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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1980

Page

2

Deaths Roy Johnson and others listed in Benton County notice

Obituary notices list Roy Johnson 90 of Atkins died at a Vinton hospital after a brief illness. Services at Turner Chapel West with burial at Pale Cemetery and military honors. Also reported are Raymond A. Reid 98 of Cedar Rapids and several other local figures with funeral services set in Cedar Rapids Hyattsville and Marion areas, including Wini fred Crew 62 formerly of Cedar Rapids and Ralph O. Dew 80. Services details and burial locations are provided for each.

Roy Johnson Atkins Vinton Fremont Township Benton County Elma Kruger Cedar Rapids A.H. Shuler American Legion Turner Chapel West W. Dale Star Atkins Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church Pale Cemetery American Legion Raymond A. Reid Cedar Tower Kansas Lillian F. White Reid Way Inc Cedar Rapids Tool and Die Co St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Kenneth W Harold E Elsie de Lancie Paradise Calif Turner Chapel East Lloyd E. Brockmeyer Oak Hill Cemetery Winifred S. Crew Lanham Walker Robert Crew Maryland Marnell Clay Charles McVay J.D. McVay Wayne McVay Norway Grace Lear Deane Millard Margaret Schulze Goss Hyattsville Lincoln Memorial Cemetery Ralph O. Dew Paramount Bradyville Mabel Merrifield Dew City of Cedar Forest Drive Wetzel Byron “Barney First Lutheran Church Carl H. Berhenke George W. Carlson Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery American Legion Post No Marion American Cancer Society 10Th St Perrine Cancer Care Center Mercy Hospital Ruffridge Orville E Kuba Funeral Home Charles Mehaffey Asbury United Methodist Church Czech National Cemetery White Lois Westveer Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home Linwood Cemetery

Poland Church backs renewal under constitutional framework

A Polish church source says Rome approves the Communist regime’s renewal plan and urges restraint from sensational reports. It criticizes dissidents like Jacek Kuron for provoking East Bloc nervousness and warns against outside aid rumors.

Poland

Construction OK to Discovery Village

Iowa Health Facilities Council approves building two eight bed Discovery Village homes for mentally retarded adults in Cedar Rapids with no borrowing permitted. Project cost rises to 545 625 including 162 000 for 36 extra acres. fundraising to be done by Knights of Columbus and supporters amid opposition from Northbrook Residents Association.

Des Moines Iowa Health Facilities Council Discovery Village Cedar Rapids Council Street Boyson Road Health Facilities Council Iowa Supreme Court Northbrook Residents’ Association The Knights of Columbus

Doctor added as defendant in $1.5 million vaccine suit

Cedar Rapids woman Evelyn Kaska sues for Guillain Barre syndrome after a flu vaccine. New defendant Dr. Percy Harris joined Linn District Court case naming Armstrong's Inc Price Candy Co and Parke Davis Co as original defendants. Her husband Earl seeks 500000 for loss of consortium.

Percy Harris Cedar Rapids Linn District Court Evelyn Kaska Harris Armstrong’s Inc Price Candy Co Parke-Davis Co Kaska Price Earl Consortium

Regional jail plan eyed for northeast Iowa counties

A planning firm recommends a regional jail for Allamakee Clayton Fayette Howard and Winneshiek counties to be built in Decorah Calmar or Postville at an estimated cost of 3.328 million dollars. The project includes 249300 for a preliminary hearing court and would share costs according to 1980 census figures.

Postville Iowa Decorah Calmar Durrant Group Inc Dubuque Allamakee Clayton Fayette Howard Winneshiek Waukon Elkader West Union Cresco

Correction notice about Linn County Clerk office location

The Gazette corrects that Linn County Clerk of Court Ken Perry's office is in the Linn County Courthouse not the Administrative Office Building. The newspaper invites complaints and will publish corrections or clarifications as needed.

Linn County Ken Perry Gazette Perry The

Weather Report Features Mixed Conditions Across Regions

Weather data show high around 42 and low near 22 with light snow in parts. Extended forecast calls for partly cloudy skies Sunday to Tuesday with a warming trend into the mid 40s to low 50s by Tuesday and notable differences across the northeast, Great Lakes, and plains regions.

Asm Eeet Great Lakes New York State Maryland Ohio New England Iowa Minnesota Illinois Washington State Central Plains Pacific Coast Atlantic Coast

Cedar Rapids police report 2 burglaries and 3 arrests

Police said three people were arrested in connection with two overnight burglaries. Douglas Pelzer and Jeffrey Taber face burglary charges for the First Avenue Discount and Goodyear service station break ins, with Taber also charged for possession of marijuana. George Mitchell faces a theft charge for the Goodyear store heist after initially being booked for burglary.

