Deaths in Cedar Rapids and Surrounding Areas
Notices report multiple deaths including Lulu Miller 94 of Cedar Rapids area former Queen City MO with services pending at Dooley Funeral Home Queen City. Elizabeth L Walker 84 Prairieburg dies in Monticello nursing home with funeral details and burial at St Josephs Prairieburg.
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Lulu Miller
Queen City
John F. Miller
Cedar Rapids
Chris Pearson
Zula Sloop
Miller
First Baptist Church
Pearson
Sloop
Kathleen Baker
Auburn
Calif
Ola Starbuck
Stella Bleything
Kansas City
Zula Sieloff
Detroit
Mich
Dooley Funeral Home
Turner Chapel West
Elizabeth L. Walker
Prairieburg
Monticello
William J. Walker
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Robert
Coggan
Francis
Thomas
John Arthur
Rolla
Mary Robert O.S.F
Chillicothe
Frances Burda
Rock Island
Texas
Gertrude Holub
Mary Penn
Marion
Thomas Bisenius
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Murdoch Chapel
Central City
George J. Klein 65 Dies. Services Pending
George Joseph Klein 65 of 1109 Crestview Drive SE died today at Mercy Hospital. Services are pending at Stewart Funeral Home with viewing 2 to 9 p.m. Friday.
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Manchester
Joseph L. McGrane Sr
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Bohnenkamp’s. Hazleton
William Strickell
Brant-Kerns
Oelwein
Fremont Township
Iowa City
Ike Price
George L
Mechanicsville
Ward
Irah) Kent
Goettsch’s
Victor — Freddie Hansen
McAninch-Fremming’s
George Joseph Klein
Crestview Drive
Mercy Hospital
Stewart Funeral Home
Waukon housewife injured in home fire
A Waukon housewife was hospitalised after rescuing her daughter from a burning home as neighbors battled the blaze. The family escaped. the interior was gutted and possessions lost.
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Waukon
Sullivan
Kyle
Jason Sullivan
Rochelle Sullivan
Francis Gerkey
California
Fire damages basement area at residence on Cad Lane
A daytime fire at 1924 Cad Lane SW damaged a basement corner and one house side. Mrs. Myers called the fire department after seeing smoke from the basement. the fire was quickly extinguished and cause is undetermined though a Christmas decoration in the basement is suspected.
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Ron Myers
Cad Lane
Myers
the Gazette
Correction in marriage license listing in Gazette
The Gazette corrects a misspelled name Edward W. Conwell in marriage license applications. Advertises free ear piercing with the purchase of $9.71 earrings or $25.00 diamond earrings, and birthstone options from Siebke Hoyt Jewelers priced at $15.
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Edward W. Conwell
Siebke Hoyt Jewelers
Des Moines Fire Damages Three Businesses on West Side
An early morning blaze damaged a pharmacy a bagel shop and a real estate agency on Des Moines west side with five other businesses suffering smoke damage. About 35 firefighters battled the five hour fire from eight trucks. Fire Chief Lee Williams said the fire likely started in the rear of the pharmacy and noted the shared attic with sheet metal ceilings made access difficult. Damage estimates were not released.
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Des Moines
UPI
Lee Williams
Williams
Iowa files injunction against vending firm from Pennsylvania
The Iowa Attorney General seeks to bar International Entertainment Co. Inc. and three King of Prussia subsidiaries from Iowa business after allegations of violating the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act. Douglas Carlson said the actions involve sale of vending machine distributorships for gum mints and panty hose.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
International Entertainment Co. Inc
King of Prussia
Douglas Carlson
Election not contested in Clayton County race
Clayton County supervisors race will not be contested. Unsuccessful candidate Jerry Stence had claimed two voting machines in Guttenberg and Elkader malfunctioned. A hearing was set to decide next steps, but Stence said the margin of error could not overturn results and dropped all action.
