Deaths in Keota and Surrounding Areas Preserve Local Burial Notices
Obituaries report Theodore R. Watts 51 of Keota died after a short illness in Iowa City. Surviving are spouse Monica Bekker and five children. Services at St. Mary’s Keota with burial at Keota Cemetery. Other notices include Dave Haster Buxton 22 of Cedar Rapids ruled a death by own action. services in Cedar Rapids with burial at Linwood Cemetery. Additional deaths listed: Joseph Ahrendsen 22 buried Oakwood, Katherine Griffin 90 at St. Joseph’s, Hazel Mahoney 83 memorial to Diabetes Foundation, Blanche Utterback 70 buried Pennington, Anna Shreeves 98 pending, Lynn Poster Sr. 58 pending.
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Theodore R
Ted) Watts
Keota
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Wayland
Monica Bekker
Davenport
Washington
Trenton
Watts Motor Co
Iowa
James
Peter
Kenneth
Teresa
Patricia
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Powell Funeral Home
Anamosa
Martin Joseph Ahrendsen
Oakwood
Goettsch's
Farley
Katherine M. Griffin
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Visitation
Reiff
Hazel Florence Mahoney
George L. Gay
Israeli raids and UN reports intensify Lebanon border tensions
Continued from page 1A Kantara in southern Lebanon is patrolled by a Nigerian U N peacekeeping force. UN troops report Israeli patrols on Lebanese soil as Israel ramps up land and sea attacks on Palestinian guerrilla bases. In the last two months three seaborne raids were claimed by Israel to counter guerrilla activity, while attacks from southern Lebanon persist. An Israeli naval patrol intercepted one seaborne squad of would-be attackers.
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Kantara
Lebanon
U.N
Israel
Israeli coastal raid kills three guerrillas in Nahariya plot
Israeli military says three guerrillas were killed after firing on a patrol boat during a planned assault on Nahariya in the Mediterranean. Prime Minister Begin urged Israelis to donate a day’s salary monthly to help avert an economic crisis.
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Mediterranean
Nahariya
Menachem Begin
Begin
Yigael Hurvitz
Star Wars T shirt craze fuels fan lines and lore
In a local scene, Star Wars fever drives long lines and memorabilia talk. Lance Christensen shows a $3,000 collection of cards and 5 149 cards while Kim Blaylock boasts a Darth Vader costume. They plan a fan club as peers share cards and pen pals worldwide.
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Lance
the Gazette
Kim Blaylock
Mount Vernon Road SE
Kim
Darth Vader
Vader
David
Tasmania
Australia
Carter-Pertini Talks Highlight Bold Western Unity
President Carter met Italian President Pertini at the Quirinale for 45 minutes and discussed the Camp David accord, Middle East issues, and Afghanistan and Iran. They praised compatibility on key issues and noted Italian solidarity in NATO amid hostages in Iran and the Soviet invasion.
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Sandro Pertini
Middle East
Afghanistan
Iran
Carter
Pertini
Quirinale Palace
Italy
United States
Palestine Liberation Organization
Francesco Cossiga
Edmund Muskie
Zbigniew Brzezinksi
Emilio Colombo
NATO
Grenada declares war alert after grenade blast injures many
The Grenada government announced a war alert as a grenade blast injured four Grenadaleg and a teenage boy in critical condition while 21 others were hospitalized. Officials said Cuban trained forces killed a suspect Strachan Phillip who fired at them, and another suspect Keith St. Bernard escaped. Guns and ammo were found in Phillip s house. Bishop said recruitment drives will enlist 20 000 people to form a militia as St George s remained quiet with army patrols stopping cars.
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People’s Revolutionary Army
Strachan Phillip
Keith St. Bernard
Phillip
Bishop
Grenada
St. George’s
Bani Sadr renews newspaper war amid Iranian clashes
President Bani Sadr reshuffled the Iranian military leadership and renewed his press battle with Islamic opponents. Tehran radio quoted 35 to 40 rebels killed and two police wounded in fighting near the Qatar region of Iran. Washington expressed guarded optimism on a new effort to free American hostages as the AP notes ongoing regional turmoil. The Gazette Company of Cedar Rapids Iowa published the item with standard imprint details.
