Deaths and funeral notices from Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas
Anna B. Cejka 86 wife of the late Ernest Cejka of Cedar Rapids died after a long illness at Hallmar Nursing Center. Born Ely March 8 1894 she married Ernest Cejka April 26 1922 in Solon. Survivors include children Doskocil Tresnak Cejka Jr and two daughters and two sons. Services Saturday at St Wenceslaus with burial at St Johns Cemetery. Rosary Friday at Kuba Funeral Home East. Also listed are multiple obituaries with funeral details for Oelwein Monona Davenport and other area towns.
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Anna B. Cejka
Ernest Cejka
Cedar Rapids
Hallmar
Ely
Solon
Cejka
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Elmer Doskocil
Paul Tresnak
Francis Cejka
Fairfax
Ernest Jr
Emma Novak
Jay White
Louis
Lamir Samek
St. Wenceslaus
Louis J. Trzil
St. John’s Cemetery
Kuba Funeral Home
Iran Sees No Quick End to Hostage Crisis as Talks Stall
The Carter administration rejects Iran’s $24 billion demand as impossible while U S and Iran seek a compromise. Tehran reports from Teheran cite hardline press predicting U S intervention and a stalled crisis as President Carter nears exit. In Iraq Iran warfront casualties rise with a daylong barrage on Ahwaz and Abadan. Palme plans new peace mission to Iran and Iraq January 13 to 19 to pursue safe passage for ships via Red Cross flags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Carter
U.S
Warren Christopher
Iran
United States
Nabavi
Tehran
CBS News
Tom Fenton
Carole Jerome
Canadian Broadcasting Corp
Tehran Radio
America
Moscow
Tass
Washington
Nikolai Baratov
Baratov
Persian Gulf
Daniel Graham
Iraq
Iranian Defense Ministry
Majlis
Britain
Khuzistan
Abadan
Shatt al-Arab
Dezful
Ahwaz
United Nations
New York
Olof Palme
Kurt Waldheim
Palme
Baghdad
Red Cross
Shatt al- Arab
International Red Cross
Switzerland
Gas Tanks Bombed In East London Blasts Fling Flames
Two gas storage tanks at the Berk Chemical Co. plant in East London were destroyed by explosions late Wednesday night. Police say 650000 cubic feet of gas burned and 500000 more leaked but was siphoned away. No injuries reported. IRA suspected. anti terror detectives deployed for follow up.
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London
Irish Republican Army
Scotland Yard
Berk Chemical Co
Bromley-by-Bow
Newham
Vesco claims all charges cleared after leaving US
Vesco says every charge forcing him to depart the United States has been resolved in court. He returns restitution to depositors in a Bahamas bank he started that was liquidated and faces no ongoing penalties in relation to the 224 million dollar Investors Overseas Services plunder case. He fled in 1972 renouncing citizenship, lived in Costa Rica until 1978, then moved to Nassau on a short term residency tied to the bank’s liquidation.
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Maynard
United States
Richard Nixon
Bahamas
Vesco
U.S
Investors Overseas Services
Costa Rica
Nassau
Landmark Nairobi hotel Steeped in Colonial Era History
The stick and stone hotel opened Christmas Day 1904 and became a central Nairobi landmark. It housed aristocrats and settler farmers during Britain’s East Africa colonies era. Hunters once chased lions nearby and Theodore Roosevelt began a big game safari from its steps. Immigrant Abraham Black bought the hotel in 1927 and his two sons now run it.
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Nairobi
Britain
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Black
Weather Report Highlights Cold Weekend Outlook
The report notes a high of 32 inches of new snow accumulation none for Wednesday with NW winds around 12 mph. Extended forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and very cold conditions from Saturday through Monday with highs in the teens and lows between zero and 10 above.
Snowfall Covers Great Lakes and Ohio Valley Regions
A low pressure system over Ohio brings snow to the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley. Snow extends into Ohio and Pennsylvania with subzero readings in parts of Michigan and the Northeast. Travel advisories issued across southern Michigan, northern Ohio, northern West Virginia, Delaware, and western Pennsylvania as the system moves toward the Virginia coast.
