A Soldier Returns Home as War Vets Mark 72nd Anniversary
Cedar Rapids resident Asher Schroeder recounts the end of a 141 day POW ordeal that included Stalag IX B captivity and a 80 pound weight loss. He was liberated on April 2 1945 and spoke at a joint Rotary meeting at the DoubleTree while learning his father Maquoketa Mayor LeRoy Schroeder had died, marking a somber homecoming.
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Cedar Rapids
Asher Schroeder
U.S
Schroeder
Stalag Ix-B
DoubleTree
Maquoketa
LeRoy Schroeder
Martin
the Gazette
Dennis Jordan
Rotary
Paul Harris
Germany
World War II veteran recalls service and survival
Iowa native Schroeder, drafted in 1943, discusses D-Day Utah Beach landing June 6 1944 and Paris liberation August 1944. He describes hunger, danger, and a foxhole tour before serving as Jackson County attorney and U S Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa until 1987. He reflects on gratitude and duty.
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Schroeder
Iowa
Catherine
University of Iowa
Jackson County
Lyndon Johnson
U.S
Northern District of
Maquoketa
English Channel
Utah Beach
Paris
Germany
Hurtgen Forest
Elianna
Novitch
Couple Convicted in Elderly Scam Pleas In Iowa District Court
Michael Marcov and Stephanie Marcov of Hazel Green Wisconsin pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in federal court for participating as runners in a nationwide tele marketing scam targeting seniors. Victims wired money via Western Union and MoneyGram for bail to alleged relatives. proceeds were sent to other participants including in the Dominican Republic. Sentencing pending. up to 20 years possible.
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Cedar Rapids
U.S
Michael Marcov
Stephanie Marcov
Hazel Green
Wis
Marcovs
Western Union
MoneyGram International
Dubuque
Dominican Republic
Shawn
Vaassen
Carlos Rodriguez
Trish.mehaffey
Thegazette
Gazette Company publication notice and contact details
The Gazette publishes daily from Cedar Rapids Iowa with subscription rates listed. Out of state delivery and carrier options are noted. Postmaster address and subscription service numbers are provided for readers to update accounts.
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Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
The
Gazette Company
Gazette Co. Inc
P.O. Box
Urban farming grows in Cedar Rapids amid policy forum
City planners and experts at Cedar Rapids Library discuss expanding local food amid 300 public community garden plots and school gardens. Officials note 17 schools have gardens in 10 years while 13 elementary schools lack the Pick a Better Snack program and 15 have had no garden. The 1000 Acre Pollinator Initiative backs pollinator habitat as the city studies urban beekeeping and zoning updates.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County Food Systems Council
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Linn County
Anne Russett
Stefanie Neff
Iowa
Neff
Gary Taylor
Iowa State University
Bussett
Cityofcr.org
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