Deaths and funeral notices summary
Multiple obituary notices list James Eli Ellickson 59 of Cedar Rapids died Mercy Hospital after long illness. Survived by wife Edna and four children. services at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Decorah burial Union Prairie Cemetery. Also listed are Judy Keeble Hockett 27 Ames, Grace Jackson Shively 94 Bloomington MN, infant Shawn Nickle Swisher, and other local deaths with service details and memorials.
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James Eli Ellickson
Harriet Ave
Mercy Hospital
Decorah
Edna Howard
Hampton
Cedar Rapids
Penick and Ford Co
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Susan Sundquist
Madison
Wis
Joan Mollenhauer
James E, Jr
John T
Walker, Minn
Louis Funke
Norma Arvan
Soap Lake
Wash
Howard
Cedric J. Lofdahl
Union Prairie Cemetery
Judy Keeble Hockett
Ames
Atkins
Mary Greeley Medical Center
Fort Dodge
Paul K. Hockett
Newhall
Stan Lowe
Bancroft
Iowa
James Keeble
West Bend
Jim Lowe
Perry
Delbert Lowe
Lake Panorama
Bill Keeble
Indianola
Jean Heinze
Atlanta
Marlene Hoyt
Bagley
Jean Meyer
Prole
Emma Brock
Rolfe
Marietta Keeble
Grove
Kan
Northminster Presbyterian Church
Adams’ Funeral Home
Grace Jackson Shively
Bloomington
Minn
Ethel Steinweg
Minneapolis
Melvin Bakeman
Flint
Mich
Edith Clark
Mildred Milbeck
Fergus Falls
Virgil Jackson
Annandale
North Star
St. Cloud
First Baptist Church
12Th St. SE
Shawn Joseph Nickle
JoEllen
Paul A. Nickle
Swisher
St. Luke's Hospital
Turner Chapel West
Rawson S. Shook
Willow Gardens
Marion
Waucoma
Waucoma Cemetery
Lorenc
Mathew
Brush Chapel
George McDill
Czech National Cemetery
Shriners Crippled Children’s Hospital
el Kahir Temple
Fifth St
Alzheimer’s Foundation
Third St
Clark
Lillian Palmer
Turner Chapel East
Allen S. van Cleve
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Elise Reynolds
Minne
Anamosa
Paul (Samara) Smith
United Methodist Church
Goettsch’s
North Madison
Rural Center Junction
Bennett
Harry Schmidt
Sheets and Son
Tipton
Inland Cemetery
Bennett Decorah
Emma C. Bolson
Stevie's
Abner
Olivia) Hendrickson
Decorah Lutheran Church
Olson-Fjelstul’s
Lutheran Cemetery
Fayette
Ralph
Grant View
Manchester
Harold E. Mead
Shelly's
Glenn E. Robinson
Bohnenkamp- Vernon's
House Democrats back tax on Social Security benefits
Rep. Dan Rostenkowski and Speaker O'Neill favor partially taxing Social Security benefits to fund the old age trust, a plan debated as Treasury reports the trust will borrow 4.7 billion for December benefits. Dole calls for a bipartisan package, while the idea faces strong elderly opposition and uncertain timing.
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House
New York Times
Washington
Dan Rostenkowski
Ways and Means Committee
Thomas O'Neill
Senate Finance Committee
Ways and Means
Rostenkowski
Treasury Department
Social Security Health Insurance Fund
Medicare
Disability Benefits Trust Fund
New director to head ICLU in Des Moines
Cryss Farley 35, a social services worker, is named executive director of the Iowa Civil Liberties Union succeeding Julie Golden. Elected by the ICSU Board Sunday, Farley will start full time Dec 23. She previously led Polk County DSS program management and holds a Drake University history and political science degree with public admin graduate work.
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Gazette Wire Services
Des Moines
Cryss Farley
Iowa Civil Liberties Union
Julie Golden
Minneapolis
Farley
Icsu Board of Directors
Polk County Department of Social Services
Drake University
Reagen to stay as Iowa DSS head under Branstad
Michael Reagen, head of Iowa Department of Social Services, says he will remain in his post after Governor-elect Terry Branstad asked him to stay. He confirmed the request on IPBN-TV Iowa Press and said he would be pleased to remain in the position.
