Deaths include Meier and several local figures in Iowa
Obituary notices list William A. Meier of Walker. Cora McAnulty of Toledo. Genevieve Mulroney of Elkader. Charles Thatcher and Nellie Severtson in Iowa City. infant Michael Nielsen of Marion. Mrs. M Gertrude Lovett of Beverly Massachusetts. Services held or planned at Murdoch chapel in Walker Goettsch's Anamosa and Beverly MA. Graveside rites at Oak Shade cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springville
Ray C. Peet
Goettsch’s
Anamosa
Toledo
Cora McAnulty
Henderson's
Iowa City
Charles Thatcher
George L. Gay
Brandon Michael Nielsen
James B
Mary Ann Severson Nielsen
Tenth Street
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Jason Nielsen
Stanley Nielsen
Palmer Severson
Oak Shade
J. David Pepper
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Murdoch
Man Faces Arson Count in C R Fire
An 18 year old was charged with arson in the 1300 block of E avenue NE fire last Saturday. Police report the blaze began with a cigaret lighter in an abandoned 1327 E avenue NE house and spread to nearby structures.
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E Avenue NE
Robert D. McCormick
LaVaughn Potts
Potts
Tenth Street
David Whiteside
Second Street
One Sent To Reformatory In Linn District Court
Robert J. Myers received a sentence of up to a year in the reformatory for an escape charge to be served after completing a jail term for an alleged March 18 escape from Linn Community Corrections Center. Michael C. Hubbell, 20, Cedar Rapids, was granted a two year probation to erase larceny charges for auto parts theft in late January. Gary Kupfer, 21, Mt. Vernon, received a two year probation to erase larceny by motor vehicle charges for a March 23 motorcycle theft.
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Linn District Court
Robert J. Myers
Reformatory
Linn Community
Michael C. Hubbell
Cedar Rapids
Gary Kupfer
Mt. Vernon
Brown says dropping B 1 bomber saves billions in defense
Defense Secretary Harold Brown states Carter will strip $1.5 billion from the 110 billion defense budget for the new fiscal year to end the B 1 program and shift funds toward cruise missile alternatives, promising far reaching savings over the next decade.
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Washington
UPI
Harold Brown
Carter
Brown
Congress
A Barrel Full Of Problems In Cedar Rapids
City workers opened a storm sewer on Emerald Avenue SE to remove a 55 gallon barrel that blocked water flow and caused yard damage at two homes. Mrs. Henry Schilling of 3111 Emerald Avenue SE reported water spraying in her yard after heavy rain. Donald Tauke’s house nearby also sustained damage. The issue was first noted six weeks ago when a bulging lawn and holes appeared. Commissioner Richard Phillips said repairs are underway and the barrel’s origin remains unknown.
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Emerald Avenue
Henry Schilling
Emerald Avenue SE
Donald Tauke
Cedar Rapids
Schilling
KSUI Resumes Broadcasting After Upgrades
KSUI FM 91.7 in Iowa City returns after a month off air to broadcast six nights weekly from 5 30 p.m. to 12 30 a.m. with a 100 kilowatt transmitter from West Branch The July schedule features fine arts and classical music with stereo concerts from 8 30 to 10 30 p m and Star light Concert from 10 30 p m to 12 30 a m WSUI AM changes its evening schedule in July shifting to public affairs information and jazz programming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Ksui-Fm
West Branch
KSUI
Wsui-Am
WSUI
Man Crushed To Death In Industrial Accident
Sam Mentzer thirty seven, of 824 Fourth Street NW, died after a 20,000 pound crane counterweight shifted at Iowa Steel and Iron Works. The foundry worker was crushed between the weight and a sand and metal flask. Police and company officials investigated the 5:50 p.m. incident. Mentzer, a ten year employee, was married to Diane Hope Wolfe and survived by a wife, son Sam Jr, daughter Tammy Kay, two sisters, and held membership in the Cedar Rapids Cactus Club and Teamsters union. Services pending at Cedar Memorial with burial in Garden of Eternal Love.
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Coffins Grove
Iowa
Edith Mae Davis
Murdoch
M. Gertrude Lovett
Beverly Mass
Earle B. Lovett
Kenneth Watts
Terry Drive
Beverly, Mass
Watts
Melvin Leonard
Stoughton
Mass
Second Congregational Church
Beverly
J. York Peeler
Beverly Cemetery
John B. Turner
Robert Rasche
Second Congregational Church of
Sam Mentzer
Fourth Street
Mercy Hospital
Iowa Steel and Iron Works, Inc
Twelfth Avenue
Larry Cratty
Mentzer
Cratty
Sam F. Mentzer
Anamosa
Cedar Rapids
Coggon
Diane Hope Wolfe
Myrtle Floyd
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Garden of Eternal Love
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Fireworks Sales in Linn County Face Warnings
Undercover deputies bought bottle rockets and other fireworks from a Center Point business on Thursday. Owners were given a warning. officials warn charges if the problem is widespread. Only caps for toy guns sparklers and snakes are legal locally.
