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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1981

Page

2

Deaths in Cedar Rapids and surrounding area

Obituaries list several Cedar Rapids area deaths including Orville M. Fitzgerald 58 of 2325 Deborah Drive SW who died of cancer at Mercy Hospital and Joseph Walter Valliere 83 of 920 19th Ave SW who died at the Cedar Rapids Fifth Avenue Care Center. Also noted are Shirley Ann Seaman 39 of Colona Ill and Wilbur M. Mentzer 87 of Robins among others with service details and memorial preferences.

Orville M. Fitzgerald Deborah Drive Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids Racine Hickman Iowa Electric Light and Power Co Salem United Methodist Church IBEW Aviation Ordnance Charles Dennis Michael Iowa City Martin Eunice Stanley Teahen Funeral Charles Mehaffey Asbury United Methodist Church Cedar Memorial Park Perrine Cancer Care Center 10Th St. SE American Cancer Society Joseph Walter Valliere 19Th Ave Fifth Avenue Boone Mae Snyder Iva B. Snyder Rockford Ill U.S. Postal Department United Federation of Postal Clerks Hanford Post American Legion Phyllis Mae Oglesby Marion Louis Robert Vienna Richard Portland Ore Zoe Marie Russeld Steamboat Springs Colo Nora Merklin Eleanor Sweeney Mary Jocile Kansas City Leo L Turner Chapel West Robert A. Dennett Trinity United Methodist Church Linwood Cemetery Hanford Post No. 5 American Heart Association Seventh Ave Shirley Ann Seaman Colona Illini Silvis Washington High School Kirkwood Community College Illinois Oak Glen Coal Valley Melvin Seaman Cedar City Utah Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints April McCoy Melinda Seaman Colona, Ill Douglas McCoy James Burke Connie Wallace Manchester George Burke LDS Church East Moline Lee Hansen Cedar Memorial Cemetery Wright Funeral Home Geneseo Dorothy Miller Winch Rice Lake Wis Woodrow Winch Hopkinton Wisconsin Gary Knoebel Waterloo Sharon Martin Linda Grey Hermiston Ruth Heinken George Miller Ely Clarence Miller Floyd Harold Miller Knoxville Chepek Wilbur M. Mentzer Robins Della Northup Sterling, Colo Burell Corp Chicago Kinderknecht Construction Faith Bible Church Carpenters Elmer Florence Skada Los Angeles Calif Gladys Karlson Vinton Baxter Memorial Chapel Ed Bateman the Faith Bible Church St. Michael's Episcopal Church Raymond L. Hess III St. Luke’s Health Care Foundation Ave St. Michael’s Episcopal Church Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Lee Roy Collins Palo United Methodist Church Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Palo Senior Citizens Building Fund Palo Savings Bank Palo Phillips Irene L Cedar Memorial Chapel St. Mark’s United Methodist Church Sharon United Methodist Church 18Th Avenue Ninth Street 10Th St Wolfe, Joseph Alma M. Gulseth Arnold Kluge Bethany Lutheran Church Ardel Barta St. Pius X Catholic Church Bender J. Albert St. Joseph's Catholic Church John Gallagher Mount Calvary Cemetery Murdoch Chapel Albert A. Waterhouse Central City

Iowas Remap Battle Sparks Senate Row Over Plan 2

Debate over reapportionment splits Iowa lawmakers after Plan 2 is defeated. Senator Kinley condemns the session as politicized while Small accuses Republicans of manipulating public opinion. Democrats oppose railroad bonds tied to remap and a potential diesel tax. Pearl Buck quote ends the note.

Art Small Diona City William Kinley D-Des Moines Iowa Senate Senate Jean Lloyd-Jones Iowa

Waukon man given suspended sentence in theft case

John F. Wiley of Waukon received a suspended five year sentence in Buchanan County District Court for second degree theft. Judge William G. Klotzbach presided after Wiley was charged December 17, 1980, with allegedly taking a 1972 Chevrolet from the Mental Health Institute near Independence. the vehicle was later found abandoned by Vinton police.

Independence John F. Wiley Waukon Buchanan County William G. Klotzbach Wiley Vinton

Cedar Rapids Gazette Pricing and Publication Details

The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883, publishes daily and offers carrier and mail subscriptions with specific rates. Rates include $1.65 weekly by carrier and various mail options, with restrictions on areas served and AP republication rights noted.

Cedar Rapids The Gazette Company Iowa U.S Associated Press AP News

Morning edition shift alters news delivery nationwide

The article describes newspapers switching from evening to morning publication citing fewer delivery problems and more timely news. It notes Modesto Bee and others adopting dawn schedules since 1976, benefits for advertisers, and changes in carrier staffing and deadlines. It cites studies on reader competition and news coverage improvements.

Modesto

Morning Switch Halves Local News Gaps and Shifts

The article surveys US papers moving from evening to morning editions, noting debates on freshness versus coverage. It cites Boulder Daily Camera, Sioux Falls Journal, Modesto Bee, and The Gazette as examples with mixed circulation changes and advertiser interest.

Washington Sacramento Calif Bob Knaus Boulder P.m A.m Sioux Fall Fuller Modesto Judy Herrero Metro United States Num Sioux Falls Whiting Camera Gazette

Newspapers convert to morning delivery across several papers

Several papers announce or complete shifts from afternoon to morning editions. Bucks County Courier Times Levittown will switch June 29, Grand Forks Herald July 6, Mason City Globe-Gazette Aug 1, Mountain Statesman last May, Pantagraph June 8. Cited national PM to AM readership change and data on circulation share.

Bucks County Courier Times Levittown Grand Forks N.D Herald Mason City Globe-Gazette Grafton W.va Mountain Statesman Bloomington Pantagraph Bucks County

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Regina Behrens Memorial Drive Turner Chapel East John William Beecher David W. Beecher Amity Cemetery Traer Williamsburg Clement A. Hannon Uhlmann’s Pearl Buck Hladky Larry McSwain Bee McSwain Modesto Bee Gaylord Whiting Daily Camera S.D Argus- Leader Larry Fuller Lakeland Fla Don Martens Martens Minneapolis Star Morning Tribune Star New York Tim McGuire Observer Daily Observer Evening Gazette Tom Merryman Bill Stodola Sports Daily Fawers John E. Lapes Third Avenue S Mt. Vernon Rd
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