Deaths in Beaumont and Cedar Memorial services listed
Obituary notices report Edward F. Spence Jr. of Beaumont Texas died after a short illness. Cremation occurred in Texas and memorial services are set for Wednesday. Multiple other funeral and visitation details follow for Chado Chuck Zell Bessie Wiley Milo Grubhoffer Clarence Engelking Valentine Lucky Allen Hoffman Linda Fiene and associated arrangements across Cedar Memorial and Donohue funeral homes with dates and times.
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Edward F. Spence Jr
Beaumont
Texas
Monrovia
Calif
Maxine L. Fowler
Panama
United Fruit Company
Central America
Spence
Kappa Alpha Fraternity
University of Southern California
Edward J. Spence
Bolingbrook
Ill
Sue Anne Moers
C. M. Spence
Louisiana
Dee Gray
Bishop
Cal
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Canon D. A. Loferski
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Chado
Charles
Chuck
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Ronald G. Friedell
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Zell
Bessie
Canon D.A. Loferski
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral
Wiley
Elmer James
Turner Chapel East
Richard Ernst
Hillside Wesleyan Church
Grubhoffer
Milo
Turner Chapel West
John P. Woods
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Czech National Cemetery
Winslow House Care Center
Arson
Clarence — Elmer Engelking
Chapman’s
Iowa City
Valentine O. Lucky
Donohue’s
Center Junction
Allen Hoffman
Hayden’s
Wyoming
Belle Plaine
Linda K. Fiene
Christ United Methodist Church
T.W. VanBeck
Santa impersonator arrested in assault on bell ringer
A Hare Krishna follower dressed as Santa was arrested after an assault on a Salvation Army bell ringer on a downtown Kansas City street corner. The other man fled. Robert S. Edell, 32, was charged with assault.
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Salvation Army
Kansas City
Eliza Batarseh
Robert S. Edell
Stolen items from Cedar Rapids residence. multiple notices
Police report a break in at Steve Smith's home 517 14th St SE Cedar Rapids with theft of a shotgun a rifle and 300 dollars in cash. Also reported are cedarwood shingles stolen from 3031 Pioneer Ave SE and a Blick Construction Co spokesman noting the loss.
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Steve Smith
14Th St. SE
Pioneer Ave
Blick Construction Co
Coldstream Ave
Vital statistics and births in recent Marion area notices
Wind and weather forecast for Sunday through Wednesday with temperatures and precipitation. Birth announcements list several families in Marion, Mechanicsville, Watkins, Central City and out-of-town sites including Iowa City Branson Escondido Troy Mills Solon Cedar Rapids Springville and Cedar Rapids residents. Also emergency call notes and assist details from Friday afternoon.
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Iowa City
David E. Waite
Waite
Calvin Waite
Ohio St
Branson
Les Simonsen
Simonsen
Ralph Ebeling
Marion
Escondido
Calif
David Shelton
Shelton
Roy L. Shelton
O Ave. NW
Norman L. Ratliff
Donnette K. Franck
Troy Mills
Roger W. Dickinson
Clinton
Tina M. Swatosh
Cedar Rapids
David D. Chase
Solon
Carol J. Wright
Herbert H. Drymon
Rita A. Zaruba
Springville
Ronald J. Edmonds
Avis Edmonds
Craig A. Lekin
Cheryl L. Doepner
Terry L. White
Pamela J. McBride
Gazette seeks open meetings compliance by All-Iowa Fair Board
The All-Iowa Fair Board will ask its Thursday meeting to approve a resolution stating it will comply with Iowa open meetings laws. The move follows Novembers questions about unannounced or unminuted meetings and aims to clarify whether quasi public agencies fall under the law. The Gazette plans to petition the Iowa Freedom of Information Council for formal determination.
