Deaths stamp Cedar Rapids area as a string of obituaries
A series of death notices runs through Cedar Rapids and nearby towns. Emily Kohl aged 94 dies in Oelwein after a brief illness. George William Price 60, a former Cedar Rapids resident, dies in Phoenix. multiple other local figures, ages and burial plans listed with service times, churches, and cemeteries.
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Emily Kohl
Cedar Rapids
Oelwein
Manchester
Henry Kohl
Turner Microphone
Mildred Hardin
Margaret M. Livingston
Honolulu
Hawaii
Augusta E. Rowray
John H
Danville
Blanche Ludwig
Waterloo
Merle Johnson
Salem
Ore
Turner Chapel East
Roger Goodson
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
George William Price
Phoenix
Ariz
Coe College
Phi Kappa Phi
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Missiles and Space Research
Palo Alto
Calif
Unitarian Church
Unitarian
Adlai Stevenson
Helen
Gregory
Marcia
Stockton
Lucille Porter
Eva Lou Shackelford
Coggon
Arizona
Murdoch Funeral Home
Esther Carver van Horn
Marion
Milton
Wis
Marion High School
Hazel Ridge
George van Horn
Garwin
Wisconsin
Defense budget figures rise with Carter and Reagan options
The article outlines a shift from a 1 billion to 27 billion range to a 196 billion defense budget for fiscal 1982. It notes Pentagon and advisers pushing 1981 spending from 165 billion toward 180 billion, with 6 billion more requested by President Carter, while Reagan had not yet approved the proposals and was expected to act.
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Pentagon
Carter
Reagan
Reagan budget details threaten NASA and military funds
The Sun and Wall Street Journal report 1981 and 1982 funding plans for inflation adjustments, pay hikes, Navy and Army weapons, and a possible new manned bomber. A 9 percent NASA cut could halt interplanetary exploration, costing $629 million of its $6.7 billion budget. Democrats fear sharp cuts to food stamps nutrition and urban aid in the February package.
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Congress
the Sun
Indian Ocean
Persian Gulf
Wall Street Journal
Navy
Army
Journal
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Chicago Sun-Times
Reagan
Weather Summary and Temperature Extremes Report
Weather report notes high and low temperatures for the day with precipitation, snowfall, and wind details. Includes yesterday’s figures, February normals, barometric trend, sunrise sunset times, and a brief extended forecast with temperatures for the weekend into Monday. National highs and lows are cited, with a pool level note.
Light Snow Across Regions Triggers Advisory
The nation reports light snow in Oklahoma with a travelers advisory in the northeast. Snow flurries span much of the state while snow shifts to rain from western Texas into western Louisiana. Snowshowers reach New England to the Ohio Valley and the upper Great Lakes, with light rain along the northern Pacific Coast. Becl<y> W V set a new record low of 1 below zero. Rain totals include 25 inches at Waco Texas 23 at North Bend Oregon and 22 at Salem Oregon. An inch of snow falls Providence Rhode Island and Wilmington Vermont.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
New England
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Minnesota
Plains
Pacific Coast
Washington Coast
California
Beckley
W.va
Missouri Valley
Atlantic Coast
Gulf States
Waco
North Bend
Ore
Salem
Providence
R.I
Wilmington
Hinson linked to alleged homosexual act and suspicions
The report details a surveillance of congressman Hinson at a fourth floor Longworth restroom amid claims of a tea room gathering for homosexuals. It notes past incidents and arrests tied to Hinson and references prior cases involving Rep. Richmond and Rep. Bauman with outcomes in elections.
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Longworth House
Hinson
Abernathy
Congressional
Washington
Congress
Frederick Richmond
D-N.y
District of Columbia
Robert Bauman
R-Md
Richmond
Bauman
Night janitor job in county draws many applicants
The county reports high interest in a night janitor post as unemployment incentives and layoffs influence applicant pools. Most candidates meet basic cleaning and instruction-following requirements, with 75 applications already on file and more expected as turnover remains low.
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Elliott
Vital Births and Local Emergencies Reported in Austin and Nearby Areas
Feb 4 notices list multiple births at various local homes in Austin Texas including Diane and Donald Tyne a son and Susan and Eliot Gould a son. The entry records grandparents names and addresses along with a 12:12 p.m. time. The piece also notes a series of recent emergencies and incidents including medical calls, a chimney fire, an overheated dryer, an elevator motor fault and a mistaken alarm with times and locations across several streets.
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Second St
31St St
16Th St
Elmhurst Drive
Park Towne Lane
Staub Court
Sirens Studied for Nuclear Plant Alerts in Iowa
Officials at the Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo and three neighboring plants study alert methods for a nuclear emergency. NRC order to alert within 10 miles by 1981 prompts comparisons between sirens and home warning boxes. Local officials weigh costs, maintenance, and effectiveness against alternative radio and directive approaches.
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Iowa Daily Press Association
Des Moines
Duane Arnold
Palo
Iowa
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Horace Webb
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Andrew Varley
Iowa Commerce Commission
Varley
Three Mile Island
NRC
Henry Bocella
Office of Disaster Services
Bocella
Webb
Pottawattamie
Harrison
Benton
Linn
Scott
Clinton
Allamakee
Cordova
Ill
la Crosse
Wis
Omaha
Cedar Rapids Gazette Rates and Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists address 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Subscription rates show carrier 1.65 per week and mail options for Afternoon Editions and Sunday 7 issues 8 OS 4 weeks 85.80 52 weeks, plus rates for other states and U S territories 123.00 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. Associated Press rights noted for local news and dispatches.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
AP News
I could have used them Rose Strzycki says
In Chicago a resident, Rose Strzycki, reports finding about 10 million dollars in canceled checks on her lawn. She believes the checks fell from an airplane during approach to Midway Airport.
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Rose Strzycki
Chicago
Midway Airport
Tartuffe at Dows Theater and To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Tonight at 8 p.m. two plays headline at area venues. Tartuffe a 17th century satire runs at Dows Theater Coe College with 2.50 adults 1.50 students and seniors. Luther College Tatterstage Players present To Be Young Gifted and Black at Storre Theater Decorah with 2.50 adults 1.50 students.
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Dows
Coe College
Loraine Hansberry
Luther College Tatterstage Players
Storre Theater
Decorah
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