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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1980

Page

2

Deaths of multiple residents announced in Iowa obituaries

A string of death notices lists Dominic G Mendasino 17 a farm near Waukon Eva E Herschel 83 and Michael D Denny 19 among others with funeral services in Waukon Cedar Rapids Oskaloosa and Decorah. Survivors spouses children and grandchildren are named. Services set at St Patrick St Jude Bethany Lutheran Central Park Presbyterian and other churches, with burial locations including Mount Olivet Mount Calvary Forest and Cedar Memorial Park cemeteries. Additional memorials and wake times are provided for several honorees.

Dominic G. Mendasino Waukon Mendasino Chicago Delores Mendasino Carmella Kenosha Wis Maria and Delores Linnea Smith St. Patrick's Catholic Church Mount Olivet Funeral Home Olive C. McCormick Fifth Ave Cedar Rapids Ellis Kan Michael B. McCormick Helen Spinner Gary Cronkite Phoenix, Ariz Maxine Eva E. Herschel Crestview Acres Marion Marshalltown Newmans Department Store Central Park Presbyterian Church Turner Chapel Allen van Cleve Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cascade A.J Jake” Bisenius St. Martin's Catholic Church Deveny- Reiff's Elkader Cepha S. Farmer St. Joseph's Catholic Church Visitation Witt's Iowa City Durwood T. Ellison First Presbyterian Church George L. Gay Keith Diane Klenk Mason-Hand's Tama Vinton Marlene J. Ottesen Bethlehem Lutheran Church Campbell-Russell’s Decorah Steine’s Lutheran Cemetery West Liberty Evelyn Barkhurst Snider's Bethel Cemetery Rochester

Weather report and national storm summary

At 11 a.m. wind is from the west at 9 mph. Sunrise 5 31. Highs 70s to mid 80s through Tuesday with a chance of showers Sunday and Tuesday and partly cloudy Monday. Lows 50s to mid 60s. National extremes: 110 in Presidio Texas, 32 in Reno New. Large hail and heavy storms hit eastern Nebraska with strong winds and rainfall. Scattered showers extend from the northern Plains to the Mid Missisisppi Valley and into the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic.

Nebraska Plains mid-Mississippi Valley Great Lakes Ohio Valley Middle Atlantic Florida Peninsula Oregon Rockies

Job losses hit adult men as employment shrinks in three months

Over the past quarter, employment fell by nearly 1 million, with adult men most affected. The drop erases about two thirds of gains since May 1979, leaving total employment up only about 500,000 in the last year while the labor force grew by 725,000.

Job Market Rise As Youth Enters Workforce

May unemployment reached 105.1 million overall with higher rates across groups. Adult men and adult women each at 6.6 percent, teens at 19.2 percent, whites at 6.9 percent, minorities at 13.9 percent, and minority teens at 35.2 percent, all up from previous months.

Labor Department

May Producer Price Index shows broad price deceleration

Janet Norwood of the Bureau of Labor Statistics told Congress that May producer prices rose less than in prior months and, with auto price cuts and lower mortgage rates, may indicate further deceleration in the May Consumer Price Index. Food and energy moved modestly higher, energy again rising, while capital equipment costs were flat.

Janet Norwood Bureau of Labor Statistics Joint Economic Committee of Congress Today Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Howell

War of words over WWII figures and hostage crisis in 1941 and 27 years of U.S. policy

Historians doubted a Nazi plan by Hitler and Hess to use psychological warfare against Britain. Hess remains imprisoned at 86. A 12 point conference declaration omitted hostage mentions, despite American pressure. Iran seeks compensation for losses from U S policies and return of the shah. Weinglass notes letters delivered to hostages held 216 days.

Britain Hess Hitler Sadegh Ghotbzadeh Iran U.S Los Angeles Leonard Weinglass

Correction on Driscoll trial testimony in Cedar Rapids case

A Gazette report clarifies testimony from the Driscoll trial describing alleged threats and retaliatory remarks during an arrest. The Linn County jury awarded Deputy Switzer 58 dollars for injuries and 1000 dollars in punitive damages, with claims of an earlier strike unresolved. Parnell Schmitt, a Cedar Rapids officer, has a pending suit against Driscoll and a companion related to the arrest.

