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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1982
Page
2
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices from various Iowa towns list deceased individuals with ages and last residences. It includes service times, burial locations, and calling hours, with family survivors and arrangers named for each case. Some entries note military service and church affiliations.
FBI agents investigate a third gangland style shooting to see if it obstructs the Justice Department inquiry into Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan. The case follows two slayings tied to mob figures as Donovan faces renewed scrutiny over ties to Schiavone Construction and associates.
In Raleigh a gunman, Avery, shot at a vehicle wounding Ralph Glenn Jr. and Richard Martin. Glenn died at 53 from Durham, Martin 51 from Cary. three others injured lightly. Officers captured Avery after he stopped at a roadblock and reportedly shot himself with a derringer.
Investigators with the NTSB and FAA studied the twin engine Cessna wreckage after it crashed near Eppley Airfield Sunday night killing Robert Beeshow and Peter Lukomski. The men from Illinois were en route to Offutt AFB for a computer seminar under contract with the federal government. the crash occurred along the Iowa Missouri River shore after taking off from Aurora Illinois. Authorities reported loss of radar contact about 144 miles north northeast of the airfield.
Eight candidates for the Cedar Rapids Community School Board will meet September 9 at 7 p.m. at the Educational Service Center 346 Second Ave SW. The Gazette notes it will publish corrections for errors in accuracy fairness and completeness upon review.
Guards during a lockdown at the Iowa State Penitentiary found three homemade bombs in prison cells. The stabbing near the dining hall left inmate Wallace Madden hospitalized with a knife wound. Spokesman Ron Welder said officers were also seeking the switchblade used in the attack and that the devices were turned over to the state fire marshal for investigation.
The Commerce Department reports 4.9 percent July drop in new home sales while average national price hits a record 91100 with a median of 73600. Cedar Rapids builders cite very low inventory and wait‑and‑see sentiment as rates edge down.
Four Illinois residents died when a single engine plane crashed in a cornfield between Burlington and Mediapolis in Des Moines County Iowa. Victims include pilot Roger Cathcart 41 and his wife Carol 39 of Port Byron Chester Plumb 53 also of Port Byron and Gerald Herman 45 of Moline. The group had left Olathe Kansas headed to Moline after 8 p.m. Sunday. Investigation by the FAA continued.
Jerry DeJoode a 39 year old former Iowa State Patrolman was sworn in as Belle Plaine police chief after the prior chief Ronald McClelland and all full time officers resigned Aug 16. Mayor Jerry McIntire said the council approved the selection and DeJoode will be on duty today. He previously served 13 years with the patrol and has worked in the Belle Plaine street department. The city has used part time officers since the resignations and DeJoode will screen applicants and help fill remaining slots.
Iowa City police and Johnson County medical examiner say 24 year old Jean Marie Lettenberger likely died of natural causes. She was found Sunday afternoon at her apartment on Oakcrest Street after co workers reported her absence from work at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Autopsy results will take seven to ten days.
Raymond Clarence Hartwell, 25, a liberal arts senior and Air Force veteran, was found Oct 21 in a cabin near Coralville Lake. An autopsy was not released, but Johnson County Medical Examiner T T Bozek ruled the death an overdose of cocaine with no signs of a struggle at the scene.
A tip explains using modeling clay as a temporary clamp when repairing chipped china. Mold clay around the edges to hold pieces while glue cures, then remove the clay after the adhesive sets.
Births listed from Mercy Aug 30 and other locations include daughters and sons to multiple families in Palo, Oswego, Santa Paula and Cedar Rapids with grandparents named. Incident notes report alarm malfunctions, a medical emergency, a sulfur dioxide leak, a diesel spill, a burned stove and a needless call, plus a vetoed U.N. Security Council resolution criticizing South Africa raids.
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