Obituaries for Dorothy Wyatt and Flossie Swartzendruber
Dorothy Wyatt died Tuesday at Bethel AME Church in Morristown New Jersey with burial at Heavenly Rest Cemetery Hanover. Local arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home. Flossie Swartzendruber, 92, died Sunday in Kalona Iowa with funeral at Kalona United Methodist Church and burial at Sharon Hill Cemetery. Memorial fund for the church established.
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Wyatt
Dorothy
Bethel Ame Church
Morristown
N.J
Heavenly Rest
Hanover
Murdoch Funeral Home
Kalona
Flossie Swartzendruber
Kalona United Methodist Church
Peterseim
Sharon Hill Cemetery
Carter advisers back tax cut plan to 20 30 billion
Washington Post reports the Economic Policy Group urged President Carter to propose a tax cut of 20 to 30 billion dollars starting January 1. The recommendation to be discussed at Camp David. Carter had not decided, but is seen as likely to support it. A White House spokesman offered no confirmation.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Washington Post
Economic Policy Group
Camp David
Post
White House
Iowa Storm Departs After Thunderous Winds and Hail
Strong 65 mph winds and heavy rains slammed northern and northeastern Iowa Friday night. Tornado watches were issued but no tornadoes confirmed in most counties. a touchdown occurred near Miller in Hancock County with downed trees and power lines. Cedar Rapids and Osage reported outages and hail fell in Mason City and surrounding counties.
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Iowa
Waterloo
Mississippi River
Cedar Rapids
Minnesota
Bill Bjorenson
Linn County Civil Defense
Bjorenson
Linn County
Brorenson
Civil Defense
Cedar Rap
Ids
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Alburnett
Center Point
Benton County
Vinton
Allamakee
Black Hawk
Bremer
Buchanan
Clayton
Delaware
Dubuque
Fayette
Winnishiek
Benton
Cedar
Linn
Clinton
Jackson
Jones
Scott
National Weather Service
Lowden
Miller
Hancock County
Osage
Osage Re
Ported
Mason City
Delwein
Delaware County
Hopkinton
Edgewood
Earlville
Dubuque County
Worthington-Dyserville
Sheriff's Office
Independence
Clayton County
Elkader
Jones County
Clear Lake
Garner
Carter signs funding for draft registration plan
President Carter approved a $13.285 million bill to fund a summer draft registration for about 4 million men born in 1960 and 1961, with Rosther planning to issue orders for 20 and 19 year olds to register starting July 21 and July 28. The action ends a congressional fight and maintains a dormant draft, while the ACLU challenges constitutionality because women are not included.
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Washington
Carter
U.S
Soviet Union
Afghanistan
Camp David
White House
House
Senate
Selective Service
Bernard Rostker
The
American Civil Liberties
Stadtmueller to Seek GOP Vice Chair Post
Diana Stadtmueller of Monticello confirmed at a Republican fund raiser that she will run for vice chair of the Iowa Republican Central Committee. The post is currently held by Margaret McDonald of Cherokee. Deliberations on the 172 plank state platform began at Veterans Auditorium in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Diana Stadtmueller
Monticello
Iowa Republican Central Committee
Margaret McDonald
Cherokee
Stadtmueller
the Gazette
Central Committee
Iowa Gop
Frank
Ted) Tedesco
Ames
Tedesco
Stephen W. Roberts
Veterans Auditorium
Laetrile safety tests advance at Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic completed preliminary safety testing on Laetrile using rabbits to ensure impurity free material and compatibility with a special diet. Three patients received oral doses and three intravenous for 21 days. results shown to the cancer institute on May 21 but not released publicly. No adverse effects were found, enabling longer trials.
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Mayo Clinic
The
Cancer Institute
Mayo
Jepsen asks for emergency soil erosion aid in Iowa
Senator Roger Jepsen of Iowa urged Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland to grant immediate emergency assistance to southwestern and south central Iowa counties hit by extensive soil damage. He asked for funds from a supplemental appropriation bill totaling about 20 million dollars for the Emergency Conservation Program to provide cost sharing for farmers to restore permanent soil conservation measures.
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Washington
UPI
Roger Jepsen
Iowa
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Senate
Jepsen
Bergland
Honor America Words of Freedom
The passage urges remembrance of the American Revolution and declares the torch of liberty passed to a new generation born in this century, tempered by war and tempered by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our heritage.
Nuclear emergency notices deadline urged by NRC
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission recommends mandatory public notification systems for nuclear emergencies within 30 minutes. Utilities with nuclear plants should alert state and local officials in 15 minutes, who must warn the public within 15 minutes. Quotes Georges Clemenceau on war and peace.
