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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1979

Page

2

Deaths a Cedar Rapids death toll carries names and dates

A long obituary list notes Katerina Viktora 84 of 1827 K St. SW Cedar Rapids died after a long illness in a local health care facility. Survived by four daughters three sons and many grandchildren. Services set 2 p.m. Thursday at Swenson and Johnson Funeral Home Two Harbors Minnesota with burial at Lake View Cemetery. Local arrangements by Janeba Kuba Funeral Home West.

Katerina Viktora St. SW Ben Viktora Cedar Rapids Brestovec Czechoslovakia United States Two Harbors Minn Quaker Oats Co Century Engineering Karel IV Lodge 13 Swenson and Johnson Funeral Home William Humphreys The United Church Lake View Cemetery Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home West Frank J. ‘‘Fritz Pardubsky 26Th St. SE Bode’s Westminster United Presbyterian Church Blue Lodge Crescent Lodge No el Kahir Shrine Jolly Jokers Clowns Linn County Optometric Association Jan Hus Lodge IOOF Lenore Troyak Gary Teig Robert L Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home John P. Woods William B. Harnish AF & AM Oak Hill Cemetery Shrine Crippled Children’s Hospital Fund Alta Frances Murrell F Ave Ottumwa St. Luke’s Hospital Coatsville Orville L. Murrell Lancaster Murrell Alta’s Leota Brown Gary Ind Beverly Carlisle Ray Collier Calumet Ill Maxine Clausen Centerville Velma Owens Mystic Ruth Baugher Cincinnati Ohio Norman Arm Memorial Addition Evan T. Burke Knoxville Tenn Montrose Hotel Edythe Hudson Immaculate Conception Church Knights of Columbus Council Bowen General Assembly Knights of Columbus Terry T

Iran Crisis Deepens Over Hostages and Waldheim Visit

Iran rejects negotiations with UN chief Waldheim over hostage release. Hardline students and the Revolutionary Council insist the captives must be freed only in exchange for the Shah's exile. Brzezinski warns Tehran amid Soviet actions in Afghanistan. Khomeini named Time Man of the Year.

Rouhani Ayatollah Sayed Kazem Shariatmadari Ruhollah Khomeini Waldheim Khomeini Iran Revolutionary Council U.N Carter Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Sadegh Ghotbzadeh Time Magazine

Hostages Read Propaganda Statements From Tehran Embassy

Four Americans held at the U S Embassy in Tehran read statements during a service led by American clergy. Networks aired edited footage of the statements after militants released the material. One priest called the event a propaganda ploy while a hostage whispered reassurance about telling the truth.

Washington U.S Tehran Iran ABC NBC CBS Thomas Gumbleton Detroit Gumbleton

Weather Report and Regional Conditions

Weather data show December totals and normal conditions with a high Sunday 41. The report notes rain along the North Pacific coast with snow in Northwest mountains and dense fog in the Midwest and Ohio Valley. Temperatures vary from teens to 60s across regions, with travel advisories for snow and fog in several western and midwestern areas.

North Pacific Coast California Washington State Pacific Northwest Washington Cascade, Siskiyou Sierra Nevada Oregon Michigan Ohio Valley Appalachians South Carolina Minnesota Iowa Lower Ohio Tennessee Arkansas Missouri New England mid-Atlantic Coast Great Plains Newport Ore Ukiah Calif Red Bluff Eugene Yakima Wash Plains Rockies West Gulf Coast East Gulf Coast Florida Gulf Coast States West Coast

Births Report From Mercy St Luke's and Out of Town

Vital statistics detail newborns from Mercy and St Luke's hospitals with parental names and addresses. Includes out of town birth in Iowa City for Rose and Greg Zimmerman a daughter and lists multiple area grandparents and Cedar Rapids residents. Also records a series of emergency calls and medical emergencies in Cedar Rapids.

Iowa City Rose Greg Zimmerman John Zimmerman Miami Drive

Widow of polygamist persists after murder in Utah

Vicki Singer in Marion Utah says she feels no bitterness after her husband John Singer 48 was shot during an arrest attempt by 10 officers at his farm His death followed his refusal to educate his children outside his one room mountain schoolhouse Despite FBI clears and a pending wrongful death suit by heirs the family receives aid and support from neighbors while Mrs Singer maintains she remains married to her late husband and prays for daily strength She and John were excommunicated from the Mormon Church in 1963 for polygamy

Marion Utah Vicki Singer John Singer Singer Salt Lake City FBI Gerald Spence Karen Silkwood Ogden Salt Lake Temple

New Year News Preview From The Gazette

The Gazette promises a New Year morning edition with obituaries and other material due by 9 tonight. Readers are invited to explore 1980s previews and Dr Block’s parenting resolutions. Sports coverage highlights Peach and Blue Bonnet bowl games.

The Gazette

Proxmire urges surplus in 1981 federal budget

Sen. William Proxmire urged President Carter to submit a fiscal 1981 budget with a surplus. He called a deficit budget wrong and shameful and warned current inflation makes a surplus essential to restraint and inflation fight.

Washington UPI William Proxmire D-Wis Carter Proxmire Senate Banking Committee Congress

The Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates and Details

The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces subscription options including carrier weekly rates 1.40, mail options for Afternoon Editions and Sunday 7 issues at 4.82 for 4 weeks, 72.80 for 52 weeks. States and territories price 110.00 for 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions where Gazette carrier service exists. USPS 095680.

The Gazette Company Third Ave. SE Cedar Rapids Iowa U.S Gazette Associated Press

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