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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1979

Page

2

Multiple Cedar Rapids area deaths and services listed

Obituaries for Arthur J Robertson 72 of Cedar Rapids and others list survivors and service details. Also noted are Anna Becker 37 Norway and infant Jennifer Seifert with services and burial plans. Additional deaths include Frank Bates 72 Iowa City Myrtle Vondracek 74 Emmet Shaffer 89 and Gladys Milke with funeral arrangements pending.

Jennifer Anne Seifert Bruce E Cathy Ann Seifert Johnson Ave Chad O'Neill Larry Seifert Cedar Rapids Joan Lemora Raymond O'Neill Denver Colo Clara Seifert Ida Matson Newhall Babyland Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery

Iowa Obituaries from Across the State Include Dozens of Local Figures

The notice lists multiple deaths in Iowa with ages and funeral details. Individual entries include Kristen Barness 84 in Ossian with services at Stavanger Lutheran Church. Emanuel P. Zmolek 69 in Tama with Rosary at Mason-Hand's. Carl J. Steglich 89 in Postville with burial at Postville Cemetery. Mrs Michael Reinhardt 22 in Postville with burial there. J Linder Jr 42 in McGregor with burial at Pleasant Grove Cemetery and military rites. Ruth Wilsler 62 in Iowa City with services at First Presbyterian and burial Pine Hill Cemetery Grand Mound. Wyona Strawn 71 in Dyersville with burial Mount Hope Cemetery. Paul T. Duffy 68 in Dyersville with St Patrick's service and burial after.

West Union Kristen Barness Stavanger Lutheran Church Ossian Friends Burnham- Wood Pleasant Grove Cemetery Thornburg Iowa City Ruth Wilsler First Presbyterian Church Donahue Reiff's Mount Hope Cemetery Paul T. Duffy St. Patrick's Catholic Church Reiff

Thieves Strike Cedar Rapids Fire Station

Four young adults stole a tape recorder and a training cassette from the Cedar Rapids Northwest Side Fire Station after slipping under closing doors as engines rushed to a Bowling Street SW fire call at 6 15 p m. Police checked the garage door but the thieves fled, leaving no injuries reported.

Cedar Rapids Bowling Street

Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates and Details

Incomplete OCR listing subscription options and pricing for Cedar Rapids Gazette including 4 week and 12 week periods. Mentions afternoon and Sunday editions and delivery areas. No clear names, dates, or concrete postal details available.

City Briefs and Club Notes From Local Spots

Canopus Club member George W. Gable of the Civil Service Commission will speak Tuesday at noon at the Elks Club. A one carat total weight diamond set is advertised at 398 dollars by Siegel's Jewelry. FMC Retirement Club hosts a noon picnic Tuesday in Bever Park main entrance pavilion with covered dishes and place settings. District Gov Bill Edwards of Clarion will address Cedar Rapids Rotary Club Monday at noon in Stouffer's Five Seasons Hotel ballroom. Optimists meet Tuesday noon at the Roosevelt Hotel. Downtown Kiwanis Club meets Wednesday noon at the ...

Canopus Club George W. Gable The Civil Service Commission Elks Club FMC Retirement Club Bever Park Rotary Club — District Bill Edwards Clarion Cedar Rapids Rotary Club Stouffer Five Seasons Hotel

Vandals Cause $600 Damage to Cedar Rapids Car Lots

Twenty years ago vandals damaged several used car lots in downtown Cedar Rapids causing about $600 in losses. No arrests reported at the time. Local authorities investigated the incidents as a spree of property damage in the business district.

Cedar Rapids

Nixon arrives in Hong Kong for two day stopover before China visit

Former President Richard Nixon lands in Hong Kong for a two day stay en route to Peking. He defends China’s defense needs, criticizes Soviet moves, and jokes with reporters before a four day visit to China. He notes Japan should bolster defense and recalls his eight years as vice president.

Hong Kong Richard M. Nixon Peking China Nixon Hawaii Soviet Union Afghanistan Angola South Yemen Cuba Walter Mondale United States Dwight D. Eisenhower Japan

Chrysler faces possible collapse and mass layoffs

A study warns that Chrysler bankruptcy would endanger over 400,000 jobs and shake regional economies. Congress shows limited appetite for loan guarantees, while Iacocca cites regulation and prior bailouts as factors in Chrysler's distress.

Chrysler Transportation Department Detroit Senate Banking Committee William Proxmire D-Wis Iacocca

UAW and GM Agree on Higher Holidays and Inflation Linked Pay

The UAW pact with General Motors improves inflation protection with a 1 cent hourly raise per 0.26 percent CPI rise in year four, reduces from 0.3 percent. It also raises paid personal holidays to at least 25 over three years, adding to legal holidays and two weeks of Christmas vacation, shaping a de facto 10 month year for auto workers.

General Motors

UAW targets three farm implement firms for strike

In Ottawa Illinois UAW leaders with a 100000 member vote adopted a new plan to strike three major farm implement makers John Deere International Harvester and Caterpillar at midnight Sept 30 if no new contract is reached. The union aims to pressure all three firms rather than a single target.

