Lisbon Woman Esther Opatz 54 Dies After Long Illness
Esther Mae Opatz, 54, lifelong Lisbon resident, died at home Sunday after a long illness. Born Aug 23 1927 in Lisbon she was married to Al Opatz on June 7 1949. Survived by husband Kenneth and three daughters. Services Tuesday at St John’s Mount Vernon with prior prayers at Morgan Funeral Home Lisbon. Memorials to St John's Mount Vernon or Lisbon-Mount Vernon Ambulance.
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Esther Mae Opatz
Lisbon
al Opatz
St. John’s Catholic Church
Mount Vernon
St. John’s Ladies Guild
Kenneth
Kathy VanDaalen
Springville
Diane Opatz
Rochester
N.Y
Linda Opatz
John Barnes
Morgan Funeral Home
Lisbon-Mount Vernon
Kenneth G. Gepfert
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Oklahoma City
Jackson County
Reva Walker
Kingston Stadium
Leta Bierman
Cassville
Wis
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Washington calendar preview for budget and diplomacy week
The week ahead features House and Senate budget actions for fiscal 1983, voting rights act debate, Reagan Fraser talks, and Nancy Reagan at Annie premiere. Human rights conference in Washington includes Dodd and Abrams. Also housing starts data and formaldehyde insulation actions.
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House
Senate
Reagan
Malcolm Fraser
Australia
Nancy Reagan
New York
Annie
Radio City Music Hall
Christopher Dodd
D-Conn
R. Spencer Oliver
Helsinki Commission
Elliott Abrams
Nancy Harvey Stearts
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
House Appropriations Subcommittee On
Moon backed newspaper debuts in Washington
In Washington DC a new daily funded by followers of Rev. Sun Myung Moon begins five mornings a week. Editor James Whelan pledges autonomy while promoting a conservative secular stance. Notable Sun alumni join, including Smith Hempstone and Gene Goltz, as critics plan protests.
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Washington
Today
Sun Myung Moon
Washington Times
Washington Post
The
Star
Times
Post
James Whelan
Moon
Smith Hempstone
Anne Crutcher
Star Food
Gene Goltz
Houston Post
Detroit Free Press
Clark Mollenhoff
Three Cedar Rapids men jailed after Lake Macbride brawl
About 50 people clashed near Lake Macbride Park drawing three Cedar Rapids men into custody. Lloyd Hasson, Randall Olson, and James Vecerka face assault with intent to inflict serious injury charges. A fourth man unknown and several others were treated for injuries. Police said two gangs from Linn and Johnson counties may have been involved. The investigation continued Sunday.
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Solon
Cedar Rapids
Lake Macbride Park
Johnson County
Linn
Johnson Counties
Thirteen Arrested for Drunk Driving in Linn County
Thirteen people were charged with drunk driving in Linn County late Saturday into Sunday. Names include Christine M. Wirth 20 of 626 16th Ave SE and Walter F. Valenta 42 of 348 Seventh Ave SW, among others, with additional charges such as speeding taillight violations and driving without a valid license appearing for several individuals.
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Linn County
Christine M. Wirth
16Th Ave
Cottage Grove Avenue
Walter F. Valenta
Seventh Ave
Eighth Avenue SE
Vital Statistics Entries and Incident Log
May 16 Virginia and Kohoutek announce a daughter Sandra and Rod Happel at 2315 C Ave NE and a son for Mary K and Gregory Martin at 1821 Seventh Ave SE. May 16 Linda and Thomas Randklev Route 2 Marion welcome a son. 8 37 p m Saturday noted. Investigate smoke odor at 211 Park Court SE. 11 33 a m Sunday medical emergency at 1034 Eighth St NW. 2 48 p m Sunday overheated brake lining in front of 4230 Marilyn Drive NE.
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Virginia and
Kohoutek
Chandler St. SW
Sandra
Rod Happel
C Ave
Mary K
Gregory Martin
Seventh Ave
Park Court SE
Eighth St. NW
Marilyn Drive
Teens face burglary charges after police sighting
Thomas Mrazek, 18, of 1117 Third St SE and a 16 year old were arrested at 9 30 p m on suspicion of attempted burglary at Miller s Automotive storage on Second Ave SE and Ninth St SE. Mrazek faces weapons and burglary tool charges plus a concealed blade claim. A 19 year old, Kenneth Cates, was arrested nearby on intoxication and drug possession charges. his link to the burglary remains unconfirmed.
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Thomas Mrazek
Third St. SE
Miller
Second Avenue
Ninth Street SE
Mrazek
Kenneth Cates
Second St. SW
Cates
Auction raises $15 000 for Terrace Hill restoration
In Des Moines Iowa the Terrace Hill Society hosted an auction at the governor's mansion raising about 15000 for restoration. Bidders paid varied sums for household items from crutches to a 1795 grandfather clock while 300 items were donated and 15000 goal was not met.
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Des Moines
Terrace Hill
Iowa
Terrace Hill Society
Edward Stanek
Canoes Capsize on Wapsipinicon River Injuring Two
Two people were hospitalized after their canoes overturned on the Wapsipinicon River south of Littleton around 10 30 p m Saturday. Deputies found all four occupants had reached shore and two were treated and released at People's Memorial Hospital.
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Littleton
Independence Hospital
Wapsipinicon River
Buchanan County Sheriff's Deputies
Bradley Helm
Hazleton
Debra Kaylen
Waterloo
People's Memorial Hospital
Clinton County Teen Killed in Bridge Crash
Kenneth Eggers 17, a recent Northeast Community School District graduate, died in a Sunday morning crash when his car hit a county road bridge abutment four miles west of Andover. The rural Clinton youth had earned his diploma the previous night.
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Clinton
Clinton County
Kenneth Eggers
Andover
Eggers
Northeast Community
Weight loss help for overweight adolescents at hospitals
A tip of the day advises that excess weight in adolescents may not be baby fat and that motivated youths can join weight control clinics at major hospitals. Programs are often affordable or free and weekly peer support groups boost success.
Plymouth Man Drowns In Creeknear Home Ottumwa
Marvin Riggan a 35 year old Plymouth resident drowned after walking home from a party along a creek near his Plymouth home witnesses heard screams and splashing but the body was not found until about 11 30 p m Saturday Ottumwa police and Wapello County deputies searched the Des Moines River downtown Ottumwa on Sunday paused to see if a body surfaced a man jumped from the Market Street bridge around 2 a m Sunday and a patrolman reported the man swam to the bank before vanishing authorities cautioned the exact cause remains unresolved and disputed a caller claimed the man was thrown in the river but police deny that account.
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United Press Internationa
Plymouth
Ottumwa
Cerro Gordo County
Marvin Riggan
Wapello
Des Moines
Market Street
Rail unions break off work rule talks, railroads announce
The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports that twenty years ago railroads announced they had broken off negotiations with five operating unions over proposed work rules. The notice appears in the Cedar Rapids daily edition with 1883 establishment details and standard subscription rates.
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A Ave
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Lindale Drive
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Toledo
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Hiawatha
Blairs Ferry Rd
Interstate 380
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Florida Ave
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Mount Vernon Rd
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Bruce L. Beasmore
Rockford Rd
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Mayden Ave
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