Deaths of Forest Rutgers and others noted in Iowa obits
Multiple obituaries from Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns report the deaths of Forest Rutgers 77 a former Coe College coach and military instructor in Washington D C burial at Arlington. Ruth E Brennan 74 of Cedar Rapids Stella Newman Moore 82 of Toddville James J O Donnell 46 of Richardson Texas and numerous other local residents with funeral details and memorials listed for each.
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Rutgers
Hong Kong
Syracuse University
Delco Electronics
Alexandria
Courtney
Forest S
Thomas
Arlington National Cemetery
Coe Scholarship Fund
Stella Newman Moore
Toddville
Cedar Rapids
Lloyd E. Newman
Charles H. Moore
James J. O'Donnell
Richardson
Texas
K and O
FMC
Irving
Immaculate Conception School
Iowa State University
Janet
Karen
Nancy
James
Kathy
Mike
John R
Moraga
Calif
Edward P
Davenport
Kathleen Clark
Sale of 10 shopping centers approved for 165.5 million
General Growth Properties wins stockholder approval to sell 10 centers to Aetna Insurance Co for 165.5 million with 91 million cash and 74.5 million in unpaid mortgages. The March 31 closing includes a 15 per share cash distribution, more than twice book value. Centers include North Grand Plaza Ames and Keosippi Mall Keokuk among six in Iowa.
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DES Moines
UPI
General Growth Properties
Aetna Insurance Co
Aetna
Iowa
North Grand Plaza
Ames
College Square
Cedar Falls
Marshalltown Plaza
Marshalltown
Keosippi Mall
Keo
French magazine claims POWs still held in Vietnam
L Express quotes two Vietnamese officials saying about 30 Americans remain in Vietnam. They split into two groups: indoctrinated prisoners near Hanoi slated for propaganda return, and others labeled important persons held for possible spy exchange. The piece notes U.S. denial of ongoing POW reports since 1973.
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Paris
L'Express
Vietnam
France
United States
Hanoi
Washington
Ese
U.S
House of Representatives
Iowa City Girl Wins Kirkwood Spelling Bee
Laura Fuller a 12 year old student from Northwest Junior High School in Coralville won the Kirkwood Community College regional spelling bee and qualified for the state contest in Des Moines on April 26. Dawn Ashbacher Rosemarie Lara Patty McGrane Shelli Peiffer and Miriam Schoenbaum also qualified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Kirkwood Community College
Des Moines
Laura Fuller
Jim Fuller
Laura
Northwest Junior High School
Coralville
Dawn Ashbacher
Rural
Swisher
Rosemarie Lara
Patty McGrane
A Ave. NW
Shelli Peiffer
Washington
Miriam Schoenbaum
Jewel of India honors tiger hunter and Mother Teresa
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mother Teresa received India's Bharat Ratna along with a woman named Mrs. Zadingi of Mizoram who killed a tiger with an axe in a jungle encounter. The award recognizes courage and service to the poor, echoing Teresa's Nobel work with Calcutta's needy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
UPI
Mother Teresa
Zadingi
Buarpur
Mizoram
Calcutta
Jack Ogden Highlights In Meet the Preps Feature
Local feature spotlights high school youth in the Meet the Preps series with profiles of standout students and their athletic and academic aims. Ogden profiles multiple teens, detailing achievements, sports involvement, and future goals.
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Jack Ogden
Weather Summary for Saturday and Sunday
A complex weather picture shows snow and rain across the central and eastern U S with travel advisories in Colorado Utah and New Mexico. Two inches of snow fell in Minneapolis while the southwest enjoyed 60s to 70s. central California faced a gale warning.
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Colorado
New Mexico
Utah
Central Mountains
Grand Canyon
Ari
Kansas
New York
Pennsylvania
New England
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Minneapolis
U.S
California
Belle Plaine Police Chief resigns amid force exodus
Belle Plaine's Police Chief Don Comfort resigned Saturday morning amid a wave of personnel losses in the Benton County town. Four officers have left in two weeks, with temporary leadership by William Hernick as the city plans future hiring. Local deputies and recruited residents will strengthen protection as council announces resignation details.