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Elkader
Clayton County
Jerry Stence
Guttenberg
Stence
IBM and AT&T Pay Global Dividend Surge
International Business Machines and American Telephone and Telegraph together pay over $1 in dividends for each person on Earth. IBM’s payout equals nearly $10 annually for every U.S. citizen, illustrating the scale of the two firms' shareholder returns.
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International Business Machines
American Telephone and Telegraph
IBM
United States
Refugees aboard Tung An recount peril and hope
Refugees crowded the Hong Kong bound Tung An from Bangkok as they swarmed aboard from small boats in the South China Sea on December 6. They describe harsh holds with sacks of feed as bedding and a crowded foul smell while awaiting the world’s attention to their plight. A Vietnamese refugee guided the narrator's camera journey and urged telling their story to the world.
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Hong Kong
Tung An
Iran Protesters Hit Oil Production Crisis in Capital
Demonstrations in Tehran threaten to topple the shah as oil output fluctuates. A Western diplomat warns of a potential coup or abdication while clashes leave deaths, cars burned, and fuel shortages amid. Ayatollah Khomeini in Paris calls for a day of national mourning and the shah’s abdication.
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Soviet Union
United States
Carter Administration
State Department
CIA
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Paris
No Regrets From Accuser After Rape Trial Verdict
Mrs Rideout says she does not regret pressing charges and would do it again seeing it as a start for other women. Norma Joyce of the Salem Women’s Crisis Center calls the verdict a terrible setback, noting many women fear pursuing legal justice in rape cases.
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Mrs. Rideout
Norma Joyce
Salem Women's Crisis Center
Ms. Joyce
Bowser questions fire marshal call over fourth floor exit
County Board of Supervisors discusses safety at Bowser's Bowser opposes closing rotunda and building a new stair. He cites two existing stair sets on the south side and argues evacuation plans suffice. Estimates range 500000 to 750000. A 30 year note recalls a Czech government stance on Catholic clergy.
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County Board of Supervisors
Bowser
Hentges
Merle Kopel
Tremendous battle over Iowa rape law looms
Des Moines AP reports a "tremendous" legal clash over whether a spouse can be charged with rape under Iowa's sexual abuse statute. Experts foresee a test case as ambiguity in cohabiting spouses faces potential Supreme Court scrutiny.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Oregon
Bruce Cook
Rape trial highlights women’s right to charge husbands
District Attorney Gary Gort maker defended the right of women to press rape charges against their husbands despite marriage contracts. The case involved Mrs Rideout accusing her husband of rape and beating on Oct 10 in their Salem apartment. Jury forewoman Jean Kay Lent noted four ballots before acquittal. Defense said law and facts were at issue amid Oregon’s 1977 rape law.
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Salem
Ore
John Rideout
Gary Gortmaker
Rideout
Jenny
Charles Burt
Oregon
Iona
Delaware
New Jersey
District Attorney’s Office
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Wenner
Lucy M
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
William B. Harnish
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Schwiebert
Clara Bevan
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Richard Ernst
Hillside Wesleyan Church
Hillside Wesleyan Church Memorial Fund
Ruth J. Moss
Harold Moss
Moss
Delton Marti
Gerald E
Dennis L
Anamosa
Bertha Ginther
Center Point Road
Frank Ginther
Millersburg
Mr. Ginther
Arlo
Harold
Bondurant
Joe
Davenport
Virgil King
Vinton
Merle Hamilton
Keystone
Joe A. Smith
Urbana
Vinton Hospital
Floyd Gifford
St. Petersburg
Fla
Leonard Smith
West Palm Beach
R.J. Axen
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Walter J. Meyocks
Dick Sullivan
Kathy Sullivan
Brigitte
Giuseppe Saragat
Italy
Bob Luman
Ille, Tenn
Flowers & Plants
United Press International
Iran
el al
Cook
U.S
Roxanne Conlin
Dial
Julia Gentleman
R-Des Moines
Supreme Court
Conlin
Iowa Commission On the Status of Women
Sue Follon
Women’s Commission
Commission
Florist
Jean Kay Lent
Oregon Supreme Court
Mrs. Lent
Owers
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
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