Deaths and funeral notices from Cedar Rapids area
Obituaries list Barbara Jean Hall 42 of 1620 Park Towne Place NE ruled death by own action. Also Helen M Fahey 77 of Marion dies of cancer at St Luke's. Michael Allan Johnson 19 dies from car crash in Bemidji. Multiple services, burials, and memorials planned across Cedar Rapids, Marion, Bemidji, and surrounding towns with funeral details and callers' times.
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Barbara Jean Hall
Park Towne Place
Boone
Franklin High School
University of Iowa
City Hall
Burt Mosness
Cedar Rapids
Michael
Norman
Ames
Allison
Bonnie Brown
Stuart, Neb
Mary Phipps
Turner Chapel
Allen S. van Cleve
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Helen M
Hallie’’ Fahey
Kerry Lane
Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Clinton County
William Fahey
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
The
Altar and Rosary Society
Iowa Women's Bar Association
William J
Apple Valley
Minn
Rosemary Cimprich
George E. Harms
Mount Pleasant
St. Matthew’s Church
Fredrick Fangman
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
Micheal Allan Johnson
St. Luke's Hospital
Fargo
N.D
Devil's Lake
Bemidji
Bemidji High School
Leroy Johnson
Greg
Grand Forks
Jeff
Susan Brewer
Park Rapids
Josey Stenen
Bagley
St. Philip’s Catholic Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Tehran crisis intensifies as shah seeks care in Egypt
Iran and the United States trade threats over the shah as Iran demands extradition. The ailing ex-monarch, evacuated to Cairo after leaving Panama, is hospitalized near the Nile while hostages in Tehran mark 143 days in captivity. Ayatollah Khalkhali vows trials for alleged spies if the shah is extradited, with Iran pressing for his return.
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New York Daily News
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Squaw Creek lake cost nearly double says study
A Linn County study shows the Squaw Creek Park lake project near Marion has risen from a projected 1.5 million in 1977 78 to 2.7 million. Inflation drives the increase with dam land acquisition and improvements included. A 2.7 million bond would need voter approval, after a similar bond was rejected last year. The board referred the matter for further study and set May 3 for a spring county parks field trip.
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Squaw Creek Lake
Squaw Creek Park
Marion
Linn County Conservation Commission
Commission
George Hamilton
Hamilton
Linn County
Death ruled as own action in Linn County case
Barbara Hall, 42, died from a gunshot wound in her apartment on Park Towne Lane NE. The Linn County Medical Examiner ruled the death a death by own action, noting a .38 caliber pistol was used and the time of discovery was 1:17 a.m.
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Barbara Hall
Linn County
Hall
Weather report cites record highs and widespread precip
High Monday reached 89 in Lakeland Florida and lows plunged to 0 at Warroad Minnesota. The Northeast saw rain and snow with a low pressure system spreading precipitation from the Mid Atlantic coast into the Great Lakes and New England. Snow and rain mixed in New York and New England, light snow in northern Ohio, and scattered showers in Texas and Florida. Snow moved from the central Rockies into western North Dakota and advisories issued for Wyoming Colorado South Dakota and Nebraska. Measurable snow totals included 2 inches at Lander Wyoming and 1 inch in Salt Lake City and Sheridan Utah. Additional amounts varied across a broad region including Connecticut New York New Jersey and California.
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mid-Atlantic
United States
Delaware
Lower
Great Lakes
New England
New York State
Ohio
Central
Appalachians
Texas
Florida
North
Pacific Coast
California
Arizona
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Northern Plains
Wyoming
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South Dakota
Nebraska
Lander
Wyo
Salt Lake City
Utah
Sheridan
Vital Statistics Notes and Local Incidents
March births announced for multiple families including Zeller Myers McLaughlin Hollingsworth Blackburn Coon Trosdahl Pillard Warren, and Burton in Kansas City. List of named couples and grandparents from Cedar Rapids Marion Hiawatha and Iowa City areas. Police log records various incidents and times across Monday with gas at a scene 29th St SE leak at 1515 Linmar Dr NE oven grease at 411 39th St NE a mistaken alarm at 151 Jacolyn Dr NW and medical emergency at 130 34th St NE.
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Karen
Thomas Myers
23Rd St
Janet
Alan McLaughlin
Hamilton St
Diane
David Hollingsworth
Coldstream Ave
Pamela
Kenneth Blackburn
Tower Terrace
Donna
Donald Coon
First Ave
Hiawatha
Steven Trosdahl
Third Ave
Sharon
Warren Pillard
Atkins
Sandra
Carl Warren Jr
Mechanicsville
Rodney Bacon
Delhi
29Th St
Linmar Drive
39Th St
Jacolyn Drive
34Th St
K Mart seeks city water sewer extension for Cedar Rapids site
A Chicago developer plans a third Kmart at the southwest corner of Highway 13 and Mount Vernon Road SE. The project would require Cedar Rapids to extend water and sewer lines, at the developer’s expense, with annexation not possible due to noncontiguity. Plans show a five building complex led by a 72,897 square foot Kmart. engineers say lines pose no major issues. City reports from Engineering, Water and Sewer are requested before a decision.
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K Mart
Cedar Rapids
Jack Jacobs & Co
Chicago
Jacobs
Highway 13
Mount Vernon Road
Bill Ryan
Ryan
Floyd Bergen
Don Canney
Jon Janda
City Public Services
Kmart
Lesley Down Weds Henri Gabriel In Cairo Wedding
Actress Lesley Anne Down married assistant director Henri Gabriel in a Cairo ceremony at the Mena House. Director Franklin J. Schaffner served as best man. James Down gave away the bride. The couple, meeting in Budapest, plan a April honeymoon in East Africa.
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Cairo
Lesley Anne Down
Sphinx
Egypt
Henri Gabriel
Mena House
Franklin J. Schaffner
James Down
Budapest
East Africa
UP Trivia Echoes Through Time
A playful note explains familiarity with UP and quips that a goose has no white meat, blending light humor with regional curiosity.
Its Your Business column lists public meetings
The Gazette publishes Its Your Business each Sunday, detailing public agency meetings and tax-spending items for local oversight. The column highlights dates and topics for civic review, aiding residents in tracking government actions and budgets.
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The
Gazette
Schade Addresses Coggon Residents in Linn County
Democratic candidate Karl Schade spoke to Coggon residents at the Lumir Havlik residence addressing concerns about sheriff coverage. He noted similar complaints in Fairfax Center Point Walker and Springville and said he investigated and directed departments while with the Iowa attorney general's office.
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Coggon
Linn County
Karl Schade
Schade
Lumir Havlik
Coggan
Fairfax
Center Point
Walker
Springville
Iowa
Citi zens for Community Improvement seeks permanent mortgage law
Members of Citi zens for Community Improvement meet with Iowa congressman Tom Tauke to urge permanent status for the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, passed in 1975 and due to expire in June. The act requires lenders to report loan counts and totals by census tract for home improvements and mortgages. Tauke pledged support to make the law permanent.
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Southeast Side
Citizens For Community Improvement
CCI
Tom Tauke
Iowa
Tauke
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