Deaths Commons Cedar Rapids and Surrounding Areas
Obituary notices for Harold Hrdlicka 78 of Cedar Rapids later Fort Myers Florida died in a Fort Myers hospital. Also listed are Harold Hrdlicka and spouse Rhoda Shaver, plus family survivors and cremation. Additional notices include Wilburn Hoover 58, Letha Differding 96, Arthur Boots Sr. 82, Carroll Appleton 68, Elizabeth Koch 66, Ella Smith 92, Mary Wiebold 96, Edward Koch 77, Louis Meyer 87, Emily Levick 90, Gertrude Zimmer 83, Hazel Taylor 65, Fern Bunton 82, Lester Anderson 82, Lucille Wilbur 88 with service details and memorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Hrdlicka
Cedar Rapids
Fort Myers
Fla
Johnson County
Rhoda Shaver
Superlife Yeast Co
Jack
Jean Bleedner
North Fort Myers
Dorothy Pauba
Lloyd
Richard
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Anamosa
Arthur
Theresa) Boots Sr
Goettsch’s
Morley
Guttenberg
Beckman-Callahan
Mason- Hand
S. Tama
Gertrude May Zimmer
Harrison’s
Dysart
Toledo
Hazel) Taylor
Henderson’s
Turner Cemetery
Garwin
Vinton
Fern Bunton
Campbell-Russell
Snowstorm Halts Services and Strands Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids faced halted garbage pickup and mail delivery in rural areas while phone lines largely held. Northwestern Bell logged a record 6,600 long distance calls on day one, and Western Union saw telegram traffic surge. About 600 snowplows cleared primary roads with many routes reduced to a single lane as winds drove drifting snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Northwestern Bell
Western Union
Big Snow of ’51 Strikes Cedar Rapids Area
The Big Snow of 1951 crippled roads, trapping drivers and halting traffic. A Rock Island diesel assisted a motorist on Fourth Street, a state patrolman was rescued by a snow plow, and a state senator’s car was damaged by a blade. Several Cedar Rapids men suffered fatal heart attacks while shoveling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Third Avenue
Fourth Street
Rock Island
Mount Ayr
Cedar Rapids Area
Largest U S drug bust nets huge seizure in Operation Grouper
The 22 month DEA crackdown led by Peter Bensinger netted 1.2 million pounds of marijuana 831 pounds of cocaine 3 million methaqualone doses and 30 ships two airplanes and 1 million dollars in cash The operation dismantled 14 drug rings with 22 billion in annual retail sales and was described as the largest domestic enforcement action against marijuana trafficking. Three suspects Jose Fernandez Reuben Perez and Paul Hinderling were held on bonds above 20 million each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DEA
Peter Bensinger
Washington
Grouper
Jose Fernandez
Vero Beach
Fla
Reuben Perez
Miami
Paul Hinderling
Bensinger
Panama City
Florida Panhandle
Meyer
Green Berets Will Train Salvadoran Forces in El Salvador
The Pentagon confirms three Green Berets are already in El Salvador with 39 advisers and 12 more expected from the Panama Canal Zone by month’s end. They will remain for training at three centers and will not fight alongside Salvadoran troops, a stance Haig described as not altering previous announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Reagan
Pentagon
el Salvador
Panama Canal Zone
Haig
Weather Summary and Extremes for the Day
The report notes high Thursday and a low overnight with no new precipitation. Wind NW at 24 mph at 11am, sunrise 6 21, sunset 6 12. Record highs and lows listed, extended forecast favors clear to partly cloudy skies with milder temperatures Sunday through Tuesday.
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Anchorage
Atlanta
Miami
Bismarck
Boston
Enon
Nashville
Chicago
N.orleans
Denver
New York
Duluth
Phoenix
Honolulu
Seattle
Houston
Cincinnati
Des Moines
Detroit
PtCidy
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Sree
St.Paul
Omaha
Davenport
Sheen
Keithsburg
Keokuk
Clinton
Cedar
C.R
Weather summary from coast to coast with varied precipitation
The report notes showers and thundershowers from southern Oregon to central California and western Nevada with heavy Sierra snow. Travelers advisories issued for the Sierra Nevada south of Lake Tahoe.Rain scattered along the Gulf and southern Florida. Light snow in the Great Lakes and patches of fog in eastern New Mexico to southeastern Texas. Cooler temperatures predominate south and west with teens in northern Plains and Great Lakes. Rain totals include .40 in San Francisco .30 Salinas .25 Merced and three inches snow in Marquette Michigan.