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Iran
Afghanistan
Carter
United States
Italy
Abolhassan Bani-Sadr
America
U.N
Qatar
Tehran Radio
Pars
West Azerbaijan
Mili
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
Weather Report and Temperature Extremes Across Regions
At 11 a.m. winds from the southwest at 6 mph and a sun noted. High 82, low 63 with no precipitation. extended outlook partly cloudy with evening thundershowers likely Sunday through Tuesday, mid 80s east to low 80s west, lows in 60s. National extremes show 115 at Casa Grande and 41 at Sault Ste. Marie. Showers spread from Oklahoma into western Missouri and central Arkansas, with rainfall totals from the morning over half an inch in Oklahoma City and McAlester, and notable rains in New York and Florida readings. Cool air covers much of the northern half of the country with scattered low temperatures and rain across multiple regions.
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Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Texas
Aehlnge Wce
Births recorded at Mercy and St. Luke s on June 19
Vital statistics note multiple births at Mercy and St. Luke s on June 19 including a daughter to Barbara and Alan Benning in Robins and a son to Linda and George Thullen at 5529th St NW. St. Luke s adds three more births including daughters to Debra and Mark McLees and to Cynthia and Jay Schlenker and sons to Denise and Kevin Watters and Sharon and Charles Burlingame. An out of town birth is recorded in Eagan Minnesota for Connie and Kevin Quass a daughter on June 18 with grandparents Don and Mrs Quass.
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Barbara
Alan Benning
Robins
Linda
George Thullen
Debra
Mark McLees
15Th Ave
Brenda
Robert Gehring
Leisure
Cynthia
Jay Schlenker
First Ave
Denise
Kevin Watters
Cherry Hill Road
Mamana
Lloyd Smith
Sixth Ave
Sandra
Michael Gefaller
Midway Drive
Sharon
Charles Burlingame
Amana
Kevin Quass
Don Quass
27Th St. SW
Massive public response to Martinko case sketch released
Detectives report 125 to 140 calls after the composite sketch of a suspect in the Michelle Martinko murder was released. Police note witnesses under hypnosis described a man fitting a late teen to early 20s, about 6 feet tall and 165 to 175 pounds. Authorities urge tip lines 398 5046 or 398 5151.
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Martinko
Michelle Martinko
Doug Fuller
Fuller
James Barnes
Lought
Detective Bureau
Peterson resigns post with Tauke campaign
U S Rep Tom Tauke's campaign manager Gary Peterson resigns effective July 4 over irremovable campaign operation differences. Gordon Paulsen of Charlotte will replace him. Peterson declines to stay in a media role. Peterson previously served as The Gazette state editor and began with Tauke in January 1979.
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Gary Peterson
U.S
Tom Tauke
Tauke
Peterson
the Gazette
Gary
Dubuque
Toddville
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Gordon Paulsen
Charlotte
Second Avenue SE
Paulsen
Words of Freedom by Thomas Jefferson
The quote outlines core liberties including freedom of religion press and person under habeas corpus protection and trial by impartial juries, marking guiding principles through revolutionary reform eras. Jefferson’s words frame enduring democratic ideals and the importance of civic rights.
Bohemian Savings makes earliest 11 percent home loan
Bohemian Savings and Loan Association in Cedar Rapids cut its conventional home loan rate to 11 percent on Thursday. A spokesman said it is the only savings and conventional loan rate below 12 percent in the city, while originations charges stayed at two points and closing costs remained unchanged.
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Bohemian Savings and Loan Association of
Cedar Rapids
Buxton Death Ruled Self Inflicted
The Linn County Medical Examiner ruled the Thursday night death of 22 year old Dave Haster Buxton of 1117 Pawnee Drive NW as death by own action. Police said Buxton shot himself in the head at his Pawnee Drive address shortly before 10 p.m. Thursday.
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Dave Haster Buxton
Pawnee Drive
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
First Church of the Open Bible
Carl N. Buxton
Gary N. Has
Dave Haster
Buxton
Linn
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