Longtime Cedar Rapids school official Otto Wiedersberg dies
Otto F. Wiedersberg Jr. 57 of 2059 Larry Drive NE Cedar Rapids died Friday at St Luke's Hospital after a cancer battle. He served 33 months in the Navy and was executive director of business services and board secretary for the Cedar Rapids Community School District. He was a statewide authority on school finance and active in numerous local and state groups. Memorials to American Cancer Society or Perrine Cancer Care Center. Funeral arrangements by Cedar Memorial.
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Cedar Rapids
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Cedar Rapids Community
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University of Iowa
Delta Chi Fraternity
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American Legion
Calvin Sinclair United Presbyterian Church
Hanford Post No. 5
Crescent Lodge
American Red Cross
Iowa Association of School Business Officials
Iowa Association of School Boards
Iowa Association of School Board
Arlene Brant
Mount Vernon
Clifford Moore
Hugh Bell
Arvada
Colo
Otto Wiedersberg Sr
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
David Jurgens
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
American Cancer Society
10Th St
Perrine Cancer Care Center
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Raymond G. Holston
27Th St
Paris
Ill
Dorothy Erger
Anamosa
Armstrong’s
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Chamber of Commerce
B Ave
Vital Statistics and Local Incidents Summary
Vital statistics list multiple births on March 26 at various Cedar Rapids area addresses and nearby communities with parents newborns. Police and fire logs follow including arson investigations at McKinley Junior High School and a string of emergency and incident calls with locations across Cedar Rapids Marion Palo and surrounding areas.
Development director quits Iowa commission leader resigns
DES MOINES Iowa Development Commission director William Bestmann of Marshalltown has resigned effective month end Gov Robert Ray announced Friday Ray will name a successor to lead the agency and continue development efforts in the state
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UPI
William Bestmann
Marshalltown
Iowa Development Commission
Robert Ray
Bestmann
Ray
Six Convicted in Major Marijuana Smuggling Ring
Panama City Florida six defendants were convicted by a federal jury in Operation Sunburn, described as one of the largest marijuana smuggling operations end to end. The FBI says the group imported more than 600000 pounds of marijuana from Colombia between 1977 and 1981.
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Panama City
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FBI
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Space shuttle keeps mission on track despite radio loss
At Cape Canaveral NASA reports Columbia maintains full seven day objective plan as three S-band downlink channels fail. UHF voice remains, telemetry flow continues, with Chris Fullerton and Jack Lousma eyeing potential landing date adjustments due to weather.
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Iowa team hides logos on PDP during Columbia test flight
Iowa space researchers stitched logos onto the PDP in Nomex backed panels 314 inches by 24% inches as Fullerton noticed the design. Gerry Murphy, PDP flight operations manager, says the team kept the secret until Friday morning while astronauts photographed the logos and eyed the PDP during Columbia’s third test flight. The PDP operated perfectly as Fullerton guided Columbia by a 50 foot mechanism.
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Orbiter tests reveal beam guidance in spaceflight
Test runs on the Columbia orbiter measure wake in the ionosphere at 18 000 mph and electron beam effects from the cargo hold. Fullerton overrode automatic controls to use manual guidance aided by a pencil case magnet to track beam alignment with Earth's magnetic field as data came back strong.
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Fullerton
Columbia
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Murphy
Gordo
Iowa president visits Johnson Space Center in Houston
Duane Spriestersbach acting University of Iowa president arrives at Mission Control to meet space researchers monitoring the shuttle Columbia mission. The visit caps his interim tenure before James Freedman takes over as president.
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Iowa panel urges 5.1 million gift spread to museums and projects
A Des Moines commission suggests using a 5.1 million bequest from Herrick to fund a new historical museum and distribute interest to multiple state projects. The plan aims to avoid cross‑party fights and speed grants while awaiting construction, with potential total costs around 15 million and a focus on two dozen nominated initiatives statewide.
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Burro
Iowa
House
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D-Oelwein
Robert Ray
Ray
Historical Museum
Glenn G. Herrick
Herrick
L. Carl Dickinson
Dickinson
Mary Jane Odell
Bass van Gilst
D-Oskaloosa
van Gilst
David Oman
Terry Branstad
R-Lake Mills
Avenson
Cedar Rapids
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Seasoning a Cast Iron Pan by Oven Treatment
A tip suggests applying a heavy oil coating to the pan and lid before placing them in a 200 degree oven for two hours. Keep oil from drying, add more if needed, then wipe excess oil after cooking to ready the pan for use.
Cedar Rapids Gazette Local Newspaper Information
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists its address at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. It notes subscription rates by carrier two dollars per week and mail options for Morning Editions and Sunday issues with various weekly and yearly prices.
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Gazette Company
Third Ave
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