Deaths in Cedar Rapids area claim several locals
Obituaries list Ronald Sparrow Dolan 62 of Prairieburg with WWII service and five sons, Kathleen Volk 34 formerly of Cedar Rapids, Anna Lorenc 93 of Cedar Rapids, and others from Toledo Wellman Vinton and Dyersville. Services and burial details given with locations and contact points.
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Ronald ‘Sparrow’ Dolan
Prairieburg
Cedar Rapids
Lamont
Eileen Perry
Dolan
Linn Cooperative Oil Co
Marion
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
David P
Burlington
Thomas A
Minneapolis
Edward D
Central City
James P
Omaha
Ronald A. Dolan
David Cook
Harvey Christian
Steward Smith
Green Bay
Wis
Thomas Bisenius
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Murdoch
Anna Lorenc
Frank Lorenc
Clive Drive
Czechoslovakia
United States
Esther Snyder
Iowa City
Frank
Mathew
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Theodore B. Hlubucek
Czech National Cemetery
Toledo
Ronald M. Ferris
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Tama
Woodlawn
Toledo American Legion Post
Mason-Hand’s
James L. Berger
Henderson’s
Henry Aldershot
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
George L. Gay
Oxford
Wellman
Dale W. Ayers
Peterseim’s
Kalona
Sharon Hill
Helen Brown
Powell’s. Vinton
Earl W. Radeke
Shellsburg Presbyterian Church
Evergreen
Phillips
Dyersville
Marie Wulfekuhle
Basilica of St. Francis Xavier
Kramer’s
Warrant Recall Provokes Clerk and Attorney Complaints
The Sixth district recalls over 900 warrants prompting protests from clerk of court and county attorney offices. They allege lack of consultation and warn of the heavy workload, costs, and risks of misfiled payments and wrongful arrests during reissue and recall processes.
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Linn
Lynne Brady
Brady
Perry
First Avenue
Mary Roseberry
Clerk of Court’s Office
Independent Voters Lead in Iowa Registrations
Iowa's Aug 31 registration totals show 1,573,548 voters with 568,339 independent, 542,706 Democrats, and 462,503 Republicans. Voter numbers by county follow with independents often the largest group in several counties and totals.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Dorothy Elliott
Allamakee
Benton
White Togas and the Origin of Candidate
United Press International explains that in ancient Rome a candidate wore a white toga during campaigns, giving rise to the term candidatus from can didatus meaning white robe.
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Rome
United Press International
Kidnapper Seeks Prison to Avenge Mother's Death
Kenneth Lynn Curry, 17, is charged with kidnapping and robbery after abducting a 49 year old taxi driver at knife point. He said he wanted to go to prison to avenge his mother's murder by Thomas Whisenhant, who was sentenced to die. Whisenhant is held on death row at Holman prison awaiting appeals.
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Mobile
Ala
Kenneth Lynn Curry
Curry
Benny Dillard
Venora Hyatt
Thomas Whisenhant
Irvington
Whisenhant
Holman Prison
Atmore
South Alabama
Correction on HACAP roles precedes Gazette error note
The Gazette corrects a previous story misidentifying Sue Kouglas as HACAP director. She is the Mt. Vernon neighborhood center center supervisor for HACAP. Tom Meskimen is HACAP director. The paper apologizes for the error.
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Sue Kouglas
HACAP
Gazette
Mt. Vernon
Hawkeye
Waiting for Death Learns About Love
Les Turner a 37 year old ALS patient in Glenview NL faces progress of the disease with no cure. He recalls tests and a final verdict of fatal ALS while cherishing family support and leading the Les Turner Foundation to fund research and raise awareness.
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Les Turner
Lou Gehrig
Turner
Glenview
Ina
Bryan
Allen
John
Cubs
Sox
Les Turner Foundation
Les Turner Als Foundation
Les Turner Memorial Foundation
Copyright Field
Lance disputes allegations in Georgia bank probe
Lance testified before a committee, defending his dealings with Calhoun First National Bank and the National Bank of Georgia. He rejected claims of backdating checks, improper overdraft use, and a corporate embezzlement scheme, stressing no favorable loan terms due to affiliations and stating he learned of the probe only in December.
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Lance
Calhoun First National Bank
Calhoun
The
National Bank of Georgia
Atlanta
Percy
Calhoun Bank
Donald Tarleton
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Comptroller’s Office
Justice Department
U.S. Atty
John Stokes
Office of Management and Budget
Carter
Sidney Smith
Stokes
Smith
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co
New York
Chemical Bank of New York
First National Bank of Chicago
Manufacturers Hanover Trust
Manufacturers Hanover
Billy Lee Campbell
Campbell
Ribicoff
President Johnson urges Congress to speed up firearms control bill
Ten years ago President Johnson urged Congress to accelerate action on a firearms control bill, signaling urgency in tightening national gun regulations and seeking quicker passage through the House and Senate.
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Johnson
Congress
Military EC-135 crashes near Four Hills after refuel
A military EC-135 communications aircraft from Seymour Johnson base in North Carolina crashed near Four Hills while on a training mission en route to Nellis AFB. A controller warned the pilot to turn and climb as radar showed danger near a mountain. the aircraft struck terrain at low altitude.
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Tactical Air Command
Seymour Johnson Air
Radiation Standards and Nuclear Waste Debates
The text discusses dangers from radioactive waste and incomplete understanding of risks. It notes limited disposal options and accidents, with EPA gaining authority to set national radiation standards when created in 1970 and expanded by 1973 order and 1977 Clean Air Act amendments.
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EPA
Kennedy High School Aide Charged With Delinquency
Barbara J. Belknap, 33, of 5301 Gordon Avenue NW, was charged at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday with contributing to the delinquency of a minor after an incident at Kingston Stadium involving a Kennedy High School student. She is suspended pending investigation.
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Kennedy High School
Barbara J. Belknap
Gordon Avenue NW
Kingston Stadium
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Robert G. Schamberger
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Éowellen Florist
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