Obituary notices for several Cedar Rapids area residents
A cluster of death notices details services and burial plans for Frank J. Saunders 81 of Allison formerly Cedar Rapids. Ernest G. Davis 72. Jean Marie Huston 30. Rachel McIntyre 88. Libbie A. Blazek Varns 90. Carrie D. Kovar 78. Marie M. Peg Livingston, a Marion resident. Viola J. Walrath 88. Janice M. Sutton 48. Downey-John Coxon 82. Melvin F Thein 63. Geraldine Nelson 65. Carl Peyton 81. Martha Mullet 62. Albert Pickering 61. Mrs Louis Barlon 87. Pearl Flora Calkins 64. Martha Carlsberg 68. and other local obituaries with church services and burial details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest G. Davis
34Th St. NE
Mercy Hospital
Delhi
Wilma Ann Moorman
Manchester
Cedar Rapids
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
William J
Beverly Noah
Joan Golden
Linda Davis
Barbara Long
Duane
Coral Gables
Fla
Evalyn Kelly
Chester
W.va
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
A.A. Sodawasser
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
Jean Marie Huston
18Th St
John R Huston
John
Tim
Dave
Mary Kolda
Christ United Presbyterian Church
Robert Bouton
Czech National Cemetery
Rachel McIntyre
Meth-Wick Manor
Meth-Wick
Cedar Chapter of
Order of Eastern Star
National
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Linwood Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Libbie A. Blazek Varns
10Th Ave
Marion
Willow Gardens
Elberon
Leo Varns
Marshalltown
Murdoch Chapel
Dick Watkins
Cedar Memorial Park
Downey
John Coxon
Downey Baptist Church
Barker’s
West Branch
Downey Cemetery
Guttenberg
Melvin F. Thein
St. John’s Church
Tuecke-Allyn’s
Guttenberg City Cemetery
Independence
Geraldine Nelson
White's
Wilson Cemetery
Carl Peyton
White’s
Brandon Cemetery
Kalona
Martha Mullet
East Union Mennonite Church
Peterseim’s
Sharon Hill
Phillips
Bear Creek
Vinton
Waukon
Martha M. Carlsberg
Glenwood Lutheran Church
Martin’s
Glenwood East Cemetery
Woman awarded 425000 after beetle found in yogurt
A Nassau County jury awarded Arlene Zuckerman 425000 after she claimed a moving beetle in raspberry yogurt caused hair loss. The 24 year old from Valley Stream sued Cannon and Dannon, saying the product was adulterated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineola
N.Y
Long Island
Nassau County
Arlene Zuckerman
Valley Stream
Miss Zuckerman
Cannon
Long Island City
Vital Statistics and Fire Calls in Recent Notices
The notice lists multiple December births and family names with addresses and newborns across several households. It also catalogs a sequence of emergency calls including alarms, medical emergencies, a gas line incident, and a cliff rescue at Sandy Hook Bay New Jersey involving a man clinging for three days 200 feet above the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Hook Bay
New Jersey
Breakthrough reported in Honduras hijacking negotiations
In Tegucigalpa a Vatican diplomat reported progress as four leftist gunmen held 25 hostages on a hijacked Honduran Air Service plane. The papal nuncio said a $100,000 ransom may be paid, while the government vowed not to pay and deployed hundreds of soldiers and police at the airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honduras
Hugo Arevalo
Marco Tulio
U.S
Nbc-Tv
Brian Ross
Carlos Montoya
Labor secretary under fire again amid mob ties accusations
A Senate Labor Committee report details an informant claim that Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan paid off an underworld enforcer to obtain contracts for Schiavone Construction and that the firm donated 50 000 in materials to renovate the Clifton New Jersey home of Tony Provenzano. The FBI was told prior to Donovan's confirmation hearings but the tip was not shared due to doubts of its foundation.