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Oregon
California
Nevada
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Lake Tahoe
Gulf Coastal
Florida
Kansas
Missouri
Great Lakes
Pacific Northwest
Intermountain
Rockies
Atlantic Coast
New Mexico
Texas
U.S
Southwest
West Coast
Plains
San Francisco
Calif
Salinas
Merced
Marquette
Mich
Births at Mercy and Hays report new arrivals
Mary and Peter Tschechaniuk welcome a daughter at 370 19th St SE. Zorha Shakil and Mohamed Shakil greet a son at 6604 Inwood Lane NE. Martha Duncan and Michael Duncan announce a daughter at 1806 Western Dr SW. Rosemary Dittmer and Roger Dittmer share a son at 2624 Willow St SW. Luann Weber and Gary Weber welcome a son in Monticello. Debra Dirks and Raymond Dirks announce a daughter in Monticello. At Hays Margi Reyman and Randall Reyman report a son this morning. Grandparents listed for several births.David Staton and Cindy Bye noted as parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zorha
Mohamed Shakil
Inwood Lane
Martha
Michael Duncan
Western Drive
Rosemary
Roger Dittmer
Willow St
Luann
Gary Weber
Monticello
Debra
Raymond Dirks
Hays
Kan
Margi
Randall Reyman
Donald Lambert
Clover Drive
Leonard Reyman
Route 1
Swisher
Pawlewski Reappointed Health Commissioner in Iowa
Iowa Gov Robert Ray reappoints Norm Pawlewski to a four year term as health commissioner. The Senate must confirm by April 15. if approved, term runs to April 30 1985. Sen John Murray criticizes management and seeks a Senate hearing before vote. Pawlewski, 46, invites questions, runs Health Department with a 25 million dollar budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McCarroll
Sezette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Norman Pawlewski
Iowa
Robert Ray
Pawlewski
Iowa Senate
Senate
John Murray
Ames
Health Department
Murray
Ray
David Oman
Norm
Oman
All-Iowa Fair Board approves paid manager role for George Clifford
George Clifford, acting manager of the All-Iowa Fair, is offered the title of business manager with a salary up to 19 400 dollars retroactive to November. He has run Hawkeye Downs from a voluntary post, improving rentals and finances, and the board approves a 1 100 dollar monthly salary with a 100 dollar expense account and up to 5 000 dollars in annual bonus. A potential buyer is authorized to privately list 7.2 acres opposite Hawkeye Downs for 175 000 dollars cash. The board also notes final payment on a 217 557 dollar grandstand and announces a stock car race contract with Al Frieden beginning April 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Clifford
Clifford
John Emmons
Hawkeye Downs
Chamber of Commerce
Fair Board
Dwight Hughes
George
Larry Erb
Erb
Betty Berry
Berry
Keith Fleck
al Frieden
Fairground
Corrections and Clarifications on Housing for Wheelchair Users
The Gazette clarifies errors in a Family Focus piece. Photographs actually show Char Canney and van driver Joe Eirheart not Vivian Hahn and a Systems Unlimited staffer. Vivian Hahn did not spend 15 years in a nursing home and does not use a signboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Family Focus
The
Gazette
Vivian Hahn
Systems Unlimited
Char Canney
Joe Eirheart
Patty Meskimen
Hahn
Iowa arts events with concerts and performances planned
Tonight features the Iowa Percussive Arts Society open re heardal by the University of Iowa Percussion Ensemble at Clapp Recital Hall. Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leipzig performs at Hancher Auditorium with varied ticket prices. The Amana Club House hosts Little Things from the Old Creamery, sponsored by the Amana Artists Guild. Romeo and Juliet plays at Jefferson High School Auditorium with affordable admissions. The University of Iowa Dance Company presents at Mabie Theater with noted ticket rates. Reservations available by phone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Percussive Arts Society
U of Percussion
Clapp Recital Hall
U of I
Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leipzig
Hancher Auditorium
Amana Club House
Amana Artists’ Guild
Jefferson High School
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription rates list Carrier 1.65 weekly and mail options with various weekly and yearly prices. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches. USPS 095680.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arthur R. Wislsel
Solon
Iowa City
SS. Peter and Paul’s Church
Stinocher Post No. 460
American Legion
Bess Zinkula
Mechanicsville
Martha Wislsel
Wilburn T. Hoover
Estroy Drive
Wyoming
Ill
VA Medical Center
Rosiclare
Eileen Ford
Will
Marion
Army Air Corps
Leslie
Adrian
Tracy
Pauline Rose
Moline
Melanie
Alana Hoover
Lawrence
Willard
Eugene
Bettendorf
Russell
Milan
Walnut Creek
Marie Shockley
Rockford
III
Louise Milligan
Shirley Ullrick
Margie Oxford
Quality
Wilma Pepan
St. Louis
Orpha Hoover
Memorial Park Cemetery
Salvation Army Rehabilitation Center
First Ave
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Letha B. Differding
Walker
Indianapolis
Ind
John Differding
Differding
Esther Schomberg
Buffalo
Hiawatha and
Paul
Lucile Haack
Wis
Walker Bible Church
Merle Pederson
Walker Cemetery
Murdoch Funeral Home
Coast Guard
Bahamas
United States
Colombia
South America
Ted Weed
Tom Clifford
Salvador
C.R. Weather
Thermal
West Yellowstone
Mont
Coralville Lake
Mary and
Peter Tschechaniuk
19Th St. SE
St. Luke’s
David D. Staton and
Cindy L. Bye
Bezders
Garden
Marion Blvd
U of 1 Dance Company
E.C. Mabie Theater
Paowers
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
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