Deaths: John L. Stone and many local obituaries
John L. Stone 69 of Guttenberg formerly of Cedar Rapids died Sunday in a Dubuque hospital after a short illness. Born June 4, 1911 in Central City he served in the Navy in World War II and retired from Cedar Rapids Water Department. Survivors include his wife two sons Lee and Steven two daughters Karen Archer one brother Jess and eight grandchildren. Services Thursday in Central City with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. Numerous other notices list funeral plans for residents of Cedar Rapids and nearby towns with services at churches and burial sites, reflecting a busy period of local obituaries and memorial offerings.
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John L. Stone
Guttenberg
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Central City
Evelyn Cooper
Lakewood
N.J
Jess
Murdoch
Inflation, wages slip as May CPI rises 0.6 percent
Prices for air travel and apparel eased slightly while medical care and entertainment costs rose modestly in May. Real spendable earnings fell again, the 12th straight month, amid double digit inflation and recession. Alfred Kahn warned inflation may drop under 10 percent, urging possible tax cuts later in 1981 but not immediate action.
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Labor Department
Alfred Kahn
President’s Council of
Rangers discuss optional gun use during duty hours
Hamilton says rangers may opt to avoid firearms on daytime routine work, may carry at night, and must have guns available at all times. He notes armed rangers counter theft and confrontations with belligerent crowds, stressing command of scenes and public perceptions of law enforcement.
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Hamilton
Illinois man Orville Kelly dies after cancer battle
Orville Eugene Thompson Kelly born August 2, 1930, died after a seven year cancer fight. A former Army sergeant stationed at Eniwetok Proving Grounds witnessed 22 nuclear detonations. He founded Make Today Count with 18 others, growing to about 250 chapters in the United States, Canada, Australia and West Germany to aid those with serious illnesses and families. He declined life support, hoped to celebrate his 50th birthday, and is survived by his adoptive family. Margaret Hansen of Make Today Count vows the philosophy will endure. Donations urged to the charity. Also noted is John Cabot’s 1497 discovery and discussion of armed park rangers in Iowa and area.
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Kelly
Eniwetok Proving Grounds
South Pacific
Marshall Islands
United States
Canada
Australia
West Germany
Burlington
Orville Eugene Thompson
Willie and
Mae Kelly
Wapello
Orville Kelly
Gene Kelly
Times-Record
Aledo
Margaret Hansen
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by The Gorette Company publishes daily with Sunday editions at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Second class mail, subscription rates listed, no mail subscriptions in carrier areas. Associated Press retains exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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Gorette Company
Iona
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Associated Press
Weather Summary and Storm Report for Region
At 11 a.m. winds NE at 12 mph. Sunrise 5 32, sunset 8 46. Yesterday high 75, low 54, no precipitation. Extended: clear to partly cloudy and warm Thu through Sat with highs in 80s and lows in 60s. National temps: high 113 in Casa Grande Coolidge Ariz. Heavy rain hit lower Mississippi Valley with thunderstorms in Mississippi Tennessee and Memphis rivers flooded streets. Greenwood and Corinth reported 21 2 inches and up to 12 feet in underpasses. Flash flood warnings active in northwest Mississippi. Central Mississippi saw over 5 inches in Holmes County. Scattered showers in easternArkansas Alabama and southern Atlantic coast. Minnesota Dakotas and West Coast also active. Skies generally sunny south Plains to California. dense fog in mid Mississippi Valley.
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Mississippi
Tennessee
Memphis
Tenn
Greenwood
Corinth
Clarksdale and
Lambert
Holmes County
Arkansas
Alabama
South Atlantic Coast
Kentucky
Ohio
Minnesota
Dakotas
Pacific Coast
Washington
Oregon
Plains
California
Rockies
mid-Mississippi Valley
Honoring the Flag and its History
The passage praises the flag as embodiment of history and the lives of a great people, emphasizing what it stands for comes from lived experiences of those who serve under it attributed to Woodrow Wilson.
