Deaths: Harold A. Thomas and Nettie Cira prominent in Iowa communities
Harold A. Thomas 55 of Keystone died after a long illness in Iowa City. He served in World War II, worked 18 years at Armstrong's, and was active in 4-H and the Methodist Church. Survived by wife Doris and multiple children and stepchildren. Services today at Salem United Methodist Church Van Horne. Ner Cira 67 of Marion died in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Member of St Joseph's Church, survived by mother Lena and several siblings. Services Tuesday at St. Joseph's Marion with burial at Mount Calvary Cemetery.
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Harold A. Thomas
Keystone
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Alburnett
Doris Junge
Cedar Rapids
Thomas
Methodist Church
Europe
Armstrong’s Department Store
Betty Springer
Roger
Spencer Thomas
Amy
Center Point
Judd
Dean
Muriel Kelly
Evanston, Ill
Loretta Herzberger
van Horne
Corene Adams
Knoxville
Dora Zmolek
Toledo
Roger Junge
Salem United Methodist Church
Martin Miller
Keystone Cemetery
Fellmer
Nettie L. Cira
Seventh Ave
Marion
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Lena Cira
Anna Pusateri
Grace Hatt
Leah Cira
Joseph Cira
Michael Cira Jr
Pueblo
Colo
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Vince Hatt
John Gallagher
David Pepper
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Murdoch Chapel
Kids propose quirky turkey tricks in Gainesville
Gainesville Times reports children shopping with parents share playful turkey ideas for Christmas dinner. Eddie Martin eight suggests rinsing and stuffing the bird, Amy Jackson six imagines lemon flour and sugar, while Keith Collins age three favors ten minutes in the oven.
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Gainesville
Barbara Matthews
Eddie Martin
Josh
Coen
Katrina Stowers
United flight attendants approve new contract averting Christmas shutdown
United Airlines flight attendants have overwhelmingly ratified a new contract, avoiding a potential Christmas Eve strike. Association of Flight Attendants president Patricia Robertson declined to reveal vote totals, while Diane Robertson said all 11 bases backed the agreement by wide margins.
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Washington
UPI
United Airlines
Association of Flight Attendants
United
Patricia Robertson
Association of
Flight Attendants
Diane Robertson
Vital statistics and local notices from Cedar Rapids area
Weather summary notes calm to cold with clear skies into Monday and danger days. Birth notices list Mercy and St Luke's births, plus several named couples and locations. A sequence of incident logs records smoke odor, cutting torch sparks, sprinkler pipe break, ruptured fuel line, electrical short, and an overheated dryer with times and streets.
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15Th Ave
Third Street
16Th Avenue
C Ave
Boxwood Lane
Blairs Ferry Road
Home for Christmas evokes family ties across Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Gazette describes how Christmas moves people to return home, with residents and leaders like Mildred Goeke, Kroemer, and Monsignor Becker noting stronger year end longing. The piece emphasizes family as the core of the season and a transient society’s pull to reconnect.
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Lundberg
Minneapolis
Mildred Goeke
Davenport
Geneva Tower
Christ
Clarence- Lowden
Korea
Kroemer
Cedar Rapids
Christmas and New Year notes from Cedar Rapids ads
Local briefs report mislaid money at Washington High School, holiday sales at Carma Lou's House of Music and various ads. Entries note a purse theft of 53 dollars, store promotions, holiday events, and closures across downtown Cedar Rapids including Christmas Day and December 26 as bank and business hours pause.
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Janice Byrd
D Ave
Washington High School
Carma Lou’s
House of Music
Thomas
Center Point Rd
Woman Hurt in Two Car Crash on First Avenue East
A Friday night two car collision in the 4400 block of First Avenue East left a woman hospitalized at Mercy Hospital after a door was pried open by rescue crews. Another occupant from the same car was hurt but not admitted. Police identified no other injuries or driver details. A separate single vehicle crash on Airport Road near Cedar Rapids sent one person to Mercy Hospital with minor injuries. Marcell a Behrens, 20, of Mount Vernon was injured in a later Friday accident and admitted in good condition to St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids.
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Miss Bridge
Jefferson High School
Msgr. Becker
Dyersville
First Avenue East
Mercy Hospital
Fire Department
Linn County Rescue Unit
Airport Road
Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon
Marcella Behrens
Mt. Vernon
St. Luke’s Hospital
Food gifts urged for Vietnam and Laos during shortages
Two House International Relations Committee members urged President Carter to provide emergency food gifts to Vietnam and Laos. Reps. Jonathan Bingham and Donald Fraser said aid would reflect holiday humanitarianism as both countries face serious shortages from bad weather and postwar effects.
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Washington
House International Relations Committee
Carter
Vietnam
Laos
Jonathan Bingham
D-N.y
Donald Fraser
D-Minn
Christmas Spirit Eases Meter Violations Downtown
A man bursts into police HQ with a yellow meter ticket. An officer notes the meter maid wrote Merry Christmas on the ticket. Traffic officials suspend meter violation tickets in the downtown area for Christmas Eve, except for improper inn parking.
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Richard Donegan
Louis Stepanek
Stepanek
Iowa State Winter Enrollment Reaches New Record
Iowa State University reports winter quarter enrollment at 21,751, up 842 from last year. Undergraduates number 18,674 and graduates 3,077, with 13,558 men and 8,193 women among the total.
Lotte Schone, Operatic Star, Dies at 86 in Paris Suburb
Paris AP report says Lotte Schone a prominent soprano between the world wars died at her home in Bobigny aged 86. Her career spanned major stages and she was renowned for her lyrical performances.
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Paris
Lotte Schone
Bobigny
Cold Christmas Week Across Midwest and Plains
Winter weather spans multiple states with snow flurries, bitter cold, and below zero temperatures. Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Missouri face plummeting highs, blowing snow, and scattered snow through Tuesday or Wednesday. Affected areas report 5 to 20 below readings and continued cold conditions.
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Seaton
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
Sory
Nebraska
Missouri
Legal clash over implied consent ruling in Linn County case
The article details jail discussions among attorneys about Iowa Supreme Court guidance on implied consent. Linn County officials and lawyers weighed whether to inform a detainee of testing rules, amid ongoing uncertainty. Additional drunk driving arrests include Donty Swinney and Terry Robbins, among others.
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Weller
Supreme Court
District Court
Chapman
Iowa Supreme Court
National Highway Safety Administration Reorganized
The National Highway Safety Administration will be reorganized by the Transportation Department. The plan creates new offices and executive posts while consolidating others, aiming to benefit consumers.
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Washington
National Highway Safety Administration
Transportation Department
The
Safety Agency
Department
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Ayers Fencing Co
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Fred
Darlene
Jack Shepherd
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John E. Lapes
Sue Weller
Linn County
Schneiter
Kopecky
Pexa
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