Deaths of Wilford Green and others in area
Obituary notices report the deaths of Wilford Green 69 of 144 21st Ave SW and Jacob Rosdail 84 of rural Amana, along with multiple other local passings. Details include birthplaces, spouses, children, funeral times, burial places, and available visitations, plus memorials to Handicare and local churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilford Green
21St Ave
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
Lillian Prochaska
Kahoka
Cedar Rapids
Wilson Foods
Asbury United Methodist Church
Hanford Post 5
American Legion
United Food and Commercial Workers Afl-Cio
Wilford J
North Liberty
James E
St. Louis
Larry M
Mildred Alrey
Florence Hall
Rockford, Ill
Dorothy Lucht
Milwaukee
Wis
Lee
Clarence
Bettendorf
Alfred
Harlingen
Texas
Jacob Rosdail
Amana
St. Luke’s Hospital
Norway
Gertrude DeVries
Walford
Walford United Methodist Church
Wayne Wasta
Norway Cemetery
Turner Chapel West
Falklands Crisis Escalates As Britain Eyes Raids
In Washington Vice President Bush convened a White House meeting of top national security officials to review Falkland Islands tensions. Haig Weinberger Jones Kirkpatrick Casey Clark attended. Reagan did not participate but was briefed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thatcher
Press Association
Britain
Falklands
British Broadcasting Corp
Washington
George Bush
White House
Falkland Islands
Alexander Haig
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
David Jones
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.N
Jeane Kirkpatrick
CIA
William Casey
William Clark
Reagan
Clark
Haig
Vital Statistics Birth Announcements and Local Emergencies
May records list births for Catherine Soukup, Ann Chadwick, Carla McMurrin, Lisa Kisling, Lori Coe, Darla Hokanson, Rebecca McVay, Kimberly Upah, Connie Burrell, Susan Barry. Waukesha birth to Joan Nedved. Many Cedar Rapids Marion Coralville areas note multiple listed couples. Emergency logs show calls across Cedar Rapids including medical, dust explosion, alarms, and investigations with times from 7:11 a.m. to 3:33 p.m. Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carla McMurrin
Cedar Rapids
Lisa
John Kisling
Urbana
Lori
Mike Coe
Cory Court SW
Darla
Wesley Hokanson
31St St. Drive
Rebecca
David McVay
29Th Ave
Kimberly
Randy Upah
Chelsea
Connie
Ryan Burrell
Center Point
Susan
Timothy Barry
Garrison
Energy-use sticker helps compare running costs
When shopping for appliances like room air conditioners dishwashers refrigerators and furnaces check the energy-use sticker. It shows the average annual running cost and lets you compare figures across several models before purchase.
OPEC president calls for end of oil quota system
OPEC president Mana Saeed Oteiba urged ending production quotas within weeks as a special committee backed the system earlier. Venezuelan minister Calderon Berti favored keeping the ceiling, while Saudi and Algerian ministers pressed for stability and possible permanent controls amid rising prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPEC
Gazette Wire
Quito
Ecuador
Mana Saeed Oteiba
United Arab Emirates
Humberto Calderon Berti
Caracas
Venezuela
Calderon Berti
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Saudi Arabia
Belkacem Nabi
Algeria
Vienna
Austria
United States
American Petroleum Institute
U.S
Osvaldo Hurtado Larrea
Hurtado
Platt
Oilgram Price Report
New York
Iowa governor weighs veto on retirement benefits bill
Gov. Robert Ray calls the measure a likely veto candidate focusing on higher costs for cities and counties. The bill raises public employee pensions and allows large-city police to use three top years of salary, increasing futures benefits. Ray’s aides study the law enforcement portion before his Sunday trip to Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
Judy Daubenmier
Vazette Des Moines
Bureau
Des Moines
Robert Ray
League of Iowa Municipalities
Iowa Public Employee
Bay
John McCarroll
McCarroll
Europe
Prison overcrowding emergency ends with Ray bill
Gov. Ray signed a bill making 40 million dollars more available and raising the prison population limit by 130 inmates to 2780. The change retroactively ends the prior emergency on July 1 and halts the 90 day parole acceleration tied to the declaration. Corrections Director Hal Farrier and aide John McCarroll outlined the timing and impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Robert Ray
Hal Farrier
John McCarroll
Ray
Boy unhurt after mishap with family car
