Deaths and funeral notices from Cedar Rapids area
Obituary roundup lists V Murl Ritze 84 of Lafayette dies after long illness in Center Point nursing home. Multiple memorial services and burials planned across Marion and Cedar Rapids area for Ruth Crumrine, Ada Markert, Pheebe Ashley, Beatrice Wright, Wendell Newman, Joseph Vrba, Louise Prenosil and others with details on survivors, church affiliations, and memorial funds.
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V. Murl Ritze
Lafayette
Center Point
Glenn E. Ritze
Ivan Helbig
Cedar Rapids
Lowell Helbig
Ventura
Calif
Hazel Geyer
Glendale
Murdoch Chapel
Marion
Duane Manning
Lafayette Cemetery
Ruth A. Crumrine
Sun City
Ariz
Youngtown
Sioux City
James
Cynthia Bay
Jack B. Meyer
Long Beach
Pheebe F. Ashley
Willow Gardens Care Center
Stewart Funeral Home
Newman
Wendell L
First Christian Church
Joe Jones
Dye-Benson Post
Sorter
Clarence A
Baxter Memorial
Leroy Bauman
Kenwood
Joseph T. Vrba
Park View
Dodge
Neb
Vrba
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Willard Vrba
Charles Urba
Dodge, Neb
Sophie Herzberg
Denver
Colo
Barbara Bart
Louise L. Prenosil
Oakland Road
Laurens
Iowa
John Prenosil
Waterloo
Robert D
Franklin D
Darell Dye
Dallas Center
Merrill Dye
California
Everett Dye
Col
Weather and hazard notices and Chicago blizzard anniversary
Wind SE at 10 mph at 11 a m. Sun rise 7 32 set 5 00. Year ago today high 20 low 10 precip 0 17. Extended forecast: Wed to Fri variable clouds mild. highs 30s Wed, 40s Thu Fri. lows 20s. National extremes: high 82 Fort Myers FL. low 9 below International Falls MN. Slippery morning in the East. ice up to 1/2 inch over parts of West Virginia. Travel advisories for many states. dense fog Gulf Coast and Ohio Valley. showery West and intermountain snow. Chicago marks Blizzard of 19 ended. today mild in 30s to 40s.
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Carolinas
mid-Atlantic
New England
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
mid-Atlantic States
New
New York State
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Vital Statistics and Miscellaneous Local Incidents
Vital statistics list several births on January 11 to January 13 at multiple Marion and Cedar Rapids addresses. The report then notes a series of Sunday incidents including smoking causes, backfires, electrical shorts, catalytic converter overheating, and a defective muffler at various city blocks, with timestamps from 4:51 a.m. Sunday to 8:06 a.m. Monday.
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Fifth Ave
Park Avenue
O Avenue
Ellis Boulevard
Ave
Carlisle Street
North Towne Place
United States urges U.N. action after Soviet veto on Iran hostages
In a Security Council session the United States pressed for meaningful sanctions against Iran after the Soviet veto blocked a January 7 deadline. McHenry said all U.N. members should back measures to free the hostages and uphold international law. Other council votes reflected divisions with abstentions from Mexico, Bangladesh and China, and East Germany opposing. Possible steps include a naval blockade and reduced Western diplomatic presence in Tehran as Warren Christopher seeks allied action on Afghanistan.
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United States
U.N
Iran
Security Council
United Nations
U.S
Donald McHenry
Council
McHenry
East Germany
Mexico
Bangladesh
China
Britain
France
Portugal
Jamaica
Norway
Zambia
Tunisia
Niger
Philippines
Soviet Union
Afghanistan
Tehran
Washington
Warren Christopher
America
Europe
Ghotbzadeh
Khomeini
Iowa Legislature Eyes Fiscal Restraint and Short Session
Minority Leader Avenson urges action on soil conservation government reorganization and tax issues while lawmakers face requests for nearly 180 million in new spending. Gov Ray plans to present state finances and inflation concerns as 150 legislators convene for a two hour briefing ahead of a likely April adjournment.
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Iowa
Millen
Avenson
Legislative Fiscal Bureau
State Comptroller’s Office
Ray
Halvorson
Afghan council debates Soviet role in Afghanistan
The Afghan council debates Moscow's intervention as Western and Third World critics condemn it. U S Ambassador McHenry warns the Kremlin cannot ignore international law without consequences while Carter hints at delayed or refused Olympic participation amid a broader campaign of reprisals.
