Deaths in multiple Iowa towns list Burlingame and others
Obituaries note the deaths of Anson D. Burlingame 72 of Marion after a long illness and Fern Storey plus Effie England and numerous others across Cedar Rapids Central City Nora Springs Grinnell and surrounding communities. Services and burial details follow for each, with call hours and memorials where provided.
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Anson D. Burlingame
Park Ave
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Oelwein
Fern Jellison
Iowa Manufacturing Co
Burlingame
Eagles Lodge
Murdoch Chapel
Charles Moore
Cedar Memorial Park
Ruth G
First United Methodist Church
Nora Springs
Spring Grove
Murdoch Funeral Home
Kindelspire
Donald F
Beatty-Bearle-Murdoch Chapel
Allen S. van Cleve
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Workman seeks re election and accident roundup
Linn County Sheriff Orlie J. Workman announces his bid for re election highlighting department upgrades including night detectives, new radio system, jail improvements and crime prevention programs. Five auto accidents near Independence to Arlington leave several injured.
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Workman
Linn County
Orlie J. Workman
Iowa
Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Office
Moslem Mathematicians Pioneered Cipher Before Europe
A historical note suggests Moslem scholars used the cipher known as zero about 200 years before its appearance in 12th century Europe, highlighting early mathematical innovation across cultures.
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Europe
Weather Report Highlights Snow Across the West and Cold Spots
A morning report notes dense fog causing hazards in northern through central California and scattered fog advisories in the central Midwest. Snow flurries extend from the central Rockies to the central Plains with light rain along the central Atlantic. Salt Lake City reports 2 inches of snow in six hours ending 7 am EST. International Falls records 6 below zero as the coldest spot. Highs rise from the 20s to 40s by weekend. Palm Springs hits 79, while frigid lows persist in Minnesota.
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Northern
California
Midwest
Central Rockies
Central Plains
Central Atlantic
Salt Lake City
International Falls
Minn
Atlantic
Iran Hostage Crisis Nets U.N. Mandate Before Jan 7 Vote
Iran seeks a fact finding outcome from UN Secretary General Waldheim as U.S. embassy hostages total about 50. Iran’s Ghotbzadeh says mediation is not on the table while the hostage crisis hardens. The Shah hints at international trial as sanctions loom if no release by January 7.
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Ghotbzadeh
Waldheim
Iran
United States
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Khomeini
Tehran
U.S
Carter
U.N. Security Council
State Department
Two Birth Announcements and Recent Medical Incidents
Vital statistics list births for January 1 including Suzanne and James Becker Watkins a son Susan and Russell Hendryx Mount Vernon Road SE a son and others. Also January 1 Catherine Stickley Linda Oxley Pearson Arduser H Viar with daughters and sons. Multiple emergency calls and investigations reported from 9:59 p.m. Monday to 6:33 p.m. Tuesday including medical emergencies, investigations, a lake rescue, a car seat incident.
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Suzanne
James Becker
Watkins
Susan
Russell Hendryx
Mount Vernon Road
Gilda
Maurice
Memorial Drive
Pamela
Norman Hedgecoth
Surrey Court
Marion
Catherine
David Stickley
34Th St
Linda
Richard Oxley
15Th Ave
Julie
Jim Pearson
Shellsburg
Connie
David Arduser
Monticello
Cheryl H. Viar
Second Ave
L1th Ave
Cedar Lake
Shaver Road
Edgewood Road
17Th St
Reynolds reviews Prairieburg FBI brutality report
An FBI investigation into alleged police brutality by Linn County sheriff deputies was completed and sent to U.S. Attorney James Reynolds in Cedar Rapids. The probe, based on a Cedar Rapids FBI complaint, concerns an incident at the Prairie Moon Ballroom in Prairieburg on Nov 24 1979 where 13 people were arrested for fighting and various charges followed.
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FBI
Linn County
U.S
James Reynolds
Cedar Rapids
Reynolds
Prairie Moon Ballroom
Prairieburg
Mondale to speak at public appearance in Cedar Rapids
Vice President Walter Mondale will head to Eastern Iowa on Friday to back Carter’s re election. He will address 15 to 20 minutes at the Embassy Shrine Club in Cedar Rapids with a noon start and a news conference beforehand. He plans a 1:30 departure to Dubuque after meeting with local attendees and the Gazette editorial board.
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Walter Mondale
Carter
Iowa
Mondale
Embassy Shrine Club
Fifth St. SE
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Gazette
Ames
Burlington
Minnesota
John Culver
Culver
U.S. Senate
Washington
Iran
Afghanistan
Broken windows at Springville High School
The Springville school system reported to Linn County sheriff deputies that 22 windows were broken at Springville High School over the weekend. Replacement cost was estimated at $500.
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Springville
Linn
Blaze guts C.R. house on 11th Ave SW
Fire gutted a southwest side residence at 1719 11th Ave SW Tuesday afternoon. Neighbors reported the Gary Willey home and the Willeys were away. Living room kitchen and laundry room were gutted. Fire Department suspects the utility room with furnace and water heater as the possible start point. Red Cross aid the couple.
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Gary Willey
11Th Ave
Willeys
Willey
Grant Wood
The
Red Cross
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Central City
Rupert Lockwood
William Storey
Montrose
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Jean Freese
Robert Simmons
West Liberty
Robert Lockwood
F. William Hilker
Blodgett Cemetery
Murdoch
Leland C
Effie) England
Bend
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Dallas County
England
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Robert Comley
Placerville
Calif
Robert Ruhl
Berryville
Jim Little
Ore
Warren Johnson
Davenport
Ralph Whiteford
Montgomery
Ala
Niswonger and Reynolds Funeral Home
Claude Leslie Parker
J Ave
Mill Village
Alma R. Duba
Railway Express Company
St. Matthew's Church
Alan
Gerald
Clinton
Lawrence Sorensen
Iowa City
St. Matthew’s Church
Larry Duenas
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
Steven J. Wax
Grinnell
Cedar Rapid
Grinnell General Hospital
Wax
University of Iowa
I Club
Camp Hood
Texas
Wilson Foods
Herman
Shirley Moore
Gail Davis
Colorado Springs
Colo
James
John
Wayne
Joe Wax
Vinton
Elsie Moore
Smith Funeral Home
Hazelwood Cemetery
University of Iowa I Club
Harry D. Sr
Columbia
Linn County Cancer Society
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Kooser
Theodore Briggs
Turner Chapel East
Eugene Hancock
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Turner Crematory
Burke
Evan T
Immaculate Conception Church
Karl Glovik
Knights of Columbus
Brooklyn
Loren Douglas
Grace United Methodist Church
Friends
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1.C.C.F
Castalia
Alvin P. Blumhagen
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Postville
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Chelsea
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Washington High School
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University of Virginia
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Iowa State Sheriffs and Deputies Association
Eastern Iowa Crime Commission
Kirkwood College Criminal Justice Advisory Board
Vietnam
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Dorothy
Rob
Rainbow Blvd
Hiawatha
Sheila Bonefas
Independence
People’s Memorial Hospital
U.S. Highway 20
Richard Sells, Jr
Winthrop
Randy Hess
Dyersville
Worthington
William Melven
Maynard
West Union
Margaret Bortrow
Cresco
Fairbank
Terrence Alshouse
Arlington
Orlie Workman
Weather Report
Palm Springs
Coralville Lake
National Weather Service
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St. Paul
Omaha
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Shah
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New York
London Daily Mail
Panamanian
St. Luke's
A Ave
North Towne Court
Prairieburg Report
C.R
Blaze Guts
C.R. House
John. E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
Cedar Park
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