Weekend Weather and Local Death Notices Summary
The Daily Record reports a detailed extended forecast with rain or snow possible midweek and temperatures ranging from the teens to the low 40s, plus recent precipitation totals. It also lists births at Mercy and St. Luke's hospitals and a long series of funeral notices across Iowa towns, detailing names, ages, and service times.
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Angela Davis Goes on Trial in Marin Courtroom
Angela Davis, 28, a black militant and former UCLA faculty member, goes on trial for murder kidnapping and conspiracy in the 1970 Marin County courthouse shootings. Judge Arnason presides as the case opens after a long delay with defense and prosecution ready for trial.
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San Jose
Calif
UPI
Angela Davis
Marin County
Superior Court
Richard Arnason
Miss Davis
UCLA
San Rafael
Diplomats sign pact keeping US troops in Japan indefinitely
Twenty years ago diplomats announced an agreement granting that American troops would remain stationed in Japan for an open-ended period, cementing long term security ties between the two nations and shaping regional defense dynamics.
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Japan
Two Youths Sentenced to One Year in Reformatory
Decorah. Dale Snyder, 22, and Duane Foltz, 18, were each sentenced to one year in the Anamosa men’s reformatory after changing pleas from innocent to guilty in district court. They faced trial on assault with intent to commit great bodily injury for a Dec. 19 shooting that injured Leland Osmundson of West Union.
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Decorah
Dale Snyder
Duane Foltz
Anamosa
Leland Osmundson
West Union
Obituary for Ethel L Dighton 1923 198?
Ethel L Dighton 48 of 219 Seventh Street SW died Sunday after a short illness Formerly of Wyaconda Missouri she had lived in Cedar Rapids 25 years Born April 22 1923 in Wyaconda she married Vernon D Dighton February 25 1946 Survived by her husband three sons Donald Joe and Strah Lee Dighton Cedar Rapids and Kenneth Peterson serving in the army four daughters Verna Hunt Mary Ann Dighton Joyce L Dighton and Mrs David Bosier all of Cedar Rapids a brother Joe Peterson Mitchellville three sisters Mrs Leonard Richards Apache Junction Ariz Mrs Art Davis Marion and Mrs Rex Patton Petersburg Va and four grandchildren Services 1 pm Tuesday at Chapel of Memories by Dr John P Woods Westminster Presbyterian Church Entombment Chapel of Memories Mausoleum Friends may call at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home after 2 pm Monday and at the chapel after 9 am Tuesday.
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Ethel L. Dighton
Seventh Street
Wyaconda
Cedar Rapids
Vernon D. Dighton
Donald Joe
Strah Lee Dighton
Kenneth Peterson
Verna J. Hunt
Mary Ann Dighton
Joyce L. Dighton
David Bosier
Joe Peterson
Mitchellville
Leonard Richards
Apache Junction
Ariz
Art Davis
Marion
Rex Patton
Petersburg
John P. Woods
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Chapel of Memories Mausoleum
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Walter C. Decious dies at 80 in Cedar Rapids
Walter C. Decious of 1516 Thirty-fourth street NE Cedar Rapids died suddenly Saturday. Born July 17 1892 in Jones county he married Lydia Richard Jan 22 1914 in Anamosa. He was a custodian at Marlette Consolidated school and a member of the First Christian church. Surviving are his wife a son Melvin of Anamosa a daughter Mrs Lloyd Kallenberger of Tipton four grandchildren three brothers Harry of Mt Vernon Ernest of Marion Harlo of Cedar Rapids and a sister Mrs Alberta Joyce of Marion. Services will be at Baxter chapel Marion at 11 a.m. Tuesday by Rev John M Hardy Burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may call at Baxter chapel. The casket will not be opened after the service.
