Obituary notices for Mabel Munger and local youths
Mabel Gee Munger 95 of 1921 First Ave SE died Friday after a long illness. Born 1885 Urbana she married Dr Grant Breed Munger in 1905. Also noted are memorials for Joseph Huber 16 of Solon who died after a motorcycle accident and other funeral arrangements and memorials in Solon and Westgate areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Gee Munger
First Ave
Urbana
Grant Breed Munger
Iowa City
Munger
St. Paul’s United
Turner Chapel East
Lloyd E. Brockmeyer
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Joseph Huber
Solon
James Huber
University Hospitals
Solon High School
Huber
Solon Methodist Church
Solon Care Center
Pam Cecil
Keokuk
Robert
Kevin
Houston
Texas
Mildred Huber
Mabel Kesslring
Delia Huber
Annes Heinsius
Dennis Tevis
Oakland Cemetery
Brosh Funeral Home
South Iowa
East Fifth St
Explosion lawsuit seeks over one million damages
A Urbana explosion that killed Rolland H. Runyan of LaPorte City spurred a Benton County District Court suit seeking 1,008,561.06 in damages plus interest and costs. Plaintiffs Mary Runyan and Ronald Runyan, executors of Runyan's estate, target Honeywell, Singer, American Furnace Co., and Stout Electric and Lumber Co. for defective gas valve design, faulty installation, and related negligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Urbana
LaPorte City
Benton County
Mary Maxine Runyan
Aurora
Ronald Ray Runyan
Rolland H. Runyan
Honeywell, Inc
Singer Co
1300 Hampton Corp
American Furnace Co
Ira Stout
Buchanan County
Stout Electric and Lumber Co
Iowa City
Ada Burrell
Runyan
Sam Annis and Co
Waterloo
Honeywell
Stout
Future embargo would be across board
Secretary Block said any future export embargo would be across the board and joined by other countries only in a serious situation. He noted the administration last month ended a wheat ban on Russia and said the United States would not act unilaterally if the Soviet Union intervened in Poland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Block
Reagan
Russia
Block
United States
Poland
Burglary Woes Hit Cedar Rapids Residents
Cedar Rapids police report ongoing burglaries. Walter Fisher of 217 10th Ave SW says about 1100 dollars worth of belongings were stolen from his unlocked truck overnight Tuesday. Stephen Caviness at 2516 Worthington Dr SW returned to a broken front door and a ransacked bedroom, with four guns a watch and a calculator stolen, totaling over 700 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Walter Fisher
10Th Ave
Fisher
Stephen C. Caviness
Worthington Drive
Soviet spy ship blocked by Polaris near Block Island
A U S Navy Polaris submarine briefly encountered a Soviet unmarked trawler about a mile apart off Block Island south of Rhode Island as Trident sea trials were anticipated. Washington said the Ekevator waited outside 12 miles to monitor U S submarine activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Block Island
R.I
UPI
Atlantic Ocean
Long Island
N.Y
United Press International
U.S
Navy
Groton
Conn
Washington
Coast Guard
Ohio
Charleston
S.C
Kings Bay
Virginia
Florida
Israel Gaza War Tensions Rise After Air Strikes Debate
Hammadi accused Zionists of seeking nuclear weapons to block Arab progress and exile Palestinians, linking the raid to Camp David failure and aiming to subjugate Arab nations. Blum defended the strike as self defense to remove a nuclear threat from Iraq in a tense chamber debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
West Germany
Iraq
Israel
Hammadi
Camp David
Middle East
Blum
Middle
U.N. Debates Tough Israel Sanctions As PLO Vote Fails
Hours before a U.N. Security Council debate a non aligned bloc seeks a teeth filled resolution for a total boycott of Israel over a raid. The U.S. downplays the move while PLO participation is vetoed by the United States at the council. Separately the IAEA board condemns Israel for an attack on the Iraqi Nuclear Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Hammadi
Council
Israel
Mexico
Niger
Philippines
Tunisia
Panama
Uganda
U.S
Jeane Kirkpatrick
United States
Palestine Liberation Organization
U.N
Kirkpatrick
PLO
Britain
France
Japan
Canada
Budget cuts split on welfare and education spending
A House panel and a Senate committee differ on food stamps Medicaid and education cuts. Food stamps face reductions of 1.4 to 1.8 billion with eligibility changes debated. Medicaid would see a billion plus in permanent limits. Education funding faces about a 12.5 to 25 percent cut with no block grant. Subsidized housing units rise with House at 176000 vs Senate 150000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Reagan
David Stockman
Michel
Phil Gramm
D-Tex
Congress
