Deaths in Iowa and surrounding areas
Obituary notices report Leo Henry Weseman 67 of Lisbon death from a heart attack at home, and multiple other deaths across Martialle, Lisbon, Olin, Vinton and surrounding towns. The notices list ages birth dates and family survivors, funeral details, burial sites, and memorial funds.
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Leo Henry Weseman
Lisbon
Martelle
Jones County
Donna Fairley
Rock Island
Olin
United Methodist Church
Suviving
Janice Kuiper
Pueblo West
Colo
Patricia Orr
Colorado Springs
Mount Vernon
Thomas Stewart
United Methodist Church of
Mount Vernon Cemetery
Hazleton
Prudence DeWachter
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Visitation
Brant-Kerns
Oelwein
Vera Silka
Hazleton Presbyterian Church
Brant-Kern’s
Zola Firth
Mason-Hawe's
Bear Creek
Brandon
Jesup
Walter Barnhart
Parker's
Rose Hill
Greene
Lamont
A.O
Mary) Cowles
Grace United Methodist Church
Fawcett’s
North English
Theodore W. van Auken
North English Methodist Church
Best's
Tama
Anthony B. Kapayou
Mesquakie
Leo Morgan
Morgan Cemetery
Mason-Hand
S. Victor
Ray Shedenhelm
McAninch-Fremming’s
Guernsey
Vinton
Lena Rippel
Campbell-Russell’s
Evergreen Cemetery
Waukon
Theodore Kerndt
Martin’s
Mount Olivet
Wellman
Hazel B. Townsend
Powell's
Services Pending Paxson Rites For Cedar Rapids Man
Robert Paxson 65 of 9814 16th Ave SW Cedar Rapids died Saturday after a sudden illness. Services pending at Turner Chapel West.
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Edmund Becker
John Gallagher
Joseph McGuire
Martin Laughlin
Louis McDonough
Jerry Condon
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Catholic Daughters of America of Manchester
Teahen Funeral
Donegan
Larry Weston
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Glen Lamb
First United Methodist Church of
Marion
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
American Legion Hanford Post No
Blozvich
Frank
Alexander George
St. John’s Orthodox Church
Roseberry
Dallas H
Turner Chapel West
Dale Starr
Newhall Central Presbyterian Church
Linwood Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Robert Paxson
16Th Ave
West European space test fails at Kourou launch
West European space effort ends in ground failure as Ariane rocket sits idle during countdown at Kourou. Officials blame low pressure in one engine. Yves Lillard says a retry will take 10 to 15 days. Project funded by France and West Germany aims to compete with the US shuttle for satellite deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yves Lillard
Space Studies Center
Paris
Muade
France
West Germany
U.S
Cornell students donate $615 to SHARES Cambodian relief
Cornell College community raised 615.40 for the Iowa SHARES fund to aid Cambodian refugees. A week of fasting meals, a Christmas dinner, and a Cornellian lead article highlighted the drive, with donations collected in a separate college account for end of December forwarding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Cornell College
Iowa
Robert Ray
Cornell
Cornellian
Cambodia
Explosions at Taylor refinery force 8000 from homes
Three blasts at the Clark Oil refinery in Taylor Michigan lit a second tank and burned a million gallons of gasoline. About 8000 residents within a two mile radius evacuated, some returning by late morning as firefighters battled the blaze. No injuries were reported. Three looters arrested near an adjacent trailer court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor, Mich
UPI
Detroit
Taylor
Clark Oil Co
Carter rivals seek remote feed for Iowa debate
Des Moines AP supporters of Carter’s rivals Brown and Kennedy pressed editors to install a closed circuit remote feed so Carter could join the January 7 debate from Washington if Iran crisis keeps him there. Romney or Romine said Carter will likely attend. debate to run 90 minutes with panel questions and audience Qs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Carter
Iran
Larry Prior
California
Jerry Brown
Massachusetts
Edward Kennedy
Des Moines Register and Tribune
White House
Prior
Washington
Brown
Boston
Gerald Rafshoon
Rafshoon
Bill Romine
Iowa
Kennedy
Romiue
Shah flees to Panama as hostages drama escalates
The Shah of Iran, en route from Texas to Howard Air Force Base, seeks asylum in Panama with Panamanian officials saying no time limit exists on stay. Ayatollah Khomeini and militants remain firm on not freeing American hostages until the Shah is returned to Iran for trial. Contadora island resort details and possible Corbita relocation are noted but uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Armao
Panama
United States
Ayatollah Ruhollah
Khomeini
Iran
Panama City
Pedro Ureta Jr
Royo
Chriqui
Shah
Ureta
Texas
Howard Air Force Base
Philadelphia
Corbita
Contadora
Coibita
Coiba
Palace Court decision noted as second fastest
The Hague court issued its ruling swiftly in a case involving Britain and Iran and the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. The official cited a 13 day decision in 1951 amid Iran's absence, stating that non-appearance by one state cannot block freeing the hostages.
