Weather and obituaries update from Daily Record
The Daily Record lists Friday highs and overnight lows across multiple cities, plus precipitation inches and barometric notes. It also notes funeral services and rosaries for residents Decorah Grace Falder Walford John McLaughlin Anamosa Harry Fla herty Luana James Mackey Volga Mary Opitz Postville William Diers Dyersville with church services and burial details.
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Grace Falder
Canoe Ridge Lutheran
Stevie’s. Walford
John P. McLaughlin
Holy Trinity Church
St. Michael’s
Norway
Rosary
Visitation
Stewart’s
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Harry H. Flaherty
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
St. Patrick’s Church
St. Boniface Cemetery
New Vienna
Kramer’s
Dyersville
Tornado Rips Sicilian City
A tornado from the Strait of Messina tore into Messina killing one person and injuring about fifty others. A man died when an empty car crushed him during the destruction. pedestrians were hurled into buildings and a car shattered shop windows. Traffic chaos followed as trees felled, blocking lines and causing pileups.
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Messina
Sicily
Strait of Messina
Homer
Scylla
Charibdis
City Hall
TV Set Cash Stolen In Wilson Junior High Breakin
Burglars ripped through Wilson junior high school at 2301 J Street SW taking a portable television and cash from physical education rooms. Officials say the breakin happened between 3 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday with an undetermined amount missing.
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Wilson Junior High School
J Street
Fifteen Die in Inn Fire in Wakayama Japan
A pre dawn blaze at an inn in Wakayama western Japan left fifteen dead and eleven seriously injured. The tragedy occurred Saturday in a resort city with investigators assessing the cause as officials promised a thorough inquiry.
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Wakayama
Japan
Obituary for Vincent T. Colgan 71 of Long Beach Calif
Vincent T Colgan 71 died unexpectedly in Long Beach California where he had lived eight years Born April 19 1899 in Fairfax he worked 1918 in Chicago for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad rising to yard master retiring 1962 Surviving include wife Nina two daughters Rosalie Crawford Regina Johnson a son Dr Richard Colgan seven grandchildren and several siblings Services Monday 9 am at St Patrick s Church Fairfax with burial at St Patrick s Cemetery Fairfax Rosaries Sunday 730 pm at Stewart funeral home and 4 pm Sunday at Brady mortuary for Immaculate Conception parish observances
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Vincent T. Colgan
Long Beach
Calif
Fairfax
Chicago
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Nina
Richard Colgan
Warwick
R.jr
Rosalie Crawford
Regina Johnson
Berkeley
Walter Colgan
Bettendorf
Henry Colgan
Wenona
LeRoy Colgan
Park Forest
Ill
Ethyle Gibny
Palo
John O'Connell
Walker
Riney Ulrich
Largo
Fla
Ruth Hansen Brown dies after brief illness in Cedar Rapids
Ruth Muriel Hansen Brown a lifelong Cedar Rapids resident and widow of Vernon F Brown died Saturday after a brief illness She was born November 15 1907 in Fond du Lac Wisconsin Surviving are a son David Cedar Rapids two daughters Roselyn Brehm Cedar Rapids and Karen Morgan Luzerne nine grandchildren two sisters Gladys Clyde Cedar Rapids and June Nicasio California and three brothers Ralph and Dale Hansen both of Cedar Rapids and Wesley California Services will be held at Turner Chapel West at 3 p.m. Monday with Rev Justin Silvius of Hope Lutheran Church Burial will be at Pale Cemetery Friends may call after 11 a.m. Sunday until 2 30 p.m. Monday The casket will not be opened after the service.
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Ruth Muriel Hansen Brown
Cedar Rapids
Vernon F. Brown
Fond du Lac
Wis
David
Roselyn Brehm
Karen Morgan
Luzerne
Gladys Clyde
June Nicasio
California
Ralph
Dale Hansen
Wesley
Turner Chapel
Justin Silvius
Hope Lutheran Church
Pale Cemetery
William
Iowa State University
Edward S. Murray
Cambridge
Mass
Eleanor Shepherd
Ames
Janet Fiske
Moscow
Idaho
Winefred Kelley
Des Moines
Turner Chapel East
Joseph McCabe
Coe College
Allen S. van Cleve
Linwood Cemetery
Turner East
Funeral Rites Set for Calvin A Ferguson of Cedar Rapids
Calvin A Ferguson 375 Seventeenth Street SE Cedar Rapids died Friday after a long illness Born October 4 1898 in Arkansas he was a retired Rock Island railroad employee He married Louise Fels August 15 1963 in Cedar Rapids He leaves a wife a daughter two sons a step son seven grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren A sister and a brother Also surviving are a daughter in Lynwood California a son in Lakeland Florida and a son in Cedar Rapids Services will be held Monday at 10 30 a m at Turner Chapel East with Rev Allen S Van Cleve and Bruce Lodge AF and AM Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery Masters Masons to meet at Turner East 10 15 a m for the service.
