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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1979

Page

2

Death notices batch from Cedar Rapids area for several residents

Multiple obituaries list names including Dale Bruce Smith 65 Shirley Boyson Leonard Ronnenberg and Sarah Jane Ronnenberg with birthdates and death details. Services locations Turner Chapel East West St Jude’s Church Fairfax and Blodgett Cemetery are noted along with burial and visitation details. Other entries include Kenneth Scott Kenneth Smith Glen Wickham and Robert Clark with service times and burial sites.

Dale Bruce Smith 25Th Ave Paulina Mary Odland Minneapolis, Minn Cedar Rapids Collins Radio Mizpah Masonic Lodge E Kahir Shrine Shirley Boyson Marion George Leonard Cedar Falls Kathleen Neufeld Red Wood City Calif Pearl Haupt Woodstock Turner Chapel East Robert Dennett Trinity United Methodist Church Fairfax Cemetery Sarah Jane Ronnenberg Golden Court Santa Rosa Fla Leonard John Ronnenberg Rock Island Ill St. Jude’s Jay Caldwell Elaine Ronnenberg Chico William Harman Kay O'Neill John Holcomb Desert Hot Springs Carl Kelley Missouri Leonard Ronnenberg Jr Auburndale Fila Charles Ronald Ronnenberg Darrell Stuart Kuehl Winter Haven Marvin Kuehl Magna Utah Tellena Kadlee Mary Leach William Vosdingh Ely Abram Vostingh Texas Jerry Voldingh St. Jude’s Catholic Church Eugene Kutsch Blodgett Cemetery Central City Turner Chapel West St. Mary’s Cemetery Murdoch Center Point Bennett Hannah L Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Lloyd E. Brockmeyer St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Cedar Memorial Park Heart Fund Diabetes Fund Wilfred Howard Carl Berhenke Czech National Cemetery Kenneth Jr Steve Roger Larry Leonard Mundschenk Rowley Murdoch Chapel Glen W. Wickham 10Th Ave Walker Fayette County Hanna Ehlers Anamosa Moore's Locker Service St. John’s Lutheran Church Nancy McCullough Thomas Decorah William Randolph E. Mueller Murdoch Funeral Home

Death notices from Iowa list dozens of area obituaries

The page lists multiple deaths including Edwin R. Knoke 79 Decorah Violet Ramsey 68 Independence Earl Seemann 57 Jesup Ernest P Hemmer 71 Jesup Ada Katherine Cook 82 Lone Tree Dale Wolfe 67 Oelwein George Barl Rowse 77 Aurora. Funeral details note church services burial locations and visitations at area churches and funeral homes.

Decorah Edwin R. Knoke Burr Oak Lutheran Church Steine’s Burr Oak Cemetery Violet Ramsey Steine’s. Independence Earl Seemann Immanuel Lutheran Church White’s Rowley Cemetery Jesup Ernest P. Hemmer St. Athanasius Catholic Church Parker’s St. Joseph's Cemetery Raymond Lone Tree Ada Katherine Cook Sorden’s Oelwein Dale Wolfe Grace United Methodist Church Brant Kern’s Aurora George Barl Rowse Fawcett’s Lamont

Liberal Arts Panel Pushes Tougher Math and New Writing Core

A University of Iowa liberal arts study committee urges tougher mathematics requirements and elimination of mandatory physical education credits. They advocate an upper level colloquium for writing, broader arts and humanities categories, and added international studies, with revised degree hour targets for BA and BFA tracks.

Iowa City University of Ipbwa Howard Laster University College of Liberal Arts Liberal Arts Marleigh Ryan

IDOT Approves I 380 Section in Linn County Iowa

The Iowa Department of Transportation approves a six mile segment of Interstate 380 in Linn County from Hiawatha north of Emmons Street to north of Toddville. Interchanges will be built at Bowman Road Tower Terrace Road and County Road E-6W. Project cost is 19.307 million with a 1983 completion target. Final approval rests with the Federal Highway Administration after a June 28 public hearing in Hiawatha.

Linn County Iowa Department of Transportation Hiawatha Emmons Street Toddville Bowman Road Tower Terrace Road Idot Commission Federal Highway Administration

River Weather Update and Mississippi River Levels

At 11 a.m. weather shows river stages with Lansing 8.1, Dam 9 13.5, McGregor 7.2, Dubuque 7.8, Davenport 5.0, Clinton 7.2, Keokuk 2.9, Cedar Rapids 3.95 and several locations rising or falling. Extended forecast calls for clear cool conditions Sunday through Tuesday with a gradual warmup to the 70s by Tuesday.

Mississippi River LaCrosse Lansing Dam McGregor Guttenberg Dubuque Davenport Keithsburg Keokuk Clinton Cedar C.R

Jobless rate breakdown shows teens and women drive rise

Department data show September employment at 97.5 million with 5.985 million unemployed. Adult men 4.2 percent unemployment unchanged, women down to 5.5 percent. Whites 5.1 percent, non whites 10.6 percent, teens 16.4 percent, non white teens 31.5 percent, blue collar 7.1 percent, white collar 3.3 percent. Discouraged workers fall to 740,000 in Q3.

Labor Department

Pope John Paul II Urges Bishops to Guard Doctrine in US Tour

The pope told American bishops during a Boston start to his U.S. visit that doctrine must be guarded in an entire and uncorrupted form. He warned against teachings challenged in American Catholicism and called homosexual activity morally wrong, while praising bishops for upholding tenets.

U.S Boston Washington John Paul

Des Moines Reopens Interstate Stretch After Papal Visit Traffic

Officials praise traffic plan that directed vehicles to large parking areas and shuttle buses to Living History Farms. Major Elmer Angle notes exceptional crowd discipline and no serious accidents in Des Moines during the pope visit. Thompson says plans for future visits remain unchanged. Yankees win World Series opener over Dodgers.

Thompson Elmer Angle Iowa State Patrol Des Moines Living History Farms

Vital Statistics Births and Local Fires Reported

Birth notices list several families from Mercy and other area addresses delivering sons and daughters on Oct 4 and nearby dates. Nagasaki and Phoenix births add to the tally with multiple grandparents named. Fire reports cite incidents from 322 G Ave NW to 1514 First Ave NE with extensions, wiring, incinerator sparks, and a trash unknown at the rear.

Ninth St 18Th Street Johnson Avenue First Ave

Two-vehicle collision near Dysart injures no one

No injuries reported after a crash two miles southeast of Dysart involving Colleen Ann Hanus 24 Dysart and Marianne H Buhr rural Garrison. The incident occurred Thursday and caused only property damage with no injuries.

Dysart Colleen Ann Hanus Marianne H. Buhr

Cedar Rapids Gazette details and rates

The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Subscription rates include carrier 1.40 per week and mail options for 7 issues 6.82 4 weeks 72.80 52 weeks with regional restrictions. Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.

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

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