Deaths Jeannette Streff 54 longtime Cedar Rapids resident
Jeannette Owen Streff of 3313 G Ave NW died at home Friday at age 54. Born August 31 1926 in Stewart County Tennessee she married James R Streff at Fort Knox Kentucky December 13 1944. She leaves husband a son and two daughters with six grandchildren and three brothers and three sisters. Services Monday 1130 a m at St Patrick Church. Rosary Sunday 730 p m at Teahen Funeral Home. Memorials to American Cancer Society.
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Jeannette Owen Streff
James R. Streff
G Ave
Stewart County
Tenn
Streff
Fort Knox
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Turner Microphone Co
James
Cedar Rapids
Linda J. Hyde
Theresa M. Shaver
Elmer Barrow
Jacksonville
Ark
C.D. Barrow
Marietta
Eugene H. Barrow
Powder Springs
John Knowlton
Lawrence Westerman
Owensboro
Evelyn Hughes
Centralia
Ill
St. Patrick's Church
Eugene Kutsch
Teahen Funeral Home
Inferno as plane hits Spirit Lake condominium
A twin engine plane crashed into the Villa Condominium at Spirit Lake near Lake Okoboji causing a major fire. Five people were injured including pilot Jack Tatman 50 Spencer Iowa who was hospitalized after transfer to a Rochester Minnesota facility. Fire units from five departments battled the blaze as wind hampered efforts and neighbors described the inferno.
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Spirit Lake
Dickinson County Memorial Hospital
Iowa
Jack Tatman
Spencer
Rochester
Lake Okoboji
Villa Condominium
Multiple arrests in Linn County burglary and assault cases
A Friday spate of incidents led to several arrests. Sandy Benesh reported a burglary after a knock at 12:15 p.m. Leon Koenighan, 31, was held after a 1:07 p.m. arrest in the 600 block of 14th Avenue SW. Sheri Goad, 21, and David Brown, 20, were jailed on assault charges following a street confrontation. Carlos Negrete, 27, was booked after a northwest side disturbance where he allegedly struck car windows with a car jack. All faced initial appearances in Linn district court.
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Sandy Benesh
Benesh
Leon R. Koenighan
Ninth St. SW
Park Court SE
Koenighan
14Th Avenue
Linn County
Linn District Court
Sheri Goad
David Brown
Brown
Goad
L St
Ave
Fourth Street
Eighth Avenue
Linn
Carlos Negrete
Negrete
Bever Ave. SE
Ninth Street
Salvadorans Released on Bond After Desert Tragedy
Ten Salvadorans surviving a deadly desert crossing won release to third party custody under $500 bonds each. They must stay within 30 miles of Tucson, attend hearings, and check with their lawyer weekly as material witnesses in an alien smuggling case led by a Salvadoran and a Mexican.
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Tucson
Ariz
Arizona Desert
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Ajo
Edly
U.S
Raymond Terlizzi
Terlizzi
Richard Gonzales
Legal Aid of Southern Arizona Inc
United States
Seattle hijacker aborts ransom plan on Northwest Airlines flight
A man claiming a bomb in a briefcase hijacked a Northwest Airlines 727 at Seattle Tacoma Airport. He freed passengers one by one, demanded a transfer to a smaller plane, and sought $100 000 in ransom from FBI agents. He spoke of a killed friend and a "buddy of mine" in an East Coast city.
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Seattle
UPI
Northwest Airlines
Seattle-Tacoma
FBI
Thunder Productions seeks Rainbow takeover for Paramount season
Thunder Productions faces financial trouble and eyes Rainbow company in Iowa City to promote winter concerts and honor outstanding season tickets at the Paramount. Rainbow, led by Jerry Harding and Larry Kramer, would not assume Thunder debts and may offer a makeup show for Bill Anderson, but no refunds for other tickets. Paramount officials voiced caution and urged closer control if Rainbow rents the theater. a September meeting was planned.
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Paramount Theater
Paramount
Bill Anderson
Thunder Productions
Iowa City
Rainbow
Jerry Harding
Harding
Fairfield
Larry Kramer
Paramount Commission
Thunder
Kramer
Mike Gebauer
Five Seasons Center
Gebauer
Barnes O'Donnell
Performing Arts Commission
O'Donnell
the Gazette
Scheuerman
Anderson
Johnny
Detroit Strike Ends As City Reaches Tentative Deal
Detroit workers returned to duties after AFSCME reached a tentative three year contract. Mayor Coleman Young had pressed for wage limits while City Labor Relations Director Mark Alling called the settlement relief. The wage total stayed within the mayor's framework as officials declined to reveal terms. Wayne County meanwhile averted a separate Friday strike by reaching a tentative agreement with 3,700 employees.
