cooler than a T shirt and shorts because sweat evaporates easily. In high humidity clothes prevent evaporation so wear fewer clothes in hot muggy weather. Women are more sensitive to heat and should wear natural fabrics.

1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia

On this date in 1968 Soviet and Warsaw Pact troops invaded Czechoslovakia to crush reforms aimed at reducing Moscow's control. The operation involved Soviet forces and allies as part of the Prague Spring crackdown.

Czechoslovakia Moscow

Corrections Published On Gazette Accuracy Policy

Amanda Lawrence is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Douglas Lawrence and her father’s first name was incorrectly given. The Gazette will respond to complaints about accuracy fairness and completeness of reports and headlines. A correction or clarification will be published in this space. Phone 398 8313.

Amanda Lawrence Alburnett Gazette Douglas Lawrence The

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