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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1981

Page

2

Deaths of Several Residents Include Three in Cedar Rapids

Obituaries note Alice Neuzil 91 of Hallmar died after brief illness born Feb 28 1890 in St. Paul Neb widow of Dr. W J Neuzil died 1978. Services at Immaculate Conception Cedar Rapids burial Cedar Memorial Park. Joseph Jelinek 73 of 3001 Sixth St SW died after long illness born Dec 25 1907 in Czechoslovakia married Adela Polansky 1931 Cedar Rapids. Burial Czech National Cemetery. Other notices list Matus Godfrey J Janeba-Kuba funeral details Etchingham Grace Ida Leary John Edward Raymer Cecelia H Hartmann Elizabeth Bleedner Nancy E Knock James Poisel Laura H Cocking George French Cecil Thomas Thomas Mohr Augustine Gus O'Donnell and others with service times and memorials.

Alice Neuzil Hallmar St. Paul Neb W.J. Neuzil Cedar Rapids Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Cedar Rapids Country Club Elizabeth Wilson Wynnewood M.M. Simitz Walnut Creek Calif E.V. Cooper Rapid City S.D Alfred G. Brosius Immaculate Conception Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Turner Chapel East Joseph Jelinek Sixth St Czechoslovakia Adela Polansky Penick and Ford American Federation of Grain Millers Lodge C.S.A Rosann Bean Donald J Mary Nejdl Leonard Brush Chapel George McDill Czech National Cemetery Eastern Iowa Southgate Court Matus Godfrey J St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church Clarence Frana Springville Hanford Post No. 5 The American Legion Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home Etchingham Grace Ida St. Jude’s Catholic Church Lawrence Etchingham Casper Wyo St. Joseph's Cemetery Teahen Funeral Home St. Jude’s Foundation Fund First Ave St. Leary John Edward Holy Trinity Catholic Church Walford Phil Schmitt St. John’s Cemetery Raymer Cecelia H St. Patrick’s Catholic Church John Dalton Mount Calvary Cemetery Hartmann Elizabeth Lloyd Brockmeyer St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Dayhoff John W Glenn W. McMichael Memory Gardens Iowa City Bleedner Nancy E Harold Reinking Independence James Poisel Mason-Howe S. Manchester Laura H. Cocking First Baptist Church Visitation Bohnenkamp-Vernon S. Monticello George French Goettsch’s Wyoming Cemetery Tipton Cecil Thomas Brownville Texas St. Mary’s Catholic Church Uhlmann’s

Roseberrys Face Aging Together After 29 Years

The Roseberrys, a long married couple, laugh at small troubles like a lost shirt button while facing aging challenges. He is hard of hearing and frail, she has poor eyesight, yet they depend on each other and plan to stay in their two story home. He plans to garden again with help from neighbors or children, and they will try Swiss chard this year.

Austin Susie The Gazette Guinness Collin Smith the Gazette London India U.S Guinness Records Edd Holland Margaret Kentucky

Teachers Turn Bar Owners Thrive On Late Hours

Emma and Virginia, former teachers, run a bar in Vinton after a late transition. They recount long days and nights, grand opening rush, and customers sharing humor and sympathy. They note kids visit sparingly and express mixed feelings about leaving teaching for entrepreneurship.

Balloon lands safely after tree tears four panels

Cedar Rapids residents watched a large hot air balloon skim above trees and the river at about 5 p.m. Thursday. Balloon owner Ron Kurtz said the craft remained under control and landed safely at Riverside Park after a tree tore four panels during ascent from Adams school yard. He added there was no cause for concern and the landing site was chosen to ensure safety. The incident occurred near Linmar Drive NE.

Cedar Rapidians Ron Kurtz Chestnut Court Riverside Park Cedar Rapids Adams School Yard Linmar Drive Kurtz

Weather Report Extended Forecast Highlights Snow and Warm Intervals

A cold front moved to the Continental Divide bringing snow from the Great Basin to the northern Rockies with heavy accumulation in central and southern Plateau mountains. Cedar City Utah and Austin Nevada saw half a foot, many Utah mountains a foot. Winter storm warnings and high winds across the plains and Rockies.

