Local Obituaries and Memorials Listed
Deaths Vavra Elizabeth at St Wenceslaus Church burial at St. John's Cemetery. Kushner Dorothy at Mount Sinai Temple in Sioux City burial in Jewish cemetery. Manson Edward at Baxter Memorial Chapel Marion burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery with Masonic rites. Presto Phillada M. at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Wendl Homich 92 died. services pending. Lauri Glenn Okones Wallace killed in Dallas auto crash. services pending. Monticello Betty Wirtner 61 pending at Goettsch's Monticello.
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Lodge No. 6
Presto
Phillada
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Calvin DeVries
First Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
American Heart Association
Seventh Ave
Marion
Lauri Glenn Okones Wallace
Irving
Texas
Palo
Dallas
Iowa General Assembly Approves $3.5 Billion Budget Plan
The Iowa General Assembly adjourned after 131 days with about $3.5 billion in general fund appropriations over fiscal 1982 and 1983. Measures cover health, public instruction, human resources, social services, state departments, education, and transportation, plus tax changes, charity gambling limits, and safety mandates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
General Fund
Iowa General Assembly
69Th General Assembly
School Foundation
Siung
Ray Sees Difficult Iowa Session Achievements
Gov Robert Ray praised the 1981 Iowa Legislature for a difficult session with substantial achievements 25 of 32 priorities passed. He highlighted balanced budget cuts, no major tax hikes, utility reform and mental health changes while noting unmet goals and contrasting opinions from House Minority Leader Donald Avenson who called the session a sham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Robert Ray
Iowa
Ray
David Oman
House
Rep
Donald Avenson
D-Oelwein
Avenson
Regional tensions cited in Central America and Lebanon talks
The report notes plans to redirect areas in Central America including Honduras Guatemala and Colombia. It mentions ongoing arms shipments into Nicaragua used as a transshipment point for Salvadoran insurgents. It also covers a Friday Arab League meeting called at Algeria and the PLO’s request to discuss the Lebanese conflict over Syria deploying Soviet SAM 6 missiles.
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Central America
Honduras
Guatemala
Colombia
Nicaragua
Arab Nations
Arab League
Algeria
PLO
Mideast Crisis Deepens As Arafat Blames U S
Delegates report PLO leader Yasser Arafat accuses the United States of backing a destabilizing plan in the Middle East. He cites new U S bases in Egypt Somalia and Oman as proof. Libya urges severing ties with Sudan over its links to Egypt and backs armed measures to confront Israel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
U.S
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Middle East
Arafat
United States
Egypt
Somalia
Oman
Libya
Sudan
Iowa lawmakers clash over cigarette markup and fuel tax
Heated debate in Des Moines pits supporters of an 8 percent cigarette markup against opponents who say repeal hurts small stores. The Clark compromise wins 53 46 amid fears of budget shortfalls as fuel tax plans stall in the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapp
Clark
William Harbor
R Henderson
Des Moines
James Johnson
R-Elma
House
Larry Pope
Senate
James) Johnson
Johnson
State moves to curb deferred sentences in drunk driving cases
Legislature debated drunk driving penalties with a proposal by Ray and the Public Safety Department. It tightens deferred judgments, suspending licenses 30 to 90 days, while Linn County leads in such cases. The same session approves a $1 million appropriation to build a four lane road to the Hawkeye Sports Arena and west campus, with repayment terms and regents spending limits. Additional funding covers rising fuel costs for the Iowa State Patrol and potential $58 million regents energy projects. Inheritance tax reform also advances, with windfall gains and longer term exemptions for survivors and descendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
State Department of Public Safety
Public Safety Department
Linn County
U of I
Hawkeye
House
Senate
Board of Regents
Conference Committee
Regents
University of Iowa
Law
Iowa Legislature funds Ribicoff children aid in 1981 final action
The Iowa House approved a conference report directing 1.5 million dollars to aid 11,800 children in the social services program for nine months. About 3,800 Ribicoff children and 8,000 children of unemployed parents gain enhanced medical assistance, with overall cost unchanged by the shortened aid period.
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Des Moines
Iowa
69Th General Assembly
House of Representatives
Ribicoff
King Kong show nets funds for Paramount restoration
Two Paramount Theatre King Kong showings last Saturday grossed 1856 dollars. Union stagehands donate 1200 dollars to the Paramount restoration fund. the rest covers exhibition expenses. Attendance included 161 adults and 149 children at the matinee and 597 adults and 191 children at the evening show. questionnaires indicate strong interest in MGM musicals, especially Singin in the Rain starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor.
