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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1983

Page

2

Deaths Services Pending in Cedar Rapids Gazette

Verna Jeanette Griffin 55 of Marion died Friday at St Luke's Hospital after brief illness. She was a Crestview Acres nursing home aide and attended Squaw Creek Baptist Church. Survived by husband Alfred M. Griffin and 22 relatives. Services Monday Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. Burial Cedar Memorial Park. Memorials to American Cancer Society. Virginia E. Gibson 69 of Cedar Rapids died Saturday at St Luke's after short illness. Retired at Collins Radio. Survived by husband Kenneth G. Gibson and two brothers and a sister. Services Tuesday Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. Burial Cedar Memorial Park. Visitation Monday Cedar Memorial Funeral Home. Memorials to American Heart Association. John R.L. Anderson 67 of Oska loosa died Friday at Mahaska County Hospital. Former Keokuk County and Cerro Gordo County care facility administrator. Survived by wife and daughter. Services Tuesday Garland-Van Arkel Funeral Home Oskaloosa. Burial Forest Cemetery. George Frank Stanley 88 of Roseville California, longtime Cedar Rapids resident, died Thursday at home after brief illness. Survived by wife, brother, sisters, and four grandchildren. Services Monday Lambert Funeral Home Roseville. Burial Roseville Cemetery. Genevieve June Fillgraf 91 of Cedar Rapids died Saturday at St Luke's. Services pending. William H. Sproston 59 of Lisbon died Saturday at Veterans Hospital. Services pending. Ludwig Gregor 82 of Cedar Rapids area died Saturday. Services pending. Multiple funeral notices listed with times and locations for communities including Atalissa, Aurora, Decorah, Dysart, Garnaville, Independence, Manchester, Rowley, Vinton, Waukon, Westgate, Williamsburg.

Verna Jeanette Griffin Maplecrest Drive Marion St. Luke’s Hospital Gowrie Iowa Alfred M. Griffin Marysville Crestview Acres Nursing Home Squaw Creek Baptist Church Pleasant Valley Jerald D Silvis Ill William M Durant Tommy A Jeffrey P Levajane Kyle Carlisle Linda I. Carrol Louisville Dorreen A. Bratsch Lynncenter Kathy D. Griffin Cedar Rapids Walter Crouch Buffalo Russell Crouch Dana Gene Crouch Fort Dodge Dorothy Lohman Mildred Cole Perry Lucille Chester Winslow Ark Lila Pierce Alamosa Colo Cedar Memorial Chapel of Doug Benedict Elmer A. Linkenback Calvary Baptist Church Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home American Cancer Society 10Th St. SE Virginia E. Gibson Ave Virginia McDonald Bozeman Mont Kenneth G. Gibson de Witt Collins Radio Myron L. McDonald Warner Robins George E. McDonald Hardy, Ark Dorothy J. Olson Story City Cedar Memorial Chapel Charles Moore Cedar Memorial Park American Heart Association Seventh Ave John R.L. Anderson Oskaloosa Sigourney Mason City Mahaska County Hospital Beacon Joyce L. Holm Anderson Keokuk County Cerro Gordo County Jackie L. Morehead Albia Irene Norris Belin N.M Garland-Van Arkel Funeral Home Burial Forest Cemetery George ‘‘Frank” Stanley Roseville Calif Alice Krogstad Tracy Minn Roosevelt Hotel Iowa Theater William Caldwell Idaho Blanche Hanzlik Lamberton Nellie Harper Denison Texas Lambert Funeral Home Roseville Cemetery Genevieve June Fillgraf Thompson Drive William H. Sproston Lisbon Veterans Hospital Iowa City Morgan Funeral Home Ludwig Gregor First St. SW Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home Atalissa Fred Passmore Snider's West Liberty Funeral Home Memorial Park Cemetery Muscatine Aurora Helen Miller First Baptist Church Fawcett’s Lamont Floral Hills Oelwein Decorah Leona A. Thompson Decorah Lutheran Church Steine’s Freeport Cemetery Dysart Myron F. Baish St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Overton’s Garnaville Marie W. Mueller St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Tuecke-Allyn’s Garnaville City Cemetery Independence Mabel Chase White’s Mount Hope Ross Cherry First United Methodist Church Troy Mills White’s. Independence Ardeen Green Immanuel Lutheran Church Mount Hope Cemetery Manchester George W. Michael United Methodist Church Shelly’s Rowley Retha M. Chesmore Union Church Quasqueton Mason-Harris Vinton Walter D. Ferrer Marshalltown Phillips Urbana Waukon Nellie Brennahan St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Hanson’s Mount Olivet Marcus Crowe St. Mary’s Catholic Church Lycurgus Painted Rock Harpers Ferry Westgate Sydney Gott Becker-Milnes Sumner New Hampton Williamsburg Cettie G. Boland Uhlmann

Conservatives urge firing Baker amid Reagan re election push

At the Conservative Political Action Conference 88 percent favor Reagan’s 1984 bid and seek firing White House staff chief James Baker. Kemp leads 1984 nomination odds at 55 percent if Reagan retires, with Armstrong and others following. Evans calls for Baker’s removal as conservatives cheer the vote.