A 4-year-old northwest side boy escaped serious harm when a wheel ran over him while playing in a family car. Chad C. Gibson, 212 26th St NW, was treated for minor injuries and released. His brother Matthew, 4, took the ignition key leading to the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chad C. Gibson
26Th
St. NW
St. Luke’s Hospital
Chad
Matthew
Two C R men charged in rape case
Two men were arrested Thursday evening in connection with the rape of a 20 year old southeast side woman early Thursday. Mark E. Gray and James Steffen both 23 are charged with second degree sexual abuse and held at Linn County Jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Mark E. Gray
Richard Drive
James Steffen
Waveland Drive
Gray
Steffen
Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Fatalities Predicted
The National Safety Council estimated 530 to 630 people could be killed in traffic accidents over the Memorial Day weekend, highlighting anticipated road dangers and urging caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Taking a youngster fishing and camping tips
Forest and Stream offers guidance in Saturday Gazette on reaping rewards and meeting challenges of introducing a child to fishing hiking and camping. Practical ideas cover safety gear, pacing, gear choices, and keeping young outdoors participants engaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Murder charge against inmate dismissed at Iowa prison
Iowa State Penitentiary inmate Jeffrey Taylor, 30, saw a first degree murder charge dismissed by a Lee County judge due to insufficient evidence. The indictment tied Taylor and Dale Davis, 26, to the Feb 15 killing of Michael Rhodes in his cell after a key witness altered testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Madison
Iowa State Penitentiary
Jeffrey Taylor
Lee County
Iowa
Cleghorn Man Killed in Sioux Rapids Crash
Kenneth King 37 of Cleghorn died at the scene in a one car crash near Sioux Rapids. Virgil Powell 28 of Sutherland drove the vehicle which rolled into a ditch after losing control on a county road. Powell and a second passenger were treated for injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Rapids
Kenneth King
Cleghorn
Buena Vista
King
Virgil Powell
Sutherland
Powell
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Steven Michael Wright
Steven R
Joan Comer Wright
Solon
Iowa City
Robert Wright
Las Vegas
Nev
John Comer
Ottumwa
Clara Wright
Chicago
Anna Comer
St. Mary’s
Albia
Paul C. Hart
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Reece
Handicare
12Th Ave
Coralville
Brooklyn
Elmer Miller
Nevenhoven’s
IOOF
Myrtle Bass
Sacramento
Calif
Clarence Cemetery
Chapman’s. Greeley
Clayton F. Odell
Greeley United Methodist Church
Appleton-Vernon’s
Edgewood
Grant View
Independence
Evan Hall
White's
Keota
Anna May Brower
Wesley United Methodist Church
Powell’s
English River Church of the Brethren
South English
Keswick
Minnie H. Sparrow
Keswick United Methodist Church
Sorden Cemetery
Williamsburg
Catherine Parry
Uhlmann’s
Oak Hill Cemetery
Paul W. Quaas
Alburnett
St. Luke's Hospital
Jean Lehdigh
Marion
Mr. Quaas
Alburnett High School
Army Air Force
Dolores C. Voss
Lenora Drive
Belle Plaine
Heritage Acres
Marengo
Benton County
Benton County Teachers Association
Iowa National Mutual Insurance Co
First Congregational Church
Women’s Army Corps
Elizabeth Voss
Cody Homire
Glenn Bender
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
17Th St
Margaret Fagle Hallett
Willow Gardens
Murdoch Chapel
Zenisek
Agnes E
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Menken
Alma Dice
Linwood
Dick Watkins
First United Methodist Church
la Jolla
Robert
Chesterfield
Baxter Memorial Chapel
Newmire
Raymond D
Nancy Nichols
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
First Christian Church
Coggon
Argentina
Telam
Catherine and
Roger Soukup
Greenfield St. NE
Ann
Tim Chadwick
Belmont Parkway
Barbara
Charles White
St. Luke’s
Waukesha, Wis
Joan and
Richard Nedved
John L. Lane
Lorraine K. Snead
William L. Roby
Diane M. Kittrell
Terry J. Fitzgerald
Marge-Ellen McLaud
Ricky J. Bod
Hiawatha
Lisa C. Gray
Larry J. Bigley
Linda L. Finley
Timothy J. Klein
Judy E. Clark
First Avenue
Fifth Street
First Street
10Th Avenue
Sixth St
19Th St. NE
Washington Ave. SE
Second Ave
Clive Drive
O Ave
16Th Ave
Eighth St
Edgewood Road Bridge
Oteiba
Cartel
Farrier
England
Henry VI
Tower of London
C.R
Sir John Lubbock
Lomer
John E. Lapes
OL Yenienm
Third Avenue
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