Widow Verda Widger Dies After Long Illness
Verda M Widger 82 of Winslow House Care Center and lifelong Marion resident died early Wednesday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness. Born July 24, 1897 in Marion she retired in 1967 as executive secretary of Allis Chalmers Co. after 52 years. She was a member of First United Presbyterian Church OES Chapter 183 and Milwaukee Women's Club. No immediate survivors. Services 11 a.m. Saturday at Murdoch Chapel Marion with Rev. Jay A. Miller. Burial Oak Shade Cemetery Marion. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Friday.
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Shellsburg
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Palo
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Henry Spurgeon
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Ark
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Gene Richter
Oakwood Cemetery
Phillips Funeral Home
Iranian embassy crisis comments from Aossey and Rossey
Aossey and Rossey discuss the Iran hostage situation. They criticize U S policy and call for direct talks with President Carter. They urge freeing the embassy hostages and propose a Middle East Marshall Plan while noting Ayatollah Khomeini's influence and hopes for transfer to Iranian custody.
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Mystery of D. B. Cooper hunt focuses on river route and survival odds
Investigators weigh where the hijacker jumped from Northwest Orient Flight 305 in 1971. FBI agent Himmelsbach believes survival odds are under 50 if Cooper exited over the Lewis and Columbia river systems near Ariel Washington. A Dan Cooper Day in Ariel marks the enduring public interest.
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Millionaire-in-waiting Cesar Fernandez Wins Lottery
Cesar Fernandez, 54, of Manhattan, shared a $2.2 million weekly lottery jackpot with John Gronosky, 73, of Herkimer County. Fernandez, who owns an auto repair shop on the Bowery, won more than $1.1 million in New York and described himself as very happy while handing the call to his accountant and assistant.
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Herkimer County
Negative brain wave linked to nonsensical thoughts
University of California San Diego researchers Drs Steven Hillyard and Marta Kutas say a negative brain wave appears during a mental double take. The pattern, observed in over 100 participants over 18 months, occurs when a thought is incongruous with the preceding sentence or context.
Utilities scrap N-plant plans after Three Mile Island
Five utilities in Ohio and Pennsylvania said they were dropping four nuclear plant projects already in design due to political and regulatory uncertainty after the Three Mile Island accident. The group cited an estimated cost of 7.3 billion dollars for the canceled plants and noted the 1979 incident as the worst in commercial nuclear history.
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Ohio
Three Mile Island
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
Toledo Edison Co
Ohio Edison Co
Duquesne Light Co
Pennsylvania Power Co
Weather Summary From C R Year Ago
Weather report notes a year ago high 25 and low 16 with no precipitation. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies Friday to Sunday with little or no precipitation and highs in the 20s. Temperatures range from around zero to 15 above in the region. Extremes include 75 degrees in Gila Bend Arizona and Palm Springs California, and a morning low of 14 below at Warroad Minnesota. Cedar River gauge at 13 with river stages and other reports unavailable.
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Calif
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Snow and storms grip western to eastern regions and Olympic site
A frontal system spawns scattered snow from the northern Rockies to the western Great Lakes with winter storm watches in Wyoming and Montana. Light rain showers move across California and Arizona while snow chances rise in central Arizona. Snow showers linger near the Great Lakes as Lake Placid hosts opening ceremonies, with Syracuse reporting 10 inches on the ground and Asheville hitting a new low of 13 degrees.
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Informational meeting on C R budget tonight
City auditor Robert McMahan announces an 7 p.m. public session at Ambroz Recreation Center to involve residents in budgeting. He notes unknown next year costs due to a new valuation law and a projected general fund shortfall, with a second meeting set for February 21 at Taylor School.
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Mount Vernon Road
Robert McMahan
McMahan
Linn County
Mately
Taylor School
Vital Statistics Feb 12 births and notices
Birth announcements list multiple couples with addresses and newborns on February 12 including Kathleen and Michael Ryan a son Pamela and Mark Wall a daughter Vicky Pollock a son Vivian Mercer a daughter Cheryl Ayers a daughter Kathleen Palrkill a daughter Cynthia Burke a daughter Rita Carter a daughter Dawn Grosauer a son and Mary Johnson a daughter. Timely diary items note a medical emergency at 1047 20th St SE an electric short at 444 33rd Ave SW a leaking fuel tank at 616 33rd Ave SW and an accidental alarm at 350 First Ave NE.
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Michael Little
10Th Ave
Marion
Kathleen
Michael Ryan
Bernita Drive
Pamela
Mark Wall
Broadmore Road
Vicky Sue
Dennis D. Pollock
Yuma Drive
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Randy Mercer
Sixth St
Cheryl
Clifford Ayers
16Th St
Ronald Palrkill
N St
Cynthia
Kenneth Burke
Rita
Dean Carter
Longview Drive
Dawn
Michael Rosauer
Toddville
Mary Ann
Robert Johnson
Manchester
20Th St
33Rd Ave
First Ave
Four arrested in Linn County drunk driving charges
Four persons face drunk driving charges after late Tuesday and early today arrests in Linn County. Rickey L. Canny, 27, Springville, on Mount Vernon Road near Highway 13, also charged for driving with license under suspension. Donald L. Boots, 40, 2420 Otis Road SE, arrested on Third Street SE and charged with license suspension and driving on wrong side of road. Robert L. Kupfer, 46, Mount Vernon, arrested on Seventh Avenue Marion. Holly S. Decker, 24, 1203 Ninth St NW, arrested near 16th Avenue and Williams Boulevard SW and charged for not driving within one lane.
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Springville
Mount Vernon Road
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Otis Road
Third Street
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Mount Vernon
Seventh Avenue
Marion
Holly S. Decker
Ninth St
16Th Avenue
Williams Boulevard
Correction issued on Dresden bombing figures
The Gazette corrects a Tuesday report stating 90 percent of Dresden was killed, clarifying the town was destroyed. The piece notes estimates of deaths range from 100000 to 300000 and apologizes for the error.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette Rates and Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883, publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Rapids IA 52406. Subscriptions by carrier $1.40 per week. Sunday seven issues $6.80. three weeks $1.52. other states and U.S. territories $1.52 per week. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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