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The
Hague
Britain
Iran
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co
Weather Report and Seasonal Forecast Update
Midnight wind NW at 23 mph. Sunrise 7 28 Monday. Sunset 4 37. Year ago today high 35 low 26 no precipitation. Extended forecast Fall warmer Tuesday and Wednesday. Partly cloudy mild Thursday. Highs 30s to 60s. Tuesday 30s 40s, Wednesday 40s 60s. Lows teens to 30s Tuesday through Thursday.
Births and notices from Mercy and area locales
Birth notices from Mercy on December 14 and 15 report new sons and daughters for multiple local families including Braumann Wilhelm Wessel Sheppard Bennett Johnson Kruse House Young Aschbrenner Hyland Fowler Rheinschmidt and others. Police and emergency calls list nuisance and medical calls across Birchwood Terrace Hill Weing Road and surrounding streets with times ranging Friday night to Saturday afternoon.
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Birchwood Drive
Terrace Hill Drive
Weing Road
Glass Road
First Ave
D Ave
16Th Ave
Sixteenth Avenue Bridge
M Ave
14Th Ave
First Avenue
Lindale Plaza
Radio Station Income Climbs In 1978 Revenue Rise
Washington AP report says total revenues for about 6,000 radio stations rose 15.9 percent to 2.6 billion in 1978 while pre tax income increased 26.4 percent to 311 million. FCC notes 67 percent of AM and AM FM operations were profitable, similar to prior years.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
The Gazette Cedar Rapids Subscription Information
The Cedar Rapids Gazette 1883 establishment details and subscriber rates. Carrier and mail options listed with prices, postage paid Cedar Rapids Iowa. Includes terms for regions and service notes as published in the newspaper notice.
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Cedar Rapids
Lowa
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Oliver B. Clark
Velma Brannaman
Martell
Harold
David
Warren
Gordon
Linda Crocker
Annette Main
Harley
Howard
Homer
Anamosa
Doris Seals
Agnes Darsee
Nellevene Buntz
Baxter Chapel
Kahlen Fristad
Leslie
Mary) Anthony
Hiawatha
Winton
Belle Plaine
Leslie Anthony
Ruth Elliott
Mary Cantonwine
Martha Darling
Webster City
David Anthony
Louis Chess
Santa Barbara
Calif
First Covenant Church
James Danhoff
Sheridan Cemetery
Hrabak Funeral Home
Mary Stephen Clarke
Sacred Heart Convent
Mercy Hospital
Congregation of the
Cedar Rapids Sisters of Mercy
Regis
Immaculate Conception
St. Wenceslaus
Sacred Heart
Columbus
Waterloo
St. Joseph's
DeWitt
Stephen
Loras College
University of Iowa
University of Notre Dame
Marquette University
David Remy
Gerald Condon
Gilbertville
Stewart Funeral Home
Claude J. Hermann
Manchester
Troy Mills
Naomi Harman
Nashua
Hazel Wellman
Peace Lutheran Church
Bruce Hermann
Golden
Gayle Barton
Delhi
Billy Wilson Jr
Monticello
Herbert Turner
Hammond
Wis
Ryan
Marlin Ingebretson
Wilson Cemetery
Independence
Murdoch Chapel
Coggon
Church Memorial Fund
Kourou
French Guiana
Enon
Neh Guiana
South America
Samuel Johnson
William J. Stewart
James F. Stewart
Michigan
Pearl Island
Snoopy
Weather Report
C.R. Weather
Conbeas
Karen
Randy Braumann
Memorial Drive
Sue
Anthony Wilhelm
Brookview Lane
Marla
Jefferey Wessel
18Th St
St. Luke's
Teresa
Randall Sheppard
34Th St. NE
Kelly
Todd Bennett
44Th St
Elizabeth
Dean Johnson
Marengo
Melody
William Kruse
Fourth Ave
Lisa
Lonnie
Springville
Judith
Alan Young
Willowood Ave
Shirley
Ronald Aschbrenner
Palo
Rachal
Kim Hyland
K Ave. NE
Shrewsbury
England
Ann
John Fowler
John B. Turner & Son
Turner
Second Ave
Turner’s West
John E. Lopes
3Rd Ave
Novak Monument CO
Christmas Designs
Cedar Park
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