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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1980

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Deaths Move Through Quad City Area Churches in Spring

Obituary column lists multiple deaths including Rev Louis V McDonough 79 of Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids naval chaplain 1944 46 and pastor at All Saints St Mathews. Other notices include Robert Sojka 41 Simi Valley CA and former Cedar Rapids police chief, Emil Dedic 76 Center Point, Cecil Kuhn 77 Walker jan 1902 births and extended survivors. Funeral times and burial details given for numerous individuals with church locations in Cedar Rapids Vinton Marengo and nearby communities.

Louis V. McDonough Mercy Hospital Sand Springs Columbia College Dubuque St. Paul’s Seminary James J. Kearne Rockwell Preston Independence Lamont State Center Decorah Eldora Castle Grove Cedar Rapids All Saints Church St. Matthew's Church McDonough Pacific Knights of Columbus Council Minnie Becker James J. Byrne Sacred Heart Cemetery Monticello Stewart Funeral Home Catholic Daughters of America Knights of Columbus Robert John Sojka Simi Valley Calif Kathryn Marie Karns Wilson High School Cornell College California Leonard Ann Sojka Monrovia Mark David Steven John Azusa Ann Knight Oceanside Cathy Antenne St. Peter’s Clover Pittman Cecil A. Kuhn Walker Buchanan County Clara Ann Michael Sacred Heart Catholic Church Holy Name Society The Farm Bureau Walter Cook Diane M. Kuhn Louis A Beaver Dam Wis Russell W Cecil M Des Moines Roger J West Des Moines Michael D Quasqueton Philip C Hiawatha Julia Kuhn Giles Wheaton John M R.J. Axen William Michael Murdoch Funeral Home Laura M. Trimble Fourth Ave Marengo Alva Leroy Trimble Franklin Orville Newhall Marjorie Melendy Martha Whitlock Turner Chapel West Bob Barnett Belle Plaine United Methodist Church Marengo Cemetery Anna Irwin McGee Johnson Ave Wilbur J. Irwin Hugh J. McGee Oelwein Rosary Society St. Jude's Catholic Church Democratic Women’s Club Wilson Company Richard Minneapolis Jack Martha Irwin St. Jude’s Catholic Church Marvin Salz Cedar Memorial Cemetery Teahen Funeral

Weather Report Fronts Flood Threat Across South and Northeast

Showers and thunderstorms extended from the lower Mississippi Valley into the Central Plains with rain changing to snow in parts of Nebraska and Kansas. Flash flood watches stretched from southeastern Louisiana and Mississippi into Alabama Georgia and South Carolina as a frontal system moved eastward.

South Mississippi Valley Tennessee Valley South Atlantic Coast Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Georgia South Carolina Great Lakes Appalachians Atlantic Coast New England New Jersey New York State Central Plains Nebraska Kansas North Pacific Coast Rockies

Nationwide anti-nuclear protests sweep several states

Music groups attracted about 600 people at a People’s Power Rally on the Texas State Capitol grounds in Austin. Protests spread to Ohio where 100 demonstrators urged converting the W H Zimmer plant to coal, and to California where about 3,000 marched in San Luis Obispo. Boston saw 1,500 protesters at Boston Common as the year’s largest New England demonstration.

People’s Power State Capitol Austin Texas Glen Rose Comanche Peak Ohio Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co W.H. Zimmer Moscow Cg&e Cincinnati Ohio River Lake Anna Park Barberton Babcock & Wilcox Co Akron Babcock & Wilcox Three Mile Island Portsmouth Northeast Ohio Cleveland Electric Hluminating Co Davis-Besse Oak Harbor North Perry Cleveland CEI San Luis Obispo Calif Boston Boston Common New England

Vital Statistics and Local Incidents Summary

March birth announcements list Cynthia Hynek Swisher and Phil Hynek a boy. Maribeth Larsen and Randall Larsen a daughter. Lois Blanken ship and David Blanken ship a daughter. Margaret Staehler Coralville a daughter. Chrisanne Alber and Steve Alber a son. Sharon Zilka and Edward Zilka a daughter. Jennifer Lambert Monticello a daughter. Jacqueline Heitshusen Marengo a son. Kathleen Conmey Anamosa a son. Lynnice Hadrava a daughter. Mike Krumbholz and Marie Krumbholz Elkhorn Neb a son with grandparents named. police and fire calls include short electric stove fire, a cigarette, medical emergencies at several locations, a transformer issue, a mall medical emergency, children with matches, and a mistaken alarm.

Cynthia Phil Hynek Swisher Maribeth Randall Larsen Wilton Court Lois David Blankenship Estroy Drive Margaret John Staehler Coralville Chrisanne Steve Alber Sherman St. NE Sharon Edward Zilka 34Th St. NE Jennifer Patrick Lambert Monticello Jacqueline Thomas Heitshusen Marengo Kathleen Larry Conmey Anamosa Lynnice Larry Hadrava Seventh Ave 10Th Ave 18Th St Davenport 34Th St Council Street Blairs Ferry Road Second Ave Lindale Mall Third Ave

Mississippi floods prompt evacuation as storms hit state

Mississippi authorities urge about 100 more families in Marion County to evacuate flood prone homes as thunderstorms dump rain into the swollen Pearl River. Tornado warnings and flood alerts blanket the state while Natchez Monticello and McComb report possible twisters. Local civil defense director Jim Thornhill warns streams are overflowing and Pearl River may reach near 27 feet Monday.

Mississippi Marion County Pearl River Natchez Monticello McComb Jim Thornhill Marion County Civil Defense Columbia National Weather Service

Illinois firm to pay top price for Stockport corn

An Illinois grain company agreed to buy 50 000 bushels of Prairie Grain Co. corn at least 50 cents above current prices. Tabor Grain Co. of Decatur would pay $2.75 per bushel, above Stockport area prices of $2.11 to $2.28. Bankruptcy trustee David Erickson said the sale rests on a pre bankruptcy agreement, despite farmer anger over inflation and delayed funds. The Iowa Commerce Commission had given permission March 14, but Erickson delayed court approval until Thursday due to a planned eight month Arizona trip.

Stockport UPI Prairie Grain Co David Erickson Tabor Grain Co Decatur Erickson Prairie Grain Arizona The Iowa Commerce Commission

Studded Tire Ban Enforced In Iowa Start Tuesday

Cedar Rapids police and Iowa law officers will monitor for studded tire violations starting Tuesday. Studded tires are legal only from November 1 to March 31. drivers who fail to remove them by April 1 face a $10 fine plus $5 court costs under Iowa Code.

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