Deaths fill Cedar Rapids area notices through week
Obituaries list Athina Spanos, Gerald Lawrence, Emma Jadrnicek, Lester Barta and multiple others with birthplaces, spouses, and survivor details. Services are scheduled at St John Greek Orthodox, St Mary’s Solon, Janeba Kuba, and other churches. Burials follow at Linwood, Holy Cross, Czech National, Oak Hill, and more.
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Athina Spanos
Seventh Ave
Cedar Rapids
Kattaneo Eamus
Greece
Spanos
St. John’s Greek Orthodox Church
Spiros Spanos
St. John's Greek Orthodox Church
Constantine Nasr
St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church
Turner Chapel East
Linwood Cemetery
Emma Jadrnicek
Fruitland Blvd
Karel Jadrnicek
Wilson
Kan
Jadrnicek
Praha
Rebecca No. 5
Anna Naprskova
Cedar Rapids Sokolice
Sbor Damska
Matice Skolska
Czech National Cemetery
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Lester Milo Barta
Route 2
Mt. Vernon
Betty Ruth Goodman
Rockwell International
Collins Division
Barta
CRTA
CMC
Terry J. Barta
Fairfax
Danette R. Potter
Anamosa
Cynthia L. Adams
Leaf River
Lillian Barta Luther
Dean McCall
Manchester
All Saints Catholic Church
Edmund J. Becker
St. John’s Cemetery
Turner West
Monsignor Becker
Leaf pickup warned as children play in piles
Public Improvements Commissioner Richard Phillips cautions about children playing in leaf piles left in gutters. He urges parents to supervise as streets may be narrow and two cars could drive through. In Iowa City, Kirkwood Boulevard Maiden Lane intersection blocked an hour and a half after a minor train derailment with three to four cars derailed. no injuries reported.
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Richard Phillips
Iowa City
Kirkwood Boulevard
Maiden Lane
Fighting Cricket Genghis Khan Wins Big in Canton
In Canton China a fighting cricket named Genghis Khan won bouts with stakes reaching as high as ninety thousand dollars, drawing attention to the quirky sport and its lucrative wagers.
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Canton
China
Genghis’ Khan
Weekend drunken driving arrests total nine
Nine people were charged with drunken driving over the weekend. Individuals include Joey D. Wells 23 of 281 27th Ave SW arrested early Sunday for DUI and license violations in the 900 block of Oakland Road NE. Others named include Merle L. Drexler 24 Sandra K. Wallner 19 Billy R. Bowser 43 Richard D. Clark 46 Robert E. Newmire 19 Jay D. Stolba 22 Jose D. Ruiz 43 and Robert C. Dewey 58 with additional traffic offenses listed.
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Joey D. Wells
27Th Ave
Oakland Road
Iowa
Merle L. Drexler
Locust Road
16Th Avenue
Sandra K. Wallner
Cedar Rapids
Billy R. Bowser
B Ave
F Avenue
Fourth Street
Richard D. Clark
Janice Drive
Blairs Ferry Road
Tenth Avenue
Hiawatha
Robert E. Newmire
Vinton
Palo
Jay D. Stolba
29Th St
D Avenue NE
Jose D. Ruiz
Second Ave
Mount Vernon Road
Robert C. Dewey
Dubuque
Mount Vernon
Fire damages Times Inn in Waukon downtown
A Sunday afternoon blaze caused heavy smoke damage to the Times Inn in downtown Waukon. Officials say the fire started in the basement and inflicted several thousand dollars in damage.
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Waukon
Times Inn
TV ban sparks mixed effects on families and habits
A report described a two week experiment where 19 and 20 inch TV sets were disconnected. Outcomes included a couple stopping conversation, a husband hiding with a newspaper, and two people increasing cigarette consumption. Some participants watched more movies and traveled more while others grew cranky. Fathers felt closer to children and four families reported stronger bonds.
Supreme Court Rejects Definitional Shift on Obscenity Standards
The court declined to hear Pinkus petition challenging obscenity standards and community norms. It noted the 1973 ruling using average person contemporary standards. Other actions included denials on evidence admissibility, disbarment forms, libel privileges, and police searches targeting longhaired travelers.
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Pinkus
Supreme Court
High Court
Supreme
Mercy foundation merges with Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids
The merger unites the Margaret and Howard Hall Radiation Center and Hallmar under Mercy Hospital. The radiation center assets and Hallmar will transfer to Mercy while continuing under current names. The Hall Radiation Center Foundation will dissolve after a 1.5 million gift, with remaining liquid assets donated to Mercy Hospital.
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Radiation Center
Hallmar
Mercy Foundation
Margaret and Howard Hall Radiation Center Foundation
Hall Radiation Center Foundation
Mercy Hospital
Margaret Hall
Beahl
Irene Perrine
Lawrence
Margaret
Howard Hall
Hall
Iowa Manufacturing
Howard
Irene H. Perrine
Hall Radiation Center
The
Radiation Center Foundation
Court rejects appeal of ex Iowa liquor head
The Supreme Court refused to review Homer R. Adcock's extortion and tax evasion convictions. The 8th Circuit upheld a fair trial and upheld a three year sentence and $20,000 in fines. Adcock chaired the Iowa Liquor Control Commission from 1959 to 1971. He was accused of taking payments from Mario Perelli Minetti to promote wines in Iowa.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Homer R. Adcock
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
8Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Adcock
Liquor Control Commission
Mario Perelli-Minetti
California Wine Association
Iowa
Commission
Perelli-Minetti
Clair Fischell
Christian Brothers Wine and Brandy
Linwood Pedrick
Supreme Court Review
Cedar Rapids Gazette details and subscription rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette founded 1883 lists address at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 and rates for carrier and mail editions. It notes subscription prices per week and per year and states no mail subscriptions in carrier areas. The Associated Press holds exclusive republishing rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
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Coe College Scholarship Fund
Jane Boyd
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First Presbyterian Church
PEO
Home Garden Club
Gamma Phi Beta
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William Jameson Jr
John D. Randall Jr
Donald Graham
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Hester A. Danford
Marion
Center Point
Henderson
Clarinda
Mrs. Danford
Montgomery County
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Jordan’s Grove
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Lyle Lee
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Cottage Grove
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Marilyn Kay Kramer
Minnesota
Sun Mart
David
Debra
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St. Paul
Fort Snelling
Dysart
William E. Klopping
Overton’s
Amboy Center Friends’ Church
Newton
Center Friends’ Cemetery
Winifred Hunt
Bohnenkamp’s
Grandview
Fayette
Peter A. Pazour
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Goettsch’s. Stanwood
Ida Lehrman
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Chapman's, Clarence
Oxford Junction
Raymond Mulvihill
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Hayden’s
Sigourney
Raynald Bernard Smith
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Rosary
Reynold’s. Stanwood
Clara Mackey
Long Beach
Calif
Chapman’s
Clarence
Elkader
Henry W. Breitsprecher
Zion
Powell's
Pleasant Hill
Joetown
Fairbank
Walter Carpenter
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Brant Kern’s
Grove Hill
Oran
West Branch
William Henry Murphy
West Branch United Methodist Church
Memory Gardens
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John E. Lopes
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Hertz
Menendez
New York
John Mitchell
White House
John Ehrlichman
Mitchell
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California
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South Dakota
Russell Means
Means
Louisville
Jefferson County
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Mt. Vernon Rd
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