Death notices and funeral arrangements from Cedar Rapids area
Mrs Eva Davison 87 died Friday in Washington Iowa of natural causes. Born June 30 1890 in Washington County she married Roy Davison July 6 1908. Survivors include daughter Lucille Watson son-in-law Rosa Bain two sons Russell Everett 13 grandchildren and many great grandchildren. Services pending at Sherman Eden Funeral Home Washington.
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Eva Davison
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Iowa
Washington County
Roy Davison
Lucille Watson
Watson
Rosa Bain
Russell
Everett
Sherman-Eden Funeral Home
Johnson shifts goal to Senate bid while backing Tauke
Ted Johnson of Ely said he will support Tom Tauke of Dubuque for the Second District Republican nomination and seeks the Second District GOP committee spot now vacated by Tauke. He did not rule out a U.S. Senate run, and noted the party must stop relying on financial backers to push a single candidate. Other contenders listed include Robert Hult Frances Palmer Paul Pfeffer and Marian Pfaff. Johnson predicted a party decision on a Senate candidate after January first.
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Ted Johnson
Ely
Tom Tauke
Dubuque
Tauke
Johnson
U.S. Senate
J-Tec Associates
Cedar Rapids
GOP
Robert Hult
Frances Palmer
Paul Pfeffer
Clinton
Marian Pfaff
Dick Clark
Kraft Favored for Democratic National Committee Chair
Tim Kraft the 36 year old President Carter appointments secretary is the front runner to replace Kenneth Curtis as DNC chair. Carter wants a loyalist ally for the 1980 campaign while Curtis stays through the April national committee meeting.
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Washington
UPI
Tim Kraft
Carter
Kenneth Curtis
Democratic National Committee
Kraft
Curtis
National Committee
Morley Winograd
Michigan
Alfredo Duran
Florida
Paul Tipps
Ohio
White House
Western States
Iowa
Birth announcements and weather roundup
Dec 9 births listed for Tamara J Hrdlicka and Mercy with parents Mr and Mrs David S Bickford and Mr and Mrs Anthony M Hlas plus Mark Klenzman and Clutter family. Weather notes report wind NW at 21 mph and temperatures ranging from highs in the 20s to 30s with chances of snow early next week.
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Raaa
Tamara J. Hrdlicka
Harbet Ave
David S. Bickford
18Th St
Mercy
Anthony M. Hlas
Clutter
Mark Klenzman
Valley Park
Marion
Cantata Relocated to Peoples Church in Prairie City
The Hu man Rights Cantata will be performed at Peoples Church 600 Third Ave SE at 2 p.m. after organizers moved from Kirkwood College due to impassable road conditions.
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Peoples Church
Third Ave
Kirkwood College
Treasury to charge banks for tax deposits and bond sales
The Treasury proposes rules ending free use of federal tax deposits by banks and charging interest on deposits totaling up to 240 billion dollars a year. It also will begin paying banks fees for selling U S Savings Bonds, with fees ranging from 10 to 70 cents per bond. Congress approved collecting interest on tax and loan account deposits in about 14,000 banks. Employers place tax money withheld from payroll into these accounts.
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Washington
Treasury Department
U.S
Congress
Agreement on return of Tongsun Park nears deal
United States and Korea press toward an accord to bring Park to Washington to testify in bribery probes. Park would be guaranteed safe return to Korea after testimony, with charges dropped after his U.S. court appearance. A House probe team plans two weeks in Seoul, while some lawmakers oppose any deal limiting investigators access.
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United States
South Korea
Tongsun Park
Washington
Park Tongjim
Seoul
National Assembly
Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S
Foreign Ministry
Park
Korea
Congress
Congressional
Donald Fraser
D-Minn
House
Washington-Seoul
House Ethics Committee
John Flynt
D-Ga
Leon Jaworski
Justice Department
Legislative Branch
Former Iowa Regent Member Dannie Rosenfield Dies
Dannie Rosenfield, who served 12 years on the Iowa Board of Regents, died of a stroke at her Des Moines home at 69. Her body will be donated to the Des Moines College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery. She was active in Democratic politics and supported Eugene McCarthy in 1968. Survived by husband Joseph, retired Younker Bros. chairman.
