Deaths noted in several area families across Iowa
Obituaries list Mary Elizabeth Rhinehart 67 of Brooklyn and Sally Johnston Campbell 34 of Inglewood Calif with details on their births marriages and survivors. Additional notices cover Atalissa Elberon Marengo Oxford Junction Tama and Cedar Rapids residents with service times burial places and funeral homes.
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Mary Elizabeth Rhinehart
Brooklyn
Fifth Avenue Care Center
Barney
John W. Rhinehart
Ioof
Atalissa — Charlies M. Evans
First Church United
West Liberty
Friends
Snider’s
Elberon
John Reinberg
Elberon Methodist Church
Fellmer’s
Keystone
Keystone Cemetery
Marengo
Esther Blanche Lonergan
Waterloo
Ferry Collision Near St George Terminal Sparks Morning Rush
Ambulances rushed to the St George Terminal where the ferry collided with a freighter. Police reported the port side of the ferry was smashed in while the freighter appeared undamaged. Coast Guard noted 2000 to 3000 commuters use the ferries during the morning rush. D'Arco said the ship was moving toward the freighter at one point.
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St. George
Coast Guard
D’arco
Ferry collision revisits deadly wrecks and near misses
Witnesses recount a sudden reverse of a ferry causing people to fall as a hull smashed into the side. The captain urged calm while passengers panicked to life preservers amid screams and a jinx aura from prior collisions. The American Legion has a history of wrecks with 240 injuries in 1978 and 14 slight injuries in 1980 among thousands aboard.
Fitzsimmons health worsens as union leader misses meeting
Fitzsimmons missed the General Executive Board meeting in Hollywood Florida in April signaling deteriorating health. He was reportedly taken to California for hospital care while facing a civil suit and past mismanagement allegations tied to the Central States Pension Fund losses.
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Fitzsimmons
Union
Hollywood
Fla
California
United States
Labor Department
Teamsters Central States Pension Fund
Labor
Ray Marshall
Las Vegas
Judge orders IE to exhaust remedies on refund plan
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co must file a refund plan as ordered by the Iowa Commerce Commission. District Judge L Vern Robinson ruled IE may not seek judicial review until the administrative process is finished, clearing the way for ICC to seek discontinuation of an injunction. IE contested ICC powers but the court held refunds fall within regulatory authority. $31 million in purchased power after plant shutdown led to a $6 million refund mandate.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Iowa Commerce Commission
L. Vern Robinson
Linn
ICC
Robinson
Commission
Roy Lichtenstein 1970 1980 exhibit opens in St Louis
The St Louis Art Museum hosts the first decade summary retrospective of Roy Lichtenstein opening May 8. The show titled Roy Lichtenstein 1970 1980 includes 50 paintings nine sculptures and 53 drawings.
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ST. Louis
Roy Lichtenstein
St. Louis Art Museum
Weather Report and Regional Storm Impacts
Wind direction and velocity at 11 a.m. NE at mph. Sun rises 5 55, sets 8 12. Year ago today high 76 low 43 precipitation none. Record highs and lows listed. Extended forecast shows scattered showers and thunderstorm Friday ending Saturday, partly cloudy Sunday. Highs 60s then 50s, lows 30s to 50s. Thunderstorms drenched southern Alabama with flooding around Mobile and 7 inches of rain. New Orleans 3 inches. Weather across Appalachians to Atlantic Coast mostly cloudy. dense fog on Northern and Middle Atlantic Coasts. Clear from Dakotas to Great Lakes. showers along Rockies into High Plains. Roads flooded near Roswell New Mexico. Southwest clear. Pacific Northwest cold storm, affected Washington and Oregon. Cold weather to the east prompts stock advisories for Idaho and Northern Idaho.
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the Nation
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Mobile
Gulf Coast
New Orleans
Appalachians
Atlantic Coast
Middle Atlantic Coast
Dakotas
Great Lakes
Central Plains States
Rockies
High Plains
Roswell
N.M
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Pacific Northwest
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Nissen Eyes Large Crowd for World Acrobatics Tour in Cedar Rapids
Sports executive Nissen discusses bringing the World Cup of Sports Acrobatics to Cedar Rapids in 1973 with Yuri Titov of the Federation of National Gymnastics. He aims for 5 000 to 6 000 spectators nightly and notes easy event logistics in Cedar Rapids. Countries such as China Ireland Germany France Great Britain Belgium Switzerland and Greece have competed. local supporters include Mike Gebauer Marlyce Heidt Joe Connaughton Tom Fleckenstein Tom Ecker and Jim Sherwood.
