Obituaries consolidate multiple local deaths and services
A sequence of obituaries notes the deaths of Phyllis Swanson Reid 57 of Blairstown and Owen Scott 81 of Cedar Rapids with funeral plans at First Presbyterian Church Blairstown and Turner Chapel West respectively. Additional notices detail services for Voss Tonya L., Ryan Douglas Wayne Falconer, Lillian Beresford, Cynthia Schmidt, Emma Hanson, John Mettille, and other memorials with churches cemeteries and burial dates in Iowa communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voss
Tonya L
Calvary Baptist Church
Walden Askren
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Ryan
Douglas Wayne Falconer
Silver Creek Methodist Church
Shelley’s
Manchester
Silver Creek
Vinton
Lillian Beresford
Campbell-Russell’s
Evergreen Cemetery
Toledo
Ernest
Cynthia) Schmidt
St. Patrick's Church
Tama
Mason- Hand's
Emma Hanson
Phillips Funeral Home
Harper’s Ferry
John Mettille
St. Pius Church
Cherry Mound
Hanson’s
Waukon
Afghan leader’s downfall fuels Soviet Afghan intervention
Diplomats say Amin’s hard line harmed Moscow as Karmal gained immediate Soviet aid and Brezhnev hailed his election. Carter denounced Soviet interference, calling it a grave threat to peace after discussions with other leaders.
Carter presses for release as Iran talks stall
President Carter reiterated preference for a peaceful resolution and U N action while reserving unspecified steps if needed. Royo said Panama would study Iran's request to extradite the shah if hostages are freed first, but would not decide until a formal request arrives. Negotiations continued as McHenry joined the U S mission in Washington amid efforts for nine Security Council votes and a Soviet veto concern.
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Royo
Panama
Iran
Khomeini
Carter
United States
U.N
White House
Security Council
Soviet Union
Clergy Observe Hostages in Tehran Embassy Compound
Rev. Thomas Gumbleton and Howard describe 43 hostages in groups of four or five, including two women in solitary confinement. The captors, under Khomeini orders, forbid political talk and keep news limited. One hostage, William Keough, formerly head of the American School in Tehran, asks for a message to his wife in Islamabad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Gumbleton
Bishop Gumbleton
Katherine Koob
Jesup
Elizabeth Ann Swift
Gumblton
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Howard
Princeton
N.J
William Keough
Keough
Tehran
Islamabad
Pakistan
U.S
House Fire North of Hiawatha Burns Storage House
Firefighters from Hiawatha and Robins battled a house fire Friday night for over four hours. Kenneth Price owns the Cedar Rapids property 4742 Danbury St. NE, a mile north of Hiawatha on Highway 150. The northern third burned, top floor collapse scattered items, damage about 6000 dollars to the structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiawatha and
Robins
Kenneth Price
Danbury St
Cedar Rapids
Hiawatha
Highway 150
Don Mohler
Mohler
Alibi defense set in David Robbins trial
David M. Robbins of Marshalltown seeks an alibi defense claiming he was in Marshalltown at all times relevant when accused of murdering James Ashlock at Sammy’s Lounge Cedar Rapids. The defense lists 11 alibi witnesses including Marshalltown officers West and Rhodes and questions surrounding statements obtained via a transmitting device used by a jail informant. Robbins faces first degree murder and robbery charges and is set for trial in Linn District Court January 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David M. Robbins
Marshalltown
James Ashlock
Cedar Rapids
Robbins
John West
R.A. Rhodes
Ashlock
Sammy
Center Point Road
Jerry C. Anderson
Anderson
Deb Zahad
Alice Clemons
Darla Starns
Scott Gross
Judy Lamphier
Rich Strausbaugh
Hamilton
Ill
Rich Gross
Johnson County
Steve Thompson
Judy Thompson
Melbourne
Linn District Court
Cedar Rapids assaults target women with weapons
A Cedar Rapids woman was assaulted with a knife early Friday morning on Third Street and Fifth Avenue SE. James Jackson Sturtz, 19, was arrested Friday night and charged with assault with intent to inflict serious injury. Two later attempted assaults occurred in the Target parking lot and at Hill Drive SE, both involving a knife or gun and a blue hooded sweatshirt suspect with a ski mask. No serious injuries reported.
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Cedar Rapids
James Jackson Sturtz
Bever Ave
Third Street
Fifth Avenue SE
Sturtz
Linn County
Target Store
First Ave. SE
Hill Drive
Burglary Arrest Tuts 22 Year Old for Roof Oil Theft
Earl Leroy Kirklin, 22, of 3628 21st St. SW, is charged with second degree burglary for a Dec 26 break in at Roof Oil Co. 723 Eighth Ave. SE where 30 cartons of cigarettes and cash were taken. Police note a Thursday night or Friday morning burglary at World of Cypress 227 K Ave NW with tools clocks a radio and a redwood table. value 2186 dollars. Entry by a back door is suspected. Credits: Linn County Carter-Mondale Campaign opens open house 2 to 5 pm Sunday at 1427 First Avenue SE under Faye Thornton and Greg Nichols. Contact numbers are listed. Mary Ann Shaffer car theft alleged. Halstead charged in county attorney filing Dec 17.
