Deaths Across Iowa Honor Local Residents
Obituary notes list Walter H. Kurth 76 of Lisbon and other local figures. Details cover birth in Hopkinton, farming career, church membership, survivors, memorials, and service arrangements. Also notes several other obituaries with service times, burial sites, and funeral homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Kurth
Lisbon
Mechanicsville
Hopkinton
Marie Bradle
Kurth
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Mount Vernon
Lois Myers
Cedar Rapids
Donald
Tama
Glenn
Dean
Harold
Los Angeles
Gerald
Loveland
Colo
Burton Harger
Fairview Cemetery
Earlville
Morgan
Iowa Senate endorses state control over hazardous waste sites
The Senate Energy Committee approved a bill to empower the Environmental Quality Commission to locate hazardous waste storage or disposal sites within Iowa with local government input. The measure sets site criteria, public hearings, and a potential civil fine for noncompliance, plus a 2 percent tax on burial site fees to fund the general fund. A public hearing is planned later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State
Environmental Quality Commission
Senate Energy Committee
Senate
Robert Ray
Iowa
Ous
Commission
State Commission
General Fund
Richard Ramsey
Rosceola
Pentagon notes large stockpiles to weather war shocks
Paul Krueger the agency's assistant director for emergency preparedness said existing stockpiles are extensive and pledged $100 million for purchases in fiscal 1981 and $120 million in 1982. He expects $600 million from surplus sales to fund further buys and stressed the stockpile is to keep the economy going during a war or emergency when normal supply channels fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Krueger
Krueger
Reagan action seen as boon to metal traders and industries
An industry executive at the press conference said Reagan's action could aid metal traders and certain sectors. He noted vanadium and copper have been ailing, while cobalt supplies faced disruptions from African warfare. Purchases will be made by the General Services Administration for the emergency agency in quantities designed not to disrupt markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Reagan
General Services Administration
Hijackers Press for Libya Exchange During Pakistan Plane Hostage Crisis
Pakistan agrees to swap prisoners for hostages on the Pakistan International Airlines jet after threats to kill captives. Negotiations hinge on families leaving with their men and earlier demands to move victims to Libya while terrorists named Alamgir threaten further violence. Enduring conditions aboard the plane remain severe as talks continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tages
Syria
Pakistan International Airlines
Pakistan
Libya
Jordan
Alamgir
Craig Clymore
Newport Beach
Calif
Lawrence Clifton Magnum
New York City
Fredrick Hubbell
Des Moines
Iowa
ADM employee's car damaged again in vandalism case
Kevin Rooney, 22, of Hiawatha, reports his 1974 Toyota damaged by pellets at the Norman Rooney residence on 30th Street NE. Police note prior incidents at Rooney's vehicle amid an ongoing ADM Corn Sweeteners strike, with windows shot out and tires punctured. Authorities investigate possible link to plant labor dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ADM Corn Sweeteners
Toyota
Kevin Rooney
Hiawatha
Norman Rooney
30Th St
Rooney
Bridge Arches Oversea Channel Under Review for Hazards
Jackson notes the arched span must have scaffolding removed before the 1982 shipping season. An Iowa congressman and Wisconsin officials urged the Coast Guard to bar petroleum and hazardous chemical cargoes from passing under the bridge. The Coast Guard rejected the bid, citing no current hazard but left room to change after a consultant’s report. The agency will revisit the request Monday as attorneys prepare a damage suit. The bridge was built by two contractors with steel from U.S. Steel Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Iowa
Wisconsin
Coast Guard
U.S. Steel Co
Library committee tardy in filing election reports
Cedar Rapids attorney Joseph E. Day, in charge of Citizens for the Library finances, has until March 20 to respond to a Financial Disclosure Commission letter or face prosecution. Day has filed late on several disclosures, with the latest showing $16,605 cash on hand and $2,260 in unpaid bills. The commission may refer the case to the county attorney if a hearing results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Citizens For the Library Committee
Iowa Financial Disclosure Commission
Joseph E. Day
Linn County Auditor’s
Steven C. Johnson
Iowa Campaign Finance Disclosure Commission
Johnson
Day
the Gazette
St. Louis
Commission
Linn County Auditor’s Office
Citizens For the Library
Library
Life Investors
Collins Division
Rockwell International, Securities Corp. of
Iowa
Merchants National Bank
Northwestern Bell Telephone
Hansen Hunter & Langmack
Library Preservation Committee
Ed Kuba
Brenton Bank and Trust Company
Dale Gardner
Mimi Meffert
Robert Armstrong
Adcraft Printing and Mailing Inc
Woman shoots burglar and receives deferred sentence
Cedar Rapids woman Gwendolyn J. Tubbs 29 admitted shooting a burglar as he left her house. Judge Robert Osmundson gave a two year probationary period and a deferred sentence for an aggravated misdemeanor after warning about the dangers of carrying a gun. Walton, 20, faces sentencing for second-degree burglary April 3. another suspect, Steven Peters, 26, had burglary charges dismissed in exchange for testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Gwendolyn J. Tubbs
Robert Osmundson
Linn District Court
David L. Walton
Tubbs
Walton
Minneapolis
Steven A. Peters
Ray administers major Iowa commissions reshaping panels
Governor Robert Ray ousts two Conservation Commission veterans Tom Bates and John Brophy and replaces three Civil Rights members including Tait Cummins with James Harmon and other appointees. Replacements also include leaders on engineering, architecture, accountancy and psychology boards plus Dubuque council member Carolyn Farrell on campaign finance. Ray will send Senate nominees by March 15 with Senate action due by April 15. He leaves Jon Kneen’s nomination to the State Department of Public Instruction untouched despite resistance from Senate Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Robert Ray
Iowa Conservation Commission
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Tait Cummins
Cedar Rapids
Ray
Iowa Senate
Board of Regents and Transporation Commission
Senate
Cummins
Civil Rights Commission
James Harmon
Estherville
Dubuque
Carolyn Farrell
Ottumwa
Jon Kneen
State Department of Public Instruction
Senate Democrats
Weather Summary for Community Report
Wind direction and velocity at midnight west at five mph. Sunrise Sunday at six nineteen, sunset at six thirteen. Year ago today highs fifty six, low of eleven, no precipitation. Extended forecast calls for generally fair and mild conditions with little precipitation Monday through Wednesday. Highs in the low to mid sixties, lows in the thirties.
