Deaths listed for multiple local residents in Iowa area
Obituaries note the deaths of Marcella O Wise Fayette Floyd Neigzer Lamont Jeffrey Coonley Harold Brownie Rima Jerrey Rosie Kelley and others with service details and burial plans. Names ages and locations include Hiawatha Monticello Randalia Postville Williamsburg Holbrook and Cedar Rapids. Memorials suggested to American Cancer Society or Mercy Hospital Perrine Cancer Wing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Sacred Heart High School
Mercy School of Nursing
Cedar Rapids
Lloyd L. Wise
Mercy Hospital
Drs. Downing and
Rebertson
John L
Mary Kay Humphrey
Seattle
Wash
Molly Wise
Arthur O’rourke
Burnsville
Fayette
Floyd Nading
Randalia United Methodist Church
Bellas-Wright’s
Taylorville
Floyd Neigzer
Bellas-Wright's
Grandview Cemetery
Lamont
Jeffrey Coonley
Grace United Methodist Church
Fawcett’s. Postville
Harold “Brownie
Rima
St. Bridget’s Catholic Church
Schutte’s. Williamsburg
Jerrey
Rosie) Kelley
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Uhlmann’s
St. Michael's Cemetery
Holbrook
Memorial Services and funerals listed for several residents
Memorial services set for Skeets Gladys D at Baxter Memorial Chapel Marion with burial near Anamosa. White Cenoma V at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories with burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Lulu Williams Benesh at Cedar Christian Church with interment Shellsburg Cemetery. Starman George R at Beatty Bearle Murdoch Chapel with burial Czech National Cemetery. Memorials suggested to local charities and hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Eugene H. Hancock
St. Paul United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Chapel of Memories
Cedar Valley Heart Association
First Ave
Benesh
Lulu Williams
the Cedar Christian Church
Third Ave
Shellsburg
Kiddey-Fishburn Funeral Home
Loveland
Colo
Starman
George R
Beatty-Bearle-Murdoch
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Crescent Lodge
AF & AM
Czech National Cemetery
el Kahir Shrine
Health Department under fire from Vander Maten
Cedar Rapids businessman Larry Vander Maten, owner of Edgewood Manor Care Center, alleges the Iowa Health Department repeatedly violated state law in nursing home complaint investigations. Ombudsman Bill Angrick opened a probe at Gov. Ray's request, while inspectors found few serious issues in mid May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
State Department of Health
Bill Angrick
Health Department
Larry Vander Maten
Edgewood Manor
Vander Maten
Angrick
Robert Ray
Ray
Norman Pawlewski
the Gazette
van der Maten
William Dietch
Dietch
Edgewood
SIPRI urges international fuel bank to curb nuclear proliferation
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute calls for a global fuel bank to manage spent fuel from reactors and guarantee reactor fuel supplies. It would oversee storage reprocessing and plutonium handling to prevent weaponization and avoid breeder reactors while aiding developing nations. By 2025 plutonium reprocessing could reach 10,000 tons annually.
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Stockholm
Sweden
UPI
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
International Atomic Energy Agency
SIPRI
Institute
Third World
South Korea to try imprisoned dissident leader Kim Dae Jung
The martial law command announced that imprisoned dissident Kim Dae Jung and 36 others face courts martial on charges of attempting to violently overthrow the government. They are to be tried under national security and anti sedition laws with possible death penalties. The group allegedly planned mass uprisings and an interim government, with Kim approving the plan after May 12 meetings with student leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
South Korea
Kim Dae-Jung
Kim
Soviet Vietnam oil rights pact signed at Kremlin
Brezhnev and Le Duan signed an agreement granting Soviet oil drilling rights off Vietnam's coast. The deal references equipment abandoned by U.S. firms after the Vietnam War and was signed at the Kremlin.
