Deaths Memorial Services Floetchinger and Others
Death notices list Robert L Floetchinger 2 p.m. today Teahen Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Mehaffey. Burial at St Joseph Cemetery with military honors by Hanford Post 5. Other obituaries include Harry E Cooley at St Patrick s Church and Mount Calvary Cemetery. Various services and burials follow in Manchester Bohnenkamp Vernon s Wellman and other towns with family services today and upcoming.
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Floetchinger
Robert L
Teahen Funeral Home
Charles Mehaffey
St. Joseph Cemetery
Hanford Post No
American Legion
Cooley
Harry E
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Manchester
Lyle Annis
Bohnenkamp-Vernon
S. Wellman
Ora J. Gingerich
Powell’s. Marengo
William Gorsch
McAninch-Fremming
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Old East Paint Creek
Tipton
George E. Heick
Sheets and Son
Tipton Masonic Cemetery
Rains Cause Wide Damage in Four Iowa Counties
Heavy weeklong rains flood homes and roads across Fayette Buchanan Butler and Bremer counties. The Red Cross aids evacuees while FmHA offers low interest rural loans. Wapsipinicon River crested 5.3 feet over flood stage at Independence and Iowa River levels rise near Marshalltown and Wapello.
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Des Moines
State Office of Disaster Services
Red Cross
Farmers Home Administration
Small Business Administration
Wapsipinicon
Independence
Oelwein
Buchanan
Littleton
Butler
Shell Rock
Bremer
Sumner
Denver
Tripoli
Waverly
Pickup Strikes Hitchhiker. Man Taken to St Luke’s Hospital
Henry Parrish 27 of 212 8th Ave SW was struck by a pickup on 2800 block Sixth St SW while hitchhiking. Franklin Spencer 36 of Solon drove the truck. The 8:15 p m crash injured Parrish who may have a fractured skull. no charges were filed and his condition is not yet known.
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Henry Parrish
8Th Ave
St. Luke’s Hospital
Sixth Street
Parrish
Franklin Spencer
Solon
Layoffs Planned if Rail Strike Persists at Grain Processing
In Muscatine the Grain Processing Corp. the largest employer may lay off about 325 workers by Sunday if the Rock Island Railroad strike continues. President Jim Kent said switching operations from the railroad are needed and the firm might also shut its cornstarch and grain distillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Grain Processing Corp
Rock Island
Corporation
Jim Kent
Sunday Brunch Ad At The Hearty Appetite In Marion
City briefs note a Sunday brunch offered from 9 am to 2 pm at The Hearty Appetite located at 1155 7th Avenue in Marion. The item appears among miscellaneous briefs on page 14A.
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7Th Avenue
Marion
Kennedy’s Presidential Bid Hinted As He Receives Praise
Cartermail notes Kennedy’s admirable tenure in the Senate and the Kennedy family stature. He says Kennedy has done a superb job and would benefit from a possible presidential run, while denying any grievance.
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Kennedy Brothers
Jewelry heist at Siegel's Jewelry nets rings total value
Police report a burglary at Siegel's Jewelry on 105 3rd Ave SE where 83 rings, 12 with diamonds, valued at about 11000 dollars were stolen between noon and 4 30 p m Friday. The employee M W Rosen allegedly displayed rings to a woman and two other pregnant women who accompanied her.
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Siegel
3Rd Ave
Oscar Siegel
Applewood Place
W. Rosen
Rosen
Cedar Rapids
Hurricane David Looms Over Caribbean and U.S. Threats
The storm devastated Santo Domingo with roof losses and floods as power and water service failed. Haiti and Dominica report high casualties and mass displacement while authorities warn Florida and the Southeastern U.S. could face effects by late Sunday or Tuesday.
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Weather Service
David
United States
South Florida
Woman struck crossing street injures head abrasions
Elizabeth Richardson 42 of 109 3rd Ave Hiawatha was admitted in fair condition at St Lukes Hospital Friday after being struck by a car driven by Clara Edith Eastman 73 of 861 44th St SE at Second Avenue and Second Street SE about 2 p m Richardson sustained head abrasions and was treated and released or admitted per hospital records
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Elizabeth Richardson
3Rd Ave
Hiawatha
St. Luke's Hospital
Clara Edith Eastman
44Th St
Second Avenue
Second Street
Richardson
Carter recounts rabbit incident at Plains fishing hole
President Carter revisited the Plains pond where he first met the "banzai bunny" as reporters noted no contact with the rabbit. He described chasing the rabbit from his boat with a paddle and said the animal did not attack him, despite online controversy.
