Weather Notes and Local Birth Announcements
Daily weather data shows July normals, forecast, and figures for barometer humidity and wind. Birth notices list a son for Ronald and Ruth Wendt, a daughter for Sidney Webb, and a daughter for Scott Stauffacher, with addresses and times. local incidents note light switch fault, a motor issue at the airport, trash at a residence, and a grill spark at Ellis boat harbor.
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PAA
Rudy
Ronald E. Wendt
Anamosa
Scott M. Stauffacher
Thirty Second Street
I Avenue NW
Airport
First Avenue NE
Ellis Boat Harbor
Obituary notices for Kluber and Coon in Cedar Rapids area
Frank J. Kluber 84 died after brief illness at Cedar Rapids with 30 years in area as greenhouse operator. Survived by three sons, three sisters, four brothers, 15 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services Monday at St. Jude's Church. Emma T. Coon 84 former Cedar Rapids resident died in Rockford, Illinois. Married 1917, operated drug store in Atkins until 1964. Burial at Mound Cemetery, Watkins. Also brief notices for Kathryn A. Lackey Byron L. Brose and Stalin era note from 30 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Kluber
Edgewood Road
Cedar Rapids
Minnesota
Whittier
Arnest
Julia
Agnes Kluber
Dorothy Shaver
Stanley
William
Wesley
Paul
Peoria
Anna
St. Jude’s Catholic Church
Richard Ament
St. John's Cemetery
Turner Chapel
Father Ament
St. Jude's Church
Emma T. Coon
Rockford
Ill
Norway
Stuart Coon
Coon
Atkins
Edna Stone
Earl
Elda Burdicker
Detroit
Turner Chapel West
Wilson Hyde
Trinity United Methodist Church
Mound Cemetery
Watkins
Fire at Sheraton Landmark in Vancouver Injures 25
A two alarm fire in a linen closet on the fifth floor of the 42 story Sheraton Landmark hotel in Vancouver sent 25 people to hospital. Five trapped in an elevator escaped after 15 minutes. Nineteen released Saturday. Some evacuated in blankets as guests returned to rooms by 1 a.m.
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Vancouver
Canada
Sheraton Landmark
Eastern Iowa Deaths List Memorials and Call Times
A column of death notices from Eastern Iowa lists 20 individuals with ages and service details. Each entry provides town, name, age, service time or date, church or funeral home, and burial or burial site where specified. Some notices include visitation details or callers' locations and relatives.
Accident Leads To Drunk Driving Arrest
A Cedar Rapids man Thomas Overy 25 was arrested on drunk driving charges after a two car crash near 3840 Weingroad NE at about 10 pm Saturday. He was jailed in Linn County on a $625 bond. The other driver Tracy Thompson 16 of 105 Sixth Avenue Hiawatha had minor injuries.
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Cedar Rapids
Weing Road
Linn County
Thomas Overy
Sixteenth Street
Overly
Tracy Thompson
Sixth Avenue
Hiawatha
Thompson
Mystery over FBI firing deepens unease in agency
Washington sources say the dismissal of Nicholas Callahan, deputy director, was not tied to current FBI probes. Justice Department officials noted unrelated allegations involving past burglaries and kickbacks by agents, while Kelley cited ongoing investigations as the reason for Callahan’s firing.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Justice Department
Bureau
Nicholas Callahan
FBI
Clarence Kelley
Kelley
Callahan
Department
Lawmaker in Immense Tangle Amid Bribe Inquiry
Rep. Robert Leggett of California amid a federal probe over bribery from South Korean officials faces personal and financial turmoil. The Washington Post cites a troubled marriage, a second family, a deed signed in his wife’s name, and $14,000 in house salary borrowings. The same report notes ongoing Justice Department scrutiny for possible bribery and illicit sharing of classified information.
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Washington
Robert Leggett
D-Calif
Washington Post
Leggett
the Post
Justice Department
House Armed Services Committee
Potatoeslinked to Leprosy and Health Claims
The article reports that potatoes are blamed for leprosy and population issues while also credited with curing warts and wrinkles and easing toothache, reflecting competing beliefs about the vegetable's health effects.
Ten Arrested in Des Moines Heroin Crackdown
Ten Des Moines residents were arrested and warrants issued for others after three months of undercover work by the metropolitan narcotics squad. Purchases totaling about fifty thousand dollars aided the operation yielding multiple counts of heroin and other drug offenses. Names include Jody Reed Daniel Barr Harold Wilson Edward Reeves John Guess Mark Sloan LaMoine Rollins Martin Britt Jr Dennis Dellaca and Randall Bell.
