Deaths: Paul Berten Wren and others toll Iowa obituaries
Obituaries list multiple deaths with ages and hometowns. Paul Berten Wren 68 of 744 Staub Court NE Cedar Rapids died after brief illness. Ceva Mae Heddinger 81 of Marion died in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Anna Hoffman Dytert 87 longtime Cedar Rapids resident died in Arizona. Other notices name Pearl Gray 58 Iowa City and multiple memorial services, rosaries, and burial details across Cedar Rapids Marion and area communities.
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Paul Berten Wren
Staub Court
Cedar Rapids
Mokane
Georgia Lee Harwell
Oklahoma City
Okla
Wren
Columbus
Wilson Foods
Chamber of Commerce
All- Iowa Fair Board
St. Luke’s Hospital
YMCA
Rotary
Elmcrest Country Club
Elks and Mount Hermon Lodge
A.M
Kathleen White
Albert E
Denton
Texas
Kenneth
Nashville
Tenn
Harold
Turner Chapel East
Russell C. Striffler
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
St. Luke’s Foundation
Ceva Mae Heddinger
31St St
Marion
Fairfax
Garrison
Arthur James Heddinger
Waterloo
William Bursovsky
Bruce Hamlett
Strawberry Point
Harold A
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
John Gallagher
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Murdoch
Anna Hoffman Dytert
Arizona
Jerry Dytert
Marlene A. Wharton
Lucille D. Bryan
Golden, Colo
Bettendorf
Sunrise Optimists to screen insurance film on crashes
C R News Briefs note Sunrise Optimists meeting at Bishop Cafeteria downtown at 7 30 a m Saturday will feature an insurance film on small car crashes. The item sits among Drake University graduation notices and local ads for services and sales.
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Sunrise
Ray Kimm
Bishop Cafeteria
Cold wave grips Iowa with record lows and deep snow
Frigid air blankets Iowa as overnight lows reach 29 below at Ames and 19 below at Ottumwa. Fort Dodge set a 29 below record, Ottumwa 19 below, Cedar Rapids near 20 below. Snow depths range 7 to 31 inches citywide with most 15 to 20. A slight chance of more snow Friday night into Saturday.
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Iowa
National Weather Service
Ames
Council Bluffs
Mason City
Spencer
Burlington
Fort Dodge
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
Plains
Milwaukee seeks abandon 125 miles of mainline rail
Milwaukee Road plans to file with the Interstate Commerce Commission an application to abandon 125 miles of mainline track from Green Island in Jackson County to Tama Iowa. The move could end rail service for 15 eastern Iowa towns and prompt protests within 35 days.
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Milwaukee Road
Interstate Commerce Commission
Iowa
Milwaukee
Green Island
Jackson County
Mississippi River
Tama
Cedar Rapids- Marion
Cedar Rapids
Amana
ICC
Clinton
North Western
Washington
Army finds no punishment for German unit order on language use
Army Secretary Clifford Alexander said Lt. Col. William Landgraff rescinded his order banning Spanish on duty for Hispanic soldiers in West Germany. The Army stated it will not restrict soldiers from using any language to communicate and called the case a dead issue.
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Washington
West Germany
Army
Clifford Alexander
William Landgraff
Alexander
Cedar Rapids Gazette Details and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 lists publication at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. It notes subscription rates by carrier and by mail, with pricing for 7 issues, 4 weeks and 52 weeks and mentions exclusive AP republication rights.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Associated Press
Acheson Says Americans React to Mindszenty Case
Secretary of State Dean Acheson says Americans are sickened and horrified by the Mindszenty case, reflecting American sentiment amid the controversy.
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Dean Acheson
Mindszenty
Nuclear plant theft prompts in house probe by Iowa Electric
Duane Arnold head of Iowa Electric orders internal review after a radioactive strontium 90 disc was removed from the Palo plant following a threatening letter claiming inside saboteurs. NRC cautions on harassment link while noting the disc is licensable material and could signal broader safety concerns.
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Duane Arnold
Iowa Electric
Webb
Arnold
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Chicago
Gaston Fiorelli
Fiorelli
Pledge Sentencing Set For March 8 At 10 30 A M
After the verdicts a March 8 sentencing date is scheduled. Forte noted that appeal considerations exist and that Pledge 16 would remain at a juvenile facility despite being tried as an adult. Denton praised the verdicts and outlined possible penalties of up to 10 years for theft and five years for involuntary manslaughter.
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Pledge
Forte
Harold Denton
College district teachers approve tentative contract pact
The College Community Education Association voters approve an 8.17 percent salary increase for 1979 80 with a two year contract. The board must approve, a 7 30 p m meeting is set at Prairie High School library to consider the agreement.
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College Community Education Association
The
College Community School Board
Prairie High School
Beverly Verstegh
CCEA
Board of Education
House narrowly OKs convention compromise in budget move
DES MOINES The Iowa House approved a compromise amendment by 50 to 49 to delay a constitutional convention provision tied to a balanced budget push. Rep. Cooper Evans led the compromise, while Rep. John Clark and nine Republicans opposed. The Senate already backed a broader call with a convention threat if Congress stalls.
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Des Moines
John Clark
House
Roger Halvorson
R-Monona
Senate
Evans
Iowa
Hurley Hall
Myron Oxley
Marion
Jim Wells
Cedar Rapids
Emil Husak
Toledo
Kenneth Miller
Independence
Darrell Olson
Manchester
Iowa Senate
Congress
Clark
U.S
Washington
Three charged with drunk driving in Linn County
Three persons arrested and charged with drunk driving in Linn County. Kenneth Crosby of 1005 llth St NW was taken into custody Thursday at L Avenue and Sixth Street NW. Richard P. Manke, 24, of 1335 Second Ave SE, was arrested at 9:50 p.m. at Wilson Avenue and L Street SW. Ellsworth H. Jackson, 55, of 411 First Ave SW, was arrested at 12:20 a.m. today in the 300 block of First Avenue NW.
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Linn County
Kenneth Crosby
Llth St
L Avenue
Sixth Street
Richard P. Manke
Second Ave
Wilson Avenue
L Street
Ellsworth H. Jackson
First Ave
First Avenue
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Peggy” Lambert
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Irene Wilson Oehler
Delhi Methodist Church
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Arnold S
Red
Hintz’s
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St. Wenceslaus Church
University of Iowa Cancer Research
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Murdoch Chapel
Glen W. Lamb
First United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park
Powell
Willard Zeno
Walker
John Hembry
Walker United Methodist Church
Toman
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Janeba- Kuba Funeral Home
Canon D.A. Loferski
Czech National Cemetery
Hanford Post
American Legion
C.R. News
Drake
Drake University
John T. Breslin Jr
Delores Mae Dostal
Dysart
Patty Jo Thomas
North English
Michael Wicke
Jefferson High School
University of California, Irvine
Wilson Beauty Salon
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Sapadapaso
Bob A'Hearn Plumbing and Heating Company
Ample Lady’s
M.R. Schmidt
DVM
Marion Heights
East Post Road
Grand Ave
Las Vegas
Harold Paul
Jerry
Kay Copeland
Jerry Rippey
1St Avenue
Jack Shepherd Auction Company
Jan Beane
Mary Lou Wermayer
Peg Holtz
Suzan Haddad
Blair House Hair Designers
1St Ave
Farm _ Bureau
Bob Sullivan
Mt. Vernon Road
Moose
Merle Norman Cosmetics
Valentine
Pierson's Florists
Rose
Siebke Hoyt Jewelers
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Emerald Knights
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College District
Teachers OK Pact
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Frank Crabb
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