Quiet Cedar Rapids Sister Dies After Long Mercy Career
Sister Mary Ethelreda Driscoll 86 died at Sacred Heart Convent after a sudden illness. Born 1895 in Williamsburg she joined the Cedar Rapids Sisters of Mercy in 1924 and held nursing, obstetrics, and supervisor roles at Mercy Hospitals in Cedar Rapids Anamosa and Oelwein. Surviving brothers James and Leo. Burial Mount Calvary. Wake at Sacred Heart Chapel tonight. Arrangements by Teahen Funeral Home.
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Ray signs drunk driving and wetlands tax bills
Des Moines Gov Robert Ray signed laws toughening Iowa drunk driving penalties with immediate license suspension for 10 percent or more alcohol. He also enacted wetlands tax changes raising per acre taxes for fruit trees and forests and creating a new group day care category for 6 to 12 children.
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Gazette Wire Services
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Robert Ray
Iowa
Ray
Power outage darkens KGAN Channel 2 transmission
A widespread outage Tuesday evening knocked KGAN TV off air for about 40 minutes, likely from a lightning strike near the transmitter. Iowa Electric Light & Power cited a fault in a high‑voltage line between Palo and Dysart. 980 customers affected across Vinton, Garrison, Urbana, Newhall, LaPorte City and Benton County towns. Service restored at 9:24 p.m. A standby generator will be installed to prevent future outages. The National Weather Service noted thunderstorms moving across the state, weakening in the east.
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Correction and clarification policy for Gazette corrections
The Gazette announces a correction space noting that a symposium on Total Health Care occurs tonight at 7 p.m. at the Central YMCA after an incorrect location in Sundays Gazette. It invites complaints about accuracy and promises corrections or clarifications with a listed phone number.
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Wisconsin judge keeps bench as recall fails
Lancaster Wisconsin UP I reports judge William Reinecke 52 avoids removal after a three way recall with 51 percent of votes 6 970 to 5 933 for rival James Dahlquist and 742 for Norman Kvalheim Reinecke faced backlash for describing a sexual assault victim as unusually sexually promiscuous and had drawn fire earlier for comments during sentencing about the case and the defendant Ralph Snodgrass held to have abused the 5 year old daughter of the woman he lived with
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House approves $1 billion plan to aid new home buyers
The House passed 349 to 55 a $1 billion emergency plan to subsidize mortgage interest for 74,000 moderate income new-home buyers, lowering rates to about 9.5 percent and saving buyers thousands over five to seven years. The program targets households up to 130 percent of area median income, with a higher 6 point subsidy for those up to 115 percent.
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Congress
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D-Texas
Lenders can offset mortgage costs via higher interest, senator says
Iowa lenders face an error that bars up front points on home loans starting July 1 but Sen. Edgar Holden argues costs can be recovered by raising interest rates. He notes the state now has no interest rate ceiling and says the issue is overstated though some call for a special session.
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Des Moines
Edgar Holden
R-Davenport
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Smith tax deduction under investigation
Washington Post reports Attorney General William French Smith personally invested $16,500 last year in the Yale Quay Energy Partners tax shelter, seeking about $66,000 in deductions, allegedly double the IRS limit. The 200-investor partnership listed Dec 31 1981, with units sold at 5,500 each, and tax write offs projected at 4 to 1 in 1981 and 2 to 1 in 1982. Smith says he knew little and acted in his own name.
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IRS
Vital Statistics and Birth Notices From Cedar Rapids Area
Vital statistics log lists medical emergencies and alerts for Cedar Rapids area including Benton Street First Street and 10th Avenue SW Fourth Avenue SW 22nd Street NE 1222 Eighth Street NW 1201 Blairs Ferry Road NE 2939 16th Avenue SW 1225 Second Avenue SE Collins Fair building NE 2800 76th Avenue SW plus May births and births at St. Luke's with multiple couples named from Ely Marion Amana Springville Cedar Rapids and Tipton detailing newborns and family names.
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10Th Avenue
Fourth Ave
22Nd St
Eighth St
Blairs Ferry Road
16Th Ave
Second Ave
Collins Fair Building
76Th Ave
Tip of Day Postal Service urges mailbox repairs
The Postal Service calls rural route customers to fix or replace worn mailboxes after a harsh winter. Postmaster Robert Hart notes leaning posts rusted doors and missing numbers hinder rural carriers. Rural boxes must meet approved standards. custom boxes require postmaster approval before use.
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Postal Service
Robert Hart
Cedar Rapids
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