Crisis on Flight 949 prompts cautious passengers
Hankins and 88 other travelers on United Flight 949 faced hydraulic trouble en route from Chicago to Cedar Rapids. The plane returned to O'Hare for a safer landing and a crash-evacuation drill. Passengers followed instructions, many prayed or expressed relief as they landed safely and prepared for a second plane to Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Hankins
Hankins
Nineteenth Street SE
United
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
O'Hare International
German shepherd dog theft shocks widow on Wisconsin street
A 12 to 14 year old boy walked off with a pure bred German shepherd from Rosamond Dvorak after she answered a telephone. Mrs. Dvorak, who priced the pup at 75 dollars, says the dog had champion lineage and the boy claimed family move from the northwest side. The incident ends with a neighbor noting the youth carried the dog under his coat.
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Rosamond Dvorak
Wisconsin Street
Nancy Zobl Weds M D Smith at All Saints Church
Miss Nancy Ann Zobl daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles J Zobl and Michael Dean Smith son of Mr and Mrs Chester L Smith married at All Saints Catholic Church at 6 30 Friday Rev Edmund Becker officiated reception at Longbranch supper club. The bride wore ivory satin organza with heirloom lace and a chapel train. The couple will reside at their Avenue NW address after a honeymoon in Memphis Tennessee. Both are employed by Noland Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Saints Catholic Church
Nancy Ann Zobl
Charles J. Zobl
Buchanan Drive
Michael Dean Smith
O Avenue NW
Chester L. Smith
Twenty-seventh Street
Edmund Becker
Longbranch
Empire
Gibson
Daniel J. O'Donnell
Jane Smith
Joan Elias
Bloomington
Minn
Debra Kalell
Marie Olish
Dennis Smith
Iowa City
Tom
John Zobl
Tom Hurn
Jane Collins
Mr. O'Donnell
David Zob
Avenue
Memphis
Tenn
The
Noland Corp
Jack Ranney to Lead Winter Youth Symphony in Cedar Rapids
Jack Ranney named conductor for Cedar Rapids Youth Symphony winter concert at Washington senior high school's little theater on Sunday afternoon February 17. Auditions set for Saturday and Thursday with rehearsals Saturdays from January 12. eligibility spans junior high to college, with three minute audition pieces.
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Jack Ranney
Crestview Drive
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Cedar Rapids Youth Symphony
Washington Senior High School
Little Theater
Cedar Rapids Symphony Assn
Symphony Women's Committee
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Northeast Missouri State University
Richard Burgin
Boston Symphony
Jefferson Senior High School
Washington
Youth Symphony
Cedar Rapids
The
Symphony Association
Frank Malone
Carl Henrici
Robert Meyer
Miss Berger Plans Marriage To Terry G James
Murphysboro Illinois engagement announced for Brenda J Berger daughter of Mr and Mrs Melvin Berger of Murphysboro and Terry G James son of Mrs Donna James of Fayette Iowa. James holds a BS in animal science from Iowa State University and serves in the army stationed in Los Angeles. Berger attended ISU and graduated from Stewarts school of hair styling in Council Bluffs and works for Casa de Cole in Los Angeles.
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Murphysboro, Ill
Brenda J. Berger
Terry G. James
Donna James
Fayette, Iowa
Miss Berger
Melvin Berger
Murphysboro
Iowa State University
Army
Los Angeles
Berger
ISU
Stewarts School of
Council Bluffs
Casa de Cole
Welcome Wagon Meeting and Bowling League at Marion
The Welcome Wagon group meets at the Montrove hotel Thursday noon with W. C. Pickard presenting Present Day Mythology reservations due by Wednesday with Mrs Bert Hoff man telephone 266 6718. The Women’s Bowling League plays at 8 45 Thursday morning at the Marion Bowl.
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Montrove Hotel
W. C. Pickard
Bert Hoffman
Marion Bowl
Dorothy Hoffman Weds La Verne Miller In Two-Home Union
Dorothy Johnson Hoffman of 1020 Prairie Drive NE and La Verne A. Miller of Morgan Field Ky. exchanged marriage vows Saturday at First Baptist Church with Dr Wayne A Shireman officiating. Attendants included the groom’s daughter Mrs David Crull and son Leslie A Miller. Mr Miller owns Big Valley Oil Co Inc and will maintain two homes, at Prairie Drive and Morgan Field.
