Multiple Iowa Deaths Mark Week in Cedar Rapids Area
A series of obituary notices details the deaths of David W. Weber 59 of 434 29th St. Drive SE and Martin William Schirm 90, both Cedar Rapids residents, along with Rudolph Kolar 77 and Georgia Klumpar 85. The notices list birthplaces, spouses, survivors, service arrangements, and memorial or burial details across Cedar Rapids area churches and funerals. Other obituaries mention Leona Sova Scott, Josephine Knight, Mary Fensterman, Lena Gatto, and several local residents with service times and burial plans.
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David W. Weber
29Th St
Cedar Rapids
Virginia
Minn
Patricia Hanscom
Trenton
Rockwell-Collins
Collins Radio Co
Steve
North Liberty
Jeffery J
Iowa City
Luella
Minneapolis
James
Bandon
Ore
Jane Carr
Columbia
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Turner Chapel East
The
Heart Association
Martin William Schirm
Vinton
Hutchinson County
S.C
Carolina Keiper
Atkins
Trinity Lutheran Church of
Trinity Lutheran Church
Richard L. Thompson
St. Stephen’s Cemetery
Turner Chapel West
Rudolph “R ”* Kolar
Center Point
Tama
Julianna Bohac
Agnes Wilson
Geraldine Mrkvicka
Lillian Stych
Cedar Falls
Terry Welsh
Independence
Georgia N. Klumpar
Emil Klumpar Sr
24Th Ave
Rydhmburk
Czechoslovakia
United States
Damska Matice Skolska
Karel IV Lodge 13
Western Fraternal Life Association
Klumpar
Jerry Boubin
George J
Emil A
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Edward J. Roling
Czech National Cemetery
Josephine S. Knight
10Th Ave
Robert Knight
William Skrolla
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
St. John’s Cemetery
Stewart Funeral
C&NW misses finance deadline for Wyoming rail line
Chicago and North Western failed to meet the Friday financing deadline for its share of costs on a joint rail line into Powder River Basin coal fields in Wyoming. President James Wolfe said financing efforts continue to ensure rail competition. Burlington Northern has sued to terminate North Western's entitlement to participate in the trackage.
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Chicago
Chicago and North Western Transportation Co
Wyoming
Powder River Basin
North Western
James Wolfe
Powder River
Iowa
Burlington North
Ern
The
Minnesota
Couple in Montezuma Robbery Case Tied to Insurance Fraud
Investigators found the Kriegels’ home still lit with a money cache inside after a rural Montezuma robbery. Days later their car surfaced near a Des Moines bus station. Officials say the Kriegers may have staged the theft to collect an insurance settlement, implying potential fraud.
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Kriegels
Montezuma
Des Moines
Kriegers
Weather Report Highlights Mixed Conditions Across Regions
At 11 a.m. humidity 43 percent and wind 15 mph from the west. Sun rises 7 18 Tuesday, sets 4 36. Highs and lows range from 32 to 4 below in Gunnison with no precipitation. Warmer central plains and Midwest under high pressure, record low temperatures set in Asheville Bristol Raleigh. Rain and snow observed from Pacific Northwest to Texas. gale warnings remain over Great Lakes and Oregon coast.
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Ohio Valley
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Gunnison
Colo
Great Lakes
New England
Asheville
N.C
Bristol
Team
Raleigh
Pacific Northwest
Texas
Lakes Superior
Michigan
Huron
Oregon Coast
Births and incidents reported in local vital statistics and calls
Vital statistics list births at Mercy and other area addresses including Peggy and Stephen Brusha a son and Brenda and Gary Krause a son plus several daughters. The section also notes multiple emergency calls across Saturday and Sunday including medical emergencies false alarms and smoke detector malfunctions at various streets and addresses.
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Woodside Court
Town and Country Shopping Center
Edgewood Road
Chandler St
Trailridge Drive
First St
B Ave
21St Ave
29Th St
Fifth Ave
Western Pine Drive
Greenfield St
Iran referendum grants leadership for life to Khomeini
The Iranian referendum completed the shift from monarchy to a theocratic state with Ayatollah Khomeini named leader for life. Boycotts by moderates and minorities protested lack of electoral approval for his supreme role and for autonomous rights. U.N. Security Council debated the crisis, with Waldheim drafting a resolution and McHenry signaling possible action.
