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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1979

Page

2

Deaths sweep Cedar Rapids area in long illness notices

Obituaries list Albert Robert Hill 54 of Cedar Rapids and Almen Shure Larson 77 of Cedar Rapids with long illness links. Also noted are Keswick Gladys Finch 54 What Cheer Millard McKay 67 and many others with service times, burial sites, and memorials across McGregor Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns.

Albert Robert Hill Cedar Rapids Prairie du Chien Wis McGregor Cedar Rapids Roofing Co Betty Luster Kathy Morgan Jane Perrin Debbie Garin Jackie Slaving Albert Robert Jr Larry Milwaukee Timmy John Thornberg Funeral Home McGregor Cemetery

Obituary Notices From Prairieburg Central City and More

Funeral services were held for Anna J Kula at St Josephs Prairieburg with burial at St Josephs Cemetery. Dale L Doss scheduled 1 pm Tuesday at Turner Chapel West with Linwood Cemetery burial and American Legion military graveside rites. William F Jump set for 11 am Tuesday at St Pius X Church with Mount Calvary Cemetery burial and Rosary tonight at Stewart Funeral Home.

Keswick Gladys M. Finch Keswick United Methodist Church Powell’s North English Powell's Keswick Chapel Millard W. McKay Harden's Thornburg Lamont David Goodken St. Mary’s Catholic Church Fawcett’s. Parnell Shirley Duffy Glider Huntington Beach Calif Parnell St. Bonaventure Catholic Church Forest Lawn Cemetery Cypress Toledo Lawrence E. Reinig First Presbyterian Church Woodlawn Henderson’s. Garrison Bruce Butt Waterville Alton Kolsrud Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church Church Cemetery Martin’s. Waukon George Philips Martin’s Oakland Cemetery Vining Emma Kubik Hrabak Cancer Fund George L. Gay Clermont Eli A. Peterson Chicago Schutte’s Kramer’s Dyersville Oxford Junction John J. Zamastil Hayden’s Mayflower Cemetery Wapsi Post The American Legion Hayden's Independence Gladys Gerdes First United Presbyterian Church Mason- Howe’s Michael Jay Hanzlik Michael Hanzlik 17Th St Marion Jarrod Lee Richard J. Hanzlik Rapid City S.D Joseph Hart Lead Joseph Hanzlik Ogden Utah Englebert Werlinger Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Birch St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Alta Mae Wyatt Hallmark Nursing Home Mount Vernon Cedar Rapids Des Moines Hallmark Kansas First Baptist Church of Kula Anna J Prairieburg Thomas R. Bisenius St. Joseph's Cemetery Murdoch Chapel Central City Jump William F St. Pius X Catholic Church Bernard Collins Mount Calvary Cemetery Stewart Funeral Home

Fire at Bunker Hill complex traps residents as alarms fail

Fox described thick smoke filling upper floors of the Bunker Hill tower where 460 apartments rent 700 to 800 dollars monthly. Firefighters searched apartments for victims while a resident tied sheets from an 11th floor window awaiting rescue. The inspector credited the alarms with saving lives.

Fox Bunker Hill Mike Lindsay

Cedar Rapids Senior Citizen and Handicapped Bus Service

A Cedar Rapids public transit program offers a dial 363 8244 contact for seniors and disabled adults seeking accessible transportation options. The service coordinates rides and information for eligible riders within the city.

Cedar Rapids Senior Citizen and Handicapped Bus Service

Weather Summary and Regional Storm Updates

The report covers high and low temperatures for Sunday and overnight, plus a detailed October snowfall and river stage readings across several Mississippi River towns. It notes a cold front bringing snow in the Rockies, gale warnings along the California coast, and a broad forecast of mostly cloudy, cool conditions with chances of showers into Friday.

Colorado Wyoming Sheridan Casper Lander High Plains Kansas Nebraska Panhandle New England Vermont Houston Maine Mercury Bangor Hartford Conn Mississippi Delta Alabama Huntsville Ala Muscle Shoals Gulf Coast Ohio Valley Texas Southwest Great Lakes Chicago, Il Mississippi Valley California Los Angeles Santa Monica Pacific Northwest

Births and incidents listed in Vital Statistics notes

Mercy Oct 27 a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Michael Olson. Oct 28 a son for Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Caster and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schimberg. Huffman a son. Marion entries list several births and addresses. Dallas, Texas reports a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Gary D. Ellis. Then multiple times at various streets a series of emergency calls and incidents including extrication, medical emergencies, unknowns, and a fire set at leaves across several blocks.

Michael Olson Bartlett Court Samuel Caster Parnell Joseph Schimberg Broadlawn Drive Michael Huffman 39Th St. Drive Lynn Scheer S. Fifth St Marion Allyn Anderson Martelle Mark Holub Prairieburg Mark Gloyeske 21St Ave Richard Julich 29Th St. NE Dallas Texas Gary D. Ellis Ellis Roland Port A Ave

Protesters Target Nuclear Finance in Festive Rally

Wall Street stocks rose modestly as hundreds of police kept order at a large anti nuclear demonstration outside the Federal Building. Daniel Ellsberg and other leaders were among those detained while a brass band played as protesters aimed at financiers and corporations in the nuclear industry.

Federal Building Thomas Ryan Daniel Ellsberg Sharon Tracy

Park regime unrest as Kim Jong-pil arrested after dinner assault

Korean warnings saga unfolds after bodyguards clash during a dinner as Kim Jong-pil and Chung Il-kwon face arrest amid coup fears. Observers note minimal mass arrests and continued government stability despite the incident.

Kim Chon Park National Assembly Kim Jong-pil

Voter registration goals for eighty set by coalition

A coalition of 60 civil rights religious labor and political groups aims to raise black voter registration by 20 percent in key areas. The National Coalition on Black Voters Participation named 41 target areas in 15 states for the 1980 drive.

Washington National Coalition On Black Voters Participation

City Briefs On Pool Tournaments This Week

Page 8A notes upcoming events at Will Rogers Lounge 1426 6th Street SW with Ladies Pool Monday 8:30 p.m. Couples Pool Wednesday 8:30 p.m. Open Tournament Saturday 2:00 p.m. Pitcher beer $1.50 Tuesday and Thursday nights. Crafty Ladies Potpourri set for Tuesday October 30 9 to 6 at 2237 Washington SE. Community Development Program bus tour group meets at 4 p.m. Thursday in the Riverside Roundhouse. date correction from Sunday listing.

10Th St J Street Will Rogers 6Th Street Washington SE Riverside Roundhouse Gazette

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