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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1979

Page

2

Multiple Cedar Rapids area obituaries and memorials listed

The notice compiles death reports from Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas including Sylvia Kovar aged 84 born 1895 Cedar Rapids retired McKesson Robbins, Rosa Hickey aged 80 long time Cedar Rapids resident now in Phoenix, Kevin Dru Andersen 20 Cedar Rapids, and Corwin James H, with funeral details, burial sites, and donor notes. Also lists numerous memorial services across Iowa cities with church names and burial locations.

Sylvia Kovar Eighth Ave Cedar Rapids McKesson-Robbins Drug Co Lumir F. Kovar Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home George B. McDill Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church Czech National Cemetery Rosa V. Hickey Phoenix Ariz Alburnett Harland R. Hickey Central Park Presbyterian Church Sunny Slope Presbyterian Church Carole Hilmer Deloris Middlebrooks Reno Nev Iris Smola Fulton Allen S. van Cleve Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Kevin Dru Andersen 39Th St. SE Glen Carol Lewis Andersen Patrick McCabe Laurie Andersen Julie Andersen Glenwood Morris Andersen Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Leroy Bauman Kenwood United Methodist Church National Epilepsy Association Glenwood State Hospital For Corwin H. James Cedar Memorial Chapel of Lloyd E. Brockmeyer St. Paul's United Methodist Church Shriner's Crippled Children’s Hospital Terye Corwin Des Moines H.R. Redus el Paso Texas Gould Mary Elizabeth St. Patrick’s Church Allen Schmidt Mount Calvary Cemetery Schmidt Teahen Funeral Rodriguez Adalberto S James J. Goodken St. Pius Church The American Cancer Society Slaughter Marie Beatty-Bearle-Murdoch Chapel William P. Leonard Immaculate Conception Donald B. Roberts Sr Waterloo Delhi Turner Division Conrac Corp Mr. Roberts Iowa Thelma Harkness Cedar Falls Donald Jr McGregor Oppold Funeral Home Garden of Memories Heart Fund

Pope faces nun plea for full church ministry

Sister Theresa Kane led about 128,378 nuns in a public appeal for women to be fully included in all church ministries including the priesthood. The pope, while not directly answering, urged adherence to traditional church positions on ordination and celibacy as he spoke to thousands at the National Shrine and Washington Mall. He also cautioned theologians to limit inquiries and ended with a benediction saying God bless America.

Theresa Kane Pope National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Philadelphia Sister Kane Washington Leadership Conference of Women Religious Washington Mall Theologi America Rome

Mini Page Prize for College Community Paper

College Community School's student paper 76th Street Journal earned first runner up in the Mini Page Best Kids School Newspaper Contest. Now in its fourth year, the paper is produced by fifth and sixth graders who handle reporting writing cartoons and paste up with printing done in the school shop.

76Th Street Journal Gazette Judy King College Community Language Arts

Trial begins Tuesday in Independence case

Lloyd K. Hoskins, 34, of rural Independence, faces involuntary manslaughter charges in Buchanan District Court. Jury selection is set for 9:15 a.m. Tuesday regarding the death of Anthony Kayser, 44, Independence.

Independence Lloyd K. Hoskins Buchanan District Court Hoskins Anthony “Tony” Kayser

Gazette Company Cedar Rapids daily edition facts

Established in 1883 by the Gazette Company and published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Second Class postage paid at Cedar Rapids. Subscription rates: carrier $1.40 per week. Afternoon Editions and Sunday 7 issues $6.84 weeks $72.80 52 weeks. Other States and U S Territories $110.00 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. AP entitled to exclusive republication of local news and AP dispatches.

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

Weather snapshot and river readings from a past day

A past weather bulletin reports high and low temperatures with no precipitation, forecasts a clear cold day followed by a warming trend and chance of showers. Mississippi River stages show mixed changes with several locations rising, some steady, others falling. Regional notes include fog along the Gulf Coast, scattered showers across the Dakotas to the Great Lakes, and record low temperatures in Daytona Beach Orlando and Sault Sainte Marie.

Dakotas North Atlantic Coast Mississippi Valley Great Lakes Region California Montana Ohio Valley Houston Maine Caribou Bangor Montpelier Vermont International Falls Mann Louisiana Gulf Coast States Plains Rockies Plateau North Pacific Coast Florida Minnesota Michigan New York State Daytona Beach Fla Orlando Beach Sault Sainte Marie Mich

Harnischfeger workers vote to strike if needed

About 300 UAW Local 1316 members at Harnischfeger Cedar Rapids authorized a strike over a new contract. The plant employs around 1,000, with 98 percent support from production and maintenance and 100 percent from technicians. Negotiations continue as the Nov. 4 contract deadline approaches.

United Auto Workers Harnischfeger Corp Cedar Rapids Bill Stewart UAW Teamsters Union Hall Harnischfeger Stewart Wayne Howes Willis Fisher Howes Fisher

Ambulance Collision Delays Cedar Rapids Aid

Five people were injured when a Cedar Rapids Area Ambulance unit responding to a call collided with a car at J Street and Wilson Avenue SW. Two patients remained in Mercy Hospital. driver Nechanicky and ambulance driver Malone were reported in good condition.

Cedar Rapids Nechanicky Tracy Steveley Belair Drive St. Luke’s Hospital al Young 12Th Ave Ken Vanderham Clark Road Mercy Fire Department Hannen

Vital Statistics Births Mercy and area records

Birth notices list several newborns from Mercy on Oct 7 and other area families in Grand Island Nebraska. Names include Larry Sharp Jim Franklin David Zachar Larry Kreinbrink Michael Sinnott Courtland Raw son Mark J Malmer with grandparents Jean Rich Dale Rich and Alvin J Malmer Jr. in Nebraska notes.

Larry Sharp Sue Lane Jim Franklin Central City David Zachar Crescent St Larry Kreinbrink Mount Vernon Grand Island Neb Mark J. Malmer Jean Rich Ellis Road Dale E. Rich 18Th St Alvin J. Malmer Jr 26Th St

Community Meetings and Schedule Changes in City Briefs

Potluck lunch for Retired Unionists at 116 14th Ave SE with guest from Brendelwood Elderly Daycare. West Highlands AA meets at Trinity Lutheran School tonight with Marion group speakers and Alanon sharing experiences. Linn-Mar district and service personnel plan meeting at Educational Service Center tomorrow at 2 30 PM. 25 off on plants at Peck's Flower Shop. Springville School board and negotiations meeting set at superintendent's office this week.

Hawkeye West Highlands Group of Alcoholics Anonymous Trinity Lutheran School Seventh Ave SWAA Marion Alanon Linn-Mar Community Linn-Mar Service Personnel Association Educational Service Center North 10Th St Springville School — School Board

Seabrook Protest Turns Tense as Guards Restrain Demonstrators

Diane Fitzgerald and Gail Disney from Blue Hill describe being dragged and maced by National Guardsmen during a Seabrook protest. Some protesters sat calmly while others reported harsh force. several officers showed kindness afterward and groups appeared to reconcile, amid tense scenes and fleeting gestures of empathy.

Diane Fitzgerald Blue Hill Maine Gail Disney National

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