Death notices for Petersen, Weichman, Lettington, Blencoe and others in Iowa
Obituaries list Christopher Petersen age 10 of Luzerne death after a lawn mower accident. John R. Weichman 56 of Iowa City. Leo Lettington 75 of Marion. Mrs. Sidney G. Blencoe 76 of Cedar Rapids. plus notes on John Capaccioli 18 Mount Vernon and Phillip Fetter Chelsea with pending arrangements. Survivors and service details noted.
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Christopher Jacob Petersen
Route 1
Luzerne
University Hospitals
Iowa City
John R. Weichman
C Ave
Veterans Administration Hospital
Newhall
Rapids Inc
American Legion
Hanford Post
Eagles Club
Weichman
U.S. Navy
Patrick
Colorado
Michael
Cedar Rapids
James R
Pittsburgh
Lee Sanford
Lincoln
Neb
Turner Chapel West
Allen S. van Cleve
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Fairfax Cemetery
Fairfax
Onors
American Legion Hanford Post
Sidney G
Margaret) Blencoe
First Ave
Stewart Funeral Home
James Capaccioli
Mount Vernon
Morgan's
Phillip Fetter
Chelsea
Hrabak’s
Washington Calendar Highlights Visitors and Key Meetings
This week in Washington features visits from Indira Gandhi and Ahmadou Ahidjo with talks at the White House and meetings with U S leaders. Topics include energy policy taxation and foreign relations amid economic concerns and policy briefings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Vlonday
Indira Gandhi
India
Ahmadou Ahidjo
Cameroon
Mohammed Jusuf
Indonesia
Francis Pym
Jusuf
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Reagan
White House
Ahidjo
Committee For Economic Development
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Free Enterprise
John Hiler
R-Ind
House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Health
Moral Majority
The
Free Congress Foundation
Jerry Falwell
Pat Robertson
Phyllis Schlafly
Pym
George Shultz
Atlantic man dies in crash near Atlantic
Gary Allen Popp 20 a rural Atlantic man died early Sunday in a motorcycle crash on Highway 6 near Atlantic. A pursuing officer observed him speeding before he failed to negotiate a turn and struck a fencepost. He died at Cass Memorial Hospital.
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Atlantic
United Press International
Highway Patrol
Gary Allen Popp
Highway 6
Popp
Cass Memorial Hospital
Des Moines baby sitters Warnocks face abuse probe
Patricia Hutchins recalls reporting abuse four years ago after discovering bruises on her son Jeffrey and another child at the Warnocks day care near Des Moines. Though DSS and police initially hesitated, authorities later closed the day care and opened a Polk County inquiry amid further complaints of children kept in small wooden boxes.
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Hutchins
DSS
Warnocks
George
Jeffrey
Polk County Attorney's Office
Tip of Day Ice chest keeps bread warm and meat safe
A team ice chest preserves baked bread and rolls while staying warm. Line the chest with tea towels and place freshly baked bread inside. To defrost meat, put wrapped meat in the cooler before work. it will be ready to cook after a day out, even in hot weather.
Deborh and Michael Hamed welcome a son Kerry Sherman and others
Vital statistics record multiple births from July 24 and 25. Deborh Hamed and Michael Hamed at 1652 Ellis Blvd NW welcome a son. Christine Zimmerman at 179 Carter St NW a son. Kelli Richards and Patrick Richards at 1823 B Ave NE welcome a son. Susan Braun at 1724 Eighth Ave SE has a daughter. Penney Snobl at Central City has a son. Bobbi Simmons at 1815 15th Ave SW has a son. Deann Zenor at 422 23rd St NE has a son. Ann Ziskovsky at Swisher has a daughter. Tracy Stephens at 710 Fourth St SW has a son. Inez McLeod at Clarence has a son. Also Shirley Bata at 311 28th St Drive SE has a daughter. Christine Clark of Mount Vernon has a daughter and Jody Simmons at 1520 Washington Ave SE has a son. Times 9:26 p.m. and 10:42 p.m. Saturday note emergency calls at 2010 Glass Rd NE and 2030 First Ave NE.
