Deaths and Funeral Notices Across Iowa Names Cedar Rapids to Williamsburg
Multiple death notices list details for John Thomas Weaver born stillborn at St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids. Mildred L. McClelland of Lisbon. Charles F. Lebeda. Ruth I. Mack. Benjamin Lee Orcutt. Marie Storey Strickland. Neva Anne McElwain Farris. Elliott James Fitkin. Kathryn Crider Brooklyn. Helen Freeman Independence. Henry A. Gissell Independence. Catherine Mescher New Vienna. Arthur Deuher Oelwein. Lester Fall Olin. Veda I. Kleinmeyer Oxford. Reva Mae Pierce Winthrop. Services in Cedar Rapids Lisbon Independence New Vienna Oelwein Oxford Winthrop. cremation and memorial funds noted.
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John Thomas Weaver
Arlie Weaver
Ellis Blvd
St. Luke’s Hospital
Earl Heath
Ken Dauber
Cedar Rapids
Thomas Gerdes
Washington
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Leroy E. Bauman
Kenwood Park United Methodist Church
Mildred L. McClelland
Lisbon
Mercy Hospital
Cedar County
Emory “Pinch” McClelland
Clinton
Federated Church of Lisbon
Morgan Funeral Home
Kenneth Glover
Boy Scouts of Lisbon
South
Monroe
Lebeda
Charles F
St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church
Clarence Frana
St. John’s Cemetery
American Legion
Hanford Post
Janeba-Kuba
Mack
Ruth I
United Methodist Church
Center Point
Charlotte Mallett
Alice Cemetery
Murdoch Chapel
Orcutt
Benjamin Lee
Turner Chapel West
Don Caspers
Mount Vernon
Willow Lawn Cemetery
Plainfield
Strickland
Marie Storey
Turner Chapel East
Allen S. van Cleve
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Oakland Cemetery
Manchester
B Ave
Farris
Neva Anne McElwain
Beatty-Bearle-Murdoch Chapel
Burton Harger
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Linwood Cemetery
Fitkin
Elliott James
James O. McCoy
First Pentecostal Church
Brooklyn
Kathryn Crider
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Nevenhoven's
Independence
Helen Freeman
Ankeny
Mason-Hawe’s
Henry A. Gissell
New Vienna
Catherine Mescher
Streator
Ill
St. Boniface Catholic Church
Visitation
Kramer’s
Dyersville
Oelwein
Arthur Deuher
Hintz’s
Olin
Lester Fall
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Hayden’s
Antioch Cemetery
Anamosa
Oxford
Veda I. Kleinmeyer
George Gay
Oxford Chapel
York Cemetery
Williamsburg
Winthrop
Reva Mae Pierce
Fawcett’s
Deadly Mardi Gras Float Crush Triggers Multiple Injuries
Police report a child, Christian Lambert of Jefferson Parish, was crushed between a float cab and trailer as a crowd surged during Mardi Gras. Margaret McKenzie of New Orleans died after a crowd crush near the Zulu parade route. Authorities note several float related injuries as the parade dispersed.
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Christian Lambert
Jefferson Parish
Ms. Lewis
Margaret McKenzie
New Orleans
Reagan seeks massive defense boost with new bomber and fleet buildup
The plan funds a near 2.5 billion push for a long range combat aircraft to outpace aging bombers, expands shipbuilding to aim for 600 ships, and launches over 200 new aircraft and helicopters. It includes reactivating Oriskany, New Jersey, and Iowa, plus 1.4 billion for M1 Abrams tanks and allied defenses across the Army, Navy, and air defense systems.
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Pentagon
Reagan
New Jersey
Iowa
AFL CIO criticizes Reagan plan as unfair and risky
AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland denounces President Reagan’s tax and budget proposals as inflationary and unjust to the poor and middle class. He urges a 20 percent tax credit to offset Social Security tax rises and calls for deeper discretionary cuts to reduce deficits.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
Lane Kirkland
Reagan
Kirkland
House Budget Committee
Congress
Federal Reserve
Paul Volcker
Elmer Staats
General Accounting Office
Volcker
Staats
Weather report shows light new snow and March totals
The bulletin notes a trace to light new snow with total accumulation in inches. It lists barometer steady at 11 a.m. and NE wind at 11. Temperature details include highs in the upper 30s to upper 40s and lows in the 20s with a potential rain or snow mix Weekend.