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Mark Alling
Coleman Young
Afscme
Wayne County
Outage Hits About 100 Iowa Homes Friday
Approximately 100 Iowa Electric customers lost power late Friday night in an area south of Mount Vernon Road SE near Memorial Drive. Spokesman Pat McPartland said crews would restore service by Friday night and the cause would be known Monday. He doubted heat as a cause.
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Iowa Electric
Mount Vernon Road
Memorial Drive
Pat McPartland
McPartland
Judge John Hyland retires. Robinson appointed for 1982 term
Judge John Hyland of Toledo retired July 2. Robinson's appointment runs an initial term ending December 31, 1982. To stay in office beyond that date, he must win a majority in the 1982 general election. Judicial District No. 6 covers Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Linn, Jones and Tama counties.
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John Hyland
Toledo
Robinson
Benton
Iowa
Johnson, Linn
Jones
Tama
Square dance convention set for March 1981 in Iowa
Local dancers and callers will sound check Thursday at the Five Seasons Center for the Iowa State Square and Round Dance Convention. The event runs March 27 to 29, 1981, with about 3,000 dancers expected. A trial run is scheduled for 7 30 p m Thursday.
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Five Seasons Center
Heatwave grips central plains and midwest with record highs
Temperatures topped 100 across Texas and the Mississippi Valley with Wichita Falls reaching a record 111 and Sioux City at 104. A heat wave persists as scattered storms roll from Minnesota to New England with tornadoes in Minnesota and Massachusetts.
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Texas
Nebraska
Mississippi Valley
Tennessee Valley
Alabama
Georgia
Plains
Kansas
Wichita
Iowa
Sioux City
Shenandoah
Wichita Falls
Ohio Valley
New England
Lanesbo Mass
Minnesota
Upper Great Lakes
Tennessee
Euclid
Minn
Gulf
Vital Statistics Birth Announcements List
The notice records numerous July births at various addresses including Cecilia Regan Patricia Malarek Linda Bales Joan Blake Colleen Hanson Barbara Erickson Delores Borkowski Deborah Vandevoort Debra Lord Jane Claypool Janice Hinton Deborah Modracek Linda Benson at Cedar Falls and a Cedar Rapids listing. Grandparents named include Eugene Pugh Jon A Ruby Linda Ditch Robert Benson Bethine Beebe Scott Minehart Cynthia Banes Kevin Rohwedder Alyce Snenicka Vickie Floyd Johnson James Sibery Marilyn Rupe Jane Kelley Barbara Kann Lyle Angell and many others.
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Colleen
Don Hanson
Edgewood Road
Barbara
Alan Erickson
26Th St
Marion
Delores
Russell Borkowski
Highland Drive
Deborah
John Vandevoort
Parkwood Lane
Debra
Douglas Lord
Lisbon
Jane
Alan Claypool
14Th St. NW
Janice Hinton
10Th St
Duane Modracek
13Th St
Jon A. Ruby
Linda M. Ditch
Cedar Rapids
Robert E. Benson
Bethine K. Beebe
Scott G. Minehart
Cynthia K. Banes
Palo
Kevin F. Rohwedder
Stanwood
Alyce M. Snenicka
Hiawatha
Vickie Lynn
Douglas Floyd Johnson
James E
Dotty A. Sibery
Marilyn Kay
Steven Michael Rupe Sr
Jane Marie
Danny Lee Kelley
Barbara Phyllis
Wallace Eugene Kann Jr
Lyle W
Rebecca M. Angell
Kay A
Theodore J. Beuter
Linda K
Anthony Frederick Gallo
Sharon E
M. Cole Christy
Larry A
Debra Ann Klingler
Vera Mae
Edwin Benjamin Wolter
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Adah R. Chase
Appleton-Vernon’s
Edgewood
Edgewood Cemetery
Howard Schwartz
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Roberson's
Chris Sorensen
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Memory Gardens
George L. Gay
C.R
Detroit
Washington
Sam Cronebarger
Doreen McEvoy
North Linn High School
Coggon
North Central Region
Future Business Leaders of America
Center Point Lounge
Danish Club
St. Hans Aften
Paul Nielsen
Springville
Adv
C.R. Weather
Sds
Cecilia
Lawrence Regan
14Th Ave
Patricia
Paul Malarek
Sioux Drive
Linda
Donald Bales
Joan
John Blake
Second St
St. Luke's
Cedar Falls
Robert Benson
Eugene Pugh
B Ave
Red Peppers
John E. Lapes
Pierson’s Flowershop & Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Blvd
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