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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1979

Page

2

Deaths of Several Iowa Residents Reported in Local Obituaries

Obituaries list multiple Linn County and Cedar Rapids area residents, including Genevieve M. Brutsman and Kenneth L. Feaverhelm, with ages, birthplaces, spouses, survivors, service times, burial places, and funeral home arrangements. Additional notices cover Danly Stacy Lynn, Richard A. Schmidt, Wilfred French, Mrs. James Harris, Helen Drahof, Ralph Niemeier, Lola Seegmiller, Ada Mann, Glen Martin, Louise Ehrie, Joshua Wathan, Fritz Wistrick, and Emily Wesley with service details and memorial funds where noted.

Genevieve M. Brutsman Rural Center Point Cedar Rapids Walker Sidney Brutsman Waterloo Brutsman Linn County Ely Lester Wilson Marion Elmer Wenger Lawrence Wenger Neil Black Margaret Cornwell Independence Dorothy Byers Central City United Methodist Church Duane Manning Blodgett Cemetery Murdoch Funeral Home Kenneth LeRoy Feaverhelm Vermont St Century Engineering Allamakee County Mildred Lucille Cady Illinois Richard K Vinton James Ewing Stanley Procok John Fields Noel Tollefson Lorraine Aud Gary Ind James Shellsburg Carl Eastman Wis Beatty Bearle-Murdoch Chapel George B. McDill Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church Walker Cemetery Danly Stacy Lynn Turner Chapel West Gordon Freeburg Shueyville United Methodist Church Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Genevieve L Cedar Memorial Chapel Donald F. Maples Lovely Lane United Methodist Church Garden of Eternal Love James Harris Belle Plaine Harris Helen Elizabeth Drahof Guernsey Salem United Methodist Church Jim Ogden Larry Drahof Sussex Margaret Penrose Tama Kathleen Krakow Hrabak’s Oak Hill Cemetery Ralph Henry Niemeier Council St Sioux City Burlington Edith A. Archer First Congregational Church John F Robins Jeanne L. LeBuhn Devon Nelson-Berger Funeral Home North Side Chapel Logan Park Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Dysart Lola Seegmiller Walnut Ridge Baptist Church Overton's Gnagy Cemetery Monticello Ada Mann Goettsch’s Glen L. Martin Best's Amana Louise Ehrie Amana Community Church Hoover-Valentine’s Amana Cemetery Tipton Joshua M. Wathan First United Methodist Church Sheets and Son's Greeley Edgewood Cemetery Coralville Emily Wesley George L. Gay's Iowa City

Torch Award honors Williams family at William Penn College

The Williams family of 1000 Prairie Drive NE received the eighth annual Torch Award from William Penn College in Oskaloosa for loyalty and support to the college. Fellow relatives who attended or graduated from William Penn also honored.

Arthur Williams Prairie Drive William Penn College Oskaloosa William Penn

Pope John Paul II Visits New York Amid Rain and Jubilation

The pope drew 65 000 plus in Battery Park and 75 000 at Yankee Stadium for services and speeches. He urged Americans to end poverty prejudice and war cycles while calling for sharing wealth and aiding the needy during a whirlwind New York visit including Harlem and the South Bronx and a UN stop.

John Paul New York U.S Battery Park Manhattan New York Harbor Shea Stadium St. James Cathedral Brooklyn United Nations Harlem South Bronx

Court upholds home videotape copying legality ruling

A federal judge ruled that copying television and radio programs at home for private non commercial use does not violate copyright law. The decision leaves open questions about pay TV and copying for nonhome use. The case followed a five week trial after three years of litigation.

Ferguson Congress

Designer Armi Ratia Dies at 67 in Helsinki

Designer Armi Ratia died early today after a long illness in Helsinki. The founder of Mari Mekko textiles gained European and American fame with her distinctive patterns and fashion lines. She was 67.

Helsinki Finland Armi Ratia Europe America Radio Helsinki

Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates and Details

The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists publication details established in 1883, daily and Sunday issues, and pricing for carrier and mail subscriptions. It notes service area limitations and AP republication rights.

The Gazette Company Third Ave. SE Cedar Rapids Iowa U. S Gazette Associated Press

Weather Recap and Forecast Across Regions

A year ago today the high was 59 and low 48 with no precipitation. Extended outlook calls for clear to partly cloudy skies Friday to Sunday with highs in the 60s to around 70 and lows in the upper 30s to mid-40s. Rainfall observed in the East Great Lakes and Mississippi Valley. heavier showers from the lower Great Lakes to the middle Atlantic. Strong thunderstorms near Millville New Jersey caused damage. Rain amounts in six hours ending 7 am CDT included 0.97 at Salisbury Maryland 0.86 at Dover AFB Delaware 0.59 at Wallops Island Virginia 0.56 at Newport News Virginia 0.54 at Williamsport Pennsylvania 0.50 at New River North Carolina 0.48 at Elmira New York. Light showers extended from eastern Kansas through Nebraska to Wisconsin and Michigan. Morning lows in the 20s and 30s across northern mountains and plains. Montana and Wyoming recorded lows in the teens and 20s with light snow in Laramie. Northern Maine also chilly. Houston 35. Caribou 37.

