Deaths and funeral notices from Cedar Rapids area
Obituary notices for Francis T. Molumby 84 of Cedar Rapids detailing birth in Sigourney, WWI veteran, longtime yard clerk for Rock Island Railroad, family survivors, and service arrangements at Immaculate Conception Church. Additional notices include Raymond A. Reid, Roy Johnson, Francis Grace, and Marie Holt with service times, burial places, and memorial fund details.
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Francis T. Molumby
D Ave
Sigourney
Cedar Rapids
Zouee DeClark
Rock Island Railroad
Molumby
Immaculate Conception Church
The
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Knights of Columbus Council
V.F.W. Post
Daniel
Norman
Celeste) Whitesell
Fort Dodge
Julia Novak
Alfred Brosius
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Knights of Columbus
Immaculate Conception Memorial Fund
Iowa City
Francis Grace
Grace United Methodist Church
Tiffin
George L
Congress negotiators reach deal on pay raises and spending bill
Congress moved toward final approval of a compromise spending bill that would raise federal pay beginning January 1. The conference committee broke up over abortion policy, with the House and Senate set to try resolving the deadlock. The Senate also passed a revenue-sharing measure, keeping funds flowing to states and localities with conditions on future grants.
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Sasser
House
Senate
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Sen
Henry Bellman
R-Okla
Conference Committee
Congress
Department of Justice
Carter
Ronald Reagan
Japan
California
Big Sur
U S Pressured NATO Allies Over Poland Tensions
Tass accused the Carter administration of dramatizing Europe’s situation to whip up a psychosis in the mass media and push NATO armament buildup. The agency described the United States as pressing European allies to join a provocative campaign around Poland.
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Iass
United States
NATO
Poland
Carter
Europe
Tass
El Salvador Aid Ties to Junta Reforms and Killings Probe
A State Department statement from a special mission to El Salvador led by Rogers and William Bowdler urged rapid, thorough investigations into killings of citizens. It outlined five conditions for resuming aid: curb violence, reform government, civilian control of the military, continue land and economic reforms, and open dialogue with opposition leaders.
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Ists
State Department
el Salvador
Rogers
William Bowdler
Latin America
Biological clock controls sleep patterns in shift workers
Researchers say a body temperature driven clock governs when people sleep and how long. Irregular schedules impair sleep because individuals align with the wrong phase. resetting the clock can help with sleep onset insomnia and shift-work timing.
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New York
Science
Montefiore Hospital
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Sleep Research Center
Stanford University School of Medicine
Harvard
Federal Aviation Administration
Charles Creisler
Stanford
Creisler
Lennon Vigils Planned Across Iowa This Weekend
A statewide series of John Lennon vigils is planned for Sunday with a Greene Square Park gathering at 12 30 p m and a silent 1 to 1 10 p m vigil. Yoko Ono calls for a 10 minute nationwide silent vigil at 1 p m.
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John Lennon
Greene Square Park
Yoko Ono
New York
Sam Maeder
Cedar Rapids
Steve Bray
Maeder
Lennon
Des Moines
Nollen Plaza
Reagan task force urges phase out of windfall profits tax
The energy task force recommends ending the windfall profits tax on oil company profits and calls for offshore leases to be issued on demand. It also urges full decontrol of oil prices by 1981 and phased decontrol of natural gas prices, with expansion of policy to pre 1977 wells.
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Reagan Task Force
Washington
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Energy Task Force
Washington Post
Task Force
Michael Halboury
Million-dollar art theft hits Miami lawyer home
Thieves stole over 1 million dollars in art from Daniel Neal Heller on the Venetian Causeway island in Miami Beach. The haul includes 11 paintings and a Rodin sculpture, mostly French impressionist works, with Renoir pieces cited. A $100,000 reward was offered. investigators say the alarm system may have been bypassed.
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Miami Beach
Fla
UPI
Venetian Causeway Island
Miami
Daniel Neal Heller
Richard Andrews
Rodin
Renoir
Heller
Andrews
Four men charged in Brinks armored car theft
Boston police say four men were arrested and a fifth is being sought in the $153000 Brinks robbery at First National Bank Jamaica Plain. Kevin Whitford Louis Royce Steven Rossetti and Joseph Smith face armed robbery and conspiracy charges with possible life terms. Police recovered cash and weapons in a Rossetti raid.
