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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1981

Page

2

Multiple Obituaries from Cedar Rapids Area

In a Cedar Rapids area column, Marie Erger of Atkins dies in a car crash at 64, with services set in Newhall and burial at St. Peter and Paul Cemetery. Other notices include Robert Lindsey, Barbara Dvorak, Lillian Thillen, Darwin Heafner, Sister Germaine Sabelka, and several funeral arrangements across Iowa towns with services, burials, and memorial funds noted.

Marie Caroline Erger Atkins Cedar Rapids Marie C. Voss Alphonse Erger Erger St. Paul's Catholic Church Newhall Mercy Hospital Stanley Hias Deborah Iowa City Donald Newport Beach Calif Douglas Mabel Schminke St. Paul’s Church J. Robert McDonald St. Peter and Paul Teahen Funeral Home American Cancer Society 10Th St. SE Robert B. Lindsey 42Nd St. SE St. Luke’s Hospital Clarence Agnes Elizabeth Pilgrim Lindsey Wilson Food Company Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Waltonian Archery Club Iowa State Archers Association Robert Dean Kristin Brady Joanne Cedar Memorial Chapel Dean Hoferer Cedar Memorial Cemetery Barbara J. Dvorak Fairfax Barbara J. Zamastil Charles J. Dvorak St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Davenport Vera Mesquakie Tama Underwood Mary K United Methodist Church Springville John Lippincott Murdoch Paullina Murdoch Chapel Marion Longberg Selma John P. Woods Westminster United Presbyterian Church Third Ave Welp Clarence F St. Patrick’s Church Esterville Albert Grendler St. Patrick’s Cemetery Henry Olson Lillian E. Thillen J Ave Manchester Lawrence J. Thillen Dubuque Edward Holmes Otto Watedersberg Charles J Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Darwin Heafner Colorado Springs Colo Vicki Murdock Brian Darwin Heafner Sr Florence Heafner Germaine Sabelka Calmar Michael Sheridan Clear Lake Sacred Heart Convent David Remy Mount Calvary Cemetery St. Clare Church Berea Belle Plaine Anita W. Willey Waverly Chelsea Christ United Methodist Church Visitation Hrabak’s Oak Hill Cemetery Guttenberg J. Ulbrich St. Mary’s Catholic Church Tuecke-Allyn’s Holy Trinity Luxemburg Donald Merrifield Venice Fla Beckman-Callahan’s Memory Gardens Paul W. Kurz Donohue-Lensing’s Oakland Cemetery Spillville Mary Tupy St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church Balik’s Tipton John Francis Corkery Gunderson Foundation LaCrosse Wis Hanson’s. West Liberty Ella Askam Snider's Oakridge Cemetery

College Board proposes new admission standards and curriculum goals

The College Board released a list of about 50 reading, reasoning, mathematics and writing skills for colleges to adopt as preferred or required in admissions. It urges high schools to align their programs with these objectives and plans further recommendations for a basic secondary school curriculum within a year.

Washington George Hanford College Board Hanford

Cedar Rapids Gazette imprint and subscription details

The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883, lists address at 500 Third Ave SE, Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. It details carrier and mail subscription rates, weekly and yearly, with restrictions on area delivery and exclusive AP republication rights.

Cedar Rapids The Gazette Company Third Ave Iowa U.S. Territories Associated Press

Transfer groundwork set for murder suspect Oppelt to Johnson County Jail

Legal groundwork was established Thursday for transferring 24 year old murder suspect David Oppelt from the Oakdale facility to the Johnson County Jail. Oppelt is charged with first degree murder in the May 27 stabbing death of 16 year old Steven Scott White at a downtown Iowa City QuickTrip. Trial opens next week with insanity defense anticipated. Jury selection ongoing with 31 of 49 jurors deemed acceptable. 36 needed to seat 12 jurors and two alternates.

Iowa City David Oppelt Johnson County Iowa Security Oakdale Oppelt Steven Scott White QuikTrip S. Gilbert St Lakeside Apartments White Ronalds St J. Patrick White William Eads Division of Adult Corrections Eads Duane Rohovit

Equipment malfunction causes Cedar Rapids blackout

A substation capacitor failure on Second Avenue near the police station caused a brief Cedar Rapids blackout just before 7 p.m. The outage was not storm related and no widespread issues occurred. Weather data shows varied rainfall across Iowa with Cedar Rapids receiving about .28 inch.

Second Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa Electric Second Avenue National Weather Service Des Moines Burlington Dubuque

Vital Statistics Listings and Local Emergencies Summary

Vital records page notes births on Sept 23 and 24 in Keystone Cedar Rapids and Williston with multiple families named. It also lists numerous marriages and residences followed by a string of emergency and utility notes including medical emergencies fires downed wires and alarm malfunctions across Cedar Rapids Marion Tipton and Williston. The timeline runs from Sept 23 to Sept 24 with times from 11:36 p.m. to 4:10 p.m. including Cedar Rapids residents and Williston ND.

42Nd St Sixth Street Suburban St J St Weing Road Elmhurst Drive Oakland Road Sixth St

Cedar Rapids man arrested on counterfeiting charge

Quincy Adams Tobin also known as Quincy Miller, 31, of 1604 14th Ave SE appeared in U S District Court Cedar Rapids on a federal complaint charging passing counterfeit money. A $5000 cash bond was set and Tobin is held in Linn County Jail awaiting a preliminary hearing scheduled for Oct 2.

Cedar Rapids Quincy Adams Tobin Quincy Miller 14Th Ave U.S. District Court Linn County Tobin QuikTrip 10Th St Quincy Tobin Secret Service

Apartment burns at Windsor on-the-River after grease flare

Lisa Smejkal, 22, of 2211 Buckingham Drive NW, suffered second degree burns to hands and leg when a grease fire erupted from an unattended pan on her stove in the Windsor on-the-River apartment. Fire damaged the unit extensively. she was treated at St Luke's Hospital and released. Neighbors noted she left briefly for laundry prior to the fire. roommate Mary Nedvid was also away. Firefighters arrived and extinguished the blaze within minutes.

Windsor on-the-River Lisa Smejkal Smejkal Buckingham Drive St. Luke’s Hospital Mary Nedvid

Marion Briefs and Local Ads

Property taxes payable through September 30 at all Farmers State Bank offices. Culligan installs a water softener for 1377 6334. Pac-man now at Stickney's Score board.

Farmers State Bank Culligan Pac-man Stickney

Judge Allows Fort Madison Inmates Outdoor Exercise Plan

UPI reports that Iowa State Penitentiary inmates at Fort Madison must be allowed to exercise outside starting Oct. 2 after a riot that left 12 hostages, one dead, and more than 1 million dollars in damage. A new fence to be completed Oct. 15 will yield an hour of outdoor exercise three times weekly until lockdown ends, potentially six months.

Des Moines UPI Iowa State Penitentiary Fort Madison U.S Donald O’brien O’brien Paul Hedgepeth Paul Loeffelholz Iowa Security Oakdale Hedgepeth Loeffelholz

Tanaka Becomes First Japanese Premier in Mainland China Since World War II

On this date in 1972, Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka arrived in Peking marking the first visit by a Japanese premier to mainland China since World War II and signaling a thaw in Sino Japanese relations.

Japan Tanaka Peking China

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