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Washington
Department of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Office of Standards Development
Reunion honors World War II unit and concert ticket status
Mr and Mrs Lee Marshall host the 10th reunion for the U S Army Signal Radio Intelligence Company the 116th in World War II with attendees from across the U S including Texas California and Florida a banquet is set for tonight at the Roosevelt Hotel. Also notes limited tickets remain for Doobie Brothers July 9 Kenny Rogers August 2 at Five Seasons Center and new Lions Club president K A Nanjappa a Cedar Rapids engineer leads the Noon Lions Club with ties to Howard R Green Co.
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Lee Marshall
Circle Drive
U.S. Army Signal Radio Intelligence Company
Roosevelt Hotel
U.S
Texas
California
Florida
Marshall
England
Belgium
France
Germany
Deaf Cub Softball Tourney Opens In Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Deaf Cub sponsor a state deaf softball tournament starting this weekend. The first game is at 1 p.m. today at Jones Park Cedar Rapids with teams from Cedar Rapids Davenport and Des Moines in the field.
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Cedar Rapids
Deaf Cub
Jones Park
Davenport
Des Moines
HACAP WIC program faces state contract dispute in Iowa
HACAP operates one of Iowa’s largest WIC programs serving over 1 950 people across Linn Jones Benton Iowa and Johnson counties. The agency receives 90 000 for administration while food vouchers are funded by the state and issued to HACAP for distribution. HACAP will not renew its contract on Oct 1 and seeks to subcontract with other agencies amid tension with state WIC officials led by director Susan Roberts.
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USDA
State Department of Public Health Division of
Iowa
HACAP
WIC
Linn
Jones
Benton
Johnson
Miskimen
Susan Roberts
Roberts
Unseasonably Heat Records Across Plains and Gulf States
A round of record high temperatures spread across Kansas Missouri Colorado Texas and Louisiana led by Wichita Falls Texas at 116 degrees and Dallas Fort Worth tying 113. Strong westerlies cooled the north as storms swept the upper Mississippi Valley with hail and 60 mph winds. Funnel clouds and hail reports touched Louisiana while showers dotted the Ohio Valley to the Mid Atlantic.
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Kansas
Missouri
Colorado
Texas
Louisiana
Wichita Falls
Tex
Dallas-Fort Worth
Mississippi Valley
Minnesota
Iowa
Miller
Mason City
Gulf Coast
Florida
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic Coast
Rockies
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Births and incidents reported in Vital Statistics column
Mercy June 27 births include a son for Pat and Mike Fossum at 209 Sixth Ave Hiawatha a son for Diana and Robert Reardon 1613 A Ave NE a son for Alleene and David Pingenot Dysart a son June 25 a son for Donna and Greg Sanders 1238 Third St NW a son June 27 a daughter for Loreen and James Stratton Swisher a daughter for Susan and LeVern Mullinex 1832 C Ave NE a daughter for Jane and John Pisa rik Mount Vernon a son Friday events list include illegal burning 44th St SE medical emergencies 843 5th Ave SE 18th Ave and 9th St SW 1345 18th Ave SW 1018 17th St SW 167 Jacelyn Dr NW 200 1st St SE and a grass fire CNW tracks by REA dam SE.
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Pat
Mike Fossum
Sixth Ave
Hiawatha
Diana
Robert Reardon
Ave
Alleene
David Pingenot
Dysart
Donna
Greg Sanders
Third St. NW
Loreen
James Stratton
Swisher
Susan
LeVern Mullinex
C Ave. NE
Jane
John Pisarik
Mount Vernon
44Th St
5Th Ave
Cedar River
Central Fire
17Th St
18Th Ave
9Th St
Jacelyn Dr
1St St. SE
CNW
REA Dam
Banquet recalls turkey dinners over pesticide contamination
Banquet Foods Corp. of St. Louis recalls about 2 million packages of frozen turkey dinners after a potential dieldrin contamination. The Agriculture Department warned consumers not to use suspect Banquet turkey products including frozen dinners, turkey pieces, Manpleaser dinners, sliced turkey buffet and boil-in-bag turkey and gravy.
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Washington
UPI
Banquet Foods Corp
St. Louis
Agriculture Department
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Union
U.S. District Court
Congress
GOP
Ken Sullivan
HONOR
Georges Clemenceau
C.R
Signal Group
Brown
K.A. Nanjappa
Surrey Drive
Noon Lions Club
Rogers
Kenny Rogers
Five Seasons Center
Jim Brown
Nanjappa
Howard R. Green Company, Consulting Engineers
C.R. Weather
St. Luke's
John E. Lapes
Pierson’s Flowershop & Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Blvd
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