Deaths in Iowa: Slater Cummins Lumir and others
Notices list Francis R Slater 85 of Lisbon died at Anamosa care center after a long illness born 1895. John M Cummins 74 of Cedar Rapids pronounced dead after bicycle collapse. Dr Lumir F a Cedar Rapids born engineer physicist died in Memphis Tenn. Ruth Eloise Young and Violet F Wilson services planned. Vera Oliphant 78 of Toddville and Bertha E Price 84 of Central City also noted with service details. Multiple other local obituaries with burial, calling hours, and memorial funds listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis R. Slater
Lisbon
Anamosa
Cedar County
Emer Slater
Federated Church
Mount Vernon Women's Club
Cornell College
Darrell Morningstar
Alvin Lehr
Merrill Pike
Raymond Puffer
Lisbon Cemetery
Morgan Funeral Home
John M. Cummins
Fourth St
Mercy Hospital
Linn County
Darlene A. Harris
Green Bay
Wis
Christine M. Dickson
Cedar Rapids
Curtis F
Forest of
Lumir F
Olive Branch
Miss
Cedar Pids
Memphis, Tenn
Agnes Coufal
Glenn W
Kenneth P
St. Louis
Brush Chapel
Joyce Fehlhofer
First Church of Christ Scientist
Cedar Memorial Mausoleum
Young
Ruth Eloise
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Reuben Tjaden
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Linn County Council On Aging
36Th St. Drive
Wilson
Violet F
St. Mark's United Methodist Church
Lee Roy Collins
Masonic Cemetery
Tipton
Turner Chapel West
Vera Oliphant
Toddville
Ivan Oliphant
Oliphant
Bertha E. Price
Central City
Quasqueton
Manchester
Coggon
Charles Price
Evelyn Bremer
Charles Ellis
Ray Avis
Ada Brown
Carl Allen
Rowley
Leo Willmott
William
Bessie Hagerman
William Taylor
United Methodist Church
Troy Mills
Sheridan Mallett
Murdoch
Open meetings concerns in 6th District Juvenile Probation
Judges discuss Johnson County staffing and salary issues amid open meetings law questions. The three judge committee and liaison members acknowledge limited meetings and lack of public notice while stressing rights to public input and the need to examine caseloads before any staff reductions.
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Brent Harstad
Clinton Shaeffer
Cedar Rapids
Hansell
Johnson County
William Eads
Juvenile Probation Officer Committee
Harstad
6Th Judicial District
Eastman
van Zee
Vogel
Des Moines
Strickler
Reagan era vice president picks and ERA dispute at convention
The GOP debates a secretive vice presidential choice while Reagan weighs moderates versus conservatives. The ERA plank faces a retreat though abortion rights are still fought over, drawing strong comments from Mary Crisp and Phyllis Schlafly on the party’s direction.
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Reagan
California
George Bush
Jack Kemp
New York
ERA
Mary Crisp
Republican National Committee
Arizona National
New Right
National Committee
Bill Brock
Margaret Heckler
R-Mass
Mary Louise Smith
Iowa
GOP
Phyllis Schlafly
Illinois
Lightning kills ten Holstein cows near Waucoma
Lightning is blamed for the deaths of ten Holstein cows on the Joe Ameling dairy farm five miles southwest of Waucoma. Ameling found the cattle dead Wednesday afternoon.
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Waucoma
Joe Ameling
Ameling
Weather and temperature report with forecasts and rainfall
The report notes calm winds at 11 a.m. and sunrise sunset times Friday and Sunday. It records highs of 88 and lows of 63 a year ago, then outlines an extended forecast of hot humid conditions Saturday with possible evening thunderstorms, cooling Sunday and Monday with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s to 70s. It cites extreme temperatures including 114 at Gila Bend Arizona and 39 at Houston Maine, reports widespread showers from the upper Ohio Valley to the northern Rockies, and scattered rainfall totals across multiple cities with a flash flood watch in southern Ohio. It projects a continued scorch with 100-degree-plus readings across the Southeast, lower Mississippi Valley, Great Plains, and Southwest.
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Ohio
Missouri
Ilinois
Oregon
Washington State
Rockies
Denver
Colo
Millville
N.J
Atlantic City
Wilmington
Del
St. Louis
North Atlantic States
Great Lakes
South Atlantic
Mississippi Valley
Central
South Pacific Coast
United States
Great Plains
Southwest
Vital Statistics and Emergency Calls Aug Cramped Ledger
Vital statistics list births for multiple couples with addresses in Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns. A series of Wednesday medical emergencies, a backfire carburetor, LP gas leak, gas flush, and smoldering embers reported at various locations in Cedar Rapids, Marion, Blairstown, and surrounding areas.