House Committee
Postal Service
Inmate Segregation Tied to Iowa Prison Stabbing
Iowa State Penitentiary reports six inmates held in segregation after another inmate, Allen E. Lewis, was stabbed on May 18. Assistant Warden Ron Welder says the Division of Criminal Investigation is examining physical evidence. names of the inmates are not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Madison
UPI
Iowa State Penitentiary
Allen E. Lewis
Lewis
Polk County
Ron Welder
State Division of Criminal Investigation
Woman Arrested for Driving Under Influence in Cedar Rapids
Mary L. Anderson, 56, of 30 Blake Terrace SE, was arrested at 5:50 p.m. Friday near the main post office on a drunken driving charge by Cedar Rapids police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Mary L. Anderson
Blake Terrace
Memoir Plans After Escape from Iran
Somchai describes his escape from Iran and arrival in the United States where he plans to work as a cook to save funds for a restaurant. He is writing a memoir titled 570 days in Iran and hopes to publish. He reached the U.S. after a misnamed arrest warrant nearly derailed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Somchai
Iran
Bangkok
Severe Thunderstorms Hit Waverly Iowa With High Winds
Severe weather moved through northern Iowa on Friday night with winds up to 80 mph near Waverly and pea sized hail. The National Weather Service logged 3.5 inches of rain north of Waverly, damaging a Willow Lawn Mall store roof and overturning a camper in the mall parking lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Waverly
National Weather Service
Willow Lawn
Weather Summary for Today and Week Ahead
Wind direction and velocity at midnight is NE. Sun rises Sunday at 5 30 and sets at 7 43. Year ago today high 81 and low 63 with .81 inches precipitation. Extended forecast shows a chance of showers and thunderstorms east Monday otherwise fair and mild through Wednesday. Highs 70s to near 80 Monday and Tuesday and mid 70s to mid 80s Wednesday. Lows mid 50s to mid 60s Monday and 50s to 60 through Wednesday.
Flood watches and heavy rain sweep multiple states
Flash flood watches covered Texas hill country and parts of West Virginia Ohio Minnesota and South Dakota after heavy rains Friday. Hines Texas saw three inches in 45 minutes with up to five inches near Hondo. Iowa reported 24 inches in eight hours Milton with gusts to 70 80 mph in Oelwein Waverly and damage in Laurens. Tornado watches also posted in Iowa while warnings extended to Birmingham Alabama and Jackson Mississippi with hail reports in Marcus Iowa and Sundance Wyoming.
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Texas
Hines
Hondo
Murphysboro
West Virginia
Ohio
Southcentral
Minnesota
South Dakota
Wyaconda
Iowa
Milton
Oelwein
Waverly
Laurens
Lowa
Birmingham
Ala
Jackson
Miss
Marcus
Sundance
Wyo
Daughters Born to Several Families and Incident Reports
Vital Statistics lists births at St. Luke's and from multiple couples with addresses in Marion Central City NE and SW. Marilyn Moyer Polehna Torney Hart Epper son Wright Whitmore and others noted. Police assist at West End 12 Avenue Bridge SW with a spray sprinkler break at 411 Sixth St NE and standby at Fifth Avenue Seventh Street SE accident scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann
Rick Kasparek
Park View Drive
Marion
St. Luke’s
Marilyn
Melvin Moyer
Central City
Priscilla
Thomas Polehna
White Pine Drive
Perry Torney
Summer Circle
Christine
Gerald Hart
17Th Ave
12 Avenue Bridge
Sixth St
Fifth Avenue
Seventh Street
Free planetarium shows invite summer stargazers
Coe College offers weekly planetarium programs titled Knowing the Summer Sky. Shows run Mondays and Wednesdays from June 15, with two time slots 2 to 4 and 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Call 399-8560 for weekday bookings. groups of six to fifteen are welcomed. open to all ages. under 10 must be accompanied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe College
Coe
Community Welfare Foundation
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Delwein
Chris Decker
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Westgate
Delsing-Wright’s
Maynard
Northern District of Federal Court
C.R
International Atomic Energy Agency
Iowa News
Cumberland
Mark Brandsgard
Don Avenson
Brandsgard
Humboldt
Kay Selvig
Bode
Des Moines
Marcia A
Gerald D. Epperson
Jerrilyn K
Craig E. Wright
Jerry H
Wendy S. Whitmore
Ralph M
Karla I. Gordon
Laurett J
Charles H. Kucera
Donna M
Robert A. Bredeson
John E. Lapes
Pierson’s Flowershop and Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Boulevard
Avenue Floral and Botanicals
Sixteenth Avenue
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