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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1979

Page

2

Deaths in region mark string of obituaries

Obituaries and notices list multiple deaths in Iowa communities including Dallas H. Roseberry 74 of Newhall and Frank Blozvich 78 Cedar Rapids resident, with services planned and survivors detailed. Additional memorials note Thomas Davison 56 Shellsburg and Marion Fitzgerald 79 Cedar Rapids, among others, with burial and service plans across Cedar Memorial and local churches.

Dallas H. Roseberry Newhall Cedar Rapids Center Point Caroyl Houser Charles Enfield Conn A.A. Roseberry Robert Roy Bert Paul Max Urbana Violet Elgin Claribel Cross Onslow Evadene Keith Massachusetts Turner Chapel West Frank Blozvich Linn County Austria Edith Foster Mystic Centerville Wyoming Robert Glaspie Kalamazoo Mich Junior Perrin Joe Polich Rock Island Ill Cedar Memorial Chapel Alexander George St. John’s Orthodox Church Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Thomas Edward Davison Shellsburg Portage Wis Century Engineering North Star Steel Co Wilton Zion Lutheran Church Chapel of Memories John Schmidt Cedar Memorial Mausoleum

Democratic unit urges rail passenger service for Cedar Rapids

A 19 member Iowa Democratic task force recommends state funding of a second passenger route from Council Bluffs through Cedar Rapids to Clinton, plus a tax break for railroads. It seeks federal matching funds, a 75 000 dollar state appropriation, and a 10 million dollar expansion of branch line aid, plus creation of an Iowa Rail Finance Authority and a Midwestern railroad compact.

Des Moines Cedar Rapids Iowa Iowa House Senate Council Bluffs Clinton Chicago and North Western Burlington Iowa Rail Finance Authority

Weather summary with wind and temp notes and coastal forecasts

Wind direction variable at 11 a.m. with 15 mph velocity. Sunrise 7:28, sunset 4:36. Year ago today high 40 low 14, no precipitation. Extended forecast clear to partly cloudy with no rain Sunday through Tuesday. highs 20s to 40s, lows 15 to 25. National highs 86 in Fort Myers and Isla Morada. low 17 below in International Falls. Coralville Lake and Mississippi River stages shown. many gauges steady or fall. Fog and freezing rain advisories. high wind watches in Wyoming and warnings on Montana eastern slopes. Snow showers in New England and Great Lakes. rain along Atlantic coast and Gulf coasts. Six hours to 7 a.m. EST: Lubbock 2 inches, Syracuse 1 inch. rainfall highest at Bellingham 0.52, Charlottesville 0.37, Quillayute 0.24.

Florida Texas Panhandle Texas New Mexico Wyoming Montana Rockies New England Lower Great Lakes Minnesota North Dakota Oklahoma Atlantic Virginia Gulf Coastal Gulf Coast Washington Lubbock Syracuse N.Y Bellingham Wash Charlottesville Quillayate

Hosts in Iran hostage crisis loom large in Christmas mail effort

The State Department reports thousands of Christmas cards sent to the hostages, with officials noting a surge in mail to the U.S. Embassy Tehran. Diplomatic activity continues as ambassadors from a dozen countries meet Iran’s foreign minister and Iran announces a full ambassador to the UN. The Hague court will rule Saturday on the US request for hostage release. Japan agrees to cap Iranian oil purchases to pre-crisis levels.

State Department Iran U.S Tehran Department Thomas Reston United States Takhte Jamshid Avenue International Court of Justice the Hague United Nations Japan America

Marine Held in Iran Sends Call to Mother

The mother of Marine Sgt. Rodney Rocky Sickmann, one of 50 Americans held in Iran, says he phoned to say he is safe and doing his job. He reported reading letters, sitting on his bed, and getting enough to eat.

Washington, Mo U.S Iran Toni Sickmann Marine Corps Rodney Rocky” Sickmann Sickmann Mrs. Sickmann

Vital Statistics and Emergency Reports Detail Local Births and Incidents

A summary line lists numerous birth announcements from families in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas including Kathyrn and Lawrence Janda in Iowa City and several other couples with newborns. The report also lists multiple emergency responses on Thursday morning to local addresses including medical emergencies, mistaken alarms, a gas leak investigation, furnace and chimney malfunctions, and a fire incident. Grandparents are named for several births.

