Deaths noted in Carroll and Cedar Rapids area
Obituaries list several deaths from Iowa including David LeRoy Phelps Sr. of Carroll and Cedar Rapids, born 1941, who died in a truck crash near Harrison Arkansas. Also listed are James L. Ragger, Harry F. Loseau, Garrison Esther Burkey, Keota Glen Dill, Mederville Martin Hubbard, Oelwein Andrew Bellendier, and others with service details, burial sites, and surviving relatives. Burial and funeral home details appear for numerous communities across Iowa.
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David LeRoy Phelps Sr
Carroll
Cedar Rapids
Harrison
Ark
Iowa City
Noreen McIntosh
McLaughlin Transportation Co
Glidden
Iowa
Pleasant Ridge
Moose Lodge No
Chapel of Memories
Keith Ellis
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home
James L. Ragger
Lawton
Okla
Marion
Coon Rapids
June Smith
California
Barron Motor Supply
James D
Dorothy Monaco
Des Moines
Harry F. Loseau
Veterans Hospital
Minneapolis
Minn
Harriet
Minnesota
Garrison
Esther Burkey
Zion Lutheran Church
Dysart
Verton’s
Keota — Glen L
Whitie” Dill
Powell's
Mederville
Martin C. Hubbard
Hope Lutheran Church
Littleport
Witt
First Church United
Snider’s
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Elizabeth Lapour Comreid
Linn County
George Comreid
Libbie Rocarek
Josephine Deka
Batavia
Ohio
Joseph Lopour
Kuba Funeral Home
Louis J. Trail
Czech National Cemetery
Weather Report and Historic Temperature Extremes
Year ago today highs reached 31 with a low of 14 and traces of precipitation. Record high 61 in 1939 and record low 15 in 1963. Extended outlook colder conditions Thursday to Saturday with highs 40s to 50s then 20s to 30s. lows mostly 30s then teens and 20s. Coralville Lake pool at 682.77 and falling. Snow blankets New England and northern Appalachians with heavy snow possible inland and winter storm warnings from southeast New York to New England. Snow totals 4 to 8 inches inland, 6 to 12 inches for Maine and New Hampshire. travel advisories for western PA, WV, northern VA to eastern PA and western NJ. Reports include 1 inch Boston and Bridgeport, 2 inches Providence, 3 Hartford Scranton Allentown Portland, 4 Albany Concord NH. Binghamton inches. Southward, rain in the Carolinas and northern Florida. Eastern half cloudy with scattered showers and light snow in upper Great Lakes and eastern Dakotas. Central California fog, Washington fog, western half clear. Northern Maine subzero night. lows teens and 20s elsewhere from the Mississippi Valley to New England. Southwest deserts and Gulf Coast stay in low 50s. rest of nation 30s to 40s.
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New England
Appalachians
Mid- Atlantic
Seaboard
New York
Maine
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Virginia
New Jersey
Boston
Mass
Bridgeport
Upper
Great Lakes Region
Dakotas
California
Washington State
Mississippi Valley
Mercury
Deserts
Gulf Coast
Reagan transition names Haig and Presser amid Cabinet hints
Reagan aides announced early nominations including Haig a veteran NATO figure, with 10 cabinet posts named and several key agencies still to fill. Teamsters official Jackie Presser, linked to alleged organized crime, was named senior adviser, prompting questions from Brady who defended the choice as reflecting union support.
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New Jersey
Los Angeles
Agriculture
Interior
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Energy
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Nixon
White House
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NATO
Carter
United Technologies Corp
Connecticut
Teamsters Union
Jackie Presser
Teamsters
Cleveland
FBI
Carter Administration
Labor Department
Presser
Frank Fitzsimmons
Organized Labor
U.S
Santa Monica
Santa Barbara
Washington
Brady
Iran Hostages Fate Tied to Financial Guarantee Says Rajai
Prime Minister Rajai says release hinges on US financial guarantee to be handed to Algeria, Iran’s interests rep, with Khomeini approving Iran’s final reply. He notes the 52 Americans could depart “on the feast or the birthday” and claims the hostage issue is nearly resolved. Khomeini, Rajai, and Nabavi meet as captivity reaches day 409.
