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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1980

Page

2

Deaths Touch Several Families in IA and FL Notices

Multiple obituaries and funeral notices from Iowa and Florida detail the deaths of Martha R. Boeltz in Jacksonville Florida and Kenneth Youngbear Jeanne E. Peterson Paul Haskin Melvin Wright Retta Green Ruth Red Lenora Svoboda Mildred Perez other local residents. Services set or pending across Cedar Memorial Baxter Memorial and local churches with memorial funds requested. Graveside or church services scheduled with wake and burial details for each.

Jeanne E. Peterson Mount Vernon University Hospitals Iowa City Clinton Frank Peterson First Presbyterian Church Delta Gamma Fraternity DAR OES PTA Mount Vernon Woman's Club League of Women Voters Jeanne Cork Scott Air Force Base Illinois William Gabriel Clinton Cemetery Baxter Memorial Chapel Paul Haskin Kirkwood Blvd St. Luke’s Hospital Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Lowell Knauss Oak Shade Cemetery Red Lillian O Murdoch Chapel Marion Glen W. Lamb Cedar Memorial Park Svoboda Lenora St. Jude’s Catholic Church Eugene Kutsch St. John’s Cemetery Kuba Funeral Home American Cancer Society Perez Mildred B St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church Robert W. Cizek Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home

Grain embargo hits Iowa farmers and market mood

Cedar Rapids traders and farmers react to U S limits on grain sales to the Soviet Union. Broker Lee Perkinson criticizes higher loan supports as ineffective while Senator Jepsen flags aid reach. American Agriculture Movement plans lobbying as market fears spread from embargo.

Lee Perkinson First Mid-America Cedar Rapids Soviet Union Perkinson Staskal U.S U.S. Farmers Themselves.” Staskal Agriculture Bob Bergland America Bergland American Agriculture Movement Washington Carter Jepsen Iowa

Oelwein Police Chief Briefly Suspends Officers

Sergeant Dave Beckner receives a one week suspension for misconduct while Police Chief Jim Fortsch is suspended an hour for not removing Beckner from his shift. City administrator John Beckman cites multiple citizen complaints about police attitude and a broader issue of excessive authority and insufficient training. Fortsch declined to comment.

Oelwein John Beckman Dave Beckner Jim Fortsch Fortsch Beckner Beckman

Weather Summary and Storm Outlook

Wind at 11 a m from the north at 10 mph. Sunrise 7 34 am sunset 4 55 pm. Year ago today high 15 low 1 none precipitation. Fronts bring rain and snow across the West with sub zero readings in the north plains. Snow and rain swirl from Washington to California. South east damp with fog from Alabama to the Carolinas.

Washington Pacific Northwest California Olympia Wash Walla Walla Mreas Pendleton Ore Seattle Spokane Rockies Montana Missoula Mont Glasgow Plains Mercury International Falls Minn Hibbing Idaho Arizona Wyoming West Los Angeles Long Beach Calif Sierras Alabama South Carolina New Orleans Great Lakes New England C.R Ccsvee Ccceresereesersesees Nereereseneeees Bom

Vital Statistics Summary Jan 8 Local Births Marriages

Pamela and Thomas Hackbarth welcome a daughter at 4824 Ozark St NE. At St. Luke's a birth of a son to Susan Bond and a daughter to Debra Dann and Roger Dann, with other births noted in Omaha and Hiawatha. Grandparents listed for one baby. Marriage licenses issued to several couples in Cedar Rapids and Blairstown. A false fire alarm occurred on Third Ave SE at 5:50 pm Tuesday.

The Gazette Company Third Ave. SE Cence Rapids Iowa Cedar Rapids Phernogn U Territories Associated Press AP News Pamela Thomas Hackbarth Ozark St. NE Susan Bond Echo Lane Debra Roger Dann First Ave Marcey L Mark R. Jensen Cross Parkway Hiawatha Omaha Neb Susan Michael Malloy Dan Leary Walford Third Ave

Kmart Planned for Coralville Shopping Center

Coralville considers a three store shopping center that would include a Kmart Discount Store. City building inspector Omer Letts said Cyclone Construction of Sioux City inquired about building codes, with the Kmart name appearing in discussions. The site would sit on about 30 acres west of 22nd Avenue along U.S. Highway 6 near the TGY Store.