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Belle Plaine
Don Comfort
Benton County
Ray Wiese
Wiese
Comfort
Atlantic
Tracy Ash
Pat Scallon
Dave Smutz
William Hernick
Hernick
Karen Ledvina
Henrik
Smutz
Iran crisis deepens over shah extradition and hostages
A militant spokesman warned hostages will not be freed until Iran's deposed shah is returned. Iran seeks extradition from Panama, where a 60 day evidence deadline runs Monday. Iran plans to file 450 pages via lawyer Christian Bourget. Kissinger and Rockefeller face Iranian accusations over the shah's move to the United States.
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Iran
Panama
Christian Bourget
Kissinger
Rockefeller
Shah
Ghotbzadeh
U.S
New York
State Department
United States
Contadora Island
Michael DeBakey
Gazette Company publication details and subscription rates
Established in 1883 by The Gazette Company and published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates by carrier are $1.40 per week. by Afternoon Editions and Sunday seven issues $6.82 for 52 weeks. U S Territories $110 for 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches. USPS 095680.
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The
Gazette Company
Publi Daily
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gier Cates
U.S. Territories
Gazette
Associated Press
Births at St. Luke's and Buffalo note multiple additions
Linda and Dwight Hartz welcome a daughter Carol Hines at St. Luke's. Donna and John Niebuher greet a daughter Sheila Turnis. A daughter arrives to Cindy and Jeff Correll in Buffalo Wyoming. Grandparents are Clyde Cammack and others. Also listed are several Saturday emergencies and a short car wiring issue on First Avenue NW.
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Linda
Dwight Hartz
21St Ave
Marion
Carol Hines
Stanwood
Donna
John Niebuher
Blairstown
Sheila
Jim Turnis
Manchester
Buffalo
Wyo
Cindy
Jeff Correll
Clyde Cammack
Franklin Ave
First Ave
City Briefs and Advertisements on Pages Five and Six A
Briefs note promotions for deluxe mixed nuts without peanuts priced for five pounds serving 125 at Johnson Nut Company. Advertisements announce carpet and drapery sale through March 31 by Klinger Paint Company and Novak Monuments with contact numbers. Office gender statistics indicate 25 percent of full time college faculty are women and 95 percent of media policy makers are men. AAUW urges supporting ERA.
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Johnson Nut Company
AAUW
Adv
Trout Stocking Begins April 1 in Northeast Iowa
The Iowa Conservation Commission will start stocking 8 to 10 inch rainbow and brown trout in northeast Iowa streams April 1. Release sites are withheld pending hatchery truck road conditions and local travel restrictions.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Conservation Commission
Iowa
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Ruth E. Brennan
St. Luke’s Hospital
Ralph Brennan
Robert Faas
Millersburg
Robert
Deep River
Ethel Vetter
Don Starr
Berwyn
Penn
Best Funeral Home
North
English
Eugene Stohls
Millersburg Cemetery
Stodola
Anna
Brush Chapel
Robert Bouton
Czech National Cemetery
Jirsa
Alma Kopecky
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
James C. DeSchmidt
First Presbyterian Church, Ely
Claassen
George Cornelius
Carrie Bonham
Turner Chapel East
Anne Tremain
Bettendorf
Turner Chapel West
la Porte City
S. Harrison Mast
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Independence
White's
Ruth Emerson
Shelly’s
Oakland Cemetery
Julia Hohensee
Hoover-Valentine’s
Marengo Cemetery
Marengo
Leslie E. Jones
Glendale Cemetery
Monticello
Sam
Clara) Rhatigan
First United
Burnham-Wood’s
St. Peter’s Cemetery
Eldorado
Kuk
Westland Mall
West Burlington
Muscatine Plaza
Muscatine
Investment Trust
Martin
Matthew Bucksbaum
Bucksbaums
General Growth
Lindale Plaza
Town and County Shopping Center
Kirkwood
Jewel of
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
Weather Report
C.R. Weather
Axxx
Sunday
National Weather Service
NOAA
US Dept of Commerce
John E. Lopes
3Rd Ave
St. Luke's
C Ave
Second St
Klinger Paint Company
5Th Avenue SE
Novak
14Th Avenue SE
James F. Stewart
Liv
Stewart Funeral Home
Stewart Quneral
First Avenue
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