Obituaries across Iowa list local residents' deaths and services
Multiple notices report deaths in Iowa and Arkansas including Mabel Batchelor 78 of Mount Vernon and Ruby Mae Sawyer 76 of Cedar Rapids. Services span Baxter Memorial Chapel Marion United Methodist Beaman church Cedar Memorial and other locations with burial planned at Lisbon Vienna Walker or Oak Shade Cemeteries. Memorial funds and hospital or church services are noted along with survivor details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Batchelor
Mount Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Indianola
Harold Batchelor
Kahoka
Perry Baptist Church
Martha Kohl
Lisbon
Baxter Memorial Chapel
Wayne Wasta
United Methodist Church
Lisbon Cemetery
Rily A. Slocum
Hartman, Ark
Marion
North Liberty
Clarksville, Ark
Forreston
Ill
Genevieve Glass
Lancaster
Marlys Sutter
Edward Chester
Beaman
Vienna Cemetery
LaMere
Reginald L
Whitey
Murdoch Chapel
Keith Birch
Oak Shade
Marion American Legion
Newman
James N
Nick Longworth
Walker Cemetery
Shaffer
Carl B
Walker
John Hembry
Harold Wagner
Troy Mills
Murdoch Funeral Home
Woolstrchill
Robert J
Holy Trinity Church
Walford
Phillip E. Schmitt
SS. Patrick and Paul
Watkins
Teahen
Edwards
Ralph Lewis
Neal B. Gail
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Hanford
Turner Chapel West
Ruby Mae Sawyer
E Ave
Central City
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
R. Darrell Sawyer
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Cedar
Order of Eastern Star
Ambar Grotto
Richard Mason
Onieta Humphrey
Phoenix
Ariz
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Westminster Church Memorial Fund
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Mabel
Cazenovia
Lewis Bachman
Haines City
Fla
Lester Bachman
Philadelphia
Harold Davies
Nelson
N.Y
Archie McEvers
Bachman
Les
Obituary notices for several residents in Iowa towns
Obituaries list multiple individuals with ages and service details. Anamosa Mrs W G Zimmerman 95 funeral Monday 11 a.m. at St Paul Lutheran Church visitation at Goettsch's after 7 p m. Anamosa Mrs Ray Cora Purcell 79 pending at Goettsch's. Clarence Martha Kingery 39 funeral Monday 1 p.m. Chapman's with calling hours Sunday 2-8 p.m. and Monday 9 a.m. to service time. Manchester Mrs Eva L Starkey 62 funeral Monday 1 30 p.m. at Shelley's with calling after 1 p.m. Sunday. Morley Amber S Barger 78 calling today after 1 p.m. Sunday 1 30 p.m. at Goettsch's. Oxford Junction Donald M Mulvihill 72 funeral today 10 30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church time correction noted from Friday Gazette.
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Anamosa
W.G. Zimmerman
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Goettsch's
Ray
Cora) Purcell
Goettsch
S. Clarence
Martha Kingery
Chapman's
Manchester
Eva L. Starkey
Shelley's
Morley
Amber S. Barger
Goettsch’s
Oxford Junction
Donald M. Mulvihill
Toxic shock suit amended for 25 million punitive damages
The suit over Patricia Kehm's death from toxic shock syndrome seeks 25 million in punitive damages in addition to 5 million in actual damages. Filed in U.S. District Court Cedar Rapids against Procter & Gamble entities, it alleges reckless indifference and misleading advertising to boost tampon sales despite FDA information and prior lawsuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Ann Kehm
Rehm
Cedar Rapids
U.S. District Court
Procter & Gamble Corporations
Hostage Crisis Shifts as Iran Faces Deadline and War Struggles
Tehran talks with Algeria’s Benyahia frame U S terms with a January 16 deadline to accept outgoing Carter proposals. Officials say Inauguration Day must see hostages home or Reagan may drop the plan. Iran’s parliament condemns leadership amid dire Khuzistan fighting and daily casualties.
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Tehran
Algiers
Mohammed Benyahia
U.S
Washington Post
United States
Iran
Carter
Reagan
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Iraq
Khuzistan
Abdel Asadnia
Ahvaz
Majlis
Tehran Radio
Aladnna
Gulf
War Stalemate and Help Pleas Ignored Amid Political Squabbling
Reports describe a stalemate on the front as pleas for aid are ignored due to political infighting. The piece notes rising frustration among officials and civilians awaiting relief and decisive action.
U.S. imposes grain embargo and curbs Soviet imports
President Carter announces a broad set of controls on the Soviet Union including an embargo on grain, a ban on high technology exports, and limits on Russian fishing rights. Despite the embargo, a five year grain agreement allows the Kremlin to buy 8 million tons of U.S. grain each year. The fourth year ended September 30 and 8 million tons for the fifth year was already purchased this fall.