Ottawa Ill UPI United Auto Workers UAW Pat Greathouse John Deere International Harvester Caterpillar

Center Point Man Ashlock Remains In Critical Condition

A Center Point man, James L. Ashlock, 44, was in critical condition Saturday after a Friday morning shooting at Sammy's Lounge on Center Point Road NE. He was taken to University Hospitals in Iowa City with head injuries as police continued investigation Saturday night.

Louis Lappe Iowa City Lappe U of I Center Point James L. Ashlock University Hospitals Sammy Center Point Road

Pair of Robbers Target Neighborhood Convenience Stores

Police said two white males may have carried out two early Saturday robberies at nearby convenience stores. The 7-Eleven on Edgewood Road NW was hit about 3 a.m. with a knife displayed by one suspect and an undetermined amount taken. A second robbery followed at the Quick Trip on First Ave NE around 4:30 a.m. with a knife-wielding suspect and an undetermined cash haul.

Edgewood Road First Ave

Index of Sections and Page Listings for Today's News

The listing outlines the newspaper’s sections and page ranges for sections A through F including News, Editorials, Sports, Finances, Trend, Farm, Ads, Crosswords, Horoscopes, Focus, Arts Town, Food, Home, Garden, Books and Travel. It shows page allocations such as Section A Deaths Editorial and Marion Pol Notes, and Section D Went ads.

Weather Report C R with wind speeds and 7 pm forecast

At 11 p.m. Saturday the wind direction and velocity are noted. Sunday rises at 6 48 and sets at 7 13. Last year high 81 and low 56 with 0 24 inches precipitation. Extended forecast: fair and mild Tuesday through Thursday with highs mid 70s to lower 80s and lows mid 40s to mid 50s.

Births and incidents logged at St Luke's and area towns

Birth announcements list a son for Robert Kern Winfield a daughter for David Gilchrist Monticello a son for Richard Schwertseger and others at multiple addresses. Additional notices include births at Ames and Denver. Fire and medical emergencies occur Friday and Saturday across Stage 4 Theater Orchard Trailer Court Davenport H Ave NW Bowling St SE and 518 Second Ave SE with alarms and mutual aid responses.

Robert Kern Winfield David Gilchrist Monticello Richard Schwertseger Kohawk St Marshall Sebrecht Vinton Melvin Trotter Woodland Court NW George Yurick Third St Marion Ronald Clay Johnson Ave Stage 4 Orchard Trailer Court Davenport Fifth Ave H Ave C Street Sixteenth Avenue Bowling St Second Ave

Belle Plaine man injured in hay baler accident

Terry Collingwood, 21, of Belle Plaine, was listed in serious condition at St. Luke's Hospital after being caught in a round hay baler. He was admitted at 5:55 p.m. Saturday night, a hospital spokesman said.

Terry Collingwood Belle Plaine St. Luke's Hospital Collingwood

Also Mentioned on This Page

Arthur J. “‘Robbie ™ Robertson 27Th Ave Chamberburg Estella Duede Galena Penick & Ford Grain Millers Iola Anna F. Becker Norway Mercy Hospital Watkins John C. Becker St. Michael’s Catholic Church Women's Catholic Order of Foresters George Louis Wilbert Glenn Boddicker Ralph Houser Mary Ann Becker Clarence Schulte Marlys Becker Niles St. Michael's Catholic Church Robert Saunders St. Michael’s Cemetery Order of Foresters Teahen Funeral Home Frank H. Bates Cashton Wis Henrietta Cunningham Camp Douglas la Crosse State Teachers College University of Iowa Mr. Bates Navy Pre Cedar Rapids Raiders Iowa City High Iowa City West St. Thomas More Church Iowa State High School Athletic Association Moose Lodge American Legion William Betty Bremner Mount Vernon Theresa Quinn George L. Gay’s Iowa City School Children’s Fund Myrtle P. Vondracek Higley Ave Anson Kan Joseph C. Vondracek Quad City Beauty and Barber Supply Varra Stock Co Rebecca-Fraha Areh Club Iota Epsilon Pr Omicron Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church William G. Koehn Bradenton Fla Cedar Memorial Chapel of George McDill Cedar Memorial Funeral Home American Cancer Society Emmet Shaffer Troy Mills Minnesota Rose C. Schuch Rogers Crossing Ioof Lodge Phillip Hand Kenneth Walker Harold Troy Mills Christian Church Tim Johnson Murdoch Funeral Home Hinchliff Sydney M Theodore G. Lilley Cedar Memorial Turner Chapel East Arthritis Foundation Gladys Milke Ninth St. SW Turner Chapel West Iowa Gazette Common Golly Suncor Cedar Ross Gorette Corrier Siegel Optimists Optimist Club Roosevelt Hotel Kiwanis Kiwanis Club Novak Monument CO 14Th Ave Stewart Funeral Home William J. Stewart James F. Stewart Richard Nixon Lockheed Aircraft Corp New York City William M. Brodhead Dmich New York Feds Carter John E. Lapes 3Rd Ave Ashlock Editorial R.card Lowe Weather Report C.R. Weather St. Luke's Ames Edward W.D. Smith J.R. Farley 10Th Ave Colorado Jim Sindt Alvin Sindt van Horne Pierson Flowershop & Greenhouses. Inc Ellis Blvd Flo Cedar Park
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