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DES Moines
UPI
Dannie Rosenfield
State Board of Regents
Rosenfield
Des Moines College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery
Reno
Nev
Board of Regents
Eugene McCarthy
Joseph
Younker Bros
Cannibal Chief Roger Handy Dies at 116 in Bougainville
The Arawa Bulletin reports Roger Handy, an early Bougainville cannibal chief who reportedly ate first European explorers, died at age 116 after converting to Christianity. Bougainville lies north of Australia and is part of Papua New Guinea.
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Papua New Guinea
Bougainville
The
Arawa Bulletin
Roger Handy
Australia
WWF seeks sea turtle sanctuary linking Philippines Sabah
The World Wildlife Fund asks Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos to back a sea turtle sanctuary on Sulu Sea islands between the Philippines and Sabah Malaysia. Islands partly under Philippine sovereignty and Sabah support the plan to protect endangered green and hawksbill turtles hunted for meat oil eggs and shell.
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Morges
Switzerland
World Wildlife Fund
Ferdinand Marcos
Sulu Sea
Sabah
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Second class postage paid at Cedar Rapids. Subscription rates: weekly 1.15, 7 issues 5.174, 52 weeks 56.00, out of state 80.00. AP holds exclusive republication rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
al AP
Social Security earnings limits loosened under House plan
House approved a provision to remove the earnings limit for most Social Security retirees by 1982 with limits rising to 4000 next year and stepping to 6000 by 1982, applying only to those 65 or older. Earlier retirees stay under existing law. A Senate tax proposal on employers was dropped, as was general treasury loans and tuition tax credits. The compromise includes an $187 million federal welfare grant to states cities and counties.
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Senate
General Treasury
Campaign expense reporting rules complicate totals
Filing requirements force 30 day and pre election reports, causing overlapping disclosures. Contributions and expenditures may appear on multiple reports, hindering total calculations. Figures cited illustrate costs, with public disclosure available at Linn County Elections Office in the courthouse.
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Linn County
Vance backs Sadat peace move as Cairo talks loom
A U S official says the Carter administration admires Sadat’s momentum for peace and will aid progress. Vance plans to meet Sadat, then visit Israel and delay five days in the region to press Arab parties toward talks in 1978. Egypt warns Cairo failure could trigger a fifth war.
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U.S
Carter
Geneva
Vance
Sadat
Israel
Mideast
Middle East
Gaza Strip
Anwar Sadat
Business Week
Egypt
Sinai Desert
Nile River
Gulf of Suez
Severe winter storm tests Iowa and Midwest travel
Snowplows battled wind blown drifts as Highway 149 near Fairfax and Highway 218 near Vinton closed by stalled vehicles. Waterloo Cedar Falls area sealed off by 10 foot drifts stranded motorists. Cedar Rapids airport operations disrupted with many flights diverted or canceled. Snow and cold threaten through Saturday with temperatures 15 to 25 below and possible additional snow. Deadly storm impacts reported in Illinois Wisconsin Ohio Michigan. Minnesota warns motorists to carry survival gear.
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Fairfax
Vinton
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids
Ozark
United
Hawkeye
Chicago
Wisconsin
Ohio
Michigan
Minnesota
Plains
Great Lakes
Indiana
National Guard
Small car drivers more likely to use seat belts study says
A federal safety study shows drivers of small foreign made cars belt up more often than those in larger American models. Overall belt use across 84,682 drivers in 16 cities was 18.5 percent, with women and younger drivers more compliant and Western regions surpassing Eastern areas.
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Washington
UPI
Highway Transportation Safety Administration
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