Blairs Ferry Road First Ave Eagle Lindale Mall Richmond Road Hollywood Boulevard 16Th Ave Glenwood Drive Shasta Drive

Joseph Wilson returns home from hospital after long disappearance

The Frederick Douglass school and Philadelphia officials confirmed Joseph Wilson’s residence. His father Joseph and stepmother Marie Wilson spoke by phone and shared the boy was in good spirits, with hospitals planning farewell parties as he returns home. He had last been seen November 26 in a school library and had travelled toward New York via train stations.

Frederick Douglass Philadelphia Joseph Marie Wilson Wilson New York North Philadelphia

Also Mentioned on This Page

Marion E. ‘‘Fitz’’ Fitzgerald Fruitland Blvd Muscatine Penick and Ford Ltd Lillian Zaruba Calvin-Sinclair United Presbyterian Church Woodmen Camp Western Fraternal Life Association American Federation of Grain Millers Eunice Stanley Orville M Martin C Helen Carzis Phoenix Ariz Charles A Davis Calif Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home Charles R. Mehaffey Linwood Cemetery 26Th Ave Brown Clara W Brush Funeral Home Solon Dennis Tevis Oakland Cemetery Hahn Linda A Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Dean Hoferer Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Larry Weston Donegan Colorado Springs Colo Joyce Sundberg Marion First United Methodist Church Washington High School Donald F. Donegan Rebecca Dee Nicole Teresa Frederick Denver Vaunita Edgington Donna Mae Barrows Fort Worth Ray LeClerc Sylvester Ralston Cedar Memorial Chapel of Glen Lamb Cedar Memorial Park Hanford Post No. 5 American Legion Edith M. Henderson Coggan Manchester Swanzey N.H Walter E. Henderson Portland Maine George McDonald Cherokee Village Ark Garner W.T Tom John United Zion Presbyterian Aurora Robert Howe West Linn Fayette Belles-Wright’s Decorah Marie M. Anderson Decorah Lutheran Church Lutheran Cemetery Olson Fjelstul S. Independence Zola Firth Mason-Howe’s Iowa City Allan Marlowe George L. Gay Jesup Walter Barnhart Parker’s Owen Amy) Wright Congregational Church Thornburg’s Stanwood Robert Elijah Clarence United Methodist Church Chapman's Clarence Toledo J.K. Dickinson Henderson's Rose Hill Cemetery Victor — Milo Ranfeld McAninch-Fremming Webster Homer H. Montz Powell’s Sorden Cemetery Mary T. Walsh Jack A. Walsh Hallmar Teahen Funeral Leo Weseman Lisbon Morgan’s Mount Vernon Mary Anthony Vinton Hrabak’s Belle Plaine Democratic Unit C.R Iowa Department of Transportation Northern Gazette Classified Weather Report Fort Myers Islamorada Fla International Falls Minn Coralville Lake Mississippi River LaCrosse Lansing Dam McGregor Guttenberg Dubuque Davenport Keithsburg Keokuk Cedar Anchorage Si — Atlanto Miam Bismarck Mets N - Nashvil Chicagone N.orieons Denve Duluth Phoenix Na Honolulu Houston Travelers Bismarck Chicago PtCldy Cincinnati Paciay Kansas City Milwaukee St. Paul Oman Phcidy Mabtereeneveest Eeseeresserer John F. Kennedy O'Hare Sadegh Ghotbzadeh Khomeini Australia Canada Denmark Finland Greece New Zealand Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland U.N Mansour Far Hang Kurt Waldheim Farhang California State University Sacramento William Dorman White House Jody Powell Powell Shah Washington, D.C Judy Ehlenbeck St. Louis County St. Luke's Kathryn Lawrence Janda Summer Circle Barbara Russell Miller Ardyth Michael Renden Elaine Drive Deborah Kevin Cassens Security Trish Dan Mahnke Edward Mahnke J Ave Urbandale Dee Ann David Minnihan Dwain E. Evers A Ave Richard W. Ralston Carol J. Pierce Bernard E. Kent Tracy L. Otto William J. Balsanek Jr Glenda A. Grimm Eugene E. Powell Edna M. Beltz Harold A. Laetare Ida M. Meader Arthur D. Larson Kristy J. Dutton Ronald A. Harris Kimberly S. Brasel Randolph P. Kleinhans Melanie Johnson Jimmy A. Bean Terri S. Garlow Hiawatha Mitchell L. Braude Deborah S. Severide Swisher Gregory D. Strait Peggy S. Bowers Gary R. Wood Beth A. Benedict Daniel J. Ties Kimberly D. Hills Woopstock John E. Lapes John B. Turner & Son Turner Second Ave Turner's West
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