Deaths Memorial Services Sedlacek
Memorial services for Joseph Francis Sedlacek are set for 1 p.m. today at Beatty Bearle Murdoch Chapel with Rev. Joseph McGuire officiating. Burial will be at Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel. Contributions may be directed to Mercy Hospital memorial fund.
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Sedlacek
Joseph Francis
Beatty-Bearle-Murdoch Chapel
Joseph McGuire
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Mercy Hospital Memorial Fund
Escapee surrenders after Davenport gun confrontation
Tomie L. Misner 21 surrendered after aiming a loaded .357 revolver at Sheriff Forrest Ashcraft during a standoff in the St Pauls Lutheran Church parking lot. Misner had escaped Dec. 18 from a dental clinic and faced charges of burglary, with new counts of escape, armed robbery and assault.
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Davenport
Scott County
Forrest Ashcraft
Ashcraft
Tomie L. Misner
Misner
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Cheryl Eurick
Kerry
Des Moines Man Found On Ice Covered River
The body of Gene Garth Schwartzman, 28, of Des Moines was found atop the ice covered Des Moines River near the railroad trestle beside the police station. Officials say death was due to a probable fractured skull from a fall. autopsy delayed by freezing. The bloodstain on the ice and minimal clothing noted.
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Des Moines
UPI
Polk County
Gene Garth Schwartzman
R.C. Wooters
Schwartzman
Honesty Restores Lost Billfold in Nebraska
Ruby Wilken credits a pinch of honesty for her best Christmas gift after a stranger, Dwayne Doeden, found her lost billfold in a phone booth containing cash and family photos. Doeden mailed it back with all items intact, declining a reward and noting his own family’s hard times.
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Columbus, Neb
UPI
Council Bluffs
Ruby Wilken
Columbus
Mrs. Wilken
Dwayne Doeden
Bay Meadows
Iowans donate over twenty two thousand to southern Italy quake victims
Des Moines reports the Italian American community raises more than $22,000 for victims of the Nov 23 southern Italy earthquake. Contributions come from individuals, firms, and groups statewide, including $2 from an Iowa State Penitentiary inmate. Funds will be sent via the Red Cross or Salvation Army.
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Des Moines
Italy
Iowa
Iowa State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Joe Sciarrotta
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
Rejected 12 year old runaway found Christmas Eve
A 12 year old boy who ran away before Christmas was rejected by his mother and kept at a state youth shelter. Police said the case will go to family court for further investigation with possible charges against the parents. The boy, a Hand Middle School student, was found cold and hungry after leaving home Tuesday evening.
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Columbia, S.C
Robert Connell
Columbia Police Department
State Department of Social Services
Gordon Crews
Sumter
Connell
Crews
Hand Middle School
Columbia
Georgia
Sgt. R.G. Knox
Hostages film shows more speakers as families endure long Christmas
CBS aired a Christmas Eve and Day broadcast featuring on screen identifications of hostage speakers in Iran. The film included Ward Lauterbach and 18 others from varied cities such as Columbia South Carolina Memphis Tennessee Hurst Texas Reston Virginia and Washington DC. Families described mixed feelings from the clips hoping for release while noting worry and fatigue after 400 days.
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CBS
Ward
Lauterbach
William Belk
Columbia
S.C
Donald Cooke
Memphis
Tenn
Robert Englemann
Hurst
Texas
Bruce German
Kensington
John Graves
Reston
Joseph Hall
Elyria
Ohio
Kevin Hermening
Oak Creek
Wis
William Keough Jr
Waltham
Mass
Steve Kirtley
Little Rock
Ark
Kathryn Koob
Jesup
Paul Lewis
Homer
Jerry Miele
Mount Pleasant
Bert Moore
Mount Vernon
Robert Oole
Sun City
Ariz
Gregory Persing
Regis Ragan
Johnstown
Charles Scott
Stone Mountain
Donald Sharer
Robert Brown
Belk
Miss Koob
Miss Swift
United States
Rosen
Keogh
Englemann
Gale Freedman
New York
Hope
Iran
Sarah Rosen
Brooklyn
N.Y
Barry Rosen
Barry
Elsie Koob
Tehran
Vivian Homeyer
Wellsburg
Baldh Springs
Johnny McKeel
Report backs returning authority to set state transit limits
The report argues for restoring state control over transit limits and targets major budget reductions including Amtrak subsidies and rail projects. It warns of FAA difficulties, urges a blue ribbon panel on air traffic control, and notes a potential nationwide air controller strike in March. Mass transit aid faces cuts. no new rail systems should start, though upgrading existing services may continue.
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Amtrak
U.S. Railway Association
ConRail
Federal Aviation Administration
Secretary
of Transportation
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
Congress
Weather Report and Extended Forecast
Wind from the east at 6 mph. Midnight observations note sunrise 7 34 Sunday and sunset 4 42. Year ago highs 31 lows 28 with no precipitation. Forecast: mainly clear to partly cloudy Monday through Wednesday with highs from mid 20s to mid 40s and lows from the teens to mid 20s Wednesday.
Nation Endures Record Heat Amid Storm and Flood Warnings
Across multiple states heat broke records with highs from the high 50s to 80s in several regions. Strong winds up to 100 mph threatened Montana with a wind warning while Pacific Northwest flooding prompted river warnings. Winter storms affected the Carolinas and New England saw sun despite cold, with no significant snowfall reported.
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Montana
Washington
Nebraska
Texas
Plains
California
Wyoming
Yuma
Ariz
Montana Rockies
Pacific Northwest
Idaho
Carolina
North Carolina
South Carolina
New England
United States
Virginias
Carolinas
Births and notices from Vital Statistics
The list records Dec 26 births for Susan and Roger Hoeppner Shelley Vasey Laurel Harger and others at multiple addresses. It also notes St. Luke's births for Elaine Scott and others, with several Cedar Rapids and Iowa City pairs. Times and incidents include hot ashes, spark plug cleaner, and dumpster trash reports, plus a George Eliot quote.
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Susan
Roger Hoeppner
Mallory St
Shelley
Mark Vasey
Vasey Ave
Marion
Laurel
Dennis Harger
Eighth St
Sixth Ave
Sixth St
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Peo
Wooters
Betty Kirtley
Little Rock, Ark
Cpl
Steven Kirtley
Steven
Alberta Gillette
Duane Gillette
Navy
Gillette
Duane
Theresa Gallegos
Pueblo
Colo
Virgil
Toni Sickmann
Krakow
Rodney
Rocky” Sickmann
Virgil Sickmann
Weather Report
C.R. Weather
St. Luke’s
Elaine
David Scott
29Th St. Drive
Raymond L. Kelsey
Michele M. Phelps
David J. Mitchell
Kathryn L. Heldt
Laifone Kaihau
Gayla E. Martin
Nick M. Williams
Ellen M. Williams
Cedar Rapids
Terry J. Davis
Marilyn K. Bigger
Turtle Lake
Donald R. Bruno
Lisa A. Stewart
Iowa City
Walter P. Black
Sue A. Hakill
Dallas
Ronald E. Howell
Newhall
Wilhelmina C. Davis
Yuma Drive
George Eliot
Diai 911
John E. Lapes
Odes Retail
Plerisi
3Rd Ave
J Avenue Floral & Botanical
16Th Avenue
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