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First Baptist Church
Dorothy Johnson Hoffman
Prairie Drive
LaVerne A. Miller
Morgan Field
Wayne A. Shireman
David Crull
Grandview
Leslie A. Miller
Booneville
Ind
Delayed Wedding Plans Highlight Bahamag Notice
A fragmented wedding notice mentions 175 guests and a church ceremony with a planned Bahamag event. The text notes preparations such as nail polish tips and soap coated threads for a glue cap and a single white carna- car. The piece reflects typicalWant ads style planning details and scheduling hints.
Novel's Hero Faces Midlife Identity Crisis
Review notes Freddy Landon a 42 year old former writer in Canada who endures a three day life crisis. The piece contrasts his midlife struggle with the typical college age ordeal, calling the tale humorous, sad, and refreshing for its focus on an older protagonist.
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Richard Wright
Canada
Toronto
Freddy Landon
Freddy
Miss Steffenson Weds Merrell Couchman in Marion Eastview ceremony
Miss Michelle Rae Steffenson daughter of Mr and Mrs Arlie Steffenson of Marion married Merrell Eudeane Couchman of Reinbeck at Eastview Church of Christ with a 7 o'clock ceremony. Attendants included matron of honor Mrs Larry Voldingh and bridesmaid Mrs Darwin Miller. Best man Earnest Schmell and groomsman Phillip Prater. The couple will reside in Reinbeck where the groom works for Roger Dudden. 20 YEARS AGO Communist invaders of Laos disappeared and French authorities expected a strike next in the north.
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Michelle Rae Steffenson
Arlie Steffenson
Route Three
Marion
Merrell Eudeane Couchman
Reinbeck
Larry Merritt
Eastview Church of Christ
Clell Couchman
Seymour
Larry Voldingh
Tenn
Darwin Miller
Earnest Schmell
Phillip Prater
Moravia
John Schwingle
Alburnett
Philip Scott
Waterloo
Stacey Miller
Heather Voldingh
Scott Pettit
Laos
Persistent Reader Surprised by H M S Surprise Review
Ken Sullivan finds Patrick O'Brian's H.M.S. Surprise develops from dense opening pages into a vivid historical sea tale. The novel blends violent battles and life aboard a three mast ship with romance, though initial verbosity tests patience.
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Patrick O’brian
H.M.S
O'Brian
Hlm.s
Trevanian Returns with The Loo Sanction Thriller
In England, Jonathon Hemlock, the art critic and climber, stars in The Loo Sanction, a stronger follow up to The Eiger Sanction. The assassin protagonist feels more credible and less government-focused, promising a continuing series with sharper plotting and fuller characterization.
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James Bond
Matt Helm
Trevanian
Eiger
Jonathon Hemlock
England
U.S
Hemlock
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Hawkins
City Hall
the Gazette
Town Electric Light and Power Co
Sixth Street NE
Cedar Lake
Linn County Fish and Game Club
Club
Otto Kosek
South Side Civic Club
City Brief Department
Bob Hahn
Cory
Boc
Stastny Hlovy Bo
Gazette
John McIvor
William Pitlik
Twenty-third Street
Cedar Rapids Panhellenic Assn
Lynn Pooley
Country Club Parkway
Association
Miss Pooley
William Wood College
Fulton, Mo
Vernon Pooley
Penny Jones
Twenty-sixth Street
University of Iowa
Dana Schubert
William Wood
Nancy Zobl
M. D. Smith
Reer
Milwaukee, Wis
Mr. Smith
Mrs. Smith
Winter Youth Symphony
Ranney
Hilterienner’s
Second Street
Dorothy Hoffman
Mrs. Miller
Beast Stree
Richard B. Wright
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Kevin Kane
Mike Dupree
Miss Steffenson
M.E. Couchman
Roger Dudden
Centerville Junior College
University of Northern Iowa
Lincoln (Ill
Judg
Jo Anne Fairley
Jack Fairley
Brockman Avenue
Judy
Jo Anne
Judy Fairley
Carl Kruse
Carl W. Kruse
Eighth Avenue
Coca Cola Bottling Co
William Irelan
Paul P. Irelan
Second Avenue SE
Irelan
Kirkwood Community College
Bechtel Corp
Patrick O'Brian
J.B. Lippincott Co
Ken Sullivan
Trevanian, Crown Publishers, Inc
Vespi Wes Danek
First Ave
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