Death notices and services for Marion area figures
Obituaries and funeral notices list Bernadine Rustan of Marion who died at home after a short illness aged 70, with service details at St. Pius X Church and burial in Davenport. Also listed are David F. Hughes, Carl Krause, Myrtle Burns Robertson, Melba M. Kettler, and several Iowa deaths with service times, locations, and funeral homes in Marion, Davenport, Cedar Memorial, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernadine Rustan
Tower Terrace
W.J. Balzer
Davenport
St. Pius X Catholic Church
American Business Women’s Association
The
Pilots Club
Daughters of Isabella
Democratic Women’s Association
Christian Women’s Association
American Nurses Association
James J
Hollywood
Calif
Bernard Collins
Memorial Park Cemetery
Teahen
American Cancer Society
Iowa
Salvadoran aid ties with Nicaragua under scrutiny
A State Department document links Nicaragua to El Salvador’s insurgency, noting Managua’s arms shipments and alignment with Cuba, the Soviet bloc, East Germany and Vietnam. It states U S military aid to El Salvador paused under Carter and set to resume under Reagan, while the Reagan team promotes the evidence in Europe and Latin America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Executive Branch
New York Times
Nicaragua
el Salvador
Vietnam
State Department
William Dyess
Carter
Cuba
Soviet Union
East Germany
Communist Party of
Dyess
U.S
Reagan
Democratic Revolutionary Front
Europe
Latin America
Reagan S Budget Talk Cites Minimum Social Security Plan
The Bulletin notes Reagan referenced a minimum benefits plan offering about $122 a month for those with six quarters of system contributions. It recalls his 1964 campaign stance proposing voluntary Social Security features and cites Carter's charge that such a change would destroy the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
Barry Goldwater
Carter
Reagan denies claim on voluntary Social Security remark
Reagan, who later denied making the statement that Social Security could be voluntary, had previously suggested in a December 13, 1975 Houston speech that there might be alternatives to the mandatory system. The remarks surface amid ongoing campaign discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
Houston
Society of diversity brings chance to reinvent education
Alvin Toffler told about 8,000 school executives in Atlanta that society is shifting to a diversity-based Third Wave, demanding a rethinking of education. He urged moving from mass schooling to flexible basics, involving parents and students in reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Diversity
Atlanta
Alvin Toffler
Toffler
National Association of
Iowa
America
Chickadee checkoff clears Iowa House action
The Iowa House approved a bill creating a wildlife habitat income tax checkoff to raise funds. Voters could designate 1 to 10 dollars on their tax returns to support habitat without state cost. An amendment caps the checkoff to the existing political party checkoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Senate
Iowa
Habitat
Diemer
Phil Tyrrell
North English
Appeal upholds woman to receive Green Beret
Capt. Kath leen Wilder will become the first woman awarded the Green Beret after Gen. Donn Starry approved her appeal against the Fort Bragg Special Forces School. The ruling followed a four month Fort Bragg probe into her charges of sexual discrimination and instructor misconduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Bragg
N.C
UPI
Army
Kathleen Wilder
Wilder
Donn Starry
Fort Monroe
Special Forces School
Special Forces
Fort Huachuca
Ariz
Gen. Starry
Starry
Two Arrested on Driving Charges in Linn County
Two persons were arrested on drunk driving charges in Linn County. James Appleby, 52, of Anamosa, was arrested by sheriffs deputies at 6 05 p m on Highway 1 north of Mount Vernon. Herman Hartin, 36, of Swisher, was arrested by Cedar Rapids police at 5 40 p m in the 7600 block of Interstate 380.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
James Appleby
Anamosa
Mount Vernon
Herman F. Hartin
Swisher
Cedar Rapids
Judge orders county to pay deputy's court costs
Judge C W Antes of the 1st Judicial District rules Buchanan County must reimburse Dwight Guenther Jr. for 7794.16 in legal fees and court costs after his acquittal on manslaughter charges in the 1976 Mayner case. Guenther argued his actions were within deputy duties and lawful. Mayner was fatally shot during a traffic stop as officers questioned him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
C.W. Antes
1St Judicial District
Buchanan County
Antes
Buchanan County Clerk of Court’s
Dwight Guenther Jr
Donald F
Mayner
Guenther
A.E. Mayner
Fog delays flights at Cedar Rapids airport in Chicago fog
Dense Chicago fog reduced visibility to under a half mile delaying flights at Cedar Rapids Friday. Airlines reported delays with minimal downstream backups while one Mississippi Valley flight circled Chicago and returned to Cedar Rapids before completing a later one way trip. An Ozark flight from Chicago remained overdue as fog gradually lifted at Chicago airports by late evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Mississippi Valley Airlines
Mississippi Airlines
Mississippi Valley
Chi
Cago
Ozark Airlines
Ozark
Denver
O’hare
Midway
Chuck Thompson
Weather Report and Forecast
Wind direction and velocity at midnight SE 13 mph. Sun rises Sunday 6 53 sets 5 48. Year ago today high 37 low 33 precip .11. Extended forecast chance of rain or snow Tuesday night and Wednesday. Otherwise variable cloudiness with highs in the 40s and lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s.
Record Heat and Wind Across the West as Cold Front Arrives
A northern frontal system produced gusty winds from the northern Plains to the southern Rockies. Many cities reported record highs with temperatures in the 80s and 60s in various regions. Colorado and California faced high winds, while Montana and North Dakota cooled with 40s and light snow spreading into Wyoming. Rain persisted in the northeast with Hartford and Wilmington seeing over an inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains
Rockies
California
Sandburg
Calif
Kansas
Colorado
Huron
S.C
Pensacola
Fla
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wichita
Kan
Pueblo
Colo
Fort Smith
Ark
Montana
North Dakota
Wyoming
Hartford
Conn
Wilmington
Births and incidents listed for Mercy area families
The notices record births for Deborah and David Secor a boy Sheila and Dennis Diekman a daughter Brenda and Dan Seeley a daughter Cheryl and Rex Neuhart a daughter and Cynthia Bascom a daughter all dated Feb 20. Also listed are several Friday incidents including medical emergencies at 2317 33rd St SW and 1317 Third St NW, a stove fire at 14341% B Ave NE a mistaken alarm on Southgate Court SW a grass fire near Highway 30 and J Street and an overheated chimney at 5548 Sharon Lane NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheila
Dennis Diekman
35Th St
Marion
Brenda
Dan Seeley
Anamosa
Cheryl
Rex Neuhart
First St
Cynthia Bascom
Cedar Rapids
33Rd St
Ave
Southgate Court
Third St. NW
Highway 30
J Street
Cedar Rapids records fall as April-like warmth returns
A string of warm days in Cedar Rapids produced record highs for Feb 18 to Feb 20. The National Weather Service reported 65 degrees on Feb 18, 66 degrees on Feb 20, and 60 degrees tied the all time Feb 20 high, with earlier 54 degree mark from 1948 surpassed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
National Weather Service
Des Moines
Also Mentioned on This Page
David F. Hughes
Turner Chapel West
Carl Krause
Staub Court NE
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Salvador
Times
Christie Wallace Een
Don Avenson
D-Oelwein
House
Adreon
C.R
Weather Report
C.R. Weather
Deborah and
David Secor
East Post Road
St. Luke’s
Sharon Lane
Lowa News Daily
John E. Lapes
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