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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1981
Page
2
Obituaries and funeral details for Mary F. Stourac and numerous regional residents list birthplaces, marriages, and survivors. Included are schedules for wakes and services in Cedar Rapids Mason City Anamosa Decorah Iowa City Oxford Sigourney Traer West Liberty and surrounding towns with burial plans and relatives.
Lorene Lucky Macomber funeral services set for 2 p.m. today at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories conducted by Rev Etan Pelzer of Twin Pines Baptist Church. Burial follows at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call after 9 a.m. Casket to remain closed during and after the service. Arrangements by Cedar Memorial Funeral Home.
A Chicago report notes 15 post operative toxic shock cases, five men and ten women, after various surgeries. Researchers tie the illness to staphylococcus aureus and warn the condition can affect all ages, with possible hospital spread.
The more than 200 municipal employees represented by Local 183 AFSCME asked for a 14 percent wage increase for the next fiscal year starting July 1. They also proposed a joint wage inequity committee with five city and five union members to hear adjustment claims and set aside 30 thousand dollars for its use. The city will present its counterproposal on Thursday, November 19 at the Civic Center.
New York educator Caroline Zinsser notes parents should not ignore children's claims that a teacher dislikes them. In Working Woman she says teachers, like all people, react differently to others and should face their own feelings honestly to work through them.
On this date in 1979 Iranian militants seized the British Embassy in Tehran while the U S embassy hostages began their second day of captivity.
A Harvard study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that most patients with clogged heart arteries can be treated with medicine rather than bypass surgery. Over five years the mortality was 1.4 percent annually among 212 men studied, with only nine later needing surgery for severe angina.
Linn County Zoning Board of Adjustment approved Linn Co op Oil Companys plan to store anhydrous ammonia on four acres south of Troy Mills with conditions for staff review of safety measures and buffer zones. The vote was 4 to 1 with Margaret OConnell dissenting citing health and safety concerns.
Jordan's King Hussein, during a state visit to the United States, decided to buy Soviet built SAM 6 missiles in his first weapons purchase from the Soviet Union. Officials said the deal, signed after talks in Moscow and Hussein's meetings with President Reagan, involves unclear numbers and may be funded by Iraq. Jordan has allowed overland weapon shipments to Iraq via Aqaba as part of the Iran Iran conflict.
Persistent rain and fog caused cancellations and delays at Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport. Three Mississippi Valley Airline flights from Moline and Minneapolis were canceled, one Ozark flight to Chicago was delayed, while United reported no issues. Forecast calls for clearing and mild weekend.
Nov 3 births listed for Anamosa and surrounding area include a son for Carrie and Leslie Heiken and another son for Linda and Wayne Kielkopf. Nov 4 adds multiple births across Shellsburg Center Point Palo Vinton and Albuquerque. Public notices mention undetermined rubbish at 2127 North Towne Lane NE and gas line/leak issues at several addresses with times.
Economists say families should write a weekly take home pay, cover recurring bills, save for emergencies, and plan food and transit. The guidance from the American Council of Life Insurance urges understanding Social Security and life and health benefits, then starting to secure the future.
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