Deaths and services for local residents marked by long illness
Obituary notices list Dr Frederick O Espey 71 of Fairfax Cedar Rapids died after a long illness. Details cover birth May 28 1909 Lost Nation marriage July 19 1952 Cedar Rapids education Bradley and Northern Illinois College of Optometry and practice in Waterloo Cedar Rapids Ottumwa and Marion. Also memorials for Myrtle Ramsey Katherine Cunningham Webb Dusil Calvert Hazel Marie Calvert Mick Harper and Fred Tamisiea with service details and burial venues.
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Frederick O. Espey
Fairfax
Cedar Rapids
Lost Nation
Anne Severn
Mr. Espey
Bradley University
Northern Illinois College of Optometry
Waterloo
J.C. Landanberger
Larry Pipkin
Richard Hill
Kirkwood Community College
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus 909
The
American Optometric Association
Elks
United Commercial Travelers
Hazel Martin
St. Paul
Minn
James Tuberty
Myrtle S. Ramsey
Springville
Marion
Hallmark
Mount Vernon
Coggan
Harold G. Ramsey
Max A. Ramsey
Swisher
Christie Anderson
LaPorte City
Lawrence
Mildred) Richards
Volga
Blanche Jeffries
Sarah Andrews
Vera Strawman
Troy Mills
Jennie Schatzle
United Methodist
John Lippincott
Lee Roy Collins
Murdoch
Michael B
Mick) Harper
Ottumwa
Rochester
Vikki Guest
Harper & McIntyre Co
University of Iowa Club
Michael Samuel
Samuel Jr
First Presbyterian Church
Cancer Society
University of Iowa
Jay Funeral Home
Fred Peter Tamisiea
Iowa
Bettendorf
Dorothy Peterson
Franklin Ave
Montezuma
Mr. Tamisiea
Susan H. Soukup
Quaker Oats Co
Quaker
Aflcio
Mount Hermon Lodge
A.F
A.M
Turner Chapel
Marvin Ehnen
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial
Turner’s East
Funeral Home
Powell comments on Libyan hostages and family ties
Powell defends the president's use of family in sensitive hostage matters and notes Ros alyn Carter's recollection of seeking help via her brother-in-law. He argues cultural signup and emphasizes resolving all ambiguities at once. Civiletti dialogue and potential testimony loom amid congressional calls for full disclosure.
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Powell
Rosalynn Carter
Libya
Weather Report and Tornado Activity Across Regions
Wind directions at 11 p m show NE at 5 mph. Sun rises 5 56 Monday, sets 8 30. Year ago highs 87 lows 68 trace precipitation. Extended forecast clear to partly cloudy Tuesday and Wednesday with possible thunder showers east Thursday. Highs in 80s, lows in 60s. Cold front spreads showers and storms from Great Lakes to northern Texas Saturday. Dallas area sees light rainfall. other storms stretch from Ohio and Tennessee valleys to Gulf and southeast coast. A tornado touched down near Pendleton New York, and tornadoes were spotted in southeastern Wyoming and near the upper Texas Coast. Thundershowers scattered from western Great Plains to southern California. Dallas record high 106 tied old 105. El Paso 106 broke 101. Minnesota reports new lows at Duluth 42 and International Falls 41. Today showers and storms spread eastern Texas to lower Michigan and Atlantic Coast with scattered showers in northern Minnesota and central southern plateau.
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Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Texas
Dallas
Ohio
Tennessee
Gulf of Mexico
el Paso
Lower
Michigan
Atlantic Coast
Minnesota
Lake Superior
Plateau
Pentagon manpower goal under review by GAO report
A GAO report says the Defense Department cannot document the 650,000 man power goal set in 1977. It questions peacetime registration for manpower needs while DoD cannot justify the figure. A Pentagon review and reshaping of mobilization needs are ongoing with a completion expected next month.
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Bennett M. Stewart
D-Ill
General Accounting Office
Defense Department
GAO
Congress
Department of Defense
Stewart
Pentagon
James Freeman
Police seize printer tapes in Flint Voice case
Police in Flint Michigan searched the offices of a printer for tapes tied to a muckraking paper The Flint Voice accusing the paper of sending articles on a city ombudsman report criticizing the mayor Some call the action an overreach lacking a subpoena and flair for protecting journalistic sources amid shield law gaps and related debates across states and at the federal level.
