Obituaries Multiple Died. Iowa Realms Noted
A string of obituaries from Iowa communities reports deaths of Joe Dusil Sr 94 Keota area Dr Kenneth L McGuire 65 various cities including Keota and Marion plus infant Brian Alan Claypool and Chester A Bailey among others. Memorials and burial details listed with services pending or held at local chapels and cemeteries.
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Kenneth L. McGuire
Keota
Maplewood Manor
Brighton
Alta McDevitt
Fairfield
McGuire
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Richland
Hijackers seize plane and demand ransom in Kuwait
Kuwaiti sources report two Jordanian brothers with accomplices hijacked a passenger jet. They threaten to blow up the aircraft unless a $1 million payment is made by a Kuwaiti businessman. The 37 women and children on board were released during negotiations in Kuwait after a refueling stop in Bahrain.
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Youssef Mifleh
Ahmed Mifleh
Kuwait
Sheikh Jaber al Ahmed
Sabah
Bahrain
Iowans Leaving Farms for Suburbs Shapes State Growth
The article notes a continued rural-to-urban migration in Iowa with people moving to county seats and suburbs rather than large cities. Davenport is the only major Census city to gain population, while Cedar Rapids drops slightly, and a west-to-east shift implicates legislative reapportionment and greater demand for municipal services. Urban sprawl raises zoning focus and potential new taxes for airports and parks.
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Davenport
Iowa
Tyson
Chattanooga officers shot near McCallie project amid curfew unrest
Eight officers escaped serious injury when shotgun fire hit near the Spencer McCallie project in East Chattanooga. One officer sustained a leg wound. another a cut while aiding colleagues. Police reported a barricade blaze and possible lure fire as dawn to dusk curfew began. Turkey later halted all activities at U S military installations due to a six month arms embargo.
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Spencer McCallie
Roy Cooper
Love
Boone-Hysinger
East
Chattanooga
McCallie Project
R.K. Davis
John Shasteen
Turkey
U.S
United States
Cyprus
Weather Summary and Extremes Report
Weather report notes SE wind at 10 mph at 1 a.m. with sunrise 5 54 and sunset 8 32 on Saturday. Year ago highs 82 lows 68 with .02 inch precipitation. extended forecast calls for a chance of thunder storms Sunday and partly cloudy Monday and Tuesday with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s. National extremes show 117 at Blythe California and 42 at Aspen Colorado. thunderstorms linger along the southeast coast and southern Atlantic Coast to eastern Gulf of Mexico. Scattered rain showers with some thundershowers detected from the Great Lakes to the central Rockies, with heavier totals in Tallahassee 2.48 and Valdosta 1.47 inches. other readings include Alma .04 Park Falls .55 and Dodge City .52.
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Gulf of Mexico
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Great Lakes
Central Rockies
Tallahassee
Fla
Valdosta
Birth Announcements from Cedar Rapids and Surrounding Areas
Vital Statistics list births at St Luke's and Ottumwa and Ames locations with names of parents and addresses. Entries include Cedar Rapids couples Ronald Munn and Dagmar Nissen and others, a daughter for Elizabeth and Stephan Johnson, a son for Karen Loeffler and Dennis Loeffler, and multiple births in Marion, Center Point, and Ames. Grandparents are named for several entries. Times and emergency notes appear at the end.
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John Bjornsen
Fourth St. NW
Ames
Teresa
Gerald Etzel
Albert Etzel
10Th St
Marion
Iowa June unemployment rises to 83 800 workers
Iowa reports 83 800 unemployed in June, about 5.6 percent of a 1.5 million plus labor force. The rate climbs from 4.7 percent in May and 3.3 percent a year earlier, with manufacturing layoffs driving most of the job losses. Total nonfarm payrolls fall to 1 107 000, down 18 000 from May and 35 000 from June 1979. Durable goods manufacturing led declines, with a 5 500 drop versus 2 100 in electrical equipment.
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Iowa
Linn agencies review questioned by health center chief
Linn Board of Social Services considers combining Linn Health Services and General Assistance to save costs. Madge Phillips warns timing is wrong as coordinator Sue Dunkle departs Aug 8, and staff may resist changes. No action taken. review to be discussed with advisory committee next week as General Assistance staff are already swamped.
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Linn Health Center
Madge Phillips
Linn Health Services
Social Services Board
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Tor
Sue Dunkle
General Assistance Office
Health Services Office
Sara Fishel
Board of Social Services
Health Services
Fishel
Linn Health Services Advisory Committee
Census shows Poweshiek up while Allamakee declines
Unofficial 1980 census figures show Poweshiek County at 18,836 up from 18,803 a decade earlier while Allamakee falls from 14,968 in 1970 to 14,786. Towns: Waukon 3,920 up, Postville 1,442 down, Brooklyn 1,479 up, Grinnell 8,603 up, Montezuma 1,401 up. Other towns include Lansing 1,227, New Albin 644, Waterville 158, Harpers Ferry 227, Deep River 323, Hartwick 101, Malcom 388.
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Poweshiek County
Allamakee County
Poweshiek
Allamakee
Waukon
Postville
Brooklyn
Grinnell
Montezuma
Lansing
New Albin
Waterville
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Hartwick
Malcom
Monticello Man Dies From Personal Safety Gunshot
The Jones County Sheriff's Department reports 55 year old Robert J. Holub of rural Monticello died from a personal safety related gunshot wound. His body was found at his farmhouse about nine miles north of Anamosa.
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Monticello
Jones County
Gazette corrects murder ruling to attempted murder for Craig Kile
The Gazette notes a correction to a Thursday story stating Craig Kile was found guilty of murder. He was actually found guilty of attempted murder. The correction appears in this space. The paper invites complaints about accuracy and fairness.
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Gazette
Craig Kile
Iowa Men’s Reformatory
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