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Calvin Arthur Ferguson
Seventeenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island Railroad
Arkansas
Louise Fels
Ferguson
Blocher Lodge
Booneville
Ark
Brotherhood of North American Switchmans Union
Robert G. Lyman
Lynwood
Calif
George L. Ferguson
Lakeland
Fla
James A. Ferguson
Jack Fels
Charlevoix
Mich
J. A. Mitchell
Little Rock
R. J. Ferguson
Bremerton
Wash
Turner Chapel
Allen S. van Cleve
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Bruce Lodge
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Turner East
Kathleen Bohr Rites Show Cedar Rapids Roots and Family Ties
Kathleen Bohr 54 Cedar Rapids resident and wife of Andrew J. Bohr died Friday after a brief illness. Born February 15, 1912 in Ossian she lived at 117 Fifteenth Street NE for 40 years. Survived by husband Andrew and three sons Ted Bohr of St. Louis Missouri and two others.
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Kathleen Bohr
Fifteenth Street
Andrew J. Bohr
Cedar Rapids
Ossian
Ted Bohr
St. Louis
Paulson Leon M. longtime Cedar Rapids resident dies
Leon Martin Paulson age 74 a Cedar Rapids resident of 47 years and a former Cities Service Oil Co. employee died after a long illness. Born Sept 22 1896 in Elgin he married Eleanor Marie Graves March 3 1924 in Austin Minnesota. Surviving are two daughters a son a brother two sisters and eight grandchildren. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Monday at Olivet Presbyterian church burial Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at Turner chapel west.
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Leon Martin Paulson
Cedar Rapids
Cities Service Oil Co
Elgin
Eleanor Marie Graves
Austin
Minn
Central Park Presbyterian Church
G. R. McRoberts
L. R. Stokte
St. Paul Park
B. Roscoe Paulson
Des Moines
Alvin R. Paulson
O. R. Paulson
Ruth Potter
A. L. Hogan
Richmond
Frank Kennett Caldwell
N.J
Turner Chapel West
Francis R. King
Olivet Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Obituary of Marvin J Sevening of Cedar Rapids
Marvin J Sevening, 45, of 889 Oakland road NE, died Friday after an unexpected illness. Born April 16, 1925, in Norway, he was a Norfolk High School graduate and a 21-year Navy veteran. Survived by four sisters and two brothers, services set for Tuesday 10 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church. Rosary Monday 7:30 p.m. at Cedar Memorial funeral home. Burial at Cedar Memorial Cemetery with Norway American Legion military services. Funeral home in charge: George Brosh, Norway.
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Oakland Road
Norway
Norway High School
Virgil Omar
Mary Lou Madson
Eugene Finley
Cedar Rapids
Roy Primrose
Fairfax
Martyn
Ronald Severing
Rescue Attempt Proved Big Dud
Dozens of calls to the anti cruelty society reported a Canada goose marooned on ice in Lake Michigan. Fire department divers moved an aluminum boat toward the bird as the ice threatened to break, but the goose suddenly flew south just 20 feet away.
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Chicago
UPI
The
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Gas sweetens Oregon orchards by ditching smudge pots
A gas equipment maker says Oregon growers can replace smudge pots with piped natural gas burned in rock-filled vessels to keep frost from fruit. The new method avoids smoky air while protecting crops.
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Iowa Eyes Tough Auto Safety Crackdown Amid High Death Toll
The 1970 traffic death toll prompts lawmakers to back hard measures from Worthington's plan including bans on high powered muscle cars, long license revocations, and 80 mph governors on new cars. Proposals also push mandatory chemical tests for alcohol in fatal crashes and longer jail terms for drunk drivers. Concerns over interstate design and funding spark debate with Highway Director Coupal amid pressure from the Iowa Good Roads Assn.
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Rites Monday for Keystone Soldier Killed in Vietnam
Funeral services for Spec. 4 Charles A. Johnson III, 22, of Keystone, killed when his aircraft crashed in Vietnam on November 29, will be held Monday at 1 30 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran church. He was a 1966 Benton Community high school graduate and had attended Marshalltown CC and Northeast Missouri Teachers State College before joining the army. He is survived by his parents, a brother Stephen, and two sisters Rita Franklin and Jerrine Pippert. Friends may call at Fellmer funeral home Saturday and Sunday evenings and at the church until 11 a.m. Monday.
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Charles A. Johnson III
Vietnam
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Johnson
Republic of Vietnam
Benton Community High School
Marshalltown Community College
Northeast Missouri Teachers State College
Kirksville
Charles A. Johnson, Jr
Stephen
Rita Franklin
Jerrine Pippert
Dysart
Fellmer Funeral Home
Murray dies. longtime Coe physician Memorial rites set
Dr. Murray a former Coe football player and longtime Linn County Medical Society leader dies after a full life of public service. His son William G. Murray sat on the Coe board while another son, Edward S. Murray, practiced in Cambridge. Burial at Linwood follows noon services by Dr. Joseph McCabe and the Rev. Allen S. Van Cleve. visitation at Turner East begins Sunday morning.