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Boston
Brinks
Joseph Jordan
First National Bank
Jamaica Plain
Kevin Whitford
Attleboro
Louis Royce
Steven Rossetti
East Boston
Joseph Smith
Roxbury District Court
Joseph
Cedar Rapids Woman Struck by Car on 17th Street
Phyllis Robinson, 74, of 2030 First Ave NE was hit as she crossed 17th Street NE at First Ave. The head injury left her in good condition at St Luke's Hospital. Driver Eldora L. Meier, 71, said glare from the bright sun prevented her from seeing the pedestrian. No charges filed.
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Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Phyllis Robinson
First Ave
17Th Street
First Avenue
Eldora L. Meier
Robinson
Auxiliary Bishop Francis Dunn Hospitalized After Heart Attack
The Most Rev Francis J Dunn auxiliary bishop of the Dubuque archdiocese was listed in stable condition at Mercy Hospital after a Cedar Rapids fire department emergency call at the Sacred Heart Convent. He was transported by ambulance from 1125 Prairie Drive NE. Dunn previously suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized in Cedar Falls in 1975.
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Francis J. Dunn
Dubuque Catholic
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Sacred Heart Convent
Prairie Drive
Dunn
Mercy
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids man charged with robbery at Me Too store
Cliff L. Grother, 42, of 1205 Third St. NW, was charged with robbery after allegedly taking socks a washcloth and a hand towel valued at 18.84 from the Me Too store at 903 First Ave. SW. He was arrested at 6:30 p.m. after showing a store employee items and being confronted outside.
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Cedar Rapids
Cliff L. Grother
Third St
First Ave
Idaho flotilla wedding sinks after rocks hit Boise River
Bill Polk explains the couple wed on a float along the Boise River, a plan they could remember, but the flotilla struck rocks and dumped them into the water during the trip.
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Bill Polk
Boise River
Idaho
Weather Report and Winter Storm Watch Updates
Midnight wind NW at 12 mph. Sun rises 7 27, sets 4 36. Highs 36 to 41, lows 8 to 20. Extended: rain or snow Mon Tue. Snow from northern Michigan to New York Friday. Storm watch NW Pennsylvania. Blizzard warnings eastern upper Michigan. Snow squalls and blowing snow expected southeast of eastern Great Lakes. Cheyenne and Scotts Bluff set record highs 63. Arctic air moves south. Fargo drops to 8. Albany Rochester report 1 inch new snow. Sault Ste Marie 16 inches on ground.
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Michigan
New York State
Pennsylvania
Great Lakes
Upper Michigan
Lake Superior
Lakes Michigan
Huron
Rockies
Florida
Cheyenne
Wyo
Scotts Bluff
Neb
Pacific Northwest
Plains
Atlantic States
Mississippi Valley
Fargo
N.D
Albany
Rochester
N.Y
Sault Ste Marie
Mich
Vital Statistics and Fire/Medical Calls Log
Report lists births in Cedar Rapids area with parents and locations, plus Marion and Central City connections. Also records multiple incidents Friday including carbon monoxide at 130 Thompson Drive SE, gas flush near Mount Vernon Road, medical emergency on Prairie Drive NE, vehicle fire, burnt food, and children playing with matches.
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Thompson Drive
Mount Vernon Road
Twentieth Street
Prairie Drive
First Avenue West
First Ave
L St
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Iowa
Julia Terrel
Ambrose College
Davenport
Pentacrest
University of Iowa
Brinksheist
Sousca
Boston Police
Suffolk County District Attorney's Office
James Penney
Rossetti
Marion
C.R
Weather Report
C.R. Weather
St. Luke's
Cathy
Dennis Kalamitsiotis
Johnson Ave
Lynn
Robert Ocken
Heatheridge Drive
Cynthia
James Young
Bever Ave
Jonathan A. Brightwell
Annette K. Federer
Michael D. Dietz
Gisele C. Krueger
Kenneth M. Cook Jr
Gilda L. Alliss
Ronald D. Clark
Lisa L. Bierl
Harold W. Mantz Jr
Susan E. Gage
Thomas J. Chester
Patricia G. Painter
Avdo S. Hodzic
Yugoslavia
Suehila K. Igram
David W. Balvant
Kathleen C. Harper
Daniel A. James
Julee R. Kiefer
Central City
John G. Hanson
Linda K. Dake
Center Point
John E. Lapes
Odes Retail Florist
3Rd Ave
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