Death notices of Mount Vernon and Cedar Rapids residents
Obituaries detail the deaths of Fred A. Young 90 Mount Vernon and Marion Smith Orr 81 Cedar Rapids, with professions, church affiliations, and veterans status. Burial and funeral arrangements noted in Mount Vernon and Independence. Additional brief notices list multiple other local deaths with service times and burial sites across Iowa towns.
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Fred A. Young
Mount Vernon
Washington
Elizabeth Colson
Chicago
Winfield
Bauman & Co
United Methodist Church
Hahn- Howard Legion Post
Lion’s Club
Cornell College
Ralph
Mediapolis
Charles
United Methodist
Lisbon- Mount Vernon
Marion Smith Orr
Cedar Rapids
Independence
Hallmar
Frank V. Orr
Independence High School
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Hf P.E.O
Shakespeare Club
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
A.A. Sodawasser
St. John’s Cemetery
Army Corps offers land purchase alternatives around Coralville Lake
After intercession by U S congressmen, the Army Corps of Engineers presents easement options instead of outright titles for 1 800 acres around Coralville Lake. About 60 landowners heard Col Joseph Manzi outline plans to buy 225 tracts affecting 175 owners with possible easements on 6 900 acres.
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Johnson County
Oakdale
U.S
James Leach
Cooper Evans
Army Corps of Engineers
Coralville Lake
Corps
Rock Island
University of Iowa
Joseph Manzi
Manzi
Chief of Engineers Office
The
Amana Society
Willis Tait
Rock Island Real Estate Office
Leaking propane caused deadly Williamsburg blast
A propane leak from a seldom used range caused a rural Williamsburg explosion that killed a five month old baby and injured seven others. The blast leveled the Schmidt home three miles south of Williamsburg and buried granddaughter Sonni Sue Solecki in the rubble. Officials say gas leaked for 24 hours after switching tanks and ignited when the washing machine started.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Vernon
Shirley Schmidt
Hiles
Schmidts
Vernon Schmidt
Branstad and Conlin to appear at Okoboji press convention
Iowa gubernatorial candidates Lt. Gov. Terry Branstad and Roxanne Conlin will jointly appear at the Iowa Associated Press Managing Editors convention at Lake Okoboji. The session is scheduled after an awards luncheon at the New Inn and will be followed by a debate on October 11 broadcast live on the Iowa Television Network.
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Branstad
Conlin
DES Moines
Iowa Associated Press Managing Editors
Lake Okoboji
Terry Branstad
Roxanne Conlin
APME
Iowa
Associated Press
League of Women Voters
New Inn
League
Vital Statistics Births Reported Across Several Cities
June 10 entries reveal a daughter born to Connie and James Mitralsky of Palo and a daughter to Sandra Aptograph and Richard Aptograph in Louisville. June 9 lists a son for Patricia and Dale Cross of Center Point and a son for Theresa and Mark Whitley of Mount Vernon. Other entries note births in Horicon Mexico and more Cedar Rapids and Coggan area couples. Grandparents named for several families.
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Connie
James Mitralsky
Palo
Debra
Steve Schmaljohn
Anamosa
Patricia
Dale Cross
Center Point
Theresa
Mark Whitley
Mount Vernon
Sandra
Richard Aptograph
Ozark St
Amy
Tony Brown
Seventh Ave
Mary
Scott Geers
31St St
Louisville
Avis
Robert J. Gilmer
Mary M. Gilmer
Western Drive
Robert L. Gilmer
Oakland Road
Horicon
Wis
Susan
Edward W.D. Smith
J.R. Farley
10Th Ave
Mexico
Candi
Max Thomson
R. Kenneth Marsh
Wilson Ave
George M. Thomson
Pawnee Drive
McManus rejects appeal in 50 year kidnapping case
U S District Judge Edward J McManus again denies Crystal Unger appeal after Eighth Circuit remand. He finds no conflict of interest in her counsel despite claims and notes Unger and husband Robert pleaded guilty in 1977 to kidnapping the infant with serious injuries.