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Ames
Coe
Murray
Muskie to visit Moscow on January foreign tour
Senator Muskie of Maine will visit the Soviet Union January 14 for a three day Moscow leg of a foreign tour sources said Thursday. He is expected to meet with Soviet officials and discuss bilateral issues during the trip.
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Muskie
Maine
Soviet Union
U.S
Fatal Prison Fight in Manila Penitentiary
Manila AP reports a New Year’s Day gang clash at Muntinlupa National Penitentiary left one convict dead and twenty inmates injured in the violent incident.
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Muntinlupa National Penitentiary
Jordan to build $36 million air hub for jumbo jets
Amman officials announced on Saturday that the Jordanian government will begin constructing a $36 million civil airport designed to handle jumbo jets. The project aims to expand regional air capacity and improve international connectivity.
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Amman
Burglary Reported In C R With $800 Loss
Howard A. Hoffman reports his home at 1020 Prairie Drive NE broken into between 6 15 p.m. Thursday and 1 a.m. Friday. Stolen items include a mink coat valued at 550 a coin collection valued at 250 three guns and a fifth of whisky totaling over 800 dollars.
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Howard A. Hoffman
Prairie Drive
Nixon Signs A Flock of Legislation
President Nixon signed 66 bills at Camp David on New Year’s Day, a record for him. The housing bill funds urban growth policy, crime insurance for high risk cities, and housing subsidies, while other laws require auto makers to reduce exhausts, extend tax exemptions, speed estate tax collection, fund interstate highways through 1976, and allot foreign aid including surplus arms sales.
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Nixon
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Edward Cox
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Congress
Williams Bows Out of Senate
Washington AP reports Senator John J. Williams of Delaware resigned quietly effective year start to give successor William V. Roth an edge in seniority. The move follows Williams retirement and keeps party control as Roth takes the seat.
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Washington
John J. Williams
R-Del
Senate
William V. Roth
Williams
Mt Hood climbing team faces storm and long trek
The south face climbers bivouacked near 10 000 feet after a 1 pm summit. A storm struck, delaying descent until 5 pm. On Thursday they descended by compass, but dense snowfall caused them to miss the lodge by a mile and shelter again. About 60 searchers spread out Friday as a man with a telescope spotted the climbers amid clear conditions after storm delays.
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Broken Crater
Conflict Issue Raised For New Supervisor
Newly elected Linn County Supervisor William Martin faced questions about conflicts at his first meeting. Republican chair Floyd Emmons urged him to withdraw as trustee in bankruptcy court and to address potential conflict from teaching at Kirkwood Community College. Martin defended his duties, proposing a county attorney opinion on both matters. Emmons cited funding links between the Health Center and Kirkwood, while County Attorney Clifford recalled a Bertram township case confirming a conflict. Board reappointed Engineer Harrington and Building Administrator Johnson, left Reid Motley’s seat vacant, noting Motley’s party-limited appointment.
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Roland Krekeler
Linn County
William Martin
Floyd Emmons
Martin
Kirkwood Community College
Emmons
George Clifford
William Faches
Kirkwood
Center Point Road
Clifford
Bertram Township
Legislative mood in Iowa before 1971 session ends
Respondents view the 1971 Iowa legislature as facing many problems with mixed hopes for an early adjournment. Estimates range from May 1 to as late as July 15, 1971, with some legislators expressing doubt and desire for higher pay. The piece cites past session lengths and a quip about life and property being unsafe when the legislature sits.
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63Rd General Assembly
New York
City Briefs and Local Ads Include Thefts and Services
City Briefs report a $54 cash theft at Brian Covington's apartment on a Friday between 2 and 3 am. Executive Plaza Building advertises office space for rent at 4403 1st Ave SE with contact 366-2788. Suits stolen from Randy Sanders' car in the 300 block of Third Ave SW. Johnson's Beauty Salon lists Tuesday Thursday Friday and Saturday hours. Kathy Wolf contact 366-4753. Sokol classes advertise for 4 and 5 year olds and women over 18. contact 362-2759. Albert's Cleaners offers alterations and repairs with quick service at 1120 1st Ave NE.
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Executive Plaza
1St Ave
Randy Sanders
Fourth Street
Third Avenue
Johnson’s Beauty Salon
Kathy Wolf
Trial continues as stay order eyed for Monday judgment
Honohan said Judge Chapman and other authorities indicated the trial could proceed despite the stay if the defendant seeks judgment Monday. He added non‑represented parties likely face no liability for absence amid court confusion. Johnston and Toomey requested the stay after Judge Thornton denied separate trials and a longer defense preparation period.
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Honohan
Chapman
Dollar Biggest Pickle of the Year Named in Chicago
Pickle Packers International named the U S Dollar as the Biggest Pickle of the Year, noting its value fell 42 cents since 1942 and 80 cents since 1910, leaving the currency in a sour financial bind.
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Chicago
UPI
Pickle Packers International
U.S
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