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Moscow
UPI
U.S.S.R
U.S
Leonid Brezhnev
le Duan
Kremlin
Heat Wave Death Toll Tops 125 Across Sun Belt
The Sun Belt heat wave has killed 125 people, mostly elderly, across Texas Arkansas Oklahoma and Mississippi. Dallas Fort Worth reached 108 degrees while Wichita Falls set a record at 113. Officials warn of continued danger as many elderly stay indoors with limited cooling.
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United Press International
South
Mississippi
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Dallas-Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Abilene
Waco
Gion
Bill Leno
Dallas Medical Examiner's Office
Marion to repair city sidewalks at property owner expense
Marion City Council moved forward with a sidewalk repair program, notifying over 200 property owners that replacements or reconstructions must be completed or bids will be sought. A public hearing is set for July 29 with bids discussed then, and projects may start in early August.
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Marion
Carl Ramey
Ing
Central Business District
Marion Boulevard
Sixth Avenue
Blairs Ferry Road
Marion Brief We Buy Diamonds and Gold Nordman Jewelry
An advertisement announces Nordman Jewelry in Marion buying diamonds and gold. The brief notice invites customers to sell their valuables to the shop, signaling cash offers for precious metals and gems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nordman Jewelry
Adv
Three Medford men sentenced in mail fraud case
Albert R. Bassler George R. Glover and Wayne W. Sprecher were sentenced by Judge Edward McManus after a guilty verdict in April. They faced terms for conspiracy and multiple counts of mail fraud related to Central States Sales Co. and D A G Construction Co in 1978, defrauding about 70 people across six states of more than 365000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Albert R. Bassler
Medford
Wis
George R. Glover
Wayne W. Sprecher
Lake Mills
Bassler
Glover
Edward McManus
Central States Sales Co
D.A.G. Construction Co
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Fourth of July 1776 Declares Independence
The nation's defining moment is declared when the colonies affirm they are free and independent states. The day is noted as a memorable epoch in American history marking the birth of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
United States
Weather Update With Wind Shift and Weekend Forecast
At 9 p.m. wind ENE at 4 mph. Jane 5 37 sunset 245. Year ago today high 79 low 67 none. Extended forecast partly cloudy and warm Saturday through Tuesday with a chance of thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday. Highs in the 80s to low 90s lows in 60s to low 70s.
Births and emergencies listed for July events
Vital Statistics notes births at St. Luke's and Fort Sheridan with names including Theresa Bessey, Michael Bessey, Sherry Leyse, Kevin Leyse, Vicki Parsons, Donald Parsons and Lars Larson twins. grandparents Ira and Mrs. Larson. Also reports medical emergency at 411 First St SE and gas odor at Sears Roebuck, burnt food, and downed wires events at local addresses.
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Theresa
Michael Bessey
Manchester
Sherry
Kevin Leyse
Summer Circle NE
Vicki
Donald Parsons
Belle Plaine
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Jeanie
Lars E. Larson
Ira E. Larson
Garden Drive
First St
Sears Roebuck
First Ave
Fox Meadow Drive
B Ave
Palo Plant Tests Shutdown Systems Next 20 Days
Webb says no problems seen yet but testing may be required overseen by two NRC inspectors. IE plans to consult NRC in Washington after tests if needed. If testing is mandated it would occur off peak, possibly at 2 a.m., with goal of resuming operations quickly.
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NRC
Washington
Webb
Palo
Driver charged after arrest in rural Palo area
Cedar Rapids Police arrested Harley J. Schlarb 26 for drunk driving and operating a vehicle without registration on Ellis Park Road at 3 40 p m Thursday afternoon.
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Cedar Rapids
Harley J. Schlarbaum
Ellis Park Road
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Hiawatha
Peace Institute
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Dallas
Clay Reed
Lonnie Gusters
Muskogee
Okla
Tom Fruehling
Marion Dureoy
Marion Brief
Sprecher
John E. Lapes
Kuba Funeral Home
HONOR
C.R. Weather
Jane
St. Luke's
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