Cedar Rapids First Avenue Discount First Ave Douglas A. Pelzer Jeffrey Taber Third Ave Goodyear Tire Second Ave George R. Mitchell C St Linn County Earl May Lindale Mall Taber Pelzer Linn Goodyear Rapids Chevrolet Mitchell

Garrison bank robbed for third time

Two men robbed the State Bank of Vinton's Garrison office at 11 22 a m fleeing on Highway 198 in a red 1968 Ford pickup. Clerk Ardiss Reiss was robbed while Evelyn Fleckinger saw she had left minutes earlier. One suspect wore a red hoodie. A .38 snub revolver was reported. No arrest yet.

State Bank of Popenhagen Reiss Evelyn Fleckinger Round Table Garrison Fleckinger

The Twelve Days of Christmas Budget Reimagined by Researchers

University researchers itemize a grand Christmas pageant budget totaling $143 760 for three days and detail costs for cows nine ladies dancing chorus dancers musicians lords a-leaping pipers drummers and feed plus venue rental at Navy Pier Chicago totaling 12 days and additional ongoing costs.

British Airways Chicago Pipe-Fitters Union Navy Pier

South Korea Martial Law Commander Seized in 1979

On this date in 1979 South Korea security forces seized the martial law commander who was holding him for questioning after the October assassination of President Park Chung-hee.

South Korea Park Chung-Hee

Nightly arts lineup features Nutcracker Fantasy and California Suite

Tonight at Luther College Decorah Center for Faith and Life hosts Nutcracker Fantasy at 8 p.m. Orchesis at Cornell College Mount Vernon performs at 8 p.m. King Chapel. Old Creamery Theater Garrison presents California Suite at 8 p.m. Tickets cost 5 dollars.

California Suite Old Creamery Theater Garrison

Vital Statistics Births St Luke’s Dec 11

Glenda and Russell Shipley Shellsburg welcome a son Lynn Ann and Steven Stamp acquire a son Rachelle and J Reggie Lewis Cedar Rapids area a son Belinda and James Scott Cedar Rapids area a daughter Barbara and William Kuhn Walker a daughter Marilyn and Gary Pribyl Cedar Rapids area a daughter Peggy and Charles Krizek Marion a daughter Cynthia and John Lint Cedar Rapids area a daughter Stephanie and Dennis Grissom Monticello a daughter Betty and Peter Schmit Monticello a son Carol and Stephen Van Waus Sioux City area a son Cherie and Gayle Hardy Cedar Rapids area a son.

Glenda Russell Shipley Shellsburg Lynn Ann Steven Stamp 23Rd St Rachelle J. Reggie Lewis Canbern Lane Belinda James Scott Cedar Rapids Barbara William Kuhn Walker Marilyn Gary Pribyl Coldstream Ave Peggy Charles Krizek 39Th St. Place Marion Cynthia John Lint C Ave Stephanie Dennis Grissom 22Nd Ave Betty Peter Schmit Monticello

Murder case hearing set for Daniel Morris

A Linn District Court hearing on motions for Daniel Morris, charged with first degree murder in the Sept. 18 shotgun death of Dan A. Zuber, is scheduled for Dec. 30. Morris seeks to sever the murder charge and three related counts and challenge the admissibility of a confession and seized evidence.

Daniel Morris Linn Morris Dan A. Zuber

Iowa groups seek feasibility funds for energy projects

Grantssaid the competition was tougher this time and a justifiable complaint will be reviewed. Iowa applicants include American Modern Food Energy Systems in Ames Farmcraft in Des Moines Farmers Cooperative Elevator in Ashton Iowa State University in Ames Land O Lakes in Fort Dodge Maple Valley Ag Energy Cooperative in Galva Monteith Energy in Monteith plus Fuel Products James J Barnes John L Banks and William E Bandurski with no locations. Two others Iowa Alcohol Co in West Point and Synthenol Ltd of Algona sought cost sharing funds.

Iowa American Modern Food Energy Systems Inc Ames Farmcraft Inc Des Moines Farmers Cooperative Elevator of Ashton Iowa State University of Land O’ Lakes Inc Fort Dodge Maple Valley Ag-Energy Cooperative of Galva Monteith Energy Corp Monteith Fuel Products Ltd James J. Barnes John L. Banks William E. Bandurski Iowa Alcohol Co West Point Synthenol Ltd Algona

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