Deaths Emil L Dvorak 59 longtime Cedar Rapids resident
Emil L Dvorak 59 of 3116 Southland St SW Cedar Rapids died Thursday at Mercy Hospital after a long illness He was born Aug 9 1921 in Swisher married Evelyn Vanorny on Apr 24 1946 in Cedar Rapids WWII Army veteran life member and commander of VFW Post 788 member of American Legion Hanford Post 5 and IAM Local 831 He worked 32 years at Century Engineering He leaves wife daughter Son Gary and two grandchildren siblings and other relatives Services 1030 am Monday at Brush Chapel burial Czech National Cemetery with VFW graveside rites Donations may go to American Cancer Society.
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Emil L. Dvorak
Southland St
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Swisher
Evelyn Vanorny
V.F.W
American Legion
Hanford
International Association of Machinists Workers
Century Engineering
Lee J. Merta
Fairfax
Gary F
Wit Horacek
Edwin
Brush Chapel
George McDill
Czech National Cemetery
V.F.W. Post
American Cancer Society
10Th St. SE
Thomas E. Troy
C Ave
Clinton
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Paramount Theater
Margaret A. Cocker
Mary Ursula Troy
A.A. Sodawasser
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
Anna M. Werning
11Th St. NW
St. Luke’s Hospital
Fred A. Werning
Trinity Lutheran Church
Mary Martha Guild
Home Missionary Society
Good Samaritan Guild
Killian’s
William F
Keota
Gerald C
Liberty
Mildred A. Hinrichs
Richard Thompson
Trinity Lutheran
St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery
Newhall
Turner Chapel West
First Ave
Glenn M. Lehr
Lisbon
Elizabeth Kohl
Mason City
Benjamin Franklin Masonic Lodge
Lisbon Rural Fire Association
West Corner
Lisbon Co-op Creamery
Kenneth Glover
Morgan Funeral Home
Dockerys wrap seven month world trek to visit Adrienne
Annette and Pete Dockery spent seven months traveling by plane bus and foot through Australia East Asia Europe and London to visit Adrienne in New York and Lisbon before planning a final return to New Zealand. They endured high costs in London Iceland and Europe and earned money by factory work and driving a bulldozer.
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London
Australia
East Asia
Asia
Europe
Annette
Iceland
Pete
Arctic Circle
Munich
Swiss Alps
Dockerys
Iowa
Adrienne
New York City
Darlene
Robert Ford
Pennsylvania
New York
America
Lisbon
Tibet
Dover
Katmandu
California
Hawaii
New Zealand
Flower winners at Alltown Fair earn blue ribbons and honors
Cedar Rapids and Solon residents dominate the Gar den Flower competition at the Alltown Fair. Lumir Shebetka wins the horticultural excellence award. Charles Rohlena and Emil Lamparek lead in several design categories with multiple first place honors among juniors and younger entrants.
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Alltowa Fair
Lumir Shebetka
Charles Rohlena
Emil Lamparek
Laura Borghart
Cedar Rapids
Helen Griffin
Gloria Eichorn
Mary Steinbrech
Solon
Suzie Gaumon
Grace Williamson
Coggan
Rosella Richardson
Ely
Rohlena
Janelle Rohlena
John Rohlena
Cedars
Mary Williamson
Marcia Engel
Jeanette Goforth
Steven Kennymore
Norway
Charles Rohiena
Rose Williamson
Mary Williamsop
Japanese workers lead in auto output per year
Japanese assembly line employees average 48 cars annually versus 25 in the United States. In manufacturing, Japanese workers produce 421 tons of goods per year per person, while Americans average 250 tons.
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United States
Vital Statistics and City Fire Calls Summary
Vital statistics list births on various dates with multiple couples and addresses including Dawn Fulenwider in Denver and others. Followed by Friday city incident log noting accidental alarms medical emergencies spills gas leaks smoke odor and a broken fuel line at Harborview Pavilion, Ellis Park with specific times.
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Fourth Ave
Third Ave
Ardsley Lane
10Th Ave
H Ave
Second Ave
1722 Park Ave
A Ave
Third St
Harborview Pavilion
Ellis Park
Castro refuses to take back Mariel Cubans amid limbo in U S custody
Castro refused repatriation of thousands from the 1980 Mariel exodus. Over 1,200 Cubans with health, criminal, or other issues remain in federal custody at Fort Chaffee and Atlanta. Cuba won’t accept them. U S authorities wrestle with lawful detention vs release as administrations seek a solution.
