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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1987
Page
10
Obituary notices list Deloris M. Harris 65 of State Center and Everett E. Washburn 71 of Marion among several deaths. Details include birthplaces, family survivors, church affiliations, funeral arrangements, and memorials across Cedar Rapids, State Center, Marion and surrounding towns.
Mary Grindeland 90 of Decorah died Wednesday at Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital. Survived by two daughters, a sister, a half sister, two stepsisters, seven grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and a great great grandchild. Services 1 30 p m Saturday at Highland Lutheran Church with burial in the church cemetery. Carl J Dutch Wellendorf 56 of Dyersville died Wednesday at Mercy Hospital Dyersville after a long illness. Survived by his mother Jessica Wellendorf of Edgewood and a brother Vincent of Mundelein IL. Services 10 30 a m Friday at the Basilica of St Francis Xavier with burial Mount Olivet Cemetery Dubuque. Friends may call after 3 p m today at Kramer's. American Legion Post 137 will meet at 7 p m and parish Scripture service at 8 p m. Memorials to National Kidney Foundation of Iowa. Frances Schuett 80 died Wednesday afternoon in Covenant Medical Center Waterloo. Services pending at Overton's. Independence area notices include Richard T Cone 86 died Tuesday at Peoples Memorial Hospital with two sons seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Services 11 a m Saturday at Reiff's with burial Mount Hope Cemetery. Lyle H Hare 51 died Wednesday at home after a long illness. Survived by parents Harold and Nellie. two sisters Ardys Alshouse and Rosalee Bartels. Services 10 a m Friday United Methodist Church. burial Long Grove Cemetery. A memorial fund noted.
Arif Durrani, a 37 year old Pakistani arms dealer from California, received a 10 year prison sentence and 2 million dollars in fines for illegally exporting anti aircraft missile parts to Iran. He claimed government involvement, which authorities rejected, and the case marked a record Connecticut fine.
A 50 year old Janesville man Jerry Duane Cary died after his motorcycle collided with two southbound vehicles on Highway 218 north of Cedar Falls. Odell and Busch involved drivers were uninjured. The crash remains under investigation.
The U S Civil Rights Commission assails the Supreme Court decision upholding a California affirmative action plan. It calls the court's reasoning incorrect and says Title VII is misinterpreted. The panel, formed by the president and Congress, plans to discuss the statement at a Friday meeting.
Five firefighters narrowly avoided being incinerated when an elevator malfunction sent them to the 20th floor of One Illinois Center during a fire that killed Nancy Clay, 31, at Frankel & Co. in Chicago. Firefighter Tom Holibik held doors to allow others to reach the floor. the blaze took an hour to extinguish.
Police investigate whether a black man found on Chicago's South Side with three K K K scratched on his abdomen died in a racial attack. Autopsy inconclusive. detectives seek identity and cause while interviewing residents and following tips.
New York judge finds Carroll Douglass Bing in contempt for failing to bring her 85 year old husband to court. He grants permission to annul the four month marriage. Bing suffers Alzheimer's disease and Herbert Guth gains broader control as committee of the person and property.
Washington Post reports John Couch of Yardley Pa and Clinton House of Baltimore improved after Monday historic joint heart and heart lung transplant at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Couch’s condition moved from critical to serious while House remained critical but stable as families visit and hospital officials provide updates.
Gov. Terry Branstad will be the featured speaker at the rededication ceremony for the Herbert Hoover Highway on Saturday at 10 a.m. in West Branch Town Square. If rain, the event moves to the Herbert Presidential Library auditorium. The 42 mile designation links Iowa City and London to promote Cedar and Johnson county tourism, with 30 directional signs six aluminum markers and 48 pole logos.
May births reported for Mercy and St Luke's include Nancy and Gerald Allen at 1329 10th St NW with a son born May 12 Belinda and David Nelson of 1290 Parkview Dr Marion with a son born May 13 Debra Hanisch and Dennis Stull at 617 Eighth Ave SW with a daughter born May 11 Deborah and Lyle Henderson of Williamsburg with a son born May 12 Carol and Stephen Overbeck at 6318 Underwood Ave SW with a daughter born May 13.
George L. DuCharme and Shelley E. Uchytil along with Michael J. Williams and Jan M. Christensen, all residents of Cedar Rapids, have been issued marriage licenses.
Illinois Lottery results list Wednesday draws. Daily Game numbers 3 8 0. Pick Four 1 1 7 2. Lotto Jackpot 7 million. Lotto 7 Jackpot 3 million.
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