Deaths: Amy Squires and Sedonia Murphy Obituaries
Amy L. Squires 68 of Center Point dies at St Luke's after long illness. Services Tuesday at United Methodist Church Center Point with burial in Center Point Cemetery. Sedonia C. Murphy 81 of Fairfax dies at Mercy Hospital after a short illness. Services Wednesday at St Patrick's Fairfax with burial in St Patrick's Cemetery.
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Amy L. Squires
Center Point
St. Luke’s Hospital
Amy L. Jones
Melvin L. Squires
Toddville
United Methodist Church
OES
Everett
Kenneth
Leslie
San Francisco
Alice Alden
Lafayette
Dennis Jones
Charlotte Mallett
Murdoch
Sedonia C. Murphy
Fairfax
Mercy Hospital
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Altar and Rosary Society
National Catholic Society of Foresters
Senior Citizens Club
John
Mary O’connell
Cedar Rapids
Clara Martin
William Arquitt
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Teahen Funeral Home
Palo Cemetery
Turner Chapel
Kieckhaefer
Cecille M
Cedar Memorial Chapel of
Jay A. Miller
First United Presbyterian Church
Marion
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Harpers Ferry
Arthur J. Hamann
Schultz Funeral Home
Monona
Monona City
Keota
Marion Hunter Stewart
Powell Funeral Home
Marengo
Sherman McKinley
Cindy Dunnahoo
West Liberty Methodist Church
North Prairie Cemetery
Snider Funeral Home
Counterfeit Money Surfaces At Local Gas Station
Police probe two incidents at Pester Derby station on Sixth St SW where two counterfeit $50 bills and one $20 surfaced. A station employee is suspected after witnesses described passing bills. incidents occurred Saturday night and Sunday evening involving truckers and a blue grey Illinois SEMI. Counterfeit bills had been used in earlier Cedar Rapids cases.
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Pester Derby
Sixth St
Illinois
Cedar Rapids
Arraignment Set for Two Nebraska Slay Suspects
Two Nebraska men Charles Chadwick and John Hrbek are to be arraigned in Pottawattamie County District Court on first degree murder charges for the Sept 16 roadside slayings of Stanley Fisher and his mother Kate Fisher in their separate sports cars on Highway 275. Police say motive remains unclear and investigators continue reviewing leads. Kay Fisher, estranged wife of Stanley, has collected 150000 in life insurance with another 25000 expected, and notes a past connection between Chadwick and the Fishers.
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Council Bluffs
UPI
Nebraska
Glenwood
Pottawattamie
Charles Chadwick
Elkhorn
Neb
John Hrbek
Omaha
Stanley Fisher
Kate Fisher
Fishers
Highway 275
Chadwick
Hrbek
David Richter
Joe Hrvol
Kay
Kirkwood board delays annual meeting amid expected no-shows
Kirkwood Community College trustees expect no quorum for tonight's organizational meeting. Law requires first Monday in October, but the board plans to defer organizational business to a Thursday meeting while pursuing a law change.
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Kirkwood Board
Kirkwood Community College
the Gazette
Kirkwood
Iowa
Norm Nielsen
Nielsen
Linn Hall
Budget cuts hobble Iowa crime lab delaying trials
A tight budget has reduced Iowa crime laboratory operations causing trial delays and at least one case dismissal. Linn County Attorney Gene Kopecky criticizes politicians for a war on crime without funding. In Fayette County a drug case was dismissed after a marijuana report arrived past the 45 day filing window.
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Des Moines
Iowa Crime Laboratory
Fayette County
Weekend burglaries investigated in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police investigate a string of weekend burglaries. David Steiner reports his garage was broken into between 10 30 p m Saturday and 9 30 a m Sunday with four Ford wheels and a portable gas grill stolen. John Buchanan says jewelry valued over 1500 was taken from a bedroom box. Dave Willis notes a 27 inch black ten speed bicycle stolen between 7 p m and 10 p m Saturday. Ann Clifford reports a new lawn mower 447 and a 15 hp outboard motor 1000 plus 60 fuel tank taken from a boat in a locked garage.