Linn Donald Switzer Driscoll Switzer Parnell Schmitt Cedar Rapids

Vital Statistics Births List Marion Iowa Couples

June 5 births include Carla and Brian Rosendahl Mount Vernon a son Victoria Dixon 1232 Third Ave SE a daughter Rebecca and Robert Cook 1645 Valleyview Drive Marion a daughter Mary and Allen Shedek 1780 Hillview Drive Marion a daughter Clara and Roger Bruner 2022 E Ave NW a son Geraldine and Kenneth LeHew 5330 Harriet Ave NW a son Kathy and Steve Le Clerc Prairieburg a daughter Mary and Rodney Kelly Route 3 Marion a daughter Patricia and Donald Karr 3512 Olde Hickory Lane NW a daughter. June 5 Janis and Mark Onstott 1720 26th St NW a daughter Loyola and Martin McNulty 315 Nassau St SE a son Karen and Duane Speicher 6011 Eastview Drive SW a daughter Marilyn and Richard Rasmussen 4499 Lantern Court Marion a son Jane and Stephen Pettijohn Amana a son Monica and Daniel Friedman Belle Plaine a daughter.

Carla Brian Rosendahl Mount Vernon Victoria Dixon Third Ave Rebecca Robert Cook Valleyview Drive Marion Mary Allen Shedek Hillview Drive Clara Roger Bruner E Ave Geraldine Kenneth LeHew Harriet Ave Kathy Steve LeClerc Prairieburg Rodney Kelly Patricia Donald Janis Mark Onstott 26Th St. NW Loyola Martin McNulty Nassau St. SE Karen Duane Speicher Eastview Drive Marilyn Richard Rasmussen Lantern Court Jane Stephen Pettijohn Amana Monica Daniel Friedman Belle Plaine

Republicans set Cedar Rapids as 1980 convention hub

The Cedar Rapids area hosts the GOP state convention with 2,991 delegates on the main floor and about 4,000 spectators in the first balcony. Bush will speak after the invocation around 2 pm, Reagan arrives later, and district caucuses meet at five sites. The day's events include keynote speeches by Gov. Ray and Sen. Jepsen and the election of delegates and electors.

Reagan Cedar Rapids Bush Reagan Party Stouffer's Five Seasons Hotel GOP Party Unity Iowa Iowa City Roosevelt Hotel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Sheraton Inn Cedar Rap Des Moines Stephen Roberts Robert Ray U.S Roger Jepsen Linn County Charles Lande Ted Johnson Marjorie Askew Thurman

Local Gazette details and postal information

The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces its establishment in 1883 by The Gazette Company and lists publication details at 500 Third Ave SE. It notes subscription rates, carrier delivery, and postal information, with USPS service and AP republication rights referenced.

The Gazette Company Third Ave. SE Cedar Rapids Iowa Sesh U.S. Territories Gazette Associated Press

Reagan to Speak at Republican Iowa Convention Broadcast

Major speeches from the Iowa Republican Convention at Cedar Rapids Five Seasons Center will air live on WSUI. Ronald Reagan is slated for Saturday afternoon with earlier talks by George Bush Robert Ray Roger Jepsen and Charles Grassley. WSUI coverage starts at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Five Seasons Community Center Cedar Rapids University of Iowa WSUI Ronald Reagan California U.N George Bush Robert Ray Roger Jepsen Charles Grassley GOP U.S. Senate

Cedar Rapids man drowns at Lake Keomah

Mahaska County Sheriff officials say 19 year old Mike Denny of Cedar Rapids drowned Thursday at Lake Keomah south of Oskaloosa. Denny was with his sisters in a paddleboat when he dived and did not surface. Autopsy pending, death ruled drowning.

Oskaloosa Mahaska County Cedar Rapids Lake Keomah Mike Denny Oakland Road Denny Mahaska County Hospital

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