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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1972

Page

7

Iowa Vietnam casualties total 807, updating guard records

Records from the U S defense department and Iowa National Guard show 807 Iowans died in Vietnam through active duty listings. Most deaths are tied to hostile action with 673. The list covers Jan 1 1961 to present. POWs and MIAs total 18 and 21 respectively. The guard updates casualty data and this is the Gazette’s fourth listing.

Daily Press Assn Des Moines U.S. Defense Department Iowa National Guard Vietnam Iowa Reserve National Guard Guard Gazette East Iowa City Postville Cpl Mark S. Dreier Mark L. English Cedar Rapids Spec Gerald T. Fettkether Francis L. Gaulacher Town City Ralph B. Gerken Winthrop Dennis A. Gunderman Howard E. Hanson, Jr Stephen C. Hass Gladbrook Gary L. Hein Tipton Victor Kenneth Arlyn L. Lampert New Albin Richard J. Lockwood Marvin A. Luerkens Central City Kenneth A. Luse Manchester Marvin G. Manternach Dennis K. Martin Denis D. Mattheis Cresco Dubuque John P. Meloy Oelwein David W. Michael Elias L. Mihalakis Charles L. Myers, Jr Thomas A. Nebel Keota Cecil C. Olsen Rowley Arnold R. Palmer Independence Dwayne R. Pickart Norway William D. Potter James C. Powers Fairfax John M. Reilly Waukon James F. Riley Gerald G. Rosenbaum Waucoma Donald L. Rupe Robert J. Shares Jesup Allan L. Schmidt Tipton John K. Schmitt, Jr Robert D. Sells, Jr David H. Sherlock Worthington Washington Larry E. Smith Frank L. Staton Winthrop Kurt P. Stephenson Donald A. Thompson West Union Jesup William D. Thorpe Guttenberg Steven M. Torrey Eugene A. Ward Oelwein Marvin F. Wehr Sigourney John F. Werner Williamsburg Homestead Gordon J. Wetten Marion Thomas D. Wilcox Jon R. Winger Wayne G. Wutzke Vinton Richard C. Youngbear Tama Monona Louis L. Zittergruen Air Force Robert M. Horsky Kenneth K. Hutton Deep River Russell L. Klein Marengo Franklin W. Picking E. R. Shain Pfe Herbert R. Aldridge Tommy FE Antrim Oneida William J. Balfour Toledo Robert C. Barta Bill L. Berstler Ladora Harlan T. Bilden Elgin Peter E Cook Samuel A. Ekofe Keota Michael L. Ewing Willard J. Friese Gerald L Gardner Charles E. Gradeville Robert G. Harvey van Horne Colin K. Hipkins Ronald E. Johnson Vinton William O. Juergens Gerald C. Kinny Donald P. Kremer Aurora James M. Lee Fayette Roy A. Meier Marion Ronald W. Meyer Richard J. Payne Quasqueton Pfe Terrell L. Randall Swisher Anamosa William E. Rees Terry L. Rexroat Matthew A. Ruden Holy Cross Randall L. Shackelford Coggan Craig Smith Curtis D. Snitker Gary L Durant Michael J. Clemons Michael T. Fitzgerald Richard E. Sutherland Billie D. Duart Strawberry Point Kenneth D. Hammel Charles A. Johnson III Keystone David H. Johnson Eldorado David B. Matthews Fairbank Duane M. McBeain Guttenberg Merlin E. Miller Guttenberg David H. Mueller Garnaville Michael E. Mullen LaPorte City James P. Schimberg Columbus Junction Craig B. Wolford Norbert A. Podhajsky Marines Richard L. Murray Tipton Martin J. Reidy Wayne F. Whiteman Casualty Navy Larry A. Dahms Garwin Lauren R. Everett Wadena Brian D. McConahay James B. Rickels Wyoming Steven E. Wildman Terry Roberts Manzelle A. Ford Lewis C. Harris

Sponge Fishing Declines Hurting Tarpon Springs Industry

Tarpon Springs Florida once the sponge capital now lists 30 divers and five boats. Twenty five years ago 150 vessels and 1 000 divers fished the Gulf of Mexico. sponge sales at the local exchange fell from 2.5 million to about 150 thousand. Disease grounds depletion and synthetic sponges blamed by the National Geographic Society.

Tarpon Springs Fla United States Gulf of Mexico National Geographic Society

Literary History of Iowa frames state’s rich writing legacy

Clarence A. Andrews argues Iowa’s literary record is deep and influential, highlighting Ruth Suckow, Phil Stong, James Norman Hall, and Verlin Cassill. He notes Cedar Rapids links, Grant Wood cover art, and an 1856 origin, stressing Iowa’s understated national impact and agrarianist currents.

Ruth Suckow Phil Stong James Norman Hall Andrews Iowa Verlin Cassill Carl van Vechten Cassill Ronald Verlin Cassill Cedar Falls University of Iowa Brown University Providence R.1 Leslie Davenport Cedar Rapids Grant Wood Stone City Wood

Burglars Flees After Homeowner Alerts Police

A bystander witnessed burglars breaking into a Nova Crnja store and called the shop. The thieves fled when they believed they triggered an alarm, leaving the loot behind as police reported.

Nova Crnja Yugoslavia

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