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International Claims Court
Iran
Carter
Mohammad Ali Rajai
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Rajai
Pars
United States
Khomeini
Behzad Nabavi
Government Stays Open as Spending Bill Looms
Agencies report near normal operations as Congress passes a spending bill that avoids broad raises. Reagan, awaiting inauguration, sees the move as a mild setback though supports keeping government running through June 5. John Trol linger of the Social Security Administration comments on business as usual.
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John Trollingér
The
Social Security Administration
Ronald Reagan
Congress
Reagan
House
Senate
Vital Statistics and Notices From Local Area
Vital Statistics list births for Dec 15 including Janet and Anthony Funke of Fairfax and others with multiple addresses across Marion Central City and Lutz Florida. A list of marriages annulled includes Susan D Detert. Evening service and accident entries note times and locations such as Edgewood Road SW and Kirkwood Blvd with incident details and an electrical odor at Bever Avenue SE.
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Edgewood Road
Fifth Avenue
12Th Street
Kirkwood Blvd
Lindale Mall
Bever Ave
Ellis Boulevard
Sanders built KFC empire from secret recipe and franchise boom
A storied Kentucky entrepreneur founded Kentucky Fried Chicken with an 11 herb and spice recipe, franchising from a car voyage in the 1950s. He expanded to 6,000+ outlets, sold to Heublein for 250 million, later donated Canadian franchises, and remained a noted self-made figure admired on the New York Stock Exchange.
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U.S. Army
Cuba
Ohio River
Sanders
Corbin
Mildred Ruggles
Claudia
Shelbyville
John Y. Brown Jr
Kentucky
Brown
Heublein Inc
Hartford
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Canada
New York Stock Exchange
Cedar Rapids officer Elliott case questioned by city on jurisdiction
The city of Cedar Rapids and its Civil Service Commission ask Linn District Court to dismiss or delay Elliott's appeal by claiming lack of required notice. Elliott seeks reinstatement and back pay after leaving the police department August 22 following an internal probe into the disappearance of three $20 bills from a deceased resident's purse.
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Cedar Rapids
Civil Service Commission
Linn District Court
Daniel Elliott
Elliott
Civil Service
Department
Commission
Police
Police Chief Receives FBI Executive Development Seminar Invite
Police Chief Raymond Baker learned he will attend a two week FBI course on managing a police agency at Quantico Virginia from January 18 to 30. About 30 police and sheriff's executives from across the country will participate. The federal government will cover course fees and Baker's travel expenses.
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Raymond Baker
FBI
Law Enforcement
Quantico
Sheriff's Department
Baker
Tonight’s Movies lists Jazz Choir event at Kirkwood
Cornell College Jazz Choir performs tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Iowa Room of Iowa Hall Kirkwood. Admission is free. The page 14B listing notes the event is part of the campus activities lineup.
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Cornell College
Iowa Room
Iowa Hall
Kirkwood
AP Newswire Meant to Suppress Subscription News Swell
A garbled OCR fragment hints at Associated Press reporting on efforts to suppress a subscription swell tied to a news service. The readable bits mention raids, paid accounts, and editors seeking to manage subscriber growth under AP coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ais Criotton
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Phillips Funeral Home
Vinton
James J. Green
Sebring
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the Shrine
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Arthur
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Chicago, Il
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Sioux City
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22Nd St
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23Rd St
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Wyoming
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Solon
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Roy E. Clayton
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Dean J. Stull
Roanna G. Koeneke
Douglas E. Ralph
Lisa A. Awbrey
Michael D. Burnell
Lora L. Fuller
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Suzanne E. Carey
Kay M
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Annette
Robert Gosnell
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Margaret
John Ma
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Susan D. and
Ned E. Detert
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