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Rosalynn Carter
White House
Plains
Carter
Carter Property
Webster County
Florida
Tampa
Secret Service
Weather Summary for C R
Wind direction and velocity at midnight set to 6 mph. Sunrise Sunday at 6 33 and sunset at 7 39. Year ago highs reached 80 and lows 59 with no precipitation. Extended forecast shows partly cloudy Monday and Tuesday with possible showers Wednesday. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s.
Vital Statistics: Newborns and Obvious Emergencies
Vital statistics list multiple births including a son for Williams at 1817 Williams Blvd and Hopker in Vinton, a daughter for Winegardner on Westover Road. Des Moines adds a son for Stone born Aug 17 with grandparents listed. A series of Cedar Rapids couples and reconfigurations accompany dates and locations. Incident log notes illegal burning at 1311 5th St NW and medical emergency at 222 Glenbrook Dr SE along with false alarm at 100 1st St NE.
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Des Moines
Robert Stone
Richard S. Thompson
Glen Elm Drive
William C. Stone
Council St
5Th St
1St St. NE
Glenbrook Drive
Cedar Rapids Man Arrested for Drunk Driving
Maynard L. Hall, 27, of 1627 1st Ave. SW, was arrested by Cedar Rapids police about 8 p.m. Friday and charged with drunk driving. He is held in the Linn County Jail.
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Maynard L. Hall
1St Ave
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Ex-bureau chief pleads innocent in grand jury case
James A. Conlon former director of the Bureau of Printing and Engraving from 1967 to 1977 pleads innocent to conflict of interest and lying to a grand jury. He is free on a personal recognizance bond in U S District Court. He later joined American Bank Note Co of New York after government service.
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Washington
U.S. Currency and Stamp Printing Agency
James A. Conlon
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
U.S. District Court
Conlon
American Bank Note Co
New York
Company
Two Injured in Westside Intersection Crash
Bessie Naxera 72 of 2459 Lauren Dr SW was admitted to St Luke’s Hospital for observation after a Friday crash at E Avenue and Fifth Street NW. Passenger Milo Naxera 82 was treated and released. Police say her car and a second car driven by Thomas Mach 35 of 511 9th St NW collided. Naxera was charged with failure to stop for a stop sign.
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Bessie Naxera
Lauren Drive
St. Luke’s Hospital
E Avenue
Fifth Street NW
Milo Naxera
Thomas Mach
9Th St
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Iowa
Middle East
Iran
Sen
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Herrera
Listin Diario
Capital
Santo Domingo
UPI
Peter van Bennekom
San Juan
International Telephone and Telegraph Office
Nationa Police
Haiti
Puerto Rico
Dominica
Lesser Antilles
St. Croix
Oliver Seraphine
Roseau
Gazette
Tom Merryman
Rabbit
Georgia
Abby
U.S. A
C.R. Weather
St. Luke's
John Williams
Williams Blvd
Martin Hopker
Vinton
Charles Kotouc
James Brooks
Russell Winegardner
Westover Road
Kevin L. Marks
Tina J. Copeland
Kevin P. Houlahan
Beth Hirleman
Robert E. Bender
Charlene G. Jokela
Eddie Cathey Jr
Marlene J. Garrison
Leonard N. Feuerhelm
Mary E. Meyer
Marcus M. Perkins
Barbara J. Wilson
Douglas A. Schmidt
Luann A. Minish
Springville
Kevin L. Benfer
Karen L. Humble
Luzerne
Dale A. McWhinney
West Des Moines
Marsha L. Siggins
Mount Vernon
Clark J. Johnson
Carla A. Franz
Anthony J. Hassen
Deborah L. Taylor
Brian P. Hoyer
Gretchen A. Lynxwiler
Donald D. Ocenosak
Minneapolis
Jeanne M. Lukovsky
Stuart J. Thorn
Maidenhead
England
Deborah J. Barnett
Belle Plaine
John E. Lapes
Best Retail
Plerisi
Pierson
Ellis Bivd
W.W
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