Continental Divide Great Basin Rockies Plateau Cedar City Utah Austin Nev Utah Mountains Blanding Flagstaff Ariz West Yellowstone Mont Wyoming Colorado Montana Nevada Rocky Mountains High Plains South Dakota Plains New Mexico Texas Ohio Valley New England Burlington Lebanon N.H South Georgia

Poland braces as 30 day strikes paralyze industry

Solidarity workers walk off in Silesia coal mines and major factories across Wroclaw Jelenia Gora Katowice and Lublin and in Gdansk shipyards amid a first large coordinated protest since Feb 10. Government warns of a possible state of emergency as talks resume on union grievances from last week’s farmer beatings in Bydgoszcz. Shoppers queue and shelves empty as tension rises.

Solidarity Silesia Wroclaw Jelenia Gora Katowice Lublin Gdansk Wojciech Jaruzelski Poland Tass Washington Warsaw Bydgoszcz

Cedar Falls Man Dies After Two Vehicle Crash

A 70 year old Cedar Falls man, Clarence Harmening, died after a two vehicle crash on the northeast side. He crossed the median while driving westbound and hit a semitrailer backing from a driveway. The truck driver, William Godbout of Dysart, was uninjured.

Cedar Falls Clarence Harmening William Godbout Dysart

Births and local incidents from Mercy area

Birth notices list several families from Cedar and surrounding areas with new daughters and sons born March 26 including Cynthia and John Carpenter and Rhonda and Michael Stepanek. Fire calls detail grass and alarm incidents along Rockford Road SW Wilson Avenue and surrounding streets, plus a hydrant leak and cigarette fire reports.

Rhonda Michael Stepanek Circle Drive Gayle Michael McDonald Kingswood Lane Patty Dennis Goeders Knollshire Road Margaret Kent Rolfe Bayberry Drive Cheryl Curtis Holland Olin Sigrid Allen Werndt Clarence Rockford Road Wilson Avenue B Avenue Seventh Street 16Th St Otis Road 33Rd Ave 17Th Street Bever Avenue

Hearing Monday on utilities regulation in Iowa

An Iowa public hearing is set for 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Statehouse to discuss a House Commerce Committee approved bill. It would require the Iowa Commerce Commission to audit utilities, review annual reports, and investigate excess profits. It also allows the ICC to limit temporary rate hikes pending final ICC rulings, with a one year cap and potential extensions.

Des Moines House Commerce Committee Iowa Commerce Commission The ICC Commission

Sweeteners Union OK Injunction Amended In Cedar Rapids

An amended injunction at the Corn Sweeteners plant in southwest Cedar Rapids loosens picket limits. It raises site cap to eight during a 10 minute shift change and allows a union business agent. the change lasts for the duration of the ongoing labor dispute.

Cedar Rapids Teamsters Local 238 Larry Conmey

Gazette Corrects U S Attorney Candidate Names

The newspaper clarifies that former U S Representative William Scherle was not a candidate for the U S attorney post in Iowa's southern district. His son William is the actual candidate. The Gazette invites complaints about accuracy and will publish corrections.

Gazette U.S William Scherle Iowa Scherle William Post the Gazette

Local Theater and Arts Listings Tonight

Multiple venues across the region host performances this evening including Blithe Spirit at Old Creamery Theater Garrison Pippin at Cedar Rapids Community Theatre How the Other Half Loves at Nob Hill Decorah Eulenspiege Puppet Theater Iowa City Rubberneck at Center Point High School gym Tickets range from 1.50 to 6 dollars with student and group discounts available Admission prices vary by show and location and several box offices list phone contacts for reservations

Old Creamery Theater Garrison Area Community Theater Benton County Pippin Cedar Rapid Community Theatre New Minowa Players Nob Hill Decorah The Arts Center S. Linn St Iowa City Center Point High School

Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details and Rates

The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883, published daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE, Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Rates list carrier and mail prices, with notes on regions served and AP republication rights.

Cedar Rapids The Gazette Company Third Ave. SE Iowa U.S. Territories Associated Press

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