Coralville Kmart Omer Letts Cyclone Construction Co Sioux City 22Nd Avenue U.S. Highway 6 TGY

Pediatricians withdraw from Family Practice Center

Seven pediatricians pull support from the Family Practice Center at 610 Eighth St. SE Hopes they will re evaluate residency supervision. They say supervision and scope for pediatrics training are limited now and call for full-time faculty. Patients and residents face restricted hospital rounds and procedures.

Eighth St. SE Carl Aschoff St. Luke’s and Mercy Hospitals Mercy Pioneer Medical Center Mechanicsville Family Health Center St. Luke’s

Jury finds DeChant guilty of arson in mobile home blaze

A Linn District Court jury found Henry W. DeChant guilty of second degree arson for setting fire to his Marion mobile home on Aug 9. Evidence showed inflated insurance on the trailer and contents before the fire. Sentencing set for Feb 13. jurors included Cedar Rapids and neighboring area residents.

Henry W. DeChant 35Th St Marion Linn District Court DeChant Robert Ford

Hazleton Crash Evades Serious Injury for Vandersee

Vernon Vandersee, 29, of Aurora, escaped serious injuries after his car skidded on an icy road five miles east of Hazleton. The crash occurred about 4 a.m. on County Road C-57 when he lost control on an icy hill, the car slid into a bridge and hung over the edge by an axle before Vandersee crawled free and summoned help.

Hazleton Vernon Vandersee Aurora Buchanan County Sheriff's Department Vandersee

Richard Nixon Born On This Date In 1913

On this date in 1913 Richard Nixon the 37th president of the United States was born. Nixon would later pursue a career in public service and politics shaping mid-20th century American history.

Richard Nixon The United States

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Martha R. Boeltz Jacksonville Fla Robert Louis Boeltz Mr. Boeltz Cindy S. Boeltz Danny Wisconsin Bobby Tampa Scott and Timmy Christ Lutheran Kenneth Youngbear Mesquakie Tama Marshalltown John Co Ta Youngbear Minnie Hunter Inez Youngbear Eugene Joyce) Kapayou Beatrice Belin Mescalero N.M Jerry Gerald Timothy Kenneth Jr Salinas Allen Billings, Mont Leon Irvin Curtis Leonard Carl Colorado Springs Colo Bessie Slick Des Moines Melvin Arthur Wright Walker Tallahassee Central City Mary Wilson Toledo Troy Mills Troy Mills Christian Church ASC Alva Ross Hopkinton Orville Edaburn Toddville Cedar Memorial Chapel Tim Johnson Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Troy Mills Christian Church Memorial Fund Delhi Raymond Schwendinger St. Luke’s Catholic Church Clifton’s Earlville St. Joseph’s Cemetery Farley Cletus N. Boge St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Reiff's Garber Edna M. Mallory Appleton-Vernon’s Brown Cemetery Colesburg Greeley — Burdette Toady Clendennen Sigourney Gladys M. Glandon Reynolds West Branch Howard Tomlinson Ryan’s Nevada Barker's Maxwell Cemetery Williamsburg Francis M. Jennings Uhlmann’s AAM Marvin Meek Meek Congress John. E. Lapes Third Avenue S.E Weather Report Fort Myers Coralville Lake Travelers Atlanta Anchorage Miami Bismarck Nashville N.orleons Chicago Denver New York Duluth Phoenix Honolulu Houston St. Paul St. Louis Sioux Falls St. Luke's George Carpenter Jr Peggy A. Craven David J. Cimaglia Jennifer L. Lewis Stephen D. Farrar Copperas Cove Texas Tracy E. Kimm Blairstown Aschoff James Ziska Julianne Thomas Kenneth W. Anderson Richard Zenske J.W. Reinertson Mark Reinertson Gary Gray Cedar Park Mary A. Basemann Cullen K. Geist Althea M. Fitton Cleoa V. Paeth Elwin L. Woolf Kathleen J. McAteer Howard H. Beals Raymond L. Hopkins John M. Michalicek Gordon R. Minehart William D. Konigsmark William R. Crosby Coggon Realty Robert Bruss Gazette Robert J. Bruss
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