Deaths of Lucille Sisam and Harvey Lenoch noted in Linn County obits
Obituaries for Lucille M. Sisam of Marion aged 78 and Harvey G. Lenoch aged 92 list births in Cedar Rapids and near Marion respectively. Services and funerals are planned at Cedar Memorial and Clasen-Jordan Chapel with multiple private memorials and military graveside rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille M. Sisam
Marion
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Old Lefebvre Ledger Co
Souvenir Lead Pencil Co
Oak Hill Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Harvey G. Lenoch
Park Ave
Austin
Minn
Marvin
Lola Braden
Pententia
British Columbia
Canada
Clasen-Jordan Chapel
Joe Matt
Oakland Cemetery
Solon
Man Arrested For Marijuana And Traffic Violations In Atlanta
Police say the Friday arrest involved a man described as liking to play cops and charged with possession of marijuana improper use of emergency lights and other traffic violations The suspect is no longer considered a suspect by authorities and no link is established to the case of 16 missing children 12 found dead 4 still listed as missing in the 18 month span police investigated two attempted abductions in southwest Atlanta amid reports by children of white women with two white men and a white man in a blue car involvement with abductions later questioned reports deemed unreliable by police spokeswoman Marion Lee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Harris
Harris
Genson
Atlanta
Marion Lee
Hostage Talks Move as Asset Release Faced by Iran
State Department team including former Secretary Cyrus Vance heads to Weisbaden to meet hostages. Carter directs moves to transfer 2.2 billion in Iranian assets frozen in New York. Negotiations focus on returning all frozen funds while assuring U.S. bank claims, with gold and securities in escrow and ongoing talks with British bankers and Iran’s domestic holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Cyrus Vance
Weisbaden
Powell
Carter
Federal Reserve Bank
New York
Iran
U.S
Treasury
U.S. Treasury
London
Federal Reserve
Joseph Laitin
Algiers
State
Treasury Department
John Trattner
Christopher
Trattner
United States
Cuba rejects refugee deal amid migration talks
UPI reports Washington failed to win Cuba’s agreement to accept the return of 2,000 criminals and undesirables before President Carter leaves office. State Department spokesman Sue Pittman said talks concluded Friday without an accord after a second week of discussions in New York and Havana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
USS
Cuba
Carter
State Department
Department
Sue Pittman
United States
U.S
Pittman
New York
Miami Herald
Fidel Castro
Lawsuit Filed Over School Injury At Harding Junior High
A $1 million lawsuit was filed in Linn District Court against Cedar Rapids Community School District over a Harding Junior High incident. The suit claims Jeff Parker suffered permanent eye damage after being struck by a sharp object thrown by David Lee and Frank Earll May 16, 1979. Allen Parker seeks $500,000 for his son and $500,000 for medical expenses and loss of companionship, plus claims of negligent supervision and dangerous conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Harding Junior High
Linn District Court
Jeff A. Parker
David Lee
Frank
Parker
Allen T. Parker
Carter Defends Policies and Budget in 1982 Address
President Carter criticizes opponents, pledges a 1982 budget with defense spending over 196 billion dollars. He asserts nuclear war is not a tool for peace and outlines domestic gains from energy policy, civil service reform, urban policy, and affirmative action. He notes inflation, productivity gaps, and postpones personal income tax cuts until January 1, 1982.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Carter
United States
Cedar Rapids Police Pay Gap Sparks Tough Talks
The Cedar Rapids standoff over wages continues as police and city workers meet with a federal mediator. Police cite Cedar Rapids ranking 14th in pay among Iowa’s 15 largest cities, with starting wages at 5.91 dollars per hour and annual totals far below airport safety officers and private security firms. Officers seek 15 percent raises plus broader benefits and post retirement coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Stan McClurg
McClurg
Des Moines
Davenport
Sioux City
Waterloo
Dubuque
Council Bluffs
Iowa City
Ames
Clinton
Cedar Falls
Burlington
Mason City
Fort Dodge
Ottumwa
Marshalltown
Bettendorf
Newton
Coralville
Utilities faced deadlines for nuclear containment safety upgrades
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission set completion dates ranging from October 1981 to January 1983 for safety modifications to General Electric reactor containment structures. Iowa Electric Light and Power's Duane Arnold plant near Palo, along with 21 other reactors, received a June 1982 deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa
Weather Summary and Outlook for Northeast and East
Wind shifted to the northwest with scattered snow across the Northeast from western New England to the central Appalachians and into Michigan Indiana. Two inches fell at Kennedy Airport and a half foot is expected over Cape Cod area. Gale and winter storm warnings issued for Rhode Island Massachusetts coasts and south central New Mexico mountains. Clouds across the Rockies and cold in Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys. Miami saw a trace of rain Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Appalachians
Michigan
Indiana
West Virginia
New York
Kennedy
Atlantic
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New Mexico
Rockies
U.S
Missouri River Valley
Mississippi Valley
Panhandle
Florida
Miami
Vital Statistics and Local Fire/Medical Calls Summary
Jan 16 Vital Statistics show eight births for Thomson Hayes Boland Compton Kruger Hansen Miller Albaugh and others at various addresses. Fire/medical calls include Rockwell drill residue incident, rubbish fire behind 729 First Ave SW, lint fire at 4105 Center Point, alarm at Franklin Junior High, grass fire near North Twin Pines, and a medical emergency at 2730 Edgewood Road SW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty
Gordon Thomson
Olin
Virginia
Kirk Hayes
Central City
Joleen
John Boland
Blairs Ferry Road
Hiawatha
Dorothy
Charles Compton
Hillview Drive
Marion
Linda
Dean Kruger
Shellsburg
Brenda
Hobee Hansen
Solon
Donna
Larry Miller Jr
Michele
Bradley Albaugh
35Th St
Rockwell International
Collins Road
C Avenue
First Avenue
Center Point Road
Franklin Junior High School
Twin Pines Drive
Edgewood Road
Cat and mouse driving chase ends with arrest in Cedar Rapids
Kathyrn Birky, 44, of Route 4 Cedar Rapids, and Richard Nischwitz, 40, of 2924 Woodland Dr SW, face drunken driving speeding and interfering with official acts charges after a late Friday chase on Thirty third Avenue SW. Birky also charged with assault. Police pursued them to Nischwitz’s residence where they fought officers. both were jailed at Linn County Jail, Birky released shortly after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathyrn Birky
Route 4
Cedar Rapids
Richard Nischwitz
Woodland Drive
Birky
Thirty-third Avenue
Woodland
Nischwitz
Linn
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South Amana
Edgar Hertel
Hoover-Valentine’s
Marengo
Williamsburg
John
Doris) Fry
Uhlmann’s
Middle Amana
Louise Hegewald
Middle Amana Community Church
Warren Christopher
Joseph F. Lee
Donald L. Earll
Keith T. Pedersen
Pedersen
Tama County
Nick Kriegel
Kenneth McBride
Jeffrey Zinzer
Grinnell
By Kurt Rogahn
Asatte
Palo
Cordova, Ill
Quad Cities
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Weather Report
C.R. Weather
St. Luke's
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
Avenue Floral & Botanica
16Th Avenue
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