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Des Moines
Jody Reed
Daniel Barr
Harold Wilson
Oin
John Guess
Mark Sloan
LaMoine Rollins
Martin Britt, Jr
Dennis Dellaca
Randall Bell
Gazette and Associated Press News Rates in Cedar Rapids
The 1883 established Cedar Rapids Gazette lists subscription rates by carrier and mail, noting daily and Sunday editions and an Afternoon Edition. It specifies prices: $1.04 weekly carrier, $46 for 52 weeks by mail, and $70 for 52 weeks to territories, with AP news rights and exclusive republication terms.
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The
Gazette
Thadore SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Sunda Mercury
Omer
Oreos Noving Gazette
Associated Press
Mis
AP News
DEA faces congressional criticism over drug enforcement
A Senate subcommittee report faults the DEA for reliance on buy busts and street level arrests. It cites integrity problems, asks for an independent internal unit, and notes a shift toward major traffickers while street level raids wane. Sen. Nunn and Sen. Percy urge more FBI involvement and hearings.
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DEA
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
Subcommittee
Edward Levi
Peter Bensinger
Congress
Nunn
Bensinger
FBI
Reagan and Carter vie in preconvention drama
Reagan accuses Ford of debt funded prosperity and mocks his Nixon pardon as a campaign issue. Carter, at Plains, Ga., prepares for a Sunday school lesson while security tightens around his home. Mondale makes first home state stop after accepting the Democratic nomination.
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Reagan
Ford
Nixon
Carter
Plains
First Baptist Church
New York
Reading
Secret Service
Amy
Mondale
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Iowa GOP Platform Seeks Right to Life and Policy Planks
At the Iowa Republican convention delegates debated abortion and gun policy. The party adopted a pro life plank asserting unborn rights, approved opposition to new federal gun control, praised Israel for freeing hostages in Uganda, and urged U S control of the Panama Canal. About 1,800 of the 3,500 expected delegates attended.
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Israel
Uganda
United States
Panama Canal
Legion Chaplain Attacks Carter Amnesty at Iowa Convention
In Coralville Iowa City area over 1000 American Legion members attended the fifty eighth Iowa chapter convention. Rev Claude E Smithmier national chaplain urged lawfulness and opposed blanket amnesty for war resisters while criticizing Carter Mondale Ford Nixon policies. He praised Carter while noting political and religious contrasts as a downtown parade drew about 5000 spectators. ON THIS DATE in 1940 Franklin D Roosevelt was nominated for a third term with Henry Wallace as running mate.
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Reagan
Ford
Hartford
Utah
Coralville
American Legion
Iowa City
Iowa
the Legion
Claude E. Smithmier
Ironmen Inn
Smithmier
Jimmy Carter
United States
Carter
Walter Mondale
Richard Nixon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
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Paul Jensen
David Hupp
Wenng Road
Hupp
C.R. Weather
Daily Record
St. Luke's
Sidney T. Webb
Twenty-sixth Street Drive
Mrs. Stuart Coon
Stalin
Red Army
Georgi K. Zhurkov
Soviet Union
Olin
Donald C. Moreland
Hayden's
Strawberry Point
Ella Downer
United Methodist Church
Gleim's
Arlington
Marengo
Milford Goettsch
McAninch’s
Victor
Edgewood
Joe Madlem
Appleton’s
New Hampton
David Boos
Leonard Boos
Monticello
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Conway's
Dysart
Orville Spurgeon
Zion Lutheran Church
Overton's
Volga
Madonna M. Goodin
St. Joseph's Church
Elkader
Witt
Independence
G. Kenneth Williams
Mason Hawe
Walker Cemetery
Wyoming
Lillian Norris
Clarence — Henry Dircks
Chapman’s
Aurora
Delbert Payne
Madison Cemetery
Fawcett’s
Winthrop
West Chester
Morton H. Emde
Powell's
Wellman
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
J. Stanley Pottinger
Hoover
Post
Suzi Thomson
Carl Albert
Korean Central Intelligence Agency
Miss Thomson
Rep
Joseph Addabbo
D-N.y
Edward Reeves
Drug Agency
Bensin
Ger
Charles Percy
R-Ill
GOP
Amnesty
By Ford Clark
Legionnaires
God
South
Soverein
Charles, Henrietta, & Charles, Jr Pochobradsky
MT. Vernon RD
John FE
Lapes
3Rd Ave
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