Deaths in Central Iowa Roster Include Lundgren and Lattner
Obituary notices record the deaths of Ivan L Lundgren 60 a Marion resident for 27 years and Bedford P Lattner 84 Cedar Rapids businessman. Lundgren died after a heart attack in Tucson while working a construction job. Lattner led Lattner Manufacturing Co and served in WWI with burial and memorial rites planned.
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Ivan L. Lundgren
Marion
Tucson
Ariz
Hennessey Construction Co
Bedford P. Lattner
First Ave
Cedar Rapids
Hallmar
Kansas City
Alta Booton
Dorothy B. Bates
Lattner Manufacturing Co
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Joanne Maehr
Dallas
Texas
Judith Dows
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
Thomas J. Schwinn
Mount Calvary Cemetery
American Legion Hanford Post
Turner Chapel
Nuclear emergency team on alert over Soviet satellite fall
The Nuclear Emergency Search Team is on standby to rush to any U S site if Cosmos 1402 breaks up above the United States. Officials say the nuclear fuel would burn up in the upper atmosphere and debris could pose a radioactive hazard if pieces reach land.
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Washington
United States
State Department
John Hughes
Department
Hughes
U.S
Moscow
Vladimir Kotelnikov
Soviet Academy of Sciences
State Committee For Science and Technology
Defense Department
North America
Soviet Union
African
South America
China
Texaco plant blast in Newark leaves 1 dead and several hurt
In the Port of Newark a Texaco tank farm explosion at 12 15 a m EST sparked a two alarm fire. One person died and several others were injured as flames shot high, with observers near and far reporting a strong blast. Firefighters received water from Newark airport to fight the blaze.
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New Jersey
Newark
N.J
UPI
Texaco
Lonnie Tucker
Tucker
Richard Gerber
Queens
Seven of nine plead innocent in Iowa sham marriage case
Seven defendants pleaded innocent in U S District Court to conspiring to arrange sham marriages between illegal Mexican aliens and Iowa women to gain entry. Shirley Clayton Martinez organized the scheme and multiple suspects were arrested in Iowa Illinois and Chicago. Trial slated for the week of February 28 with potential penalties up to 20 years and a 40000 fine.
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Davenport
United States
U.S. District Court
Des Moines
Iowa
Shirley Clayton Martinez
Moline
U.S
Illinois
Conlin writes book about campaign after losing Iowa governor bid
Des Moines attorney Roxanne Conlin says she has begun writing late at night about her campaign from before her primary victory through the general election. She describes the project as potentially fictional or factual and plans no publication date yet while returning to law practice in about a month.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines
Roxanne Conlin
Iowa
Conlin
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Veteran’s Auditorium
Hotel Savery
Tom Miller
Bob Anderson
Mike Fitzgerald
The
Owner of C R grain firm dies after falling from bin
Everett L Staskal 45 of Route 1 Cedar Rapids died of injuries from a 60 foot fall while installing equipment on a grain bin at Golden Grain Elevator four miles south of Belle Plaine. He owned Pro Farmer Grain on Cedar Rapids west side. Staskal fell during work on a U-trough between bins. wind gusts may have caused loss of balance. Belle Plaine Ambulance summoned Air Care to transport to University Hospitals Iowa City. he died Thursday afternoon.
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Everett L. Staskal
Route 1
Cedar Rapids
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Belle Plaine
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Staskal
Pro Farmer Grain
West Side
Golden Grain Elevator
David Lensing
Golden Grain Farm
The
Gazette
Lensing
Air Care
Tauke bill aims to reform Congress pay procedures
U S Representative Tem Tauke of Iowa introduces a proposal to reform congressional pay, proposing deferring pay adjustments until after elections, requiring a recorded vote in both chambers, and treating pay questions independently of other appropriations.
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Tauke
Congress
Washington
U.S
Tem Tauke
Iowa
2Nd District
House
Senate
Vital Statistics Births And Local Incidents Reported
Multiple birth announcements from Jan. 5 to Jan. 6 list families in Marion Cedar Rapids and Metropolis Ill including Sherry and Stephen LaBoon Connie Cullen Debra Nichols and others. Police and fire logs note overheated grease electric blanket and medical emergencies at several addresses in the Cedar Rapids area and nearby towns.
Unemployment Estimate from 1931 Report to Hoover
The Emergency Committee for Employment Relief estimated between four and five million Americans were out of work in 1931 according to a report to President Hoover.
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Hoover
The
Emergency Committee For Unemployment Relief
Waterloo dad fires shotgun at children
Donald Hartson, 40, of Evansdale, fired several shotgun blasts at his two children in front of their home injuring a 14-year-old girl and damaging a house. He was captured nearby and charged with attempt to commit murder and terrorism. both children were treated and released with minor injuries.
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Scholtz Medical Center
Dwyer
Hartson
Waterloo
Iowan dies after snowmobile strikes utility pole guy wire
Daniel Bengford 21 died from head and neck injuries after his snowmobile struck a guy wire on a Sac County road shoulder near Odebolt Iowa.
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Odebolt
Iowa
Daniel Bengford
Sac County
The Gazette Publication Details and Rates
The Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids. Subscriptions by carrier 1.95 weekly and by mail 9.20 for 4 weeks 95.00 for 52 weeks. Rates vary for other states and territories. Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches. USPS 095680.
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THE
Gazette
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
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Fourth Ave
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29Th Ave
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12Th St
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