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Linn County
Center Point
Dog Chases Thief From Residence
William and Kathie Cink awoke to an intruder in their bedroom at 3021 Circle Drive NE. The suspect fled with their poodle as the dog chased him, about $80 taken from a purse. Police reported Friday.
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William
Kathie Cink
Circle Drive
Cink
Cinks
Neutron Warhead Funding Stirs Senate Debate
Sen. Hatfield seeks to strike funding for the neutron warhead as Carter weighs authorization. Sen. Clark questions handling and information, warning a new nuclear weapon raises serious issues. The warhead aims to kill with limited property damage and minimal broad- war risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Hatfield
R-Ore
Stennis
Carter
Congress
Sen
Dick Clark
Iowa
Clark
Senate
Chamber
Hatfield
Girl Hurt In Tumble From Slide At Park
Four year old Kendra Washburn daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Washburn of rural Marion was listed in fair condition at St Luke s hospital Friday after falling from a slide in a park in the 1100 block of Wilson Avenue SW. She was admitted with possible head injuries.
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Kendra Washburn
Donald Washburn
Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Wilson Avenue
UNI Dome to add 4335 aluminum seats in expansion
UNI won board approval to borrow 76000 from Cedar Falls bank to buy 4335 aluminum seats on the west side, boosting capacity to 16392. Dome operations were set to return to normal after a Thursday deflation, with a temporary vinyl panel replacing the torn roof.
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UNI
Robert Stansbury
Stansbury
Mitchell resigns as Nixon campaign chief over wife demand
On this date in 1972 John Mitchell quit as Richard Nixon campaign manager after Martha Mitchell urged him to choose between his wife and politics.
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John Mitchell
Richard Nixon
Martha Mitchell
Girl Scout abducted on Siesta Key during camping trip
Charlotte, a Girl Scout, was dragged from a tent in Oscar Scherer State Park near Siesta Key at dawn by a gruff man who ripped open the tent and urged her to come with him. Eleanor Grosse and Virginia Wallace reported she had heard movement in the woods overnight. Sheriff Hardcastle compared the case to a similar attack in Locust Grove Oklahoma.
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Charlotte
Oscar Scherer State Park
Eleanor Grosse
Virginia Wallace
Jimmy Hardcastle
Locust Grove
Okla
1982 Economic Outlook Shows Slower Growth and Rising Deficits
The budget review projects unemployment around 4 percent in 1982, with inflation near 4 percent by then. It includes 1977 deficits at 48.1 billion, 1978 at 61.5 billion, 1976 at 66.5 billion, and GNP growth around 5.1 percent in 1977 and 5.3 percent in 1978 amid energy tax impact.
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Carter
Pollution suspected in Prairie creek cooling water discharge
Environmentalists report varying pollution levels tied to temperature and pH with no issues above Corn Sweeteners' discharge but contended contamination exists in their cooling water. Sampling shows dangerously low oxygen, risking fish life and prompting calls for further testing and dialogue with Corn Sweeteners.
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Prairie Creek
Stricker
Joe Obr
Water and Quality Division
Ray defends charges amid tense teacher meeting
Ray defended the charges and grew defensive as lawmakers or teachers pressed him. He told the teachers Agnew carried his point too far and ran it into the ground. Ray questioned who checks the press and answered none. A spokesman said the remarks were made but no call for extra media controls.
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Ray
Agnew
U S Army Air Corps Founded In 1926
On this date in 1926 the U S Army Air Corps was established as the air arm of the U S Army. Brigadier General William>
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U.S Army Air Corps
Also Mentioned on This Page
William A. Meier
Palmer
Frederick
Turner Chapel West
Wayne Shireman
First Baptist Church
Turner West
Nellie Severtson
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
C.R
420 Club
Jonathan H. Cady
Sixth Street
Mark L. Stahr
First Avenue
John S. Frenier
Unidome
Mt. Vernon Rd
Pierson’s Flowershop & Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Blvd
N.W
Avenue Floral and Botanicals
16Th Ave. S.W
The
Sheriff's Deputies
Wilfred Arthur Bannister
Siesta Key
Sarasota
Girl Scout
Blue Porsche
Intracoastal Waterway
Gulf of Mexico
Virginia
Timate
John E. Lopes
3Rd Ave. S.E
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