Longtime Des Moines educator Laird L. Jones dies at 78
Laird L. Jones 78 of Des Moines died Thursday at Crestview Care Center Marion after a long illness. Born Oct 11 1902 in Grinnell he married Clara Schlicher in 1929 and taught vocational agriculture at Donnellson Grinnell and Orange Center. He later worked as an insurance adjuster and owned an agency. He served in the Iowa State Guard in World War II and held community roles with the Urbandale Lions Club Acanthus Masonic Lodge Full Gospel Businessmen and Urbandale United Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife son Donna Courson sister Edith Howell five grandchildren and a daughter in Colorado. Funeral services are set for 1:30 p.m. Monday at Merle Hay Funeral Home Des Moines with burial at Highland Memorial Gardens. A memorial fund is requested to Linn County Cancer Society.
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Grinnell
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Donnellson
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Allied Mutual Insurance
Iowa State Guard
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Urbandale Lions Club
Acanthus Masonic Lodge
Full Gospel
Urbandale United Church of Christ
Urbandale Senior Citizens Organization
Donna Courson
Lakewood
Colo
Edith Howell
Merle Hay
Highland Memorial Gardens
Linn County Cancer Society
Murdoch Chapel
G.W. “Dick’’ Reger
Ames
Cedar Rapids
Mary Greeley Hospital
Mount Ayr
Nellie Coffin
Muscatine
Central Teachers Employee Agency
Drake University
Mizpah Masonic Lodge
John P. Woods
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Third Ave
FDA finds leaflets fail to deter some drug use
A Rand Corp study for the FDA shows patient information leaflets increase reading and knowledge but rarely change the decision to take prescribed drugs. About 1,800 people across 69 Los Angeles stores received inserts for drugs like erythromycin flurazepam and estrogens. most read them, some kept them, and a minority read multiple times.
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Washington
UPI
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Los Angeles
Lesson from Libyan loss on attacking U.S. Navy planes
State Department spokesman Alan Romberg said the lesson might be don't do that after Libya reportedly lost two jet fighters in an attack on U.S. Navy warplanes in the Mediterranean.
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Alan Romberg
State Department
Libya
Mediterranean
Real estate duo in Cedar Rapids face state probe
Iowa Real Estate Commission reveals trust account shortages and co mingling claims against Thomas R. Kelly Jr. and Thomas F. Kelly Sr. involving Gary Gohmann and Associates. The complaint details deficits since 1979 and 25 delayed payments, with a hearing set for November 19.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Real Estate Commission
Thomas R. Kelly Jr
Thomas F. Kelly Sr
Kelly
Gary Gohmann and Associates Inc
Gohmann Referral
Kellys
Eighth Ave
Marion
Gohmann
Suspect in Iowa City slaying to stay at Oakdale facility
Iowa City District Court Judge Larry Conmey ruled that 23 year old David Oppelt will remain at the Oakdale Oakdale security medical facility rather than be moved to Johnson County Jail. Oppelt is charged with first degree murder in the May 27 stabbing death of 16 year old Steven Scott White at a QuikTrip on Gilbert Street. Oppelt’s defense team plans insanity as a potential defense and a Sept. 21 trial is set.
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Iowa City
Larry Conmey
David Oppelt
Iowa Security
Oakdale
Johnson County
Oppelt
Steven Scott White
QuikTrip
S. Gilbert St
Kole to Perform World of Illusion in Cedar Rapids
Andre Kole will present World of Illusion in Sinclair Auditorium at Coe College on Sept 19 at 7:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit Eastern Iowa Youth for Christ. Advance tickets are 3.50 with door price 4. stores Cedar Book, Armstrong, Zondervan sell advance tickets.
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Cedar Rapids
Andre Kole
Robert Dye
Eastern Iowa
Youth For Christ
Sinclair Auditorium
Coe College
Kole
United States
Jesus Christ
Dye
Cedar Book
Armstrong’s
Zondervan Family Book
Iowa City woman tied to Eastern Iowa drug sweep
Johnson County deputies seize two large pickup loads of marijuana valued over $100,000 at Barbara Jeanne McDonald's residence in a sweeping crackdown. The 25-year-old Iowa City resident is charged with possession with intent to deliver and released on bond after arraignment.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Iowa
Barbara Jeanne McDonald
Routetown City
McDonald
Sheriff's Department
Two Arrests for Drunk Driving in Linn County
Mary M. Denny, 23, of Springville Route 1, arrested in Marion at 2 12 a.m. in the 3300 block of Seventh Avenue and charged with speeding. Allen M. Pedersen, 40, of Locust Road SW, arrested at 2 22 a.m. in the 2300 block of Locust Road SW on drunk driving charges.
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Linn County
Mary M. Denny
Route 1
Springville
Seventh Avenue
Marion
Allen M. Pedersen
Locust Road
Old Ironsides: America's 1797 Frigate Constitution
The U S Frigate Constitution known as Old Ironsides is the world’s oldest commissioned ship still afloat. The vessel, launched in 1797, is berthed in Boston and crewed by a U S Navy team per National Geographic Society.
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National Geographic Society
U.S
Constitution
U.S. Navy
Boston
Soviet Cosmonauts Break Orbit Early In 1974 Mission
On this date in 1974 two Soviet spacemen cut short their mission and returned to earth without completing the planned space-station linkup.
Vital Statistics Backs Date of Newborns Across Several Listings
A list of birth notices records new births on Aug 26 and Aug 27 to multiple families in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas. It includes names and addresses of parents such as Kathryn and Steven Sternad and Jacquelyn and William Mulinix, noting a son or daughter for each couple. The entry also lists numerous pairs from Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha, Fairfax, and other nearby communities, with some couples from Jackson Junction and Marion. A separate medical emergency and incident timeline records calls at 4509 Sherman St NE, 1911 C St SW, 2364 Blakely Blvd SE, 1820 First Ave NE, 2911 First Ave SE.
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Jacquelyn
William Mulinix
Eighth Ave
Lois
Theodore Greaves
Vinton
Melissa
Terrance Edwards
Elaine Drive
Jeanne
Douglas Cole
C Ave
Nancy
Dale Braun
Elmhurst Drive
Veronica Champion
Springville
Joan
James Benz
Second Ave
Luanne
Robert Cavanaugh
Mason Drive
Debra
Jerry Sanders
F Ave
Sherman St
C St
Blakely Blvd
First Ave
United plans Cedar Rapids layoff wave tied to PATCO impact
United Airlines will lay off nine Cedar Rapids workers including eight customer service agents and a secretary, effective until at least October 25. Cedar Rapids manager Jim Dennison says the cuts reflect reduced FAA flight schedules and the PATCO stoppage, with some staff able to transfer if they choose.
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United Airlines
Cedar Rapids
Jim Dennison
United
Dennison
PATCO
FAA
Man in Stable Condition After Collision in Iowa City
Joseph Brisben, 40, of River Heights Iowa City, remained in stable condition at University of Iowa Hospitals after a car moped crash. The collision with driver Robert Irwin, 56, at Iowa Avenue and Madison Street occurred just after 11 30 a.m. Irwin was charged with failure to yield after police investigated.
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Iowa City
Joseph Brisben
Glenview Knoll
River Heights
University of Iowa
Brisben
Robert Irwin
Magowan Ave
Iowa Avenue
Madison Street
Irwin
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Details Subscriptions and Standards
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists price structures for carrier and mail subscriptions. It notes publication at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 and states no mail subscriptions in areas covered by Gazette carrier service.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
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