21 Feb 1980
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1980
Page
1
Obituary notices from Cedar Rapids and surrounding cities report the deaths of M Darwin Sandy 64 of Westover Road SE and John Adam Voehl 87 of Shellsburg among others. The notices detail birth dates marriage places affiliations survivors and service arrangements. Many entries list churches cemeteries and funeral home plans with visitation and burial details.
Iranian authorities push for the shah's extradition while weighing the hostages' fate amid U N inquiry. Officials deny links between the commission and hostages, as the Carter administration backs the mission with conditions. The story notes Bedjaoui's possible gentle men s agreement and the shah's travel to Panama on December 15.
The L and H Lounge on the southeast side was the scene of a fatal shooting, the second at the venue in just over a year. Police arrested three people amid a brawl as officers processed the scene, while witnesses described a chaotic night.
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance met in Paris and London to coordinate a Western response to the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan. He failed to secure Bonn's support for an Olympic boycott and noted unresolved differences with France while Europe weighed Moscow's moves and a Common Market plan offering Afghan neutrality in exchange for Russian troop withdrawal.
Three people were arrested for drunken driving in Linn County late Wednesday and early today. Kevin M. Jensen, 24, of 1829 Higley Ave SE, was arrested after 7 p.m. on First Avenue at 29th Street East following a rear end collision. He also faced charges of following too closely and interfering with official acts for removing his car after being told not to. Virgil G. Kellison, 36, of 204 Seventh Ave Hiawatha, was arrested at 6:45 p.m. at Second Avenue and Willman Street. Francis J. Walker, 58, of Prairieburg was arrested at 2:06 a.m. 14 miles north of Central City, and also charged with failing to have his license plate lighted.
Central United States reports thunderstorms in the Midwest with showers stretching from the Gulf Coast to New York and North Carolina coast. Snow and rain showers persist across western states with heavier rain in California and a flash flood watch for Southern California coasts and mountains.
The Cedar Rapids Marion League of Women Voters to honor Gazette Associate Editor Frank Nye with an honorary League membership at a luncheon on Friday. Nye is praised for championing citizen involvement through his columns and editorials, aiding voter education as the group launches a registration drive with two outdoor billboards on the 14th Avenue bridge and Highway 151. For more information call 366-0674.
Northwestern Bell customers in eastern Nebraska western Iowa eastern North Dakota and most of South Dakota were left uncharged for 535677 in long distance calls after 21 billing tapes were erased by a substitute clerk. The error occurred on November 14 during the rewinding and erasing process at the Omaha data processing center. No charges were posted and retrieved data could not be recovered. Two supervisors were demoted.
Vital statistics list births on Feb 18 and Feb 20 including names Kathryn Smith Roxanne Huber Dian Wright Jacquelyn Farris Connie Butler Nannette Hershberger and a Feb 19 birth in Aurora Colorado. Grandparents named C H Fliehler. Also notes marriages Daniel B Travis Lesa M Miller Elmer L Matthews Kimberly L Sykora all Cedar Rapids. Fire at 418 Second St NE 8 16 am and sprinkler cutting torch 11 28 am under investigation 310 G Ave NW.
In Des Moines a bill to allow officials to accept gifts up to 50 dollars with public disclosure for gifts over 15 dollars cleared the Senate 34 to 15 and heads to Gov. Ray. It imposes no total gift cap and aims to clarify local and state rules while acknowledging public interest remains muted.
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