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Deborah
Michael Hamed
Ellis Blvd
Kerry
Joe Sherman
Brandon Ave
Hiawatha
Christine
Tim Zimmerman
Carter St
Kelli Jo
Patrick Richards
B Ave
Susan
Dennis Braun
Eighth Ave
Penney
Duane Snobl
Central City
Bobbi
Douglas Simmons
15Th Ave
Deann
Winston Zenor
23Rd St. NE
Ann
Duane Ziskovsky
Swisher
Tracy
Mark Stephens
Fourth St
Inez Marie
Larry McLeod
Clarence
Shirley
Tony Bata
28Th St. Drive
Robert Clark
Mount Vernon
Jody
Gary Simmons
Washington Ave
Iran and Iraq battle lines flare near Basra and Mehran
Reports from Nicosia and Tehran describe heavy artillery exchanges along the Iran Iran border with claims of Iraqi helicopter strikes and Iranian shelling of Basra and Abadan. Both sides accuse the other of attacks as diplomatic mediation efforts surface amid the 22 month war.
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Associated Press
Iran
Mehran
Iraq
Basra
Nicosia
Cyprus
Tehran
Abdan
Shatt-al-Arab
Algeria
Saddam Hussein
Shatt-al- Arab
Persian Gulf
Bank employees nab Pennsylvania homicide suspect in Davenport
Davenport police arrested Robert J. Ruth, 67, of Middletown, Pa., after two Northwest Bank & Trust employees flagged a man attempting to cash possibly stolen cashier's checks. Ruth, wanted for questioning in a double homicide in Pennsylvania, waived extradition in Scott County and was set for arraignment on a theft of services charge.
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Pennsylvania
Ruth
Middletown
Crystal Lee Ruth
Randy Sinisi
Sinisi
Dauphin County
Davenport
Scott County
Harrisburg
Westinghouse unions reach tentative contract accord
Westinghouse Electric and three unions reached a tentative contract on a Sunday night agreement as 31,000 workers prepared to strike over pensions. Negotiations resumed in Pittsburgh after the unions rejected what they called the final offer, with union leaders planning meetings to review the deal.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Ron Field
Westinghouse
International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
United Electrical Workers
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IUE
IBEW
Randi Einbinder
Ms. Einbinder
Drowning Victim James Capaccioli Recovered at River Park
Linn County sheriff's deputies recovered the body of James Capaccioli, 18, who drowned Thursday at Palisades Kepler State Park. He was wading in the Cedar River with a friend when he stepped into a deep drop-off and sank. The body was found downstream of the drop-off shortly after 11 a.m.
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Linn County
James Capaccioli
Palisades-Kepler State Park
Capaccioli
Cedar River
Sheriff's Department
Bent rotor blade grounds Life Flight helicopter
A Life Flight helicopter at Iowa Methodist Medical Center was grounded after an Ames ambulance backed into it at Mary Greeley Hospital. The incident at 10 20 a m caused a bent rotor blade with no injuries reported. A replacement rotor blade was en route from Provo Utah and officials aimed to resume service by midnight.
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Des Moines
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Ames
Iowa Methodist
Mary Greeley Hospital
Provo
Utah
Thefts Reported at National Amateur Radio Convention
Three people reported the theft of radio gear at the National Amateur Radio Convention at Five Seasons Center. A Burghardt Amateur Center 2 meter walkie talkie worth $300, a James Rutten portable radio worth $360, and a Missouri Radio Communications Systems Mini-reader worth $250 were stolen Saturday and Sunday.
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Five Seasons Center
Burghardt Amateur Center
Watertown
S.D
James Rutten
St. Paul
Minn
Missouri Radio Communications Systems
Kansas City
Thought For Today Quote From Shaw On Quarrels
The Cedar Rapids Gazette presents a Thought For Today quoting Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw on how true feelings reveal themselves in quarrels. The item appears in the publication context of Cedar Rapids Iowa with historic newspaper details and postal information.
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George Bernard Shaw
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Fellmet Funeral Home
Keystone
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Espe
Robert K
Kenny
Riverside Cemetery
Marshalltown
Elmer A. Linkenback
Calvary Baptist Church
Iowa
Elgin
Ina Kohler
Muehlethaler-Wright's
Elgin Cemetery
Muehlethaler- Wright's
Volga
Tillie Borden
United Methodist Church
Hillcrest
Witt’s
Elkader
Leo W. Lettington
Cartwright Lane
Marion
Hallmar
Mercy Hospital
Sandyville
Margaret Montgomery
Stewart
Lettington
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
LeRoy
Oral
Gene
National Tax Limitation Committee
Federal Trade Commission
Gandhi
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Dean Hutchins
George Warnock
St. Luke's
Glass Rd
Gazette
Don Hornstein
Coggon
Rita
Peter Shireby
Sheffield
England
Rita Coggon Shireby
William Coggon
Steve Lynn
Northwest Bank
C.R
Gazette Company
Third Ave
U.S. Territories
Pierson
Ellis Boulevard
East
Center Pt. Rd
John E. Lapes
Florists Sine
3Rd Avenue
S.E
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