Widowed Center Point area farmer Elmer Ward dies at 84
Elmer R. Ward 84 longtime Center Point area farmer and local official died Wednesday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness. Born September 19, 1895 near Center Point, he married Merna Brown in 1919. she died in 1936. Surviving: wife Grace I. Moore 1938 marriage. two daughters in Marion. two sons in Lecompte Louisiana and Center Point. 15 grandchildren. three great grandchildren. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Murdoch Chapel Center Point with burial Center Point Cemetery. Friends may call after 1:30 p.m. Friday.
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Elmer R. Ward
Center Point
Cedar Rapids
Merna Grace Brown
Ward
Grace I. Moore
Washington Township
Madison Arnold
James Heath
Marion
L. Robert Ward
Lecompte
Earl Ward
Murdoch
Herbert Rogers
John R. Street
Third Ave
Mercy Hospital
Hanlontown
Gladys Rauch
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Harper’s Auto Body Rebuilders
Christ Church United Presbyterian
Vernon L. Rauch
Elk Grove Village
Ill
John T. Rauch
Port Orchard
Wash
Glen
Victor
Gerald
Garland
Texas
Melva Full
Allison
Alberta Pieper
Mechanicsville
Mary Clark
Des Moines
McAninch-Fremming
Robert Bouton
Ioof
James W. ‘‘Rip’’ van Winkle
Palo
Ottumwa
Mabel L. Bean
Davenport
Murdoch Chapel
Joe Jones
McCormick Cemetery
Highland Center
Louis
Matilda) M. Schirm
C Ave
Boone County
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Boone
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Solon
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Minn
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Austin
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Columbus
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Walden Askren
Oakland Cemetery
Brush Funeral Home
Police seek help in missing girl case as inquiries begin
Assistant chief James Barnes appeals to the public after the girl vanished after 8 p.m. He urges anyone who saw her or with information to call. Chief Baker compares the case to a prior bartender murder, saying detectives are starting at ground zero by interviewing friends and several youths with parents at the bureau.
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James Barnes
Bartender
Newsman Donald Murray Dies at 57 in Cocoa Beach
Donald Murray, longtime newspaper editor and copy editor for Today in Cocoa, previously leading the Albany Times Union and Bayonne Times, died Tuesday at age 57. His career spanned multiple papers and positions, with a notable impact on New York and New Jersey journalism.
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Cocoa Beach, Fla
Donald Murray
Today In
Cocoa
Albany
N.Y
Times Union
The
Bayonne
N.J
Times
Christmas retail and bank hours and political funding notes
A collage of Cedar Rapids briefs notes stores and services open through Christmas minus bank closures at noon on Dec 24 to Christmas Day. It also reports the House Appropriations Committee approving a Chrysler aid bill by voice vote with the Senate to act next.
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House Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
Weather Summary with Wind SE at 10 mph and Mild Outlook
At 11 a m wind SE 10 mph. Sunrise 7 31, sunset 4 38. Year ago today high 33, low 33, precip 0 02. Extended forecast mild Saturday to Monday with showers possible Sunday highs mid 40s to mid 50s lows 25 to 35. National temps extremes high 81 in Arizona, low 17 below in Maine. Snow in Northeast, cold New England. Mixed rain snow in New Jersey and Delaware, slick roads. Caribou Maine at 17 below, Houston 14 below. Northwest showers from Pacific cold front. Temperatures 40s 50s, Mississippi Valley showers, Texas 50s, South 30s, Florida 30s apart from Keys mid 60s. Northern Plains freezing, some North Dakota Minnesota above freezing. Southwest fair, 40s 50s in desert Southwest.
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Births and emergencies recorded in Vital Statistics list
The notice records multiple births at St. Luke's and various addresses with names of parents and newborns including a Dec 16 birth at South St. Paul. It also lists numerous grandparents by name and residence. Medical emergencies and alarms are logged with times and locations across Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
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Minn
Teresa
Michael D. Britt
Richard F. Angerer
Fourth Ave
Tehran Leader Claims U.S. Public Shifts Against Iran Intervention
Khomeini told hundreds of guards Americans oppose military action in Iran by a wide margin. He urged support for Iran and attacked superpowers. In Washington a White House official said sanctions against Iran would wait until after Christmas as Waldheim engages Iran. In Panama, students protested the shah’s stay, facing tear gas and arrests on Contadora Island. Mexico assured the shah of safe harbor during his U.S. medical visit.
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White House
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U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Shah
Contadora Island
University of
Jose Lopez Portillo
Mexico
United States
Los Angeles Times
Iowa Senators Split on Chrysler Aid Vote
Senate approval of a 1.5 billion federal loan guarantee split Iowa’s delegation. Culver supported the measure citing taxpayer protection and potential job losses, while Jepsen opposed citing personal ties and concerns about aiding a troubled automaker. The bill now faces House resolution.
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Iowa
Chrysler Corp
John C. Culver
Roger W. Jepsen
U.S. Senate
U.S. House
Culver
Chrysler
Iowa Democrat
Chrysiler
Jepsen
Senate
Chrysler Seeks Interim Funding Amid Senate/UAW Deal
A behind the scenes compromise emerged as Treasury backing suggested interim financing to keep Chrysler solvent next month. The Senate backed a 3.6 billion aid package with 1.5 billion in federal loan guarantees and 525 million in UAW concessions, while the House approved 3.43 billion with 1.5 billion in guarantees. Negotiators from both chambers planned to split the difference, with total funding from other sources totaling 1.43 billion.
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G. William Miller
Senate
United Auto Workers
Chrysler
UAW
House
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