Weather Front Douses Southwest With Snow and Rain
A cold front crossed the Southern Plateau bringing showers from Oregon to Arizona. Southern California endured light rain and 45 mph winds in Los Angeles while desert areas saw 40 mph gusts. Snow fell in the southern Sierras and a foot of snow hit Raton Pass New Mexico within hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Arizona
California
Los Angeles
Sierras
Texas
New Mexico
Rockies
Raton Pass
N.M
Colorado Mountains
Tennessee Valley
West Palm Beach
Fla
Miami
Vital Statistics Notices From Cedar Rapids Area
Birth notices list Teresa and Brian Glynn a daughter and several other births in Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids area including Susan Davis Terri and Larry McConaughy Ana mosa Marlene and Dennis Booth Ely Rebecca and Ronnie Fort Debra and Jimmie Hansen and others. Also included are multiple marriage or partnership entries and a series of 7:59 a.m. Friday 8:10 a.m. Friday and 10:14 a.m. Friday incident times with addresses and locations for emergencies and a call for assistance at Orchard Drive NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Davis
Cedar Terrace
Orchard Drive
41St Avenue
Bowling Street
29Th St
Land address corrected in Linn County theft case
The Linn County Attorney's Department updated records to show Michelle B. Land, 23, now lives at 614% C Ave. NW, rather than 614 C Ave. NW, a discrepancy revealed during her arrest for third degree theft on Wednesday.
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Linn County
Michelle B. Land
C Ave
Land
Two Arrests For Drunk Driving In Linn County
Two men were arrested Friday afternoon on drunk driving charges. Clyde F. Ties, 44, of Mount Vernon, was cited for wrong-way driving and speeding after a stop at Highways 30 and 13 by a Linn County deputy. Hubert A. Cleaver, 33, with no fixed address, was nabbed in the 100 block of First St NW and charged with drunk driving and license suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde F. Ties
Mount Vernon
Linn County
Ties
Cedar Rapids
Hubert A. Cleaver
First St. NW
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Alfred C. Ridge
G Ave
Turner Chapel West
Atkins
William Schminke
St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church
Fellmer
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Rural
Homestead
Uhlmann’s
Williamsburg
Monona
Andrew
Mamie) Koontz
Rossville Presbyterian Church
Martin’s
Waukon
Vinton
Keith Peterson
Campbell-Russell’s
Hoover
Wilburn T
Memorial Park
Rock Island
Salvation Army Rehabilitation Center
First Ave
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
John McCarroll
Shahrayer Khan
Vola
ADM
Given
Library Committee
Dave Rasdal
Roland Krekeler
Gazette
Jolene Stevens
Sioux City
Herman Lewis
Edgewood
Richard Hansen
Iowa City
Ruth Roberts
Kathryn Gerken
Commission For the
Arlene Dayhoff
Jacqueline F. Bryant
Nancy Welter
C.R. Weather
Mary Ellen
Jeffrey Mueller
Kohawk St. SW
Teresa
Brian Glynn
St. Luke’s
Daniel D. Brown
Dianna L. Fekete
David S. Layher
Sheryl R. Gamm
Clifford L. Grother
Deloris M. Rocarek
George S. Lenzer Jr
Lee A. Abel
James J. Mottinger
Marcia A. Fetter
Amos L. Hall
Sarah J. Martens
Kirk E. Bader
Sara L. Michalicek
Stanley D. Bailey
Heidi S. Solberg
Denver
Douglas A. Burdick
Marion
Terresa E. Doyel
Reno
Nev
Robert J. Lana
Mary A. White
John E. Lapes
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