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Paramount Theatre
Union
Paramount Restoration Fund
MGM
Gene Kelly
Debbie Reynolds
Donald O'Connor
Lennon Receives Handel Medallion Posthumously
New York honored John Lennon with the Handel Medallion posthumously. Mayor Edward Koch presented the cultural award to Ono, Lennon's widow, at a ceremony following his December murder outside his Manhattan home.
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New York
John Lennon
Beatle
Manhattan
Yoko Ono
Edward Koch
Weather Summary For Local Area
Midnight wind from the northwest at 16 mph. Sun rises Sunday at 5 39 and sets at 8 29. Year ago today high 80 low 59 with trace precipitation. Extended forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy conditions Monday through Wednesday with little or no rain. Highs 68 to 75. Lows 45 to 50.
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C.R
Severe storms sweep plains with tornadoes and hail
Severe storms tracked across the plains from Oklahoma to North Dakota and Minnesota. Tornadoes were reported near Cordell Oklahoma and other hail incidents occurred in Kansas and Minnesota. Watches covered north Texas to southeastern Nebraska and eastern Dakotas, while showers lingered in the Rockies and flood watches remained in central Montana. Temperatures ranged warm east of the Rockies.
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Plains
Oklahoma
North Dakota
Minnesota
Cordell
Okla
Aetna
Kan
Perley
Minn
Sayre
Bessie
Texas
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Rockies
Idaho
Montana
North Atlantic Coast
Great Lakes
Vital statistics and incidents in Cedar Rapids area
A May 22 notice lists births for Kristine and Ronald Whitney in Springville and Kathy and Craig Hanson in Littleton, with grandparents and parental details. It also names multiple Cedar Rapids, Marion, Central City and Remsen couples. A series of emergency and incident times follow including downed wires on First Avenue East and medical emergencies at several addresses, plus a grass fire alert on Northbrook Drive Bridge NE.
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First Avenue
33Rd Ave
Eighth Ave
B Ave
Northbrook Drive
Gazette Corrects Prison Funding Figure
The Gazette notes a correction to a Thursday report stating a plan to provide 73 million dollars for a new state prison. the correct amount is 7.3 million dollars. The paper will publish corrections for accuracy and fairness.
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Gazette
Iowa Senate
Chinese Ambassador Chai Zemin to Visit Iowa for Honorary Degree
Ambassador Chai Zemin of the Peoples Republic of China is invited to Iowa June 7 8 to receive an honorary degree from Cornell College. Tentative plans include meetings with Gov. Robert Ray and officials in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids and a farm visit in the Second Congressional District.
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Washington
Chai Zemin
Peoples Republic of China
Iowa
Cornell College
Robert Ray
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wendl Homich
Eighth Street SE
Turner Chapel East
Monticello
Vernon
Betty) Wirtner
Goettsch’s
Legislative
Ori
Anic
Requ
Eater
Federa of Nursing
John McCarroll
Mideast
Muammar Khadafy
Comito
Robert D. Ray
Richard Drake
R-Muscatine
Senate Transportation Committee
Drake
Chet Sloan
Iowa Good Roads Association
Phil Tyrrell
North English
Transportation and Law Enforcement
Pope
Iowa State Patrol
Paramount
Lennon
St. Luke's
Kristine
Ronald Whitney
Springville
Georgia
William Dodd
34Th St. NE
Littleton
Colo
Kathy
Craig Hanson
Emil Weis
Meadowbrook Drive
Kurt T. Sedlack
Moira K. McGuire
van S. Stiers
Melissa J. Johnson
Duane A. Powell
Edna M. Beltz
Bradley A. Tilden
Wendy S. Poohl
Thomas L. Kaefring
Carol A. Struck
Virgil W. White
Patricia L. Kohl
Gordon D. Wisgerhof
Beverly S. Wisgerhof
Kurtis J. Holt
Desiree L. Weiss
Michael D. Ford
Lynn D. Helgerson
C. Ray Kratzer
Central City
Dorothy A. Waterhouse
Coggon
Gary W. Yeakle
Gayla J. Sims
Ralph S. Hubler
DeLana K. Bean
Behrooz Nisan
Iowa City
Susan D. Norval
Raymond G. Pick
Lori A. Loutsch
Remsen
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
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