Deaths L R Steve Hoag 68 Monticello area
Obituary notices detail the death of L R Steve Hoag 68 of Monticello after a long illness. He once led the Hoag Duster Factory making feather dusters from turkey feathers until 1974. Born Feb 26 1912 in Monticello he attended local schools and several colleges before entering business with his father. He is survived by his wife Margaret two children two stepchildren grandchildren and a sister. Services are set for Monday at St Matthew Lutheran Church with burial at Oakwood Cemetery.
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L.R
Steve’ Hoag
Monticello
Ray
Jessie Hayes Hoag
Forest Military Academy
Wisconsin
University of Chicago
Cedar Rapids Business College
Roger Hearn
Janet Sion
Marion
Shirley Eden
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Goettsch Funeral Home
Ex-Marine Hostage Talks Tehran Escape and Wiesbaden Return
Ex-Marine Belk recalls escape attempts near Tehran and recapture torture by beatings. In Wiesbaden hospital he and other captives express bitterness toward Iran while a homecoming feast of lobster and wine lifts spirits among evacuees and embassy officials.
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Columbia
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Ruhollah Khomeini
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West German mediation helped free American hostages in Iran crisis
German officials led talks to end the hostage crisis, with Hans Dietrich Genscher coordinating with Warren Christopher and Sadeq Tabatabai in Bonn and Vienna. Carter thanked Bonn for its role as the Iran Iraq war began in September halted diplomacy.
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Jimmy Carter
Frankfurt
Helmut Schmidt
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Genscher
Warren Christopher
Sadeq Tabatabai
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Tehran
Gerhard Ritzel
Vienna
Edmund Muskie
Austria
Ritzel
Tabatabai
Ahmed Khomeini
Purple Cow offers champagne to celebrate hostages' return
North Liberty restaurant owner George Nemmer will give a free glass of champagne with every meal starting Tuesday until 52 bottles are used to mark the release of 52 American hostages from Iran. Nemmer, born in Lebanon, says he is happy to see them home and wishes to celebrate.
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Middle East
Warm Iowa spell offers brief tease of spring hints
Forecasters attribute a warm spell to a high pressure mass and sunny soil as snow remains scarce. Officials caution that temperatures will drop soon and advise staying bundled, avoiding expectations of spring while noting parks and greenhouses remain open for limited activity.
Reporter Fights to Keep Sources Secret in IBP Case
Iowa beef packer IBP seeks notes from Wall Street Journal reporter Jonathan Kwitny in a 1977 Iowa case. The Journal, Dow Jones, and Kwitny argue subpoenas threaten First Amendment protections and source confidentiality, citing reliance on confidential informants.
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Dow Jones & Co. Inc
Iowa Beef
Cattlemen’s Association
Cattlemen’s
Meat Price Investigators Association
Association
Kwitny
The
Journal
Laurence O'Donnell
New Jersey
New York
Alcohol consumption linked to one in ten deaths says report
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism reported that alcohol factors in about 10 percent of US deaths and one in ten adults may become alcoholic or have a drinking problem. Per capita use reached 2.73 gallons in 1978 with 2.5 in 1970, while two drinks daily are typical for those 14 and older.
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Des Moines
Iowa
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Linn County Conservation Board
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United States
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National Institute On Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
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Pickup Hit by Train Near New London Danville Crossing
A pickup driven by 47 year old Robert N. Wright was struck broadside by a Burlington Northern freight train at a crossing between New London and Danville near U.S. Highway 34.
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Robert N. Wright
Burlington Northern
Danville
U.S. Highway 34
Weather Summary for C.R. with Cold Turning Weather
The report notes wind direction and velocity, sunrise at 7 26, sunset at 5 12 as Sunday. Year ago high 41 low 8 with no precipitation. Extended forecast turns colder with possible rain or snow Monday night or Tuesday. highs 40s to around 50 Monday, then 30s by Wednesday. Lows mid 20s to around 30 Monday, dropping to teens by Wednesday.
Record Warmth Across Plains With January Heat Spikes
Temperatures surged Friday from the upper Mississippi Valley to Colorado and Wyoming, setting January records in North Dakota and Wyoming. Cheyenne topped 65, Bismarck reached 61, and Dickinson hit 63 as seven Iowa sites logged new highs amid mixed rain and snow across the West and travel advisories for heavy snow.
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Plains
Colorado
Wyoming
North Dakota
Washington
California
Intermountains
Montana
Continental Divide
Florida Gulf Coast
Ohio Valley
Atlantic Coast
New York State
Delaware
Cheyenne
Wyo
Bismarck
N.D
Dickinson
Iowa
Vital Statistics and Local Incidents Snapshot
Birth notices list multiple couples delivering sons and daughters at addresses in St. Paul area with dates Jan 21 to 23. Grandparents named. later entries record a series of EMS, fire, and emergency calls including an overheated motor at Van Buren School and a reported fire set to leaves at Bever Park.
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29Th St
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18Th Street
McCarthy Road
First Avenue
17Th Street
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Pulitzer composer Samuel Barber dies at 70 in New York
American composer Samuel Barber died Friday night at his Fifth Avenue apartment after a lengthy illness. He was 70. Barber won Pulitzers for Vanessa in 1958 and the Piano Concerto No 1 in 1963. His Adagio for Strings was premiered by Arturo Toscanini.
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New York
Samuel Barber
Fifth Avenue
Barber
Vanessa
G. Schirmer
Arturo Toscanini
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