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Johnson Ave
15Th St
Brenton Bank
L St
First Ave
K Avenue
Fourth Street
20Th St
Second Ave
Second Avenue
Ozark St
33Rd Ave
Airport unit objects to MVA exemption request
The Cedar Rapids Airport Commission opposes Mississippi Valley Airlines exemption from the Consumer Protection Act. Airport Manager Roy Jameson said cost is cited by MVA for CAB relief, noting MVA holds 25 percent of the local air passenger market. The commission voted unanimously to file the objection and maintain passenger rights under CAB rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Jameson
CAB
MVA
Tornadoes Cause Injuries and Storm Damage Across Several States
The article reports injuries from a twister with 14 treated and released, two with internal injuries moved to an Indianapolis hospital, and others admitted. A tornado near Formosa, Kansas, damaged a garage and uprooted trees while cutting power in a 233 resident village. Augusta mall suffered shattered windows from a violent storm, and Virginia saw two storms with hail and power outages affecting 44,000 Roanoke customers and 8,000 Richmond homes. Winds in Roanoke exceeded 80 mph.
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Indianapolis
Kansas
Formosa
Augusta
Ginia
Appalachian Power Co
Roanoke
Richmond
Earlville Woman Hurt In Collision
Kathleen Linda Johannes, 23, of Earlville was hospitalized at Manchester with a broken collarbone and cuts after her van collided with an eastbound semitrailer driven by Gary Arthur Good, 34, of Cedar Rapids. Dense fog limited visibility at about 6 20 a.m. when Johannes pulled into the truck's path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earlville
Kathleen Linda Johannes
Manchester
Johannes
Gary Arthur Good
Cedar Rapids
Fireworks and Explosives Seized in Lamont and Aurora
Buchanan County officers and the state fire marshal removed more than 250 dynamite blasting caps from a Lamont home tied to the late Earl J. Weston. Executors of Weston’s estate alerted authorities. In the same operation over 1,000 prohibited fireworks seized from multiple individuals at Aurora during the July 4 weekend were destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Buchanan County Sheriff's Department
State Fire Marshal’s
Lamont
Earl J. Weston
Weston Quarries Inc
Aurora
Rockwell sells Collins broadcast unit to Continental
Rockwell International announced the sale of its Collins broadcast products business effective Sept 30. Continental Electronics Manufacturing Co of Dallas will buy and market the equipment under the Collins name for now. The unit makes AM FM transmitters audio consoles and related broadcast gear, moved from Cedar Rapids to Dallas years ago. Rockwell will continue manufacturing until the transfer is complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins Broadcast Products
Rockwell International
Continental Electronics Manufacturing Co
Dallas
Collins
Continental
Rockwell
Cedar Rapids
Harnischfeger begins annual two week shutdown
Harnischfeger Corp. in Cedar Rapids is in its annual two week shutdown period and will not extend the shutdown this year. Willis Fisher division general manager said no additional layoffs are anticipated after about 750 of 1,350 employees were laid off amid the economic slump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harnischfeger Corp
Cedar Rapids
Willis Fisher
Fisher
Harnischfeger
Antiques Interest Tied to Durability Insight at Conference
At the 21st annual Miami conference of the National Home Fashions League H Jay Shaffer presented a theory that Americans value antiques for the visible quality and stability of old furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
API
H. Jay Shaffer
National Home Fashions League
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Elkader
Rose Florence Lynch
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Witt’s
London
Bret Behre
Zion United Church of Christ
Chapman's
Clarence
Tipton Masonic Cemetery
New Vienna
John H. Engelken
St. Boniface Catholic Church
Kramer's
Dyersville
St. Francis Cemetery
Oelwein — Lealon “Lee” Yardley
Des Plaines
Ill
Oxford Junction
Chester V. Rouse
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Visitation
Hayden's
Clarence Cemetery
Toledo
Vincent
Emma) Kriz
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Tama
Mason-Hand's
Holy Trinity Cemetery
Rural
Vining
Weather Report
C.R. Weather
Gila Bend
Ariz
Houston
Maine
Coralville Lake
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic Coast States
Enweeeneeereee
LD A.M. Cody
Anchorage
O. LA
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boston
Nashville
Chicago
N.orleans
Dututh
Phoenix
Travelers
Bismarck Ae Sevesssesereenee Picidy
Cincinnati
National Weather Service
Szaattle
New Orleans
Detroit
Kansas City
Milwaukee
St. Pa
Sioux Falls
River Stages
Lansing
Dam
McGregor
Stewewweweeee
Guttenberg
Eee
Neeeweees
Dubuque
Keit
Keokuk
Clinton
C.R
Sandra
John Andersen
Sixth Ave
Hiawatha
Claudia
Jerome Wisnovsky
Swisher
St. Luke's
Gertha
Henry Browning Jr
11Th Ave
Sherril
Gary Reedy
Rebecca
Thomas Zahn
38Th St
Beverly
James Gosnell
Blairstown
Susan
Alan Andrews
Urbana
Raymond E. Rickless
Connie S. Smith
Mark A. Nieland
Stacy J. Richman
Solon
Ricky K. Miller
Newhall
Lisa K. Schutt
Timothy A. Cable
Sheila A. Clark
Marion
John E. Lapes
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