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White House
Carter
U.S
Afghanistan
Man held after gun incident in Cedar Rapids
Albert Whiteside, 32, of 1218 Second Ave SE, was arrested for first degree burglary and interference with official acts after allegedly pistol whipping three residents during a Sunday morning break in at an upstairs apartment. The victims,Wendl Warner 71 Gary Warner 23 Liz Calvin 18, received hospital treatment and were later released. Whiteside resisted arrest and was held in Linn County Jail.
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Albert Whiteside
Second Ave
Second Avenue
Whiteside
Wendl Warner
Gary Warner
Liz Calvin
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Avenson Seeks Ethics Review of Millen Tax Credit Charges
Des Moines Iowa House Minority Leader Don Avenson and other minority leaders urge the House Ethics Committee to review charges against Speaker Floyd Millen accusing him of claiming homestead and military tax exemptions on two homes on four occasions. Avenson says the committee should report findings to the full House guiding the appropriate procedure. Millen declined to comment.
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Des Moines
House
Don Avenson
D-Oelwein
House Ethics Committee
Iowa Revenue Department
Floyd Millen
Farmington
Millen
House of Representatives
Avenson
General Assembly
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Ada Florence Coleman Markert
Markert Blvd
St. Luke's Hospital
Knox County
Julius Markert
Keokuk County
Charles Ashley
Delta
Cedar Christian Church
Mildred Ashley
Wanda Ross
Joplin
Harold
Gerald
Mattie Bowen
Oelwein
Turner Chapel East
Neville Clayton
Cedar Memorial
Elsie Hrbek Turner Naxera
15Th Ave
Kuba Funeral Home
Charles Eney Craven Jr
Bellevue
Dubuque
Mr. Craven
Spencer
VFW
Bellevue American Legion
Bellevue Lions
Bellevue Chamber of Commerce
Gary L
Fairfield
Tim Seden
Mike Seden
Stone Mountain
Doris Engberg
Downers Grove
Charles
Clara Craven
Richard J. Mayfield
First Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Clarence
C.W. Shannon
Arlington
Clinton
Chapman’s
Brandon
Michael Dean Hopkins
St. John’s Catholic Church
Independence
Brandon Cemetery
White's
James Bracewell
Campbell-Russell’s
Vinton
Bear Creek
Decorah
Earnest Hagen
Decorah Lutheran Church
Steine’s
Calmar Lutheran Cemetery
Henry B. Teslow
Glenwood Lutheran Church
Steine’s. Decorah
Charles Houdek
Burr Oak Methodist Church
Visitation
Burr Oak Cemetery
Hazleton
Cecil Hillman
Brant-Kern
Iowa City
Warren
Pete) Edwards, Jr
George L. Gay
Charleston
W.va
Marengo
Lyle F. Jacobs
Hoover-Valentine’s
Postville
Walter F. Everman
Zion Lutheran Church
Castalia
Pleasant View
Schutte’s
Tipton
Frieda E. Butterbrodt
Sheets and Son
Henderson's
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Honolulu
Travelers
Clay
Detroit
Kansas City
St. Paul
St. Louis
Sioux Falls
Nicole
David Davud
29Th St
Rebecca
Michael Ferguson
Old Marion Road
St. Luke's
Terrie
Stephen Rosekrans
Valley View Drive
Patricia
Rex Sparks
Linda
Gary Talcott
33Rd St
Diane
Kevin Reilly
Jana Drive
Ronald Banghart
Bowling St
Cheryl
Thomas Scott
Keith
Keith Dr. Ne, A Son; Laura and Philip White, 1055 18Th St
Robert Rutherford
44Th St
Dwayne E. Daniels
Rochelle A. Stookesbury
Tony J. Wilson
Patricia A. Chase
Marvin L. Simmons
Thelma L. Parker
Fourth St
Bever Avenue
34Th Street
Waldheim
Robert Ray
Comptroller
Senate
Millon
Ethics Committee
68Th General Assembly
Tom Lind
Linn Health
John E. Lopes
3Rd Avenue S.E
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