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Ohio
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Pennsylvania
Upper Michigan
Watertown
N.Y
Akron
Cleveland
Detroit
Mich
Pittsburgh
Lower Michigan
West Virginia
Delaware
Virginia
Maryland
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
Southwest
California
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Calif
San Luis Obispo
Pacific Northwest
Gulf Coast States
Florida
Vital Statistics and Local Incidents Summary
Vital statistics record two births on December 31 with couples Sandra Fetzer and Gerald Fetzer in Marion and Jeannie Bjorseth with John Bjorseth in Cedar Rapids plus Alyce Rohwedder and Kevin Rohwedder in Stanwood and Donna Rich and Robert Rich in Cedar Rapids. At 12 25 p.m. Friday illegal burning reported at 2205 Coldstream Avenue NE. A medical emergency was logged at 1649 32nd Street NE at 3 04 p.m. Friday. An odor investigation occurred at 2625 12th Avenue SW at 6 25 p.m. Friday.
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Jeannie
John Bjorseth
18Th St. SW
Alyce
Kevin Rohwedder
Stanwood
Donna
Robert Rich
Summer Circle NE
Coldstream Ave
32Nd St
12Th Ave
Teens Face Robbery Charges In Coin Theft
A 15-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy were charged with second degree robbery after allegedly taking 75 cents from one 10-year-old boy and 25 cents from another. Police described the incident as a strong-arm robbery on the southeast side. The youths were taken to the station and then released to their parents.
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Youth Bureau
Iowa Weather in 1980 Ends With Little Snow on Ground
Iowa's 1980 featured a January with warm notes and late summer heat. July brought 105 mph winds and millions in damages at Waterloo airport. Des Moines saw a seven inch snowfall in October, yet year end mirrored the light snow trend from 1979.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mississippi River
Quad Cities
Sioux City
Fort Dodge
Mason City
Shenandoah
Waterloo
Flags Return to Lincoln After Hostage Memorial Repairs
In Lincoln Iowa the American hostages flag display is restored. The Commercial Club and Amvets received a $250 donation from the American Legion to replace stolen flags after eight had been taken and cost mounted. A new plaque and higher brackets were added amid public support and wind weather during a ceremony.
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Lincoln
Commercial Club
Amvets
Tama County
197
American Legion
Bill Schadt
George Marquart
American Legion Post
Denver
Colo
Main Street
Vivian Homeyer
Wellsburg
Kathryn Koob
Leon Sienknecht
The
Lincoln Amvets
Dome at Mount St Helens Doubles In Size
A crater dome at Mount St Helens has doubled in size overnight as scientists report steam plumes rising to 10,500 feet and intermittent explosions to about 500 feet above the crater rim. A research team enters the crater floor for closer observation of the new feature.
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Vancouver
Wash
UPI
Mount St. Helens
Kohawk Invitational Speech Debate at Coe College
The Kohawk Invitational high school speech and debate tournament runs Friday and Saturday at Coe College. Teams from at least 15 Iowa and Minnesota schools compete in multiple categories. Spectators should check the Gage Union lobby registration desk for event details.
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Coe College
Iowa
Minnesota
Coe
Gage Union
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Oelwein
Ernest White
Brant Kern’s
Monona
Otto M. DeSotel
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Luana
Church Cemetery
Schultz
Clarence — LaVerna Wood Robinson
Davenport
Clarence
Hill Fredericks
Clarence Cemetery
Alois Jedlicka
Westmond, Il
Mercy Hospital
Emilie
Louis D
Richard L
Turner Chapel West
Griffith
Clarissa A
Oak Shade
Marion
Wayne Greene
Marion Christian Church
Murdoch Chapel
Jessie
Stanford N
Coggan Cemetery
Larry Olson
Etaat
Islamic Republican Party
Ronald Reagan
Capital
Bahamas Commonwealth Bank
Denison
Texas
Weather Report
C.R. Weather
Ramona
Gary Unkel
Amana
Sandra
Gerald Fetzer
14Th Ave
St. Luke's
Lowa
John E. Lapes
Ave. S.E
Dial
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