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Castro
Mariel
Florida
Fort Chaffee
Atlanta
Cuba
United States
U.S
Carter
Reagan
Cuba policy options on Cuban and Haitian refugees
The Reagan administration weighs deportation to Cuba for undesirables and shifting costs of care and resettlement. A task force led by Attorney General William French Smith presents four areas including illegal arrivals from the Caribbean, guest worker programs, and benefits for aliens. A Cabinet meeting is planned to study these recommendations.
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Reagan
U.S
William French Smith
Caribbean
Fireworks light up Eastern Iowa with fair events lineup
Fireworks glow across Linn County as the All Iowa Fair at Hawkeye Downs and rides near Ellis Park in Cedar Rapids and other towns continue. Livestock judging starts at 8 a.m. at the Livestock Arena, Midway and Exhibition Hall open at noon, BMX racing at the grandstand, and stock car races begin at 7:30 p.m. Admission is 2 dollars for adults, 1 dollar for children, with higher prices for stock car events. A free fireworks display concludes the day.
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Iowa
Linn County
Hawkeye Downs
Ellis Park Boat Harbor
Cedar Rapids
Fairfax
Center Point
Ely
Central City
Fourth of July parade and festivities across multiple Iowa towns
A Fourth of July schedule features a 10 a.m. downtown Cedar Rapids parade beginning at Fifth Street SE, with events organized by American Legion Hanford Post and Knights of Columbus. Celebrations extend to Belle Plaine Monticello Atkins Ely Garnaville Williamsburg Independence and Ellis Park boat harbor in Cedar Rapids. Abbe Creek School near Cedar Rapids and Mount Vernon hosts open hours from 2 to 6 p.m. Movies listed on page 11A include Picnic at 8 p.m. and Where's Charley at Old Creamery Theater in Garrison.
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Cedar Rapids
Fifth Street
American Legion
Hanford Post
Knights of Columbus
Belle Plaine
Monticello
Atkins, Ely
Garnaville
Williamsburg
Independence
Ellis Park
Abbe Creek School
Mount Vernon
Fourthare building housing for the retarded and a new library
The piece extols progress with housing for the mentally disabled and a public library, celebrating a reading child and a biking youngster. It praises Iowans for rich soil and productive farmers and reflects on independence day by urging sympathy for Poles, Africans, Northern Ireland, and the Middle East, and gratitude for religious freedom.
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Africa
Northern Ireland
Middle East
West Branch Girl Injured When Tractor Overturns
A 15-year-old girl from West Branch was treated at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after a tractor overturned while she was turning into the family farm driveway. Found by her father and carried to the hospital by Johnson County Ambulance, she was released after treatment.
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Iowa City
West Branch
Mercy Hospital
Cedar County Sheriff's Office
Kathryn Streets
Cedar County
Larry
Johnson County
Cedar County Sheriff's Department
Coe College Names New Admissions Officer and Funds Director
Coe College announces a new admissions officer and a new director of annual funds. Peter D Feickert will become dean of admissions, coming from Ohio Wesleyan University where he has served two years. Jon Galloway departs for Evanston with Chris Galloway while Mark A Beckham steps into the development post at Coe. Beckham, a Coe alumnus, will also serve as assistant for development.
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Coe College
Peter D. Feickert
Ohio Wesleyan University
Coe
Feickert
Ohio Wesleyan
Utica College
New York
Syracuse University
Chris Galloway
Evanston, Ill
Jon
Presbyterian Home
Evanston
Jon Galloway
Mark A. Beckham
Beckham
University of Iowa
University of North Dakota
Air Force
Division of Continuing Education
Galesburg
Ill
Swan eggs unhatched in Cedar Rapids pond incident
Marion veterinarian Dr. Victor Klopfenstein reports four swan eggs incubated after vandals killed parents Guinevere and Lancelot at Cedar Memorial Cemetery in Cedar Rapids show poor development. Two eggs are undeveloped and destroyed. officials fear chilling halted embryos. Eggs remain in incubator until mid July to confirm any hatch possibility.
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Marion
Victor Klopfenstein
the Gazette
Guinevere
Lancelot
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Linn Animal Hospital
Klopfenstein
Corrections Issued for Gazette Calendar Entries
The Mount Vernon Kolach Days Photo Finish run on July 11 had a wrong contact number in the calendar. The correct number is 365-4257. The Gazette will publish corrections if reports are inaccurate and will respond to complaints at 398-8313.
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Mount Vernon
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Dick) Vogl
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van Horne
Paul Peterik
Buckingham Drive
Laura
Roger Scott
J St
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Floyd Dummermuth
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Dows Theater
Charley
Old Creamery Theater
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