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Tion
Yuri Titov
Federation of National Gymnastics
Cedar Rapids
United States
Nissen
Titov
China
Ireland
Germany
France
Great Britain
Belgium
Switzerland
Greece
Mike Gebauer
Five Seasons Center
Marlyce Heidt
Cedar Rapids Area
Camerata Singers at Clapp Recital Hall Tonight
The Camerata Singers perform tonight at 8 p m in Clapp Recital Hall at University of 1 with free admission. A Dance Dance concert by Coretta Hegg follows at MacLean 301 Theater at 8 p m.
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Camerata Singers
Clapp Recital Hall
U of 1
Coretta Hegg
MacLean 301 Theater
Farouk Marries Narriman Sadek in Cairo
Egyptians flocked to Cairo for the royal wedding as King Farouk wed 17 year old Narriman Sadek in a ceremony watched by crowds and officials alike.
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Cairo
Farouk
Narriman Sadek
Vital Statistics and Local Fire Calls Summary
Vital statistics list births on May 5 at several addresses including Kelly M Riley 1250 Second Ave SE and Doreen McKenna 127 Mango Drive Hiawatha plus a May 5 birth for Julia Mroch Marion and a May 4 birth for a DeWitt family with Holub grandparents. At Minneapolis a May 4 daughter born to Helen and Harry Stark. Later entries note a 12:34 p.m. Tuesday medical emergency in the 400 block of Fourth Street SE and a 6:13 p.m. emergency false alarm at 2600 Edgewood Road SW. A 6:58 p.m. cigarette to combustibles at 1412 N St SW and 9:59 p.m. medical emergency en route at 6916th Ave SW. 7:22 a.m. today car fire at Kirkwood exit of I-380 and 7:27 a.m. medical emergency at 609 Ninth Ave SE.
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Kelly M. Riley
Second Ave
Doreen
Warren McKenna
Mango Drive
Hiawatha
Karen
Thomas Carpenter
Central City
Christy
William Achey
Ely
Fourth Street
Edgewood Road
16Th Ave
Kirkwood
Ninth Ave
Seven arrested on drunken driving charges in Linn County
Seven people were arrested in Linn County on drunken driving charges late Tuesday and early today. Names include Glen A. Knight 19 Tracey A. Francis 24 Richard D. Cottrell 25 Ronald L. Myers 24 Joseph B. Walles 64 Daniel J. Finerty 26 Mary A. Calef 40 and Teresa L. Krumbholz 21.
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Linn County
Glen A. Knight
Clymer Road
Hiawatha
Second Street
Marion
Tracey A. Francis
Midway Drive
Third Avenue
Richard D. Cottrell
Shellsburg
First Avenue West
Ronald L. Myers
Route 2
Mount Vernon Road
Joseph B. Walles
Box 321
Cedar Rapids
Fifth Avenue SE
Daniel J. Finerty
34Th St
16Th Avenue
12Th Street
Mary A. Calef
Sixth Ave
Highway 30
15Th Street
Mount Vernon
Teresa L. Krumbholz
Ford Ave
C Avenue
Denton votes bill after skipping hearings on aging panel
Chastity- Denton chaired the aging family and human services subcommittee and sent the legislation to the full Human Resources Committee without hearings. Denton’s stance on morality and sex surfaced after his 1973 return from a North Vietnamese POW camp. He campaigned last fall saying passage depends on youth tempering sexual appetites until marriage.
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Denton
Aging, Family and Human Services
Full Human Resources Committee
Industrial bonds approved for General Mills expansion
The Cedar Rapids City Council approved issuance and sale of 1 million in industrial revenue bonds for General Mills Inc. to finance a warehouse adjacent to its packaged foods division. The bonds will be repaid by General Mills with no city obligation.
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General Mills Inc
General Mills
Packaged Foods Division
Cedar Rapids
Manchester Council Schedules Two Public Hearings
Manchester City Council set two public hearings for May 18. At 7 15 p m a proposal to purchase the property at 213 South Franklin Street will be discussed. At 7 30 p m the council will hear the plan for airport improvements.
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Manchester
South Franklin St
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