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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1980

Page

2

Deaths of Millsap and others fill Cedar Rapids notices

Kenneth Earl Millsap 70 of 615 27th St NE died Thursday after a sudden illness. Born Feb 10 1909 in Anamosa he owned M and J Feed Co for 30 years and held multiple club posts in Linn County. Also listed are obituaries for David C Foster Hazel Anthes and Rolland Pats Oliphant with service details and burial plans.

Kenneth Earl Millsap 27Th St Cedar Rapids Anamosa Ardis Brainard M and J Feed Company Linn County Better Crop Club Greater Heart Fund David C. Foster Lenox Ave Rockwell-Collins Jefferson High School Estel Foster Pamela Jean Kimberly Sue Springville Patricia Madison Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery American Cancer Fund Maxwell D. Netolicky St. S VA Medical Center Iowa City Mount Vernon VFW Ely American Legion Post Ely Ioof Lodge William Good Redding Calif Holly Cheri Gary Leona Kaplan Solon Katherine Rehmel Florence Dvorak Alma Helmer Kenneth Hofer Fairfax William Ely Brush Chapel James DeSmith Rolland ‘‘Pats Cedar Memorial Chapel Leroy E. Bauman Kenwood Park United Methodist Church Vienna Masonic Lodge No

Meany Retires as AFL-CIO Chief after Ill Health

New York Mayor Edward Koch lauds Meany as more tenacious than George Meany, as Meany retires from the AFL-CIO presidency after a year of ill health. He becomes president emeritus for life with a $110000 salary. Kirkland succeeds him, following two decades with the federation.

George Meany New York Edward Koch Meany Afl-Cio Washington Palm Springs Calif New York City New York State American Federation of Labor AFL Congress of Industrial Organizations

December jobs report shows strong employment despite auto layoffs

Labor Department analyst Jack Bregger notes December figures are strong on employment though auto industry layoffs could signal future weakness. The unemployment rate fell to 5.9 percent in August and October revisions, with 6.0 million unemployed in December and 97.9 million total employed.

Bregger Volkswagen Pennsylvania

City employee struck by car while setting barricade

Richard C. Hoskins, 51, was hit by a car and dragged 35 feet on Third Street SE while placing a barricade over an open manhole. He is in fair condition at St. Luke's Hospital with a broken left leg, dislocated left shoulder, and multiple abrasions. The driver was Dennis J. Neuzil, 19.

Third Street SE St. Luke’s Hospital Richard C. Hoskins Hoskins Fifth Avenue SE Dennis J. Neuzil Second Ave

Weather report and storm tale across the nation

At 11 a.m. winds were west at 25 to 35 mph with a sunny trend. The extended outlook shows variable cloudiness Sunday to Tuesday with a chance of snow, highs in the 30s to 20s and subfreezing lows, while a storm system caused blizzards and power outages across the upper Mississippi Valley and northern Plains with gusts up to 80 mph in Guadalupe Pass.

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Grain futures rally amid export rumors and embargo background

Traders report heavy commercial buying as exporters push contracts for late this year and next for China, Brazil, and Europe. Prices for wheat oats and corn slid sharply but recovered somewhat on a rumor China is in the market, with 40 million bushels traded on Kansas City futures reaching a January record.

China Brazil Carter Chicago Board of Trade Geisel Kansas City

Births and notices from Mercy Luke's Oakes and Cedar Rapids area

Births and family notices list multiple newborns from Mercy St. Luke's and Oakes North Dakota with parent names and addresses. Details include births on Jan 10 for Judith Shi mek Victoria Wright Laura Clinton Barri Martin Mary Eichenberger Barbara Rickard Dorene Delaney Sarah Riley Lori Gabriel Elaina Zaruba and Paul Zaruba. Grandparents named along with several addresses in Cedar Rapids Marion and other nearby locales. Medical emergencies and odor/fuel reports appear with times and locations such as 615 27th St NE 550 Second St SE and 338 Hanover Rd SW and 418 Second St NE.

Victoria Robert Wright 38Th St Laura James Clinton Ninth Ave Barri Herb Martin Sprucewood Court Mary David Eichenberger Lori Steve Gabriel Marengo 27Th St Second St Sixth Street 33Rd Avenue Hanover Road 10Th St

Arrest made in attack on 91-year-old woman

Police arrested Adam G. Crosby, 23, of 1202 Ninth St. NW for a Sept. 22 robbery and assault on a 91-year-old northeast side woman. He faces first-degree robbery and second-degree theft charges, with ongoing investigation and a sexual abuse charge not yet filed.

Adam G. Crosby Ninth St. NW Northeast Side Crosby Linn County Attorney’s Office Gazette

Poweshiek County names 1980 board chair and vice chair

William Peak of Grinnell is named chair man of the Poweshiek County Board of Supervisors for 1980 with Roger Henkle elected vice chair man. The Gazette Company established in 1883 operates from Cedar Rapids Iowa.

Montezuma William Peak Grinnell Poweshiek County The Gazette Company Third Ave. SE Cedar Rapids Iowa U.S Territories Associated Press

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Hazel M. Anthes Pharr Tama McAllen Keota Johnathan Anthes Myrle Little Miami Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Casper Friends Ray Sarazin Mary Emerentia Sacred Heart Convent David Remy Mount Calvary Cemetery Teahen Amana Henry E. Leichsenring Amana Community Church Memory Gardens Fayette Floyd Smith Belles-Wright’s Independence Pearl Gray White’s Campton Lamont Elsa C. Hightshoe Traer Ruth Perry United Methodist Church Overton's Buckingham Cemetery Kirkland Federation Jack Bregger Labor Department Weather Report C.R. Weather Islamorada Naples Fla Havre, Mont Coralville Lake Travelers Mississippi Anchorage Atlanta People’s Republic of China Kansas City Board of Trade Today Joe Geisel Jr Geisel Grain Co Russia Walter Vernon III Judith Jeffrey Shimek Dover St St. Luke's Oakes N.D Elaina Paul Zaruba John M. Zaruba 18Th St John Corrigan Harold E. Powers Zelda K. Powers Michael F. Gardner Diana J. Robbins Bradley S. Simoons Lisa R. Clark Marion Patty and Clifford Tiegen Patricia Ann Barry Monroe Carter Kurt Rogahn Poweshiek Chairman John E. Lapes
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