Great Lakes Mississippi Valley Rockies Middle Atlantic Coast Pennsylvania Millville N.J Salisbury Dover Afb Del Wallops Island Newport News Williamsport New River N.C Elmira N.Y Kansas Nebraska Missouri Iowa Wisconsin Michigan West Plains Montana Butte Bozeman Cut Bank Dillon Livingston

Pope to Deliver Communion at Hilltop Altar Area

Workers set up security with bright green barrels and yellow rope to mark the public area as the pope prepares to move from the altar for a possible blessing or host delivery to about 300 people. Pope buttons and commemoratives are sold nearby while crews finish the platform and walking paths.

Wisconsin man killed by train near DeSoto

Morris V. Brown 31 of rural DeSoto was killed when struck by an eastbound Burlington Northern train between 6 and 7 a.m. Tuesday. Crew members found the body around noon between several tracks about 140 miles south of DeSoto.

Desoto Wis Morris V. Brown Burlington Northern

Births and Grandparents Listed in Vital Statistics

The notice lists newborns born to numerous Cedar Rapids area families on Oct 2 and Oct 3 at Mercy and Evanston Illinois. Names include Kelly Benesch Weed Appleby Tuttle Wright Burmeister Meskim en, with multiple parental addresses and several grandparents named.

James Tuttle Eighth Ave Steve Wright Cedar Rapids David Burmeister 12Th Ave Douglas Meskimen Shellsburg

Trucker Sought in Papal Plot Linked to El Salvador

FBI shifted search for Alberto Gustave, a 36 year old El Salvadoran trucker, after a raid in Elizabeth New Jersey found a submachine gun four boxes of ammo and an empty handgun box. A letter threatening the pope prompted alerts while Gustave reportedly was abroad in San Salvador.

Elizabeth N.J Pope John Paul II el Salvador FBI Alberto Roberto Gustave Central America Gustave Michael McDonnell McDonnell FALN Armed Front For National Liberation United States New York Marcella Gustave Madison Avenue

Rain Shifts Route for St. John Students Walk to Des Moines

A group of St. John High School students led by Mark Handfelt from Independence continued their march to Des Moines despite rain. They reached Maxwell at 8:15 p.m. last night, continuing the last leg of their journey.

Maxwell Mark Handfelt Independence St. John High School Des Moines

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Richard A. Schmidt Brentwood Drive Teahen Wilfred French B Ave Turner Chapel East First ‘Trust and Savings Bank First ‘Ave. NE Lovely Lane Group Trade and Industry Department Kirkwood Community College Greene Square Park Paul Whitters Fairfax Nixon Andrei Gromyko Cardinal Terrence Cooke Pope Yankee Stadium Ratia A.N. “Nory” Daines C.L.A Home Office Equitable of Weather Report Mississippi River LaCrosse Lansing Dam Idaho Falls Idaho Sheridan Laramie Wyoming Gunnison Colo Aspen Eagle Maine Houston Caribou National Weather Service Seattle C.R. Weather Anchorage Atlanta Miam A Bismarck Mets Boston Nashvil AV Deave Chicago A of N_Orleons Duluth Phoenix Honolulu Seattie Washington Coralville Lake Bismarck Chicago Cincinnati Detroit Kansas City Milwaukee PtCidy Mpls St. Paul Omaha St. Loui Ateteetaneees Sioux Falls McGregor Guttenberg Dubuque Fall Davenport Keithsburg Keokuk Clinton Cedar C.R Tee Ovcasisevsrs Sncreanses Ouscctee Eneeeaee John Deere Jeffrey Kelly van Horne Randy Benesch Robert Weed Thomas Appleby 19Th Ave St. Luke's Evanston Ill Robert L. Nelson Robert W. Nelson 36Th St. SE Roger J. Johnson Colette M. May Gregory P. Erenberger Debra J. Burt Daniel N. Cantondine Kathleen M. Bevans Earl J. Schwartz Donna F. Rammelsberg Michael L. Dvorak Cynthia M. Heeren David Lewis- Jones Swisher Gwen M. Hauser Michael G. Hegland Marian K. Brown Stacyville Kirk P. Dighton Coggan Kim L. Chester Troy Mills Gary J. Drew Hiawatha LeAnn M. Kilpatrick Palo Thomas W. Pease Leon Pamela J. Davin Margaret M Michael J. Jagielski Virginia L Rodger T. Greear Marcia A Russell F. Bird Salvador Mexico Edly New York City John. E. Lapes Third Avenue S.E Cedar Park
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