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Khomeini
Iran
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
U.S
Donald McHenry
Council
United States
Attack on U S Embassy in Pakistan Shocks World
A mob burned the U S Embassy in Islamabad on November 21, killing two Marines and two Pakistani staff. Staff fled after doors were battered as Libyan authorities and Libyan news agency JANA blamed officials while police reinforcements arrived. Khadafy praised Khomeini and urged Iranians to free hostages. State Dept urged nonessential Americans to leave Libya and other Muslim countries.
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Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
U.S
Islamabad
Pakistan
William Eagleton
Tripoli
Green Square
Vincent Principe
Department
State Department
JANA
Carter
Iran
Washington
Hodding Carter
Libya
Ian
Oriana Fallaci
Khomeini
United States
Tehran
Hearings Set for Iranian Students in Status Review
UPI Omaha dispatch reports 17 Iranian students deemed out of status will face hearings on December 10. Dennis Holm, district director for INS, says 106 Iranian students at Iowa colleges have been interviewed. Next, Nebraska and Iowa campuses including University of Iowa and Iowa State will be visited.
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Omaha
UPI
Dennis Holm
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Holm
Iowa
Immigration Service
Nebraska
University of Iowa
Iowa State
Stopping School Crime Stoppping School Crime Parade
A brief note references Sunday Parade coverage on policing in schools. The item signals focus on crime prevention measures and public safety in education settings.
Cedar Rapids Gazette Company 1883 Establishment and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette was established in 1883 by the Gazette Company and published weekly on Sundays. Subscription rates show carrier 40 cents per week and mail options with varying 4 week and 8 week terms. U.S. Territories priced at 110 weeks. No mail subscriptions outside carrier service areas.
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Cedar Rapids
Gazette Company
Ve. Seedor Rapids
U. S. Territories
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Scottsdale
Ariz
Myron
Myron Jr
Patricia Verdught
Keokuk
Joan Frazee
Red Oak
Messenger Funeral Home
Mary F. Fensterman
Second Ave
Marion
Almond “al” Fensterman
Edgewood
First Ulfted Methodist Church
Everett A
Clark D
Harley Reynolds
Mountain Home
Ark
Bernice Tallman
Nevada City
Calif
Blanche Perrinaquet
Gegar Memorial Chapel
Glen W. Lamb
First United Methodist Church
Butjaij
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Wolfe Clinic-Eye Foundation
Marshalltown
Lena G. Gatto
E Ave
Termini
Sicily
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Prudence Anthony
William P. Leonard
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Burke
Marguerite
Immaculate Conception Church
William Leonard
Teahen
Iena
Decorah
Parnell Courtney
St. Bridgit’s Catholic Church
Bluffton
Steine’s. Decorah
Olga Gross
Steine’s. Garrison
Marilyn C. Wieditz
Phillips
Evergreen Cemetery
Keystone
Anna Folkmann
St. John Lutheran Church
Fellmut’s. Manchester
Albin Wichman
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Holy Family Cemetery
New Melleray
Bohnenkamp-Vernon
S. Monona
Marlow
Red
Overton
West Union Mennonite Church
West Union Cemetery
Powell’s. West Liberty
Elsie Mildred Holmes
West Liberty United Methodist Church
Snider
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Hazel M. Johnson
Maple Lawn
Anamosa
Martin's
Walter E. Miller
Turner Chapel
Lloyd Brockmeyer
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Linwood Cemetery
Good Health
C&nw
Jane Austen
Weather Report
C.R. Weather
Torrence
Coralville Lake
Tion
Atlanta
Miami
Bismarck
Nashville
N.orleans
New York
Duluth
Phoenix
Honolulu
Houston
Pocidy
Ones
Vneeseeeen Paciy
Cincinnati
Sneer Enewesen
Des Moines Sereeseeseseeoroeene Fair
Detroit
Asseseeeseerseeee Paciay
Kansas City
Pociay
Mulwauk
Mulwauk 00 Soesseeeeesseeeeseerereereseeens Paciay
Mpls
St. Paull
Erssereeeresnenee Pocidy
Sveers
Mississippi River
LaCrosse
Dam
T. McGregor
Guttenberg
Dubuque
Davenport
Keithsburg
Steady
Clinton
Cedar
C.R
Peggy
Stephen Brusha
18Th St. NW
Manon
Timothy Johnson
Marengo
St. Luke's
Brenda
Gary Krause
Pamela McKenzie
18Th Ave
Patricia
Wayne Webster
Walker
Linda
Raymond Flaharty
Mount Vernon Road
Alma
Clifford Buxton
Eastview Ave
Sally
Craig Crowley
Sixth St
Diane
Jeffrey Welsh
Williamsburg
U.N. Security Council
United Nations
Waldheim
McHenry
John
Lopes
3Rd Avenue
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