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All-Iowa Fair Board
Joe Hladky III
Chamber of Commerce
Harry Knight
Agen
Hladky
the Gazette
Linn County
Merle Kopel
Ing
Gazette
John Robertson
The
Iowa Freedom of Information Council
Robertson
Freedom of Information Council
House Senate
Iowa
Des Moines
Free tickets vanish for University of Iowa concert at Hancher
The University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra and Choirs concert at Hancher Auditorium on December 9 and 10 has no tickets left. James Dixon will conduct the program, which will be televised Friday December 9 on IPBN Channel 12 at 8 30 p m. Officials urged non ticket holders to watch the telecast.
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University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra
Hancher Auditorium
Hancher
James Dixon
IPBN
Channel 12
Argentina claims capability for atomic bomb
Carlos Castro Madero of the Argentine Atomic Energy Commission says Argentina can build an atomic bomb but has no political or economic motive to pursue such a move. He notes the country possesses the human and technical capacity to produce a bomb yet finds no justification.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
UPI
Carlos Castro Madero
Argentine Atomic Energy Commission
Conferees Begin Natural Gas Debate in Energy Talks
Washington AP report on House Senate energy conference open talks over natural gas pricing. Debates center on continuing price controls at higher levels versus deregulation of newly discovered gas with nine votes each side. Carter pledges support while outcomes remain uncertain.
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Washington
House
Carter
Senate
Harley Staggers
D-W.va
Henry Jackson
Dwash
White House
Capitol Hill
Jackson
John Dingell
D-Mich
Dingell
U.S
Heavy Snow Fells Across Southern Iowa
Heavy snow in southern Iowa drops four inches in pockets while most areas report under an inch. Reduced visibility and near freezing temps create hazardous driving. Elsewhere, cloudy skies with 20s, 30s forecast. Additional snow expected tonight, mainly in the northeast, with 1 to 3 inches. Sunday warms to 30s northeast and 40s southwest.
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Iowa
Sadat Visit, UN Votes Shape Middle East Outlook
A public poll shows Sadat’s trip to Israel boosts peace prospects for two thirds of Americans while 5 percent see it as delaying progress. The UN General Assembly passes two anti Israel resolutions despite US opposition as Begin lands in London predicting a new peace era. Cyrus Vance hints at US involvement in UN talks, urges focus on Cairo parley.
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Sadat
Israel
Jimmy Carter
Menahem Begin
Middle East
United Nations General Assembly
U.N
United States
Menaham Begin
Britain
London
Sledding safety urged for winter recreation
Hull warns stuntmen are professionals with many accidents on the road to mastery. He urges parents and youth to use common sense and good judgment with any sled, plastic disc, or aluminum saucer to ensure a safe winter of recreation.
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Hull
Carter Praises Hubert Humphrey at $7 Million Institute Fundraiser
President Carter told a Washington Hilton crowd of over 2,000 that he is proud to be president of a nation that loves Hubert Humphrey. The dinner raised seven million dollars for the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, with governors in 40 states declaring Hubert Humphrey Day.
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Washington
UPI
Hubert Humphrey
Carter
Minnesota
Hubert H. Humphrey
Washington Hilton
America
FTC Sues Merck Over Secrets Throat Lozenges Claims
The Federal Trade Commission filed a civil suit in U S District Court alleging Merck & Co misrepresented the germ killing and sore throat relief claims of Secrets throat lozenges in violation of a 1966 FTC order.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Merck & Co
U.S. District Court
Merck
FTC
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Jim Brady
Poinsettias
Cedar Memorial Park
Dubuque
D.J
Adv
Emerald Knights
Montrose Hotel
Wednesay
Mercy
Steven Jordan
Watkins
Andrew Rock
Steven Danly
Mechanicsville
St. Luke's
Thomas Kennedy
Fourth Ave. SE
Thomas Jewett
19Th St. SE
Te Davis
Ave. NE
Ronald Jons
Central City
Richmond Road
Collins Road
Iowa Ave
30Th St
Chuck Hawkins
Jefferson Davis
Virginia
Associated Press
Hhh
Navy
Humphrey
Minneapolis
Lyndon Johnson
Lillian
Sumter County
Muriel
Georgia
Gloria
South Georgia
Amy
Andy Williams
John E. Lapes
Pierson
Ellis Blvd
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