Washington White House James A. Baker Reagan Conservative Political Action Conference Jack Kemp R-N.y Kemp William Armstrong R-Cole George Bush Jesse Helms R-N.c Paul Laxalt R-Nev Robert Dole R-Kans Howard Baker R-Tenn Lyn Nofziger William Rusher The National Review M. Stanton Evans Evans America Jim Baker Baker Bush

Daughters and Sons Reported in Cedar Rapids Marion and More

Vital statistics list births on Feb 18 19 with families in Cedar Rapids Marion Hiawatha Center Point Central City Waveland Drive NW Richmond Road WE Higley Ave SE and Lisbon. Additional events note alarms and medical emergencies at addresses in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas through Saturday 6 17 p m.

Diana Marion Lamphier Center Point Karen Thomas Carpenter Central City Seanna Bruce Williams Waveland Drive Vicki Jeffrey Moory Richmond Road

Thought for today Tolstoy quote on personal change

A meditation on Tolstoy urging individuals to focus on changing themselves before seeking to alter humanity. The maxim contrasts collective reform with self-improvement.

Baby Returned to United States After Parents Slain in El Salvador

Dennis Orlando Gallardo Quintanilla, 21 months old, arrived at New Orleans International Airport in the arms of his uncle and lawyer Peter Schey. The child was spared on the rural road where his parents Lucia Quintanilla and Jose Ovidio Gallardo were killed. The matter involves U.S. immigration and the National Center for Immigrants' Rights Inc. as custody was established following the Salvadoran tragedy.

New Orleans Dennis Orlando Gallardo Quintanilla Miguel Quintanilla Peter A. Schey Lucia Quintanilla Jose Ovidio Gallardo Schey Dennis Los Angeles Ms. Quintanilla el Salvador United States U.S San Salvador Gallardo Den Peter Schey

Nigeria cuts crude price to match North Sea levels

Nigeria announced a $5.50 per barrel cut to align its Bonny light with North Sea prices after Britain and Norway reduced posted prices. The move, first in a broader OPEC price reset, raises questions about OPEC discipline, demand, and potential bank risks amid a market with weak demand and rising supply.

Barnaby Feder York Times London Nigeria Britain Norway OPEC Mexico Alhaji Yahaya Dikko Petroleum and Energy Lagos Dikko North Sea British National Oil Corp Statoil

Jewelry Heist At Liebke Hoyt’s Downtown Store

A middle aged couple believed responsible for a Saturday theft at Liebke Hoyt’s downtown jewelry shop took more than 20000 dollars in rings and watches. Police say a female customer distracted staff while a male companion removed items from display cases before fleeing. Significant pieces include a diamond ring worth over 13000 dollars and two Rollex watches valued at 2325 and 1750 dollars respectively. No arrests reported by last night.

Liebke-Hoyt Steve White Second Ave. SE Rollex

The Gazette Publication Details and Subscriptions

The Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company and published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription rates by carrier and mail are listed with region specifics and durations. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.

THE Gazette Gazette Company Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa U.S Associated Press

Government reports food costs rise 2 to 3 percent

The U S government announced food prices increased by 2 to 3 percent, marking the largest monthly rise in over two decades. The finding highlighted inflation pressures and the broader impact on households.

U.S

Also Mentioned on This Page

Sun Draxton Dudley “Dude Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Marvin Ehnen University of Iowa Kennedy Booster Club Weing Road University of North Dakota Athletic Department Grand Forks N.D 10Th St Hospice of Mercy Arthur Finkelstein & Associates Interior Secretary James Watt Watt James Baker Thomas Vinson Carol Mark Wilson 15Th St St. Luke’s Regina Donald Varciaga Oak St Hiawatha Ter Kim Larry Howe Higley Ave Tammy Edgar Hyke C Ave Cynthia Timothy Johnson Coldstream First Ave Second Ave Edgewood Road Leo Tolstoy Nis Quintanilla Ilabasco National Guard Geneva C.R John E. Lapes Annan Third Avenue S.E Pierson’s Flowershop and Greenhouses, Inc Ellis Boulevard Center Pt. Rd Joseph L. Hansen
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