Weather and obituary notices mix in daily record style
The page lists Saturday high and low temperatures for cities including Atlanta Miami Chicago New York and Denver with precipitation notes and humidity at 6 p.m. It also records sun rise and set times and last year’s values. Brief death and birth notices follow for multiple towns including Anamosa Independence Keystone Manchester Bohnenkamp Tama and Wyoming with service details and family names.
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Gazette
Obituaries: Gerald Ard and John Kretschmar
Gerald F Ard former Cedar Rapids resident and NASA engineer died Friday in Cape Kennedy Florida after a sudden illness Born January 12 1921 at Grinnell he married Barbara Platt in Cedar Rapids June 14 1943 He survived by his wife his mother Mary Ard three brothers and a sister Memorial services Tuesday 3 pm Turner Chapel West Cedar Rapids Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery Heart fund suggested. John A Kretschmar 75 died Saturday after a brief illness A Cedar Rapids resident and retired employee of Universal Engineering born July 30 1895 he married Louise Conrad August 29 1917 He leaves a daughter and a son five grandchildren four great grandchildren four sisters Funeral service Tuesday 1 30 pm Turner West St James United Methodist Church Burial Linwood Cemetery military rites by Hanford Post. Casket will not be opened after the service.
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Gerald F. Ard
Cedar Rapids
NASA
Cape Kennedy, Fla
Grinnell
Barbara Jean Platt
University of Iowa
Mary Ard
Russell
Dean Ard
Grover Ard
San Jose
Calif
Scott Wadsworth
Pico Rivera
Turner Chapel
John Shew
First Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Heart Fund
John A. Kretschmar
Ellis Road
Universal Engineering Company
Louise Conrad
Hanford Post American Legion
International Assn. of
Clifford McDaniel
Richard Kretschmar
Paul King
Santa Barbara
Olga Henderson
Louis Hanson
Joseph Dostal
Turner Chapel West
Stephen R. Root
St. James United
Adele Davis 1911 Cedar Rapids Resident Dies
Adele Davis age 60 of 2687 Fruitland Boulevard SW Cedar Rapids died Saturday She was born May 17 1911 in St Louis and married Henry Davis January 8 1932 at Cedar Rapids Surviving are her husband a daughter a son three sisters and ten grandchildren Services are pending at Cedar Memorial funeral home
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Adele Davis
Fruitland Boulevard
St. Louis
Cedar Rapids
Henry Davis
Seldon C. Hopson
Hamilton
Illinois
Melvin L. Davis
Marion
Clara Valdez
Tampa
Fla
Louise Townsend
Steve Kowats
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Infant Marcy Ann Nagel Dies At Birth
Infant Marcy Ann Nagel daughter of Mr and Mrs Jerry Nagel dies at birth. Survived by parents a brother Jeffrey grandparents Albert Johnson Monti Cello and John Nagel Prairieburg great grandmothers Mrs John Dirks Amber and Mrs E C Nagel. Chapel East 10 30 a m Tuesday Rev James M Lesher St Andrews Lutheran burial Oakwood Cemetery Monticello casket will not be opened.
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Marcy Ann Nagel
Jerry Nagel
Kingswood Lane
Jeffrey
Albert Johnson
Monticello
John Nagel
Prairieburg
John Dirks
Amber
E. C. Nagel
Turner Chapel East
James M. Lesher
St. Andrews Lutheran Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Death of Lester F Trimble in Davenport burial at Linwood
Lester F Trimble, 60, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Friday in Davenport. He lived in Cedar Rapids until 1950 when he moved to Davenport. Survived by wife Colleen two sons Kenneth of Florida and Dennis of Davenport two sisters Vira Smith and Maxine Fleming four brothers Warren Ocie John of Cedar Rapids and Clarence of Bettendorf. Services at McGinnis funeral home Davenport with burial at Linwood cemetery.
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Lester F. Trimble
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Trimble
Colleen
Kenneth
Florida
Dennis
Vira Smith
Maxine Fleming
Warren
Ocie
John
Clarence
Bettendorf
Memorial services set for MecManes and Sakulin
MecManes Lily May Turner chapel west Tuesday at 10 30 a m with burial at Cedar Memorial cemetery. Sakulin Richard G Holy Trinity Catholic church Richmond Iowa Tuesday at 10 a m with burial at Holy Trinity cemetery and American Legion military rites. Rosary Monday at 7 30 p m at Turner chapel west.
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MecManes
Lily May
Turner Chapel West
Ernest W. Larson
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Sakulin
Richard G
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Richmond
Iowa
LeRoy J. Bergthold
Holy Trinity Cemetery
American Legion
A. L. Zachar
St. Ludmilas Catholic Church
Turner West
Bellevue body found of Chicago man after river search
Bellevue AP reports searchers recovered the body of William Ellis 54 of Chicago who had been missing in the Mississippi River near Bellevue since last Sunday.
