Deaths in Cedar Rapids area residents and others
Obituaries list Vernon J. Becker Sr 67 of 277 20th Ave SW Cedar Rapids died after sudden illness. John D. Taylor Jr 20 Cedar Rapids died after a sudden illness. Merl R. Sawyer 67 Urbana Center Point area died in Cedar Rapids hospital. Multiple services set across Cedar Memorial Chapel Murdoch Chapel and local churches with burial plans and memorial funds. Other notices cover Ernst George H Burkhart Sterl Oliver Ozburn William L Sister Mary Edwin Cain and numerous towns with funeral times and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon J. Becker Sr
20Th Ave
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Becker
van Horne
Cookman
Jane Bogue
Ruth Becker
Toledo
Marlene Rhoads
Overland Park
Kan
Joan Hansen
Creston
Mary Ann Gardner
Sheila Becker
Tipton
Vernon J. Becker Jr
Turner Chapel West
Robert Cizek
Turner Crematory
John D. Taylor Jr
18Th Ave
Eleanor Vanous
Taylor
Western Transportation
Elks Club
Paul Myers
H.C. Kleineck
Rockford
Chapel of Memories
William Harnish
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Turner Chapel East
Camp Courage
Merl R. Sawyer
Urbana
Center Point
Martha Rossberg
Carthage
Ill
Sawyer
First Christian Church
Gene Dufoe
St. Louis
Karen M. Pollock
Donald L. Sawyer
Robins
Stanley David
Howard
Pine River
Minn
Raymond
Fort Smith
Ark
Joe Jones
Murdoch
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Burkhart
Sterl Oliver
Murdoch Chapel
Marion
Herbert Rogers
First Church of the Nazarene
Dunkard
Ozburn
William L
Charles Moore
Oak Shade
American Legion
Mary Edwin Cain
Sacred Heart Convent Chapel
David Remy
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Sacred Heart Chapel
Teahen
Robert Moss
Clinton
Brzezinski accuses Soviet general of directing Ethiopians in Ogaden
U S officials say a Soviet general named Petrov is directing Ethiopian forces in the Harah area as Somali clashes continue. Cuban troops reportedly rise to 10 000 to 11 000 with 400 tanks and 50 Mig fighters aiding Ethiopia. Carter to visit Venezuela Brazil Nigeria and Liberia starting March 28 with speeches in Caracas and Lagos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Africa
Ogaden
Brzezinski
Ethiopia
Harah
U.S
Petrov
Vietnam
United States
Somalia
Carter
Venezuela
Brazil
Nigeria
Liberia
Caracas
Lagos
U.N. Raises Push 75 Officials Above 75k Salary Mark
The United Nations promotes six assistant secretaries-general to undersecretaries-general with 86 000 a year ranks and plans a new “super” under secretary-general at 99 350. Secretary-General Waldheim earns 110 650. The move raises total above 75 000 to 75 officials, including nine Americans. The United States and Soviet Union oppose, while U.S. Rep Lester Wolff warns budgets may be blocked if salaries rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
United States
Soviet Union
Walter Mondale
Warren Burger
U.N
The
World Organization
Tles
Kurt Waldheim
Taries
Bradford Morse
Massachusetts
U.S
France
Sweden
Japan
Lester Wolff
New York
House Committee On International Relations
Yury Fokine
First Cedar Rapids February 32 degree day in 48 years
The official temperature in Cedar Rapids reached 32 degrees between 10 and 11 a.m. for the first time in 48 days, with sun and a forecasted rise toward 40. Des Moines neared 40 by 11 a.m. as Omaha had already reached the mark, but a northwest cold front was due to cool the mood. Lows tonight 10 to 15, highs Saturday in the low 20s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Omaha
Iowa
Handling Child Abuse Reports in Iowa Systems
The article explains how mandatory and permissive reporters file abuse notices, intake staff refer cases to the Child Abuse Registry, and how investigations proceed in Iowa. It covers timelines for contact, reporting to court, and the balance between protecting children and family rights, with cited concerns about law definitions and transparency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Social Services Department
Iowa
Balik
Child Abuse Registry
Department of Social Services
Des Moines
Joe Baker
Iowa Department of Social Services
Reid
Baker
State Community Services
Linn
Tietz
State Department
Cedar Rapids
Central Registry
Edwin Tietz
Steel talks show progress with cautious optimism
Speer indicated weekend hopes for a settlement while George Stinson of National Steel described the president's guidance to keep pressing for a settlement. He called the meeting constructive though negotiations remained fluid and said there was no push to split the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speer
George Stinson
National Steel
Coal strike nears end as Kentucky miners reach tentative pacts
United Mine Workers announce tentative agreements with two eastern Kentucky coal firms. Terms mirror a prior Pittsburg & Midway deal. The bargaining council backed its bottom line for industry wide settlement. Governors urged industry acceptance as Senate paused Panama Canal debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers
Kentucky
Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co
Milton Langer named to ISU advisory council
Milton Langer, president of Langer Manufacturing Co. Cedar Rapids, will serve a three year term on the Center for Industrial Research and Service advisory council at Iowa State University. Other briefs note antique glass sales and local ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Langer
Langer Manufacturing Co
Cedar Rapids
Center For Industrial Research and Service
Iowa State University
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T.W. van Beck
S. Blairstown
Raymond Birch
First Presbyterian Church
S. Tama
Gertrude Wolcott Corns
Edith Just
What Cheer Baptist Church
Harden’s
Traer
Helen Hadachek
Overton’s
Buckingham
Anamosa
Ernest
Lois) Goldsmith
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Goettsch’s
Independence
Vada Ellen Weber
White's
Arlee G.W. Blank
Mason-Hawe’s
Floyd
Helen) Brooks
Move
Ruary
Palestine
Cedar Rapids Solon
Valenta
Department
State Registry
Schneider
White House
Senate
Robert Strauss
BCOA
P&m
C.R. News
Jim Beams
Town House Convention Hall
Pierson’s Florists
Ellis Blvd
16Th Ave
Center Point Rd
16Th Avenue
C Street
St. Matthew’s Church
Tom Whitney
Shiloh
Pol. Adv
Nelson Rockefeller
John E. Lapes
Bradt
Cedar Memorial Park
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