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Winter Storm and Weather Shifts Across Central United States
A low pressure system swept western Kansas driving gusty winds and heavy snow into the central Rockies. Ten inches fell in northeastern Colorado with 50 mph gusts at Pueblo. Thunderstorms dumped rain across eastern Texas and the lower Mississippi Valley while the Gulf Coast faced potential severe storms. The night brought light to moderate rain totals in the drought‑stricken central Plains, and cooler conditions dominated the Northeast with teens inland. Skies cleared on the East while the West remained mostly clear with a Pacific Northwest front bringing showers.
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Kansas
Rockies
Colorado
Pueblo
Colo
Texas
Mississippi Valley
Gulf Coast
Central Plains
Louisiana
Seaboard
Florida
Atlantic
Intermountain
Pacific Northwest
Clarifications Corrections on Energy Management Miller Rusco Report
A Sunday financial item incorrectly omitted the Miller name in reporting Energy Management Inc of Iowa City buying Miller Rusco Window Co of Iowa City. Iowa Rusco Inc at 801 33rd Ave SW is also known as the Rusco Window Co and some readers misread as a Cedar Rapids firm move to Iowa City. The Gazette will publish corrections or clarifications for inaccurate reports or headlines, with a phone number for complaints.
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Miller
Energy Management Inc
Iowa City
Miller Rusco Window Co
Iowa Rusco Inc
33Rd Ave
The
Rusco Window Co
Energy Management
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Vital Statistics and Local Incidents From Cedar Rapids Area
Birth notices list multiple families in Cedar Rapids with newborns and grandparents named, plus births near Boulder Colorado and Indianola. Separate items note a boxcar corncobs incident at 500 Fourth St NE a medical emergency at 2600 Edgewood Rd SW a faulty carburetor at 1508 Richmond Rd NE a backfire at 16th Ave SW and a wiring short at 1791 16th Ave SW with times through today.
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Fourth St
Edgewood Road
Richmond Road
16Th Avenue
16Th Ave
Caffeine Research Points to Adenosine Blockade Mechanism
Johns Hopkins researchers propose caffeine and relatives work by blocking adenosine, a brain neuromodulator that depresses activity. They link stimulant effects to receptor occupancy, note possible lung specific adenosine receptors, and report rats become motionless yet awake under the chemical.
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Johns Hopkins
Snyder
Tonight’s campus events list for Clapp Hall and Sinclair
Tonight Movies vies list on page 6B. U of I Concert and University bands perform at Clapp Recital Hall at 8 p.m. Audubon Wildlife Series presents Hidden World of the Big Cypress Swamp by Richard Kern at Sinclair Auditorium, Coe, 7:30 p.m. Admission adults 2 dollars students 1 dollar.
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U of I
Clapp Recital Hall
U of 1
Big Cypress Swamp
Richard Kern
Sinclair Auditorium
Coe
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates Notice
The Cedar Rapids Gazette details 1883 establishment and daily publishing at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscriptions by carrier and mail with weekly and annual rates are listed, noting exclusive use of Associated Press dispatches and restricted mail areas.
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Cedar Rapids
Gazette City
Third Ave
Cedar Rapits
Iowa
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Cincinnati
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Milwaukee
St.Paul
McGregor
Guttenberg
Dubuque
Davenport
Keithsburg
Keokuk
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Crewe
Mnow
National
Noaa
U.S. de
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
St. Luke’s
Kelly
Gary Schlichting
Second Ave
Debora
Kenneth Miller
Bowling Streets
Loma
Martin Cutter
Grande Ave
Marcia
Steven Burns
Marion
Jeanette
Donald Wickman
Dundee
Carolyn
Robert Lord
Brentwood Drive
Boulder
Michelle
Terry Scheffler
Gerald Boddicker
10Th Ave
Indianola
Rhonda
David McGowan
Harold McGowan
Daniel R. Bramow
Cindi L. Brodersen
James P. Bell
Nancy L. McEnany
Wayne E. Hard
Jean A. Davenport
Arnold G. Best
Arleen M. Lund
Curt Bucknell
Judith Smoker
Joseph H. Ruth
Nancy J. Rivinius
Jamestown
N.D
Paul D. Kirk
Amana
Nadine M. Palmer
Gary R. McBowen
She
Cheryl K
Thomas L. Gardner
Francis K
Donna M. Carlson
Deborah A
Timothy A. Cooper
Richard W
Anita L. Ackerman
Robert W. Jr
Crystal D. Hamill
Beryl
Ruth Mae O'Connor
Twila M
Mitchell R. Zapata
Janet Dianne
Douglas Ray Kirchhoff
Marvin F
Donna R. Baumgartner
Shirley
Arthur S. Elliott
Gay L
Deborah J. Strunk
Audubon
Pierson’s Flowershop & Greenhouses Inc
Floral & Botanicals
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