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McManus
Crystal
Robert Unger
Waterloo
Ungers
Unger
Robert
Mrs. Unger
Linn County hearing calls halt to nuclear arms race
More than 50 residents crowded Linn County courthouse urging immediate stop to manufacture and deployment of nuclear weapons by both the United States and the Soviet Union. Speakers warn a nuclear exchange could destroy Cedar Rapids and harm civilians nationwide while funds divert from human services to armament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
United States
United Nations
Joe Rinas
Board of Supervisors
U.S
U.S.S.R
John M. Ely Jr
United Nations Association
Ely
Soviet Union
Cedar Rapids
Brent Appel
Dubuque
Appel
Hinckley Elected Consciously to Shoot Reagan Says Psychiatrist
Dr Park Dietz testified that Hinckley chose a path other than shooting the president, noting options existed and no clear evidence of mental illness. Testimony described Hinckley as cool and cooperative with authorities, aware of events, and discussing basketball and the Oscars.
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Hinckley
Reagan
Washington
John Hinckley
Park Dietz
Dietz
Senate passes spy names disclosure crime bill
The Senate approved the Intelligence Identities Protection Act 81 to 4 sending it to President Reagan. It imposes up to 10 years in prison and $50,000 fines for government reveals of undercover agents. journalists and scholars face up to four years and $15,000 fines for identifying agents from public data. The law enables prosecutions for revealing publicly available information.
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Washington
Senate
Reagan
U.S
House
May rainfall to raise Iowa mosquito numbers this summer
Iowa State University extension veterinarian Pete Sandberg warns heavy May rains will boost mosquitoes, raising heartworm infection risk in dogs. All dogs over seven months should see a vet for infection checks, and noninfected dogs should receive daily preventive medication through November. Infected dogs may show few symptoms but fatigue and a chronic cough can appear.
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Ames
Iowa
Pete Sandberg
Iowa State University
Sandberg
Boundary change request rejected by Benton district
The Benton Community School District board denied a request by three families Gary Kuch Don Schluter and Steve Schulte to shift from Benton to Iowa Valley. The board cited bonding capacity would exceed the state limit if their land near Blairstown were excluded.
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van Horne
Benton Community School District
Iowa Valley Community
Benton Community School Board
Gary Kuch
Don Schluter
Steve Schulte
Blairstown
Oil and coal facilities hit in North Vietnam raids
Ten years ago American air raids set a 300 mile coastal strip ablaze as oil and coal facilities exploded sending smoke and flames above North Vietnam.
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North Vietnam
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publishing Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company is published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. It lists subscription rates by carrier and mail for various regions and notes no mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
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William C. Michael
Turner Chapel East
James H. Dougherty
19Th St. SE
William A. Steins
Goettsch’s
Decorah
Mark A. Dynes
Phelps Cemetery
Fjelstul’s
Monticello
Galen M. Brady
Goettsch’s. Rowley
Matthew Wesley Keifer
Russell Kiefer
Shattuck
Okla
Rowley
White’s
Rowley Cemetery
Strawberry Point
Gwendolyn Pettigrew
Viola M. Schlake
Waterville Lutheran Church
Martin’s. Williamsburg
Ida Querl
Uhlmann’s
Army Corps
Coralville
St. Luke’s
Lawrence H. Edwards
Karen A. Bousek
Richard M. Minor
Sheryl L. Boone
David W. Lutter
Barbara A. Kolbeck
Emil F. Fallis
Barbara J. Lambert
Larry P. Hanover
Robin Comried
Gary A. Trefz
Annette D. Price
Coggan
Brenda and
Harold Scott
Marie A
Richard C. Burns
Sally M
Herbert V. Hartz
By Christie Wallace
Gazette County Reporter
Joyce Nelson
Nelson
Polly Ely
Paul Smith
J. Martin Johnson
Harvard Psychiatry
Sally Johnson
Federal Institution
Butner
N.C
Benton
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