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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1979

Page

2

Deaths: Richard McLaughlin and others in Cedar Rapids area

Obituary notices list Richard Mac McLaughlin 61 of 2141 Knollshire Road NE and several other Cedar Rapids area residents who died after brief illnesses. Details include spouses, children, military service, employers, church affiliations, and funeral arrangements with Cedar Memorial and Turner Chapel locations.

Richard ‘‘Mac'’ McLaughlin Knollshire Road Cedar Rapids Bernetta Sutton Las Vegas Sears First Congregational Church American Legion Hanford Chamber of Commerce Kathleen Donahue Julie McLaughlin Dallas Texas David Josephine Klingler Mesa, Ariz Cedar Memorial Chapel Glenn N. Bender Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery American Legion Hanford Post No Cedar Memorial Funeral Home

Services Pending for Roswell Chambers and Cecil Looney

Roswell E. Chambers, 65, of the Allison Hotel, was found dead Tuesday with services pending at Turner Chapel East. Cecil Looney, 72, died Tuesday in Mesa, Arizona, with services pending at Turner Chapel West.

Roswell E. Chambers Allison Hotel Turner Chapel East Cecil Looney Mesa, Ariz Turner Chapel West

Iowa Deaths and Funeral Notices From Multiple Cities

Obituaries list Martelle Mrs Ruby Hurt Graveside service Cedar Memorial Cedar Rapids with calling hours in Anamosa until Thursday. McGregor Herman J Cooks 86 service Thornberg's with Masonic rites. Gibson Grace Ehret 85 service Gib son United Presbyterian Church with calling at Harden's. Dolores Mann 52 memorial service George L Gay's. Henry Knake 72 funeral and visitation at Hayden's Wyoming Zion Lutheran.

Martelle George Ruby) Hurt Cedar Memorial Cemetery Cedar Rapids Goettch Gibson United Presbyterian Church Harden's Iowa City Dolores Mann George L. Gay

Funeral day security tightens for Harriman's funeral procession

W Averell Harriman led into Westminster Abbey as police deploy unprecedented security along the Mall and Whitehall. More than 5,000 officers search for stolen passes while sharpshooters guard rooftops and bomb-sniffing dogs sweep the Abbey. Irish PM Jack Lynch and PM Margaret Thatcher planned talks on IRA operations but Lynch rejects cross border troop presence and suspects questioning.

Mall Whitehall Abbey Jack Lynch Margaret Thatcher IRA Lynch Thatcher Republic

Weather Snapshot and Tropical Storm Updates

11 a.m. wind southeast at 5 mph. Sunrise 6 37, sunset 7 32. Highs in the 80s with lows 50s to 60s. Mostly fair Friday through Sunday. River gauges show varied levels on the Mississippi with several locations rising or falling. Hurricane David downgraded to tropical storm near Charlotte with heavy rainfall along the mid Atlantic coast. Gale warnings from Savannah to Maryland.

David North Carolina Charlotte N.C Middle Atlantic Charleston S.C Myrtle Beach Savannah Maryland Carolinas Elizabeth City D.C Cedar Island Wilmington New Jersey Gulf Coast Great Lakes Minnesota Washington Quillayute Wash Norfolk New River Fort Bragg Fayetteville Columbia Sumter

Local Briefs and Notices Highlight Community Happenings

Community calendars show Friendsmobile stops at Cedar Rapids Preschool Lovely Lane Preschool and Mary Moppets with times. Bird banding event at Indian Creek Nature Center scheduled for Saturday at 7 30 a m with Keith and Irene Layton. Treasure hunt for Washington parents. Various ads note car features, discounts, classes, and lost items. Nabbed items include an aluminum sawhorse and a walkie talkie及replacement costs. Sept 14 16 Nebraska Polka Days in Omaha listed with contact CJ.

Friendsmobile Friendsmobile of The Public Library Cedar Rapids 35Th St Lovely Lane 42Nd St Mary Moppets Town Road Indian Creek Nature Center Keith Irene Layton

Pogonophobia Defined as Beards Fear

United Press International notes pogonophobia is an irrational fear of beards. The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists its establishment in 1883 by The Gazette Company and provides pricing and mailing details for subscriptions.

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Birth notices from Mercy and Iowa City additions

Birth announcements list new arrivals on Sept 4 and Aug 31 at Mercy Marion and Iowa City East Amana. Names include Kregg Kramer Mur phy Sakishaug Owings Wickman Barker Henderson Owens and Goetz. Grandparents and spouses are named among Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas. Also listed are local fire department alarms and a defective capacitor incident on Dartmouth Street.