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Flint
Mich
Flint Voice
Boise
Abrams
Idaho Supreme Court
Stanford
Idaho
State Supreme Court
Carter Administration
KCBI
Carter transcripts questioned by unidentified friend
The Post reported an unnamed friend claimed to possess Carter conversation transcripts and refused to disclose the source or price. Justice Department officials denied any wiretaps on Billy Carter, stating no criminal or national security taps were used.
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Post
Carter
Justice Department
Billy Carter
Paola and Alden Andersen Jr welcome daughter
Vital Statistics records births on July 25 for Paula and Alden Andersen Jr at 2528 29th St SW a daughter. On July 26 Lisa Marie Fett at 2119 Lauren Dr SW a son. Dora and Matthew Steitzer at 601 42nd St SE a son. Robin and Michael Bevans at 229 Broadmore Rd SW a daughter. Grandparents listed as Mr and Mrs William Popek and Lois Meskimen. Also incident notes include overheated water heater at 2022 Blake Blvd SE and medical emergencies at 3455 Third Ave SE 629 Ellis Blvd NW and an apartment at 3325 Dunham Dr SW and 2430 11th Ave SE.
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Paula and
Alden Andersen Jr
29Th St
Lisa Marie Fett
Lauren Drive
Dora
Matthew Steitzer
42Nd St
Iowa City
Pat
Jon Meskimen
William Popek
Staub Court
Lois Meskimen
Jacolyn Drive
Blake Blvd
Third Ave
Ellis Boulevard
Dunham Drive
Clues Open Path in Violinist Murder Case
Detectives probing last week's murder of a violinist at the Metropolitan Opera House have found clues tracing the victim's movements before she fell from the roof, outlining a possible sequence of events.
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Metropolitan Opera House
Clarifications in Gazette Correct Funeral Reporting
The Gazette responds to accuracy complaints about Cedar Rapids funeral coverage. It notes David Linge owns Cedar Memorial but is not a licensed director, while eight licensed directors are employed there. Corrections or clarifications are published in this space, with contact at 398 8313.
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Cedar Rapids
David Linge
Cedar Memorial
Linge
the Gazette
Stewart Funeral Home
Men Eligible to Join National BPW, Hefolds in By-Laws
The National Federation of Business and Professional Women amended its by-laws to admit men, and backed allowing women's inclusion in Selective Service. The Omaha meeting drew over 2,100 attendees with 176 members from Iowa, Cedar Rapids participants included Judy Bentley and others, and a plank urged equal treatment for women in economic life while opposing ERA exclusion from the Republican platform.
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National Federation of Business and Professional Women
Omaha
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Judy Bentley
Liona Harbit
Janet Freytag
Mary Burgess
BPW
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Belle Plaine
Charles J. Malazek
Fort Wayne
Ind
Hrabak
Friends
Devany-Reiffs
Knights of Columbus
Durant
Donna Ehlers
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Oxford Junction
Lacock’s
St. Mark’s
Mayflower Cemetery
Independence
Wesley H. Cappel
First Baptist Church
White’s
Keystone
Mae Griesy
Fellmer’s
Keystone Cemetery
Manchester
Fred
Ruby) Tinkey
Bohnenkamp-Vernon’s
Oakland Cemetery
Maynard — Nicholas
Nick” Graves
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Oelwein
Brant-Kern’s
Monona
Harold Klinkle
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Franklin McComas
38Th St. SE
Hallmar In
Mercy Hospital
Civiletti
White House
Lloyd) Cutler
Billy
UPI
Office of Professional Responsibility
Capitol Hill
Senate
Robert Byrd
Gazette Company
U Territories
Mall HE Ethias
Gazette
Associated Press
Weather Report
C.R. Weather
Duluth
International Falls
National Weather Service
Harris
Bob Loy
KBCI
Mark Montgomery
Loy
Paul Riess
Richard Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Business Stories Daily
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
John E. Lopes
3Rd Ave
Cedar Park
Pierson’s Flowershop & Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Blvd
St.Luke’s
Robin
Michael Bevans
Broadmore Road
Llth Ave
James F. Stewart
Stewart General
First Avenue
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