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Gazette Wire Services
Des Moines
Michael Reagen
Iowa Department of Social Services
Terry Branstad
Reagen
Ipbn-Tv
Iowa
Branstad
Record Midwest floods push states to declare emergencies
Rescuers in boats and helicopters pulled thousands from floodwaters as the Mississippi and Illinois rivers rose to record levels from Illinois to Arkansas. Govs Thompson and Bond toured damage amid predictions of a disaster declaration and hundreds of millions in losses.
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Associated Press
Mississippi Valley
Illinois
Gulf Coast
Central States
Missouri
St. Louis
Wayne County
James Thompson
Arkansas
Ouachita
Camden
White River
Augusta
Georgetown
Clarendon
Don Schwartz
National Weather Service
Peoria
Frank White
Jack DuBose
Pearl River
Mississippi
Louisiana
Jim White
St. Louis County
Civil Preparedness
Coast Guard
Fenton
Valley Park
Arnold
Times Beach
Red Cross
Mississippi River
Weather Service
St. Charles
West Alton
Portage Des Sioux
Iowa woman offers to become surrogate mother for fee
Sally a 33 year old divorced unemployed mother of a 3 year old placed a Des Moines Register classified ad offering to act as a surrogate for 20000 dollars and 25000 if she lives with the couple during pregnancy. She has received 10 to 15 calls and plans meetings with interested couples from Des Moines Ames Mason City and Illinois.
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Fort Madison
Lowa
UPI
Sally
Des Moines Register
Des Moines
Ames
Mason City
Illinois
UAW rejects Chrysler contract and aims counterproposal
In Highland Park Michigan the United Auto Workers rejected Chrysler Corp two year pact calling for a substantial wage rise. Canada and U S workers would see differing upfront boosts as talks continue and a counterproposal is planned.
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Highland Park, Mich
United Auto Workers
Chrysler Corp
Canada
United States
UAW
Douglas Fraser
Fraser
Chrysler
U.S
William Fisher
Toronto
Robert White
Twin births and family notices in local vital stats
In Mechanicsville a son to Debra and Tom Lane. In Plano a daughter to Jo and Mark Oswald born Nov 26. In Minneapolis a daughter to Lisa and Randy Shields born Nov 29. In Iowa City a daughter to Jan and Kevin Callahan born Dec 4. In Cedar Falls a son to Marty and Dale R Port born Dec 3. Grandparents named for each birth.
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Plano
Texas
Mark Oswald
R.G. Oswald
Sierra Dr
Minneapolis
Minn
Lisa
Randy Shields
Dean Bemus
Park Terrace
Leo Shields
Lth
St. NW
Iowa City
Jan
Kevin Callahan
James W. Crawford
Red Fox Road
John P. Callahan
Fourth Ave
Cedar Falls
Marty
Dale R. Port
Roland H. Port
Marion
Ford Proclaims Pacific Doctrine in Honolulu
On this date in 1975 President Ford announced a Pacific Doctrine in Honolulu asserting that American and global security rested on the United States Asian commitments.
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Ford
Honolulu
U.S
Tip of Day See Ahead by Cleaning Vehicle Glass
A dusty windshield and dirty headlights reduce visibility and raise risk in sun, snow, fog and glare. Clean the inside and outside of the windshield and mirrors weekly, keep window cleaner and towels in the car, and clear snow from headlights taillights bumpers and roof to prevent debris falling and blocking vision.
Gazette of Cedar Rapids History and postage details
The Gazettes Cedar Rapids edition outlines its founding in 1883 by The Gazette Company and lists daily and Sunday publication at 500 Third Avenue SE along with subscription rates for carrier and mail, noting USPS postal registration and AP exclusive republication rights.
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THE
Gazette
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
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Washington State University Libraries
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WSU
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National Commission On Social Security Reform
Bob Dole
Kansas
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Piedmont
Richard Sanders
Sanders
Pontiac
Chicago
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Chuck Jones
Illinois Emergency and Disaster Agency
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Jones
Cairo
Ohio River
la Salle
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Thompson
St. Luke's
Debra
Tom Lane
Mechanicsville
Karen
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Eisenhower Road
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Mary F. Arenas
Fredrick E. Clary
Maquoketa
Viola R. Eveland
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Timothy E. Wilson
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Leonard C. Webster
Mary C
Robert A
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