Notable Cedar Rapids Leader Floyd Nordstrom Dies
Floyd O. Nordstrom 78 founder and chairman of Nordstrom Oil Co. Cedar Rapids died at St. Luke's after a long illness. Born April 9 1903 in Central City Nebraska he held many civic roles and founded Nordstrom Oil and Jet Transport Co. Surviving are son William and four grandchildren. Funeral services at St. Michael's Episcopal Church with arrangements by Turner Chapel East.
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Cedar Rapids
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Central City
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Sioux City
Minneapolis
University of Nebraska
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Marion Road
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Mercy Hospital
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Crary
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Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
William R. Mead
22Nd St
Mercy
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Stephen Snider
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Mary Ethel McVay Holme
Palo
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Lee Roy Collins
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Davenport
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Forest City
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Gilmore City
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Fort Madison
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Lake Mills
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Portland
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Mason City
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Ridgeside Drive
Keswick
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North English
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Millersburg
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John Gallagher
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Murdoch Chapel
Irene L. Phillips
Ninth St
Winslow House
Spirit Lake
Lyle C. Phillips
Elk Point
S.D
Sharon United Methodist Church
Janet Potter
Delores Foushee
Littleton
Colo
Steve
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18Th Avenue
Ninth Street
Perrine Cancer Care Center
10Th St
Helen L. Robinson
Ellis Blvd
St. Luke's Hospital
Helen L. Marshall
Springville
Herbert B. Robinson
Waterloo
Collins
Trinity United Methodist Church
Praha Rebekah Lodge No. 5
Helen Arlene Molnar
South Daytona
Patricia R. McMullen
P.G. Marshall
Turner Chapel West
Robert A. Dennett
Springville Cemetery
Weather Summary and Regional Rainfall Report
The report notes a high Wednesday around 80s with overnight low near mid 50s and a chance of showers Saturday followed by fair, mild conditions Sunday and Monday. It records heavy rains across the mid Mississippi Valley including Missouri and mentions specific rainfall totals in several cities. A flood warning was issued for Grand and Chariton rivers in northeastern Missouri.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Pleasant Hill
Grand
Chariton
West Virginia
Lake Erie
Temperature Extremes Record High and Low Across U S
National weather report notes a high of 118 degrees at Bullhead City Arizona and a low of 32 degrees near West Yellowstone Montana. The bulletin also mentions Coralville Lake in Iowa as a geographic reference.
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Bullhead City
Ariz
West Yellowstone, Mont
Valliere, 83, dies after brief illness in Cedar Rapids
Joseph Walter Valliere aged 83 of 920 19th Ave. SW died today at Cedar Rapids Fifth Avenue Care Center after a brief illness. Services are pending at Turner Chapel West.
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Joseph Walter Valliere
19Th Ave
Cedar Rapids Fifth Avenue
Turner Chapel West
Obituaries and funeral notices across Iowa communities
Obituary notices from Iowa locations list ages and service details for residents including Iowa City Mabel B Neuzel 75 Monona Sally Dreier 37 Monticello Effie Hoffman 85 Oelwein John Walker 81 Tama William Ludhy 70 Pauline 63 burial Oakwood Oak Hill Cemetery and military rites Tama American Legion Vinton infant John William Beecher pending at Phillips.Vanished or pending arrangements specify church names cemeteries and visiting hours with Friday calls and Saturday services.
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Iowa City
Mabel B. Neuzel
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Donohue-Lensing’s
Monona
Eugene
Sally) Dreier
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Schultz
Beirut Siege Intensifies as Syrians Trade Fire with Militias
Reports say Beirut remains under siege by Syrian peacekeeping troops while right wing Christian militias hold the city. Shelling hits east Beirut districts as artillery and rocket fire rages along the mid city boundary. In Tel Aviv, Begin defends West Bank control amid Peres attacks on economy and foreign policy.
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Israel
Menachem Begin
Shimon Peres
West Bank of the Jordan
Begin
West Bank
Palestine Liberation Organization
Peres
Labor Party
Vital statistics and marriages listed in Cedar Rapids area
The notice lists births at several addresses including Shannon, McQuerry, Hough, Dudley and Decherd families with twins noted for Carr and Roberts. It also names marriage licenses for multiple couples in Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns. Police and safety entries include several medical emergencies and alarms in Cedar Rapids and nearby areas with times from 12:03 to 10:02 p.m. Wednesday.
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Sixth Street
H Ave
Blairs Ferry Road
Ellis Blvd
North Towne Lane
C Avenue
Supreme Court weighs male draft in historic case
The court's conservatives join in a decision with Brennan dissenting. Marshall accuses the court of reinforcing old biases against women while White questions Congress stance on combat roles. The Philadelphia ruling struck down the 1949 law as discriminatory. draft registration has fluctuated since 1975.
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Byron White
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Afghanistan
Reagan
Jewish Coalition
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Crop losses mount from midweek storm across Iowa farms
Officials report about 45 000 acres of corn damaged up to 50 percent and 35 000 acres of soybeans 60 to 75 percent damaged. Replanting possible for soybeans but corn largely ruined. Hail and wind damaged fields across multiple counties including Floyd, Benton, Tama, Oelwein area, and Kossuth.
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Robert McCrackin
Charles City
Floyd County
Fayette County
Oelwein
Benton
Tama County
Local Theatre Offerings and Arts Events This Week
Tonight and upcoming shows include The Imaginary Invalid at 8 p.m. in E C Mabie Theater Iowa. Picnic at 8 p.m. in Dows Theater Coe. Tickets cost 5 dollars with reservations via 399 8624. Also Old Creamery Theatre presents 13 Rue De L Amour with 5 30 p.m. trip from Kirkwood and fees 7 50 or 6 50. Mood Music and Movement of the Renaissance at 5 p.m. free at University of Iowa Music Building. Confession 1 by Hideki Yoko, photography at Coe Contemporary Art Studio with evenings 7–9. Movies list on page 8B.
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University of Iowa
Dows Theater
Coe
Old Creamery Theater
Rue de L'Amour
Kirkwood
Music Building
Hideki Yoko
Coe Contemporary Art Studio
Center Point Road
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Clarifications and corrections appear on the Picture Page with corrections to misspelled names and accuracy concerns. The Gazette invites complaints about accuracy fairness and completeness and will publish corrections or clarifications when reports are found wrong. Phone number provided.
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Glenn Downing
Strawberry Point
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