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Cedar Rapids
David Steiner
Fourth Ave. SE
Steiner
John Buchanan
Dave Willis
15Th St. SE
Willis
Ann Clifford
Daniels St
Missing baby found safe in Des Moines
A 10 month old girl named Jerri Russtina Lamb was found in good condition by Des Moines police just before 12:30 a.m. Sunday. A 15-year-old girl who baby-sat the child was taken into custody though no charges were filed by Sunday morning.
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DES Moines
Jerri Russtina Lamb
Christy Field
Congress Eyes Busy Yet Brief Week On Capitol Hill
Congress plans a packed schedule with hearings on MX missiles B 1 bombers AWACS and defense spending. Key figures include Weinberger Tower Haig Addabbo and Orrin Hatch as committees weigh arms policy constitutional limits and missing children bill progress.
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Caspar Weinberger
David Jones
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Armed Services Committee
Reagan
America
John Tower
Texas
Weinberger
House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Joseph Addabbo
D-N.y
Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
Constitutional Rights Subcommittee
Congress
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Supreme Court
Tax case and local developments highlight Iowa news roundup
Iowa items cover Lawrence Hamann facing federal tax charges with alleged undeclared income of ninety thousand dollars. Perry alcohol plant project stalls due to high interest and financing concerns. University of Northern Iowa president calls for more student aid funding amid federal cuts. Mindpower Week promoted by education council in early October.
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Cedar Falls
University of Northern Iowa
John Kamerick Kamerick
The
Council For the Advancement and Support of Education
Dubuque Man Sues City Over Fatal Traffic Crash Injury
A Dubuque man files a 5 million lawsuit against the city after a March 29 wreck left his wife in a coma. He alleges the curve is hazardous and inadequately signed, making this the citys largest personal injury suit to date.
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Dubuque
Daniel Nichols
Cynthia Nichols
McDonald’s visit makes 82 year old $25,000 richer
John Thillman of Dubuque, aged 82, won a $25,000 prize after a recent trip to a local McDonald’s restaurant. The event added a notable windfall for the retiree, whose name and city are reported by UPI.
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Dubuque
UPI
John Thillman
McDonald's
Cedar Rapids Man Charged After Assault on Wife
A Cedar Rapids man Gary Schilling, 28, was arrested at 3 a.m. after telling police he had beaten his wife who was found semiconscious with facial injuries in the upstairs hall of a residence. He was treated for a broken hand and released after arraignment. a witness said he was in the home during the incident.
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Cedar Rapids
Gary Schilling
Sixth St
O Ave
Suzanne Schilling
Mercy Hospital
Linn County
Schilling
Cedar Rapids Gazette publication details and pricing
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by The Garrette Company is published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates list Carrier 1.65 weekly Morning Editions and Sunday 7 issues 8.054 weeks 85.80 52 weeks and Other States 123.00 52 weeks with restrictions on mail subscriptions in carrier areas.
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Cedar Rapids
Garrette Company
Third Ave. SE
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Journalists clash with CIA lobbying over secrecy bill
In Des Moines, Sigma Delta Chi leader Howard Graves accuses the CIA of lobbying to curb reporting on covert activities. He cites the agents identification bill advancing in Congress, warning it may jail reporters who reveal CIA operations. Graves supports a specific intent standard and warns FOIA amendments could gut public access. The piece notes past war history from 1796.
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Des Moines
Society of Professional Journalists
Sigma Delta Chi
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Howard Graves
Portland
Ore
Graves
U.S
House of Representatives
Senate Judiciary Committee
House
Howard
William Casey
Associated Press
Oregon
FBI
Secret Service
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Broxey
Clifford Sr
Olivet United Presbyterian Church
Nadim E. Saikaly
Linwood Cemetery
American Legion Hanford Post
Gene Kopecky
Iowa County Attorneys Association
New York Times Service
Capitol Hill
New York
Atlanta
Senate Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee
Julie Patz
Etan Patz
Manhattan
SoHo
Iowa News
Lawrence J. Hamann
Eldridge
Hamann
Ronald Longstaff
Internal Revenue Service
Thillman
PERRY
Jerry Hansen
Dallas County Alcohol Inc
Bonaparte
Hansen
C.R. Man
Spain
Britain
Haddie
John E. Lapes
3Rd Avenue S.E
Pierson
Ellis Boulevard
East
Center Pt. Rd
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