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Washington
FBI
Secretary of Labor
Raymond Donovan
Senate
Donovan
New Jersey
Senate Labor Committee
Briguglio
Schiavone Construction Co
Secaucus
N.J
Clifton
Anthony
Tony Pro) Provenzano
Lane Bonner
New York City
Leon Silverman
Silverman
Schiavone
Provenanza
Newark
Independent truckers strike begins amid deregulation dispute
Independent truckers in Gary Indiana report a nationwide strike starting at midnight CDT. About 200000 owner operators are expected to join, many long haul, amid reduced rates from deregulatory changes and the removal of a fuel surcharge. Organizers warn of a potential national crisis if essential goods stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
George Sullivan
Independent Truckers Unity Committee
Dietsch
Sullivan
Four Cedar Rapids Iowa unions fail to strike on contract expirations
Four building trades contracts expired Friday midnight in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City but no strike was planned. Bricklayers Local 1 reported a one year no wage increase deal in Dubuque with similar agreements for carpenters and laborers. Plumbers Local 125 said no agreement was reached and operating engineers plan a meeting Monday while talks with concrete workers and the Teamsters remain unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Jerry Barker
Bricklayers Local 1
Dubuque
Barker
Carl Durbala
Plumbers Local 125
No charges after Maquoketa fatal backing accident
Maquoketa police said no charges will be filed against pickup driver Robert Warren Spaete after Blanche Wendell 83 died when she was struck as he backed from a driveway. Officer Bill Sullivan cited no reckless or careless conduct in the fatal incident.
Public Holocaust Memorial Dedicated by ADL in New York
The Anti-Defamation League dedicated a 13 foot Monument to the Holocaust on Dag Hammarskjold Plaza beside the United Nations last Sunday. The bronze bas-relief sculpture depicts seven scenes of Nazi persecutions.
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New York
Anti- Defamation League of B'nai B'rith
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
United Nations
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Established in 1883 by The Gazette Company and published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave. SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription rates listed for Carrier and Mail while noting AP news use and USPS code 095680.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frank J. Saunders
Allison
Nevada
Hildred White
Waterloo
Illinois Central Railroad
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Order of Railway Clerks
Harold Cass
Robert White
Sunnyvale
Calif
Terrance Baldridge
William
James
Lawrence
Kan
Marie Rammer
Sauk Center
Minn
Isabelle Coglay
Pocahontas
T. Don Collins
Teahen Funeral Home
Carrie D. Kovar
Eighth Ave
Crestview Acres
Little Turkey
Lumir F. Kovar
Welsh Cook Manufacturing
Wilson Foods
Robert
Honolulu
Hawaii
Viola J. Walrath
Heritage Acres
Mount Vernon
Turner Chapel West
Janice M. Sutton
Central City
Murdoch Funeral Home
Abraham Fuchsberg
Manhattan
Dannon
Fuchsberg
Linda
Rick Nash
Mallory
St. Luke’s
John Drzycimski
First Ave
Patricia
Jerry Scheel
Wisconsin St
Peggy Sue
Brad Schuver
Fairview Drive
Norma Jean
Daniel Azinger
Holly Ave
Coleen
Robert DeWitt
Westview Drive
Rita
David Smith
Ninth St
Gail
Melvin Baker
Henry Court NW
Cindy
Gordon Howe
30Th St. SE
10Th Avenue
First Street
Vernon Drive
B Ave
Third Street
16Th Avenue
Sixth St
33Rd Ave
16Th Ave
26Th St
Memorial Drive
Crandic Railroad
Wilson Ave
Waterbrook Lane
Brush
C Avenue
Lindale Mall
17Th St
40Th St
Tegucigalpa
Congress
la Ceiba
Here
Labor
Salvatore Briguglio
Paul Dietsch
Interstate Commerce Commission
Teamsters
Diai 911
Reo
John E. Lapes
Pierson’s Flowershop and Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Boulevard
Center Pt. Rd
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