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Walter C. Decious
Thirty-fourth Street
Cedar Rapids
Jones County
Lydia Richard Jan
Anamosa
Martelle Consolidated School
First Christian Church
Melvin
Lloyd Kallenberger
Tipton
Harry
Mt. Vernon
Ernest
Marion
Harlo
Alberta Joyce
Baxter Chapel
John M. Hardy
Cedar Memorial
Mrs Charles Sterner Floren Smith Sterner 80 Dies
Mrs Charles Sterner Florence Smith Sterner, 80, wife of Charles Sterner, a Cedar Rapids resident for 50 years, died Sunday after a long illness. Born July 12, 1891 in Springville, she married October 11, 1911 in Springville and worked at Armstrong's before retirement. Survived by husband, a daughter Bernadine Richardson of Mt. Vernon OH, and three grandchildren. Services at Turner Chapel East at 1:36 p.m. Wednesday with Very Rev Canon D A Lofer ski of St John’s Episcopal Church. Burial in Springville Cemetery. Friends may call at Turner East.
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Florence’ Smith Sterner
Charles Sterner
C Avenue NE
Springville
Cedar Rapids
Armstrong’s
Bernadine Richardson
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Turner Chapel East
D. A. Loferski
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Springville Cemetery
Turner East
Hester Diller dies suddenly in Lake City Florida
Hester Diller, 73, died suddenly Monday in Lake City Florida. Born January 24 1899 in Vinton she had retired from Wilson-Sincair Co Cedar Rapids area survivors include three sisters Mrs Wilmer J Robison Mrs Frances Crowley and Mrs Beatrice Fell and a brother Harley McElhaney Services are pending in Lake City Florida
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Hester Diller
Lake City
Fla
Vinton
Wilson-Sinclair Co
Cedar Rapids Area
Wilmer J. Robison
Elmhurst Drive
Frances Crowley
Americana Nursing Center
Beatrice Fell
Coralville
Harley McElhaney
LaPorte City
LakesCity
Memorial Services for Schilling Della and Ruth Evelyn Turner
Memorial services are planned at Immaculate Conception Church at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday led by Rev. William P. Leonard with burial at Linwood Cemetery. Rosary Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Turner chapel east. Ruth Evelyn Turner Chapel service follows at noon Tuesday with Rev. Neville Clayton entombment in Chapel of Memories. Friends may call Turner east until 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. casket will not be opened. Glenn A Harris service at Turner chapel west Tuesday at 3 p.m. with burial Linwood cemetery. body arrival delay allows viewing after 7 p.m. Monday at Turner west.
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Leroy E. Board
Devaney’s
Cascade
Community Presbyterian Church
Francis McNally
St. Peter’s Church
Temple Hill
Sigourney
Dora Molyneux
Reynolds
Masonville
Alton E. Downs
Shelly’s
Manchester
Earlville
Ruth Klaus
Patted Methodist Church
Clint
Everett F. Smith
Bloomfield
Oakwood Cemetery
Friends
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Jessie Heiserman
McCleery-Hawe
Quasqueton
Independence
Samuel Hoskins
McCleery-Howe
Brooklyn
Chrissee Johnston
United Methodist Church
Bramer
Oelwein
Dorothy Bolker
Brant’s
Luther Wiltse
Bohnenkamp
S. West Union
Pearl Pape
Zion Lutheran Church
Burnham and Wood
Mary Eva Duncalf
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Fellmer’s
Keystone
Springville
J. Claire Kennedy
Chicago
Murdoch
Harris
Glenn A
Turner Chapel West
Larry Fruehling
Linwood Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Turner West
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Mrs James Taggart Dies in Norfolk At 39
Mrs James Taggart aged 39 formerly of Cedar Rapids died in Norfolk Virginia Sunday night from Hodgkin's disease. Services will be held Wednesday in Norfolk with no immediate survivors in the Cedar Rapids area.
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James Taggart
Cedar Rapids
Norfolk
Courthouse to speed tax receipts with county computer
Supt. Craig Currie of Cedar Rapids schools lamented slow property tax receipts. County data processing chief Robert Pahus said a new daily calculator project, due in about a month, should streamline distribution by body. Supervisor George Clifford noted the plan will ease timely computations and reduce interest costs. Slow state funds delivery was also cited.