Births and emergencies listed with addresses and times
Vital Statistics records births for multiple families with names and addresses across Cedar Rapids Marion and nearby areas, noting a string of newborns and parental details. The section also lists birth announcements from San Francisco and Anchorage with parental names and dates. A sequence of local utility and emergency notices cites gas odors, power outages, and medical emergencies with times, across several streets in the region. It closes with an On This Date note recalling 1940 wartime transport activity between England and Canada.
Kenny Rogers adds second Cedar Rapids show
Five Seasons Center sold over 12,500 tickets for two Kenny Rogers concerts in hours, with 3,500 remaining and a 4 p.m. matinee added after noon. Manager Mike Gebauer said the rapid sales could set a national record and that both shows will be taped for a CBS television special.
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Five Seasons Center
Kenny Rogers
Mike Gebauer
Gebauer
Rogers
Cedar Rapids
Kenny
Midwest
CBS
Kopel Wins in County Parking Dispute
Linn Auditor Merle Kopel avoids paying a $5 parking ticket after Linn Magistrate Donna Paulsen rules he was on county business when ticketed for parking in a restricted county area. The Witwer Building visit and county bond matter supported a primary county business purpose despite Kopel's personal use claim.
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Linn
Merle Kopel
Donna Paulsen
First Avenue
Linn District Court
Kopel
Witwer
Second Ave
Paulsen
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Phillips
Lyle C
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Jack Hooten
Sharon United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Iowa Lung Association
Walnut St
Des Moines
Sauer
Dale W
Troy Mills Christian Church
Tim Johnson
Troy Mills
Murdoch Funeral
Walker
Lund
Ada Roman
Beatty-Bearle-Murdoch Chapel
Allen S. van Cleve
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial Park
Belle Plaine
Neil Strawhorn Jr
Russell’s. Bennett
Ella C. Fullriede
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Bennett
van Horne
London
Sheets and Son’s
Tipton
Clarence
Homer Burgess
Clarence Methodist Church
Chapman’s
Delhi
Charles H. Downs
Shelly’s
Manchester
Evergreen Cemetery
Dysart
Lowell Peters
Zion Lutheran Church
Dysart Cemetery
Overton’s
Harpers Ferry
Harold I. Bissell
Witt
Tama
Willis H. Perry
Mason-Hand’s
Oak Hill Cemetery
Frank X
Helen) Thrill
Riverside
Calif
Tama and
Vinton
Mason- Hand
Martin's
Oakland Cemetery
West Liberty
Elsie Hemsted
Snider's
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Winthrop
Margaret F. Gaffney
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Church Cemetery
Fawcett’s
Clara Weaver Archibald
Windwood Lane
Morgans
Mount Vernon
Hugh E. Baird
Sixth Ave
Baird
Linn County
Percy Harris
Harris
Rees
Ottumwa
Bertha Moran
Meth-Wick Manor
Turner Chapel West
Rangers
North America
John Cabot
Halifax
Labrador
National Park Service
State Conservation Commission
Linn Rangers
Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Department
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C.R. Weather
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Wee
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Wyo
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Eane
Vessens
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McGregor
Ip Ds
Seeee
Davenport
Keithsburg
Keokuk
Clinton
C.R
HONOR
Woodrow Wilson
Marjorie
Douglas Bann
Third Ave
Mary
R.J. Poindexter
Terrace Hill Drive
St. Luke's
Patricia
William Mara
Devine
Ernest Beard
Park Towne Lane
Kelly S. Arp
Seventh St
Judith
Steven Jackson
Daniels St
Kimberly
Bradley Wong
13Th Ave
Odile
Patrick Herve-Tully
34Th St
Sandra
Harold Kinkead
35Th St
Marion
Pamela
Robert Dow
14Th Ave
Cynthia
David Walters
Alburnett
Teri
Merle Allison
Lisbon
San Francisco
Erling Larson
Wesley Miska
Swisher
Alaska
Nancy
Ted Berns
Ken Smykil
First Ave
Glenwood Drive
Edgewood Road
Wilson Ave
Foote St
33Rd Ave
Oakland Road
24Th Street
Johnson Avenue NW
England
Britain
Gazette
Third Avenue
Todd W. van Beck
John B. Turner & Son
Turner’s
Turner
West
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