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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1988
Page
10
Obituaries from Linn County report Mary A. Spinney aged 80 of Marion died in St. Luke's after a lingering illness. Also listed are Mary, Hazel Leonard, Loretto Bode, and Frances Winterberg with funeral details, church and cemetery burials, wakes, and cremation arrangements across Marion Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
Marilyn Hohmann aged 47 of 2461 Illinois St. SW Cedar Falls died Friday afternoon at Sartori Memorial Hospital from an apparent heart attack. Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home handles arrangements. Henry Klouda aged 79 of Ely died Friday afternoon at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids after a lingering illness. Brush Chapel handles arrangements.
Ralph W. Smith 74 of Long Beach Calif formerly Anamosa died after a long illness at home. Services 10 30 a m Tuesday St Matthew s Cedar Rapids burial Mount Calvary Cemetery Cedar Rapids. Ella G Boland 93 died Thursday in Central Community Hospital survivors include two sons one daughter two brothers a sister services 10 30 a m Monday St Joseph s Church burial church cemetery and more obituaries follow with funeral details for several others across Iowa including Kelm Shafranek Scott Coleman Weichman Hintz Hubbell Hylton Flynn Oster Wagner and others noting services and burial locations and memorial gifts where listed.
The State Department said Panama released seized U S military equipment and other goods after U S forces were placed on heightened alert in Panama City and near Las Minas. Panamanian authorities had seized the cargo on the ship Ambassador, identified as general merchandise, including a 120mm cannon.
CBS NBC and ABC plan a four TV commercial drive plus print radio and transit ads to promote condom use to curb AIDS. The campaign by the Advertising Council with the American Foundation for AIDS Research and the National AIDS Network aims to normalize safe sex. CBS will air after 8 p m CDT with other networks considering prime time. critics urge caution for family audiences.
The House ethics committee formally asked the Intelligence Committee whether Speaker Jim Wright received classified CIA covert action details in Nicaragua. Democrats call the request political, while Republicans say cooperation is likely and hope the issue is resolved promptly.
Sept 29 and 30 notices from Mercy and St Luke's list new births. Jacqueline Reisner and Harleth Reisner at Marion welcome a son. Janet Stukey and Stuart Stukey welcome a son. Judith Bessert and Ronald Bessert welcome a son. Dawn Buol and Kevin Buol welcome a son. Debbie Trumblee and Paul Trumblee welcome a daughter. At St Luke's Debbie Ketelsen and Gary Ketelsen welcome a daughter. Julia Mims and Larry Mims welcome a daughter. Kathryn Barnes and Jeff Barnes welcome a daughter. Christine Krogmann welcome a daughter. Gwendo lyn Lee welcome a daughter. Shirley Pierson and Robert Pierson welcome a son. Ruby Koshatka and Michael Koshatka welcome a son.
A list of couples from Cedar Rapids and other cities including San Francisco Davenport Delhi Swisher Quasqueton Waterloo Fayette Hiawatha Decorah Marion Palo and Cedar Rapids received marriage licenses. The notices name each bride and groom and their respective hometowns.
The court records enumerate several dissolutions including Robin Marie with Steven Castel letti Deborah A with Craig R Bean Michelle A with Robert D Milbach Christina Maria with Robert Mitchell Lightner Ann M with Michael L Duggan Debra Suzanne with Garry DeWitt Cope land Diana Rae with John Edward Vose Julie Ann with David Gish and Sherry L with James E Walker.
The Cedar Rapids Public Library reports 10 193 items checked out at the West Side Branch in its first month from Sept 1 to 29, with 275 new library cards issued in September. The branch operates 66 hours weekly, surpassing Edgewood's 45 hours, as Director Tom Armitage presented figures to the board.
Pediatric nurse Ann Green, 43, was found innocent of murder and attempted murder by reason of insanity after claiming she harmed two babies and tried to harm a third because she was despondent after childbirth. The verdict left her free on bail with psychiatric evaluation ordered within 30 days and a future hearing set for October 28.
The two year probe into area drug trafficking led to 65 charges as most suspects were arrested midweek. Jennifer Wagner, 26, and Wesley Kinnamon were nabbed in New Hampshire on cocaine conspiracy and distribution counts. Ralph Shifler was arrested in Redding, California on cocaine conspiracy charges.
Illinois lottery results list the Daily game 8 6 3 Pick Four 0 6 2 6 Cash 5 1 8 10 23 35 and Jackpot 11 million for the 6 of 54 game.
Riverview escapees Randy Musich and Jack Lee Woods were captured in Ohio during a routine license check. Iowa authorities say the pair, who walked away from Des Moines work sites Aug 22, were traveling in a stolen Cedar Rapids car with several weapons found by Ohio troopers.
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