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Craig Currie
Cedar Rapids
George Clifford
Robert Pahus
Currie
Clifford
Eugene Held Charged With Breakin At Cedar Rapids Home
Donald J. Eugene, 28, of 309 Eighth Avenue SE, charged with breaking and entering after Leona Thompson of route one Cedar Rapids found him in her house on Sunday. He was arrested later, identified by Mrs. Thompson who knew him from work contacts. Held in county jail on $5,000 bond. About $755 in goods taken were found piled by the front door.
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Donald J. Eugene
Eighth Avenue SE
Leona Thompson
Cedar Rapids
Eugene
Hoffa Eyes Return to Power With Teamsters
Former Teamsters President James Hoffa says he would like to return to leadership of the union after parole restrictions lift. He notes he is not running the union from behind the scenes and hints at a possible presidency when eligible in 1980. Hoffa, 59, lives with his ailing wife Josephine in Miami Beach after a prison commutation from President Nixon.
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UPI
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Hoffa
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Nixon
20 Years Ago Snowstorm Buries Cape Cod In Deep Snow
The region faced its worst snowstorm in decades as Cape Cod towns were buried under drifts up to 12 feet, isolating communities and disrupting travel amid heavy accumulations and lingering blizzard conditions.
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Cape Cod
Cedar Rapids Cost of Living Rises Slower With Controls
Cedar Rapids saw a 0.8 percent rise in cost of living from October 1971 to January 1972 due to wage price freezes and controls, undercutting the 0.7 percent national increase. Food costs led quarterly gains with meat and fresh vegetables rising, while utilities, housing, and clothing also shifted. Real purchasing power fell by 55 cents weekly when adjusted to 1967 dollars, despite higher earnings.
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Cedar Rapids
Department of Labor and
Town State University Extension Service
Oregon Governor Urges Study of Euthanasia for the Elderly
Gov. Tom McCall proposed Oregon study legalizing mercy killings to let sick elderly choose death with dignity over life as a vegetable. He spoke to 400 liberal Republicans at a weekend conference amid debates on marijuana legalization and amnesty. McCall plans a seminar next month with physicians sociologists and philosophers.
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Ore
UPI
Tom McCall
Oregon
White House Conference On Aging
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Nixon Peking talks spark regional tension reports
Nixon and Chou En Lai sign a joint communique amid mixed reactions in Asia and Washington. Taiwan leaders condemn the unilateral U.S. move as Beijing advances its agenda and Tokyo and Taipei press closely monitor new security implications.
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Jupiter Launch Delayed for Day
CAPE KENNEDY AP NASA postponed the Pioneer 10 Jupiter launch due to a power loss and high winds. The Atlas-Centaur rocket was rescheduled for 7 45 p m Iowa time on a 22 month mission. A circuit breaker failed and strong high altitude winds were detected by a Cape Kennedy weather balloon.
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Jupiter
Iowa
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Services Wednesday For Accident Victim Warren, 27
John Francis Warren of South Sioux City Neb was killed in a semi truck crash in eastern Pennsylvania. Survived by his Cedar Rapids widow Barbara Streeter. Born Oct 24 1944 in Spokane, married 1967 in La Verne Minn. Grandmother Betty Miller the only Cedar Rapids survivor. Funeral by Rev Harry R Egner at Chapel of Memories Cedar Rapids with burial Cedar Memorial.
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John Francis Warren
South Sioux City
Neb
Millard Ash
Cedar Rapids
Pennsylvania
Barbara Streeter
Spokane
Laverne, Minn
Betty Miller
Jack Becker
Chapel of Memories
Harry R. Egner
Calvary Baptist Church
Cedar Memorial
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Assault Case Against C R Man Dismissed
Jerry R. Thomas of Cedar Rapids had faced an assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury charge. The Linn district court case was dismissed after Joyce A. Lacy filed an affidavit saying she would not testify or prosecute.
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Cedar Rapids
Joyce A. Lacy
Thomas
Linn
Senate Sends Alaska Statehood Bill Back On Narrow Vote
Twenty years ago the Alaska statehood bill failed to pass the full Senate by a single vote, returning to committee for further study amid ongoing debate over the pathway to statehood and regional representation.
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Senate
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