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Bellevue
William Ellis
Chicago
Mississippi River
Here
It Pays To Advertise Gazette Co Cedar Rapids Iowa
The notice lists publication details for The Gazette Co established in 1883. It notes daily and Sunday circulation at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 and subscription rates by carrier and mail. It also states no mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service and that the Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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the Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Pentagon DCS failures cited in 1969 Korea and Liberty incidents
A congressional report faulted the Defense Communications System for slow messages and misrouted orders amid three critical incidents including a 1969 South Korea EC-121 event and the 1967 USS Liberty attack. It urged centralizing control to speed decisive wartime messaging and cited grave concerns over general DoD communications.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Rep. Durward Hall
R-Mo
House Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
DCS
U. S
South Korea
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Subcommittee
Israel
Liberty
North Korea
Robert Mollohan
DW Va
Department of Defense Communications
Defense Communications System
Defense Communications Agency
DCA
Egypt
Pacific
Ft. Meade
Mollohan
Jernigan Receives Altig Award at Iowa Blind Convention
Kenneth Jernigan director of the Iowa Commission for the Blind was named the Altig award recipient by the Iowa Association of the Blind at its 1971 convention in Des Moines The award honors service to Iowa blinds toward equality security and opportunity Arena praised Jernigan for advancing a practical blindness philosophy and expanding job avenues He arrived in Iowa in 1958 and the program has gained national recognition including the worlds largest blind library The Altig award established in 1966 has previously gone to Gov Harold Hughes Melvin Synhorst William Eberline Otis Selindh and Warren Coleman
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Kenneth Jernigan
Iowa Commission For the Blind
Iowa Association of the Blind
Cedar Rapids
Association For Service
Iowa
Manuel Arena
Des Moines
Jernigan
Commission
Arena
Altig
Association
Harold Hughes
U.S
Melvin Synhorst
William L. Eberline
The
Associated Press
Otis Selindh
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Warren Coleman
Iowa Lions Light Conservation Foundation
Annual Journalism Workshops for Iowa High Schools
About 300 Iowa high school students are expected to attend the 19th annual high school journalism workshop and the third annual urban journalism seminar June 6 17. Richard John leads the workshop at the University of Iowa with seven divisions including newspaper and radio TV. Sharon Murphy of Kirkwood Community College directs the urban seminar to foster minority students pursuing journalism careers. Virginia Woodring oversees the joint advisersh le for minors workshops.
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Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa School of Journalism
Richard John
U. of I
Sharon Murphy
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Virginia Woodring
Springfield
VA chief urges balanced volunteer force and care network
Veterans Administration head Donald Johnson told an Iowa Wesleyan alumni banquet that respect for the military and a robust volunteer force go together. He warned against a zero draft and said the VA hospital system can regionalize care and supplement national facilities for veterans with improved manpower distribution.
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Donald Johnson
West Branch
Nixon
Johnson
America
Corn and Pigs Dominate Upper Midwest Economy
The article outlines how Southern corn leaf blight reduced crops by over six percent and how the agriculture department increased planting allowances to offset price support loss. Iowa leads in corn plantings with a 12 percent rise, Winnebago County up 20 percent, and farmers expect strong yields with immune seeds reducing blight risk, despite potential July August spread. Ernest Langerud, farming 760 acres east of Thompson, notes adjustments to keep prices affordable.
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Upper Midwest
Agriculture Department
Iowa
Winnebago County
Ernest Langerud
Thompson
Langerud
Professorships Awarded to Two at Iowa State
Iowa State University named two distinguished professors at a Thursday ceremony. Wise Burroughs of animal science became Charles F. Curtiss distinguished professor in agriculture, and Arthur W. Pohm of electrical engineering became Anson Marston distinguished professor in engineering. Each receives a $500 honorarium and the title for life. Since 1956, 37 such appointments have been made.
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Ames — Wise Burroughs
Arthur W. Pohm
Iowa State University
W. Robert Parks
Burroughs
Charles F. Curtiss
Pohm
Anson Marston
Iowa dental students honored at UI convocation
Thirty University of Iowa College of Dentistry students were honored Thursday at the Iowa Memorial Union. East Iowa names recognized include John Plaza of Cedar Rapids with the Academy of General Dentistry award, Richard Wagner and Larry Lander with Mosby Book awards, Tom Shelly of Manchester with the Omicron Kappa Upsilon and Dentists' Supply Company awards, and Thomas Froning of Vinton with the Minger award.
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Iowa City
Slayings Identified in Sheriff's Office Identification
Mamie Herron of San Jose identified the body of her brother Elliott Riley victim number 13 at the sheriff's office. Riley a fruit picker and electrician from Famersville near Visalia had been missing for two months.
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Mamie Herron
San Jose Calif
Elliott Riley
Famersville
Visalia
Calif
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