Robert Sakishaug 18Th St Gregory Owings Wilson Ave John Wickman Third Ave Marion Steven Barker Gary Henderson Coggan Doug Owens Homestead Iowa City Glenn E. Goetz East Amana John L. Goetz 40Th St

Hearing Set in Iowa City for Robbery and Escape Suspect

Ronald William Rakauskas, 33, waived extradition from Washington state and will appear for a preliminary hearing in Iowa City on September 14. He is charged with robbery and escape related to the July 5 1973 gunpoint robbery of William Bagwell, manager of A and A Coin Co., after escaping Johnson County Jail.

Iowa City Washington State Rakauskas Johnson County William Bagwell A & A Coin Co

Senators Probe Soviet Troops in Cuba and SALT Link

Senate Foreign Relations Committee postponed SALT hearings to probe Soviet forces in Cuba and their mission. Chairman Frank Church questions the justification for Soviet combat troops 90 miles from the U.S. and weighs implications for the Western Hemisphere. State Department confirms 2000 to 3000 Soviet troops may have been there since 1976.

Baker Senate Foreign Relations Committee Vance Frank Church D-Idaho Cuba United States Western Hemisphere Church CIA Stansfield Turner Soviet Union Caribbean U.S State Department

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Frederick E. Randall Bloomfield Lucile Gail Ottumwa Iowa Steel and Barnard and Leas Manufacturing Co Randall Hanford Post Marcene Pollet Raymond E Floyd Forrest Turner Chapel James Hayes St. Louis Cedar Memorial Park Hilda C. Burger Fifth Ave Independence Enierim Arthur J. Burger Webster County Paul Schenken Leon Galer Sycamore Ill George Dischier Gillette Grove Cedar Rapids Care Center Arthur Linkenbach Cedar Memorial Park Mausoleum Lightening” Galloway Fourth St Durant Miss Waterloo Wilson Foods Betty Dedrick Lillie Galloway Dorothy Brandt Gloria Galloway Caroline Galloway Henry Walter Margaret Robinson Sioux City Chapel of Memories East Lillian Frances Stransky 18Th St. NW Charles Stransky St. Jude’s Catholic Church Mercy Hospital Donald Virginia Etscheidt William H. Ebbert Sixth Ave Astoria Lillian M. Benedict Smith Kahoka Gertrude M. Kautz Linn Buchanan Prescott Valley Ariz Arizona Rowley William D. Kautz Kautz Walker Bible Church Ralph Carl Buck James Steel Rowley Cemetery Murdoch Walker J. Frank Palmer E Ave Fort Dodge Springville Charlotte E. Wagner St. Paul's United Methodist Church Mount Hermon Lodge YMCA John F. Palmer Jr Mary Jeanne Palmer Martyn LaCrosse Wis St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Lloyd E. Brockmeyer Springville Cemetery St. Paul’s United Methodist Memorial Fund Blazek Lera A Murdoch Chapel Glen W. Lamb Oak Shade Kinkead Elaine L Brush Chapel George McDill Sulek Amos K Czech National Cemetery Bowdish Jeffery T Donald Caspers Machacek Anna Sherman Robert Lee Frank King St. Luke’s Hospital Turner Iowa W. Averell Harriman Mountbatten Weather Report C.R. Weather Lansing Dam McGregor Guttenberg Dubuque Davenport Keithsburg Keokuk Clinton Cedar C.R National Weather Service Denver Anchorage Atlanta Miami Bismarck Molson& Ton Nashville Chicago N.orleans Denver Duluth Phoenix New York Honolulu Seattle Houston Coralville Lake Sioux Falls Srowers C.R. News Elvis Presley Rapids Chevrolet Vickie Sedlacek Adv Jerry and Kay Copeland Johnny’s Parkway Exel Inn Bob Hope Smulekoffs, Record Shop Legion 4Th Ave. SE Knights of Columbus All Saints Younkers Westdale Mall Chicago and North Western Railroad First Avenue Nebraska Omaha United Press International Abby Marion SA Bridge Buchwald Kregg Kramer Seventh St Michael Murphy St. Luke's Robert L. Waddell Lisa I. Jones James L. Black Lori A. Folkedahl Richard D. Coulbourn Jr Tarri L. Helter Marvelton Smith Bonnie S. Pritchett Steven J. Wilson Mary J. Dvorak Victor A. Barnholdt Jan E. Buresh James D. Alberts Julie A. Carley Brian K. Hotchkiss North Liberty Nancy L. Westcot Brian J. O’neil Vero Beach Fla Deborah A. DeCarlo Robins Douglas M. Donahue Mankato Minn Carol R. Bailey Eldon L. Hansen Pauline L. Krumroy Mechanicsville Tyrone C. Meyer Karie M. Stimson Edgewood Road Otis Road Dartmouth St Ronald William Rakauskas John B. Turner & Son Second Ave Turner's West First Ave John. E. LA Pes Third Avenue S.E
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