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Soviet Union
Carter
U.S
Kremlin
David Lynch of The Platters dies in California
David Lynch, original Platters tenor, died of cancer in Long Beach at 51. He formed the group in 1953 with Williams Reed Robi and Taylor and sang hits such as Only You and The Great Pretender. Lynch had been hospitalized since December 26 and had battled cancer since 1978.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Calif
David Lynch
Platters
Veterans Hospital
Lynch
Lewis Stout
Charles Smith
Angeles Funeral Home
Los Angeles
Tony Williams
Herbert Reed
Paul Robi
Zola Taylor
Smith
You
Stout
Dubuque man charged after Maquoketa shooting
Leonard Gregory 19 of Dubuque is charged with murder in the shooting death of Phillip Clary 34 of Maquoketa. Clary died after a head gunshot at a Dubuque hospital. Gregory held on 100000 bond. motive not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
Dubuque
Phillip Clary
Clary
Leonard Gregory
Jackson County
Gregory
Robert Lyons
Clayton Manning
Manning
Lyons
Fulton
Refund Bid in Ottumwa CETA Audit Faces $67,000
State Auditor recommends refunds totaling 67 000 dollars by a state agency and Indian Hills Community College after an audit found at least 14 violations of federal job training guidelines in the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act contract. The audit cites improper record retention and missing time and attendance records and notes 30 percent of participants were ineligible for aid.
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DES Moines
UPI
Richard Johnson
Indian Hills Community College
State Office For Planning and Programming
Ottumwa
CETA
Iowa
OPP
Johnson
U.S. Bureau of Labor
Indian Hills
Office For Planning
Department of Labor
Two Indianapolis Officers Killed in Discount Store Shootout
In Indianapolis, a gunman held up a discount clothing store when a female clerk broke free and a firefight erupted. Deputy Terry Baker, 28, was slain as he entered the store, later followed by Deputy Gerald Morris, 28, and the suspect, with more officers arriving to secure customers and employees. A second suspect aided the gunman, and authorities sought him as a possible accomplice. The incident occurred around 6:22 p.m. through a sequence of exchanges and a fatal hospital outcome for Baker and Morris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Robert Warren
Marion County Sheriff's Office
Warren
Terry Baker
Baker
Gerald Morris
Morris
Taiwan Backer Mrs. Chennault Meets China Official
Anna Chennault, longtime Taiwan supporter and widow of Gen. Claire Chennault, met Chinese Foreign Minister Huang Hua amid Beijing’s warning against a two China policy. The meeting included Sen. Ted Stevens and Stevens’ wife at a government guest house. no agenda or outcome disclosed.
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Peking
Anna Chennault
Taiwan
Huang Hua
China
United States
Tigers
Foreign Ministry
Huang
Chennault
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Stevens
Senate
Weather Forecast Snow Threat and Cold Front Across Regions
A cold front and offshore low pressure bring snow and strong winds from the northern Plains to the northeast. Snow flurries and very strong winds affect the region with drifting snow and gusts near 50 mph. record warmth persists in the Southwest and Rockies while much of the nation remains dry. Travelers advisories issued for parts of Maryland, Delaware, New York, and Maine as bitter cold air nears the central and eastern U.S.
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Plains
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Maine
Pennsylvania
Rockies
Las Vegas
Nev
California
Intermountain
U.S
Maryland
Delaware
New York
Western Plains
West
Vital Statistics and Local Alarms Summary
Vital statistics list births on Jan 2 for families in Mary Jordan Vinton Winthrop Grinnell Cedar Falls with multiple newborns and grandparents named. Separate notes record a Cedar Falls birth and grandparent details. The page also lists Friday alarms including accidental alarm 930 27th Ave SW unknown to grass 3320 Southgate Court SW overheated washer belt 851 Fifth Ave SE medical emergency 2253 C St SW and false alarm 2600 Edgewood Road SW.
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27Th Ave
Southgate Court
Fifth Ave
C St
Edgewood Road
Scale stolen from National Oats in Cedar Rapids
A balance scale valued at 2200 dollars was reported stolen from National Oats Co in Cedar Rapids. The theft occurred between 11 p.m. Wednesday and 2 30 a.m. Friday from the second floor packaging department. No arrests were made. A similar scale was stolen a year earlier and recovered in a drug raid.
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National Oats Co
H Ave
Cedar Rapids
National Oats
Children Die in Wichita House Fire
An infant and a two year old died in a northeast Wichita house fire Friday night despite two adults attempting rescues. Authorities identified the victims as 10 month old Aaron Revells and his 2 year old sister Casey Caprice Revells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
St. Francis Hospital
Ramona DuBois
Aaron Revells
Casey Caprice Revells
Lyndon Potter
Lunch prices to rise in Cedar Rapids schools
Students on reduced-price meals in the Cedar Rapids Community School District will pay 20 cents for lunches when classes resume Monday, up from 10 cents. The rise follows federal aid cuts to the lunch program. full-rate prices may also increase, though not yet determined.
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Cedar Rapids
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Edward F. Bachman
Cazenovia, N
the Platters
Mercury Records
St. Vincent's Hospital
C.R. Weather
St. Luke's
Mary Jordan
12Th St. NE
Kathryn
Steve Laughridge
Vinton
Joyce
Phillip McAtee
Winthrop
Dorothy Unger
Ridgeview Drive
Grinnell
Catherine
James Lash
Gregory Schulte
12Th St
Newell Lash
Eastland Drive
Cedar Falls
Becky
Robert Smiley
Barbara Everly
Pepperwood Hill
Aspen Lane
John E. “A. Lapes
3Rd Ave
Pierson
Rwwerene
Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Blvd
N.W
Avenue Floral & Botanica
16Th Avenue
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