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Earl Leroy Kirklin
21St St
Kirklin
Roof Oil Co
Eighth Ave
World of
Cypress
K Ave
Linn County
Carter-Mondale
First Avenue SE
Faye Thornton
Greg Nichols
Avenue SE
Mary Ann Shaffer
Halstead
Blouin resigns and denies promised job in Carter drive
Former Iowa Representative Michael Blouin quits as head of the Security Oversight Office to aid President Carter’s Iowa re election effort. He denies being promised a higher federal position, while a Kennedy campaign lawsuit cites alleged promises of jobs for campaign support. Blouin says officials approached him in October about a post in the education department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Iowa
Michael Blouin
Security Oversight
Carter
Dubuque
New Education Department
Otumwa man held on theft charges in Linn County
Winston C. Halstead, 22, of Otumwa is jailed in Linn County on two counts of second degree theft stemming from Dec. 10 theft of a pickup and Dec. 12 theft of an automobile. Court records show he was arrested in Texas Thursday and held on a $10,000 bond. The pickup belonged to Violet Rieger and had been backed from Allen Motors’ garage for a few minutes when seen heading west on Second Avenue.
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Winston C. Halstead
Ottumwa
Linn County
Texas
Halstead
Violet Rieger
Allen Motors
Allen
Central Plains Snowstorm and Local Temperature Records
A heavy snow warning covers central and east central Kansas with an additional three to six inches expected. Reports include Goodland Kansas with 12 inches on the ground and rainfall in San Antonio and California. Record highs in Michigan reach 45 degrees at Marquette and Alpena breaking old marks.
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Central Plains
Kansas
Colorado
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
Goodland
Kan
Washington State
California
San Antonio
Killeen
Dakotas
Mississippi Valley
Missouri
Ohio Valley
West Coast
Sacramento
San Joaquin
Michigan
Marquette
Alpena
Vital Statistics and Incident Log Entries
Vital statistics record births on December 28 for Jeri Stodola at 2107 Greenwood Drive SE Hiawatha Joyce Carver in Lamphammer Keystone and Renee Konrad in 1106 33rd Street SE plus others. The entries include two births and a list of Friday emergency calls and equipment faults at various addresses and businesses.
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Gayle
John Coberly
Shellsburg
Jeri
Kevin Stodola
Greenwood Drive
Joyce
Duane Carver
Sailfish
Hiawatha
Marilyn
Michael Silhanek
Keystone
Renee
Dean Konrad
33Rd St
City Briefs and Local Notices Highlight Events
Informal Linn County supervisors meeting with Duane Arnold Jr at 8:30 a.m. Monday in the courthouse conference room. March 9–16 Natchez Pilgrimage features New Orleans Deep South trips to Vicksburg Biloxi Mobile and the French Quarter. Other items include ads for Knight Hall games doors times and various local services.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Duane Arnold Jr
Natchez
New Orleans
Deep South
Vicksburg
Biloxi
Mobile
French Quarter
D.J
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Phyllis Swanson Reid
Lamplite Lane
Mercy Hospital
Blairstown
Reid
University of Iowa
W.A. Drake Co
W.S. Drake
American Legion Auxiliary
First Presbyterian Church
Jack Swanson
Floyd Reid
Brainerd
Minn
Bill L. Swanson
Golden Valley
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Mildred Board Grubbs
Russell's
Owen Scott
Higley Ave
Anamosa
Grace A. Murray
Springville
Scott
Leibsohn
Smulekoff
Kenwood House
Anamosa High School
Coe College
Chicago University
Turner Chapel West
Noor Mohammed Taraki
Amin
Moscow
Karmal
Leonid Brezhnev
Revolutionary Council
Washington
Afghanistan
America
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
United Nations
Camp David
Donald McHenry
Coffin
Hiawatha Burns
Mahler
Robins’ Fire Department
Hiawatha Fire Department
David Robbins
C.R
Metro Roundup
Blouin
John E. Lapes
C.R. Weather
Steessensssanseese
St. Luke's
Ann
Larry Abernathy
Jacquelyn
Royal Guthrie
30Th St. Drive
Karen
Thomas Niemi
H Ave. NE
Lois
Rudolph Alferts
36Th Ave
St. Luke’s Hospital
A Ave
Teresa Drive
C Ave
Waconia Ave
O Ave
15Th St
Knight Hall
2Nd Avenue SE
Holly and_ mistletoe
Peck
Adv
Jack Shepherd
Oscar Wilde
John B. Turner & Son
Turner
Second Ave
Turner's West
First Ave
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