Deaths include LeGrand and Jones in Iowa area crash toll
Obituary notices report Donald Albert LeGrand 35 of Lisbon died in a truck crash west of Mechanicsville. James Stanley Jones 33 of Sterling Illinois died from injuries in a two truck collision on Highway 30 near Mechanicsville. Multiple survivors and funeral arrangements noted for each, with services planned in Cedar Rapids Mount Vernon Solon and surrounding towns.
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Donald Albert LeGrand
Lisbon
Mechanicsville
Holy Cross
Louise Lange
Dubuque
St. John’s Catholic Church
Albert
Rita
Michael
Stacey
Wendy
Donna
Ed Fagen
Anamosa
Jerry
James
Allan
Cedar Rapids
Chuck
Mount Vernon
John Barnes
Morgan Funeral Home
James Stanley Jones
Sterling
Ill
Shirley Milota
Galena
Northwest Steel and Wire Co
Navy
American Legion
Darryl
Jamie Scott
Tami
Ronda
Stanley Jones
Palo
Mary Stein
Sterling, Ill
Reajean Fairbanks
Randy
Rodney Jones
Joseph Anderson
Garland
Texas
Catherine Cunningham
Turner Chapel West
Houston suspect linked to Eastern Iowa rapes in probe
Davenport detectives pursue a Houston in custody suspect as a potential match for the circuit rapist blamed for 14 rapes across Cedar Rapids Coralville Iowa City Davenport Clinton and two other Eastern Iowa communities. Similarities in MO noted via a teletype and police inquiries proceed through normal channels.
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Davenport
Houston
Iowa
the Gazette
M.o
Cedar Rapids
Coralville
Iowa City
Clinton
Lions Club sale funds aid corneal center
Members of the Cedar Rapids Thursday Noon Lions Club plan a door to door broom light bulb and trash bag sale Monday Tuesday and Wednesday evenings this week led by co chairmen Robert Jones and Robert Johnson. Profits fund glasses for the needy and support the Lions Corneal Transplant Center at University Hospitals in Iowa City.
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Cedar Rapids
Lions Club
Robert Jones
Robert Johnson
Lions
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids Gazette details and subscription rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883, published daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Subscriptions listed: carrier $1.20 per week. by mail for Afternoon Editions and Sunday nine issues weekly rates $5, 17 4 weeks, $56.00 52 weeks. other states $80.00 52 weeks. No main subscriptions accepted in areas with Gazette carrier service.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Iowa
Gazette
Oil executives warn of summer fuel squeeze in Iowa
Sun Oil and Amoco executives predict tightened supplies as refinery shutdowns cut output and distributors overdrew allocations. Sun forecasts a 25 percent gasoline shortage at the start of summer while Amoco notes reduced distillate production. Iowa Energy Policy Council expects about a 13 percent fuel shortfall in the month.
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Burch
Sun Oil
Sun
George Beltz
Amoco Oil
Standard Oil of
Indiana
Beltz
Amoco
Iowa gas shortage linked to oil firms say Dalziel
Al Dalziel a Coe College panel speaker asserts major oil companies including Amoco urged Skelly operators to stay open and overdraw fuel allocations this spring. He blames state energy policy as part of a national issue. Amoco denies overdrawing but confirms encouraging open service stations to serve the public.
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Lowa
al Dalziel
Iowa
Coe College
Tom Tauke
R-Dubuque
Dalziel
Skelly
Amoco
State Department of Energy
George Beltz
Standard
Beltz
Cedar Rapids laborers accept wage fringe package to end strike
Laborers Local 43 in Cedar Rapids voted to accept a three year wage fringe settlement from general contractors. The deal raises wages by 85 cents and fringe benefits by 10 cents per hour, bringing total package to 10.84 per hour. Iron Workers Local 89 remains on strike as contractors and officials plan further talks Monday.
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Cedar Rapids
General Contractors
Hoover Hubbard
Local 43
Iron Workers Local 89
Iron Workers and Allied Construction Interests
Iron Workers
Firefighters Association to meet in Hiawatha branch
Linn County Fire fighters Association will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m at the Hiawatha branch of Farmers State Bank. Monroe Township Fire Chief Ivan Schut zman will discuss the care and use days of chain saws. Cold fur storage Berger Farriers Marion Adv.
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Linn County Firefighters Association
Hiawatha
Farmers State Bank
Monroe Township
Ivan Schutzman
Short lines form at C R station in Cedar Rapids
Californians familiar scene appears at Cedar Rapids service station Saturday. Al Dalziel owner of Al's DX at 3400 Johnson Ave NW said his station was busy with short lines as other stations along Johnson Avenue closed for the day. He predicted possible early closing ahead of 6 p.m. if conditions continued.
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Cedar Rapids
al Dalziel
Johnson Ave
Johnson Avenue
Dalziel
Galbraith Heads Linn County Medical Society
Dr. William B. Galbraith an internal medicine specialist was elected president of the Linn County Medical Society for the coming year at the annual business meeting Tuesday night. Other new officers include Dr John H. Lohnes as president-elect Dr Marian Barnes as vice president and Dr John Huston Jr as secretary treasurer.
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William B. Galbraith
Linn County Medical Society
John H. Lohnes
Marian Barnes
John Huston Jr
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