Deaths listed for Kennedy and others in Iowa obituaries
Obituaries record James R. Kennedy 69 of Goldsboro North Carolina cremated in Goldsboro with services in Earlville and Cedar Rapids retirement filers and multiple relatives in Maryland Iowa and North Carolina. Additional notices cover Mary Janann Cox Judith Rae Tatro Molly Snails Sylvia Bobst Elmer South Jesse Fuhrmeister Raymond Vitense Albert Benda David Blankenhorn with funeral details and memorial funds noted.
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James R. Kennedy
Cedar Rapids
Veteran’s Hospital
Fayetteville
N.C
Goldsboro
Gilman
University of Iowa
Kennedy
Manchester
Federal Deposit Insurance Prp
Lillian
Marsha Smith
Glen Burnie
Robert W
Millersville
Alan James
Congregational Church
Earlville
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Tama
Mason- Hand's
Holy Trinity Cemetery
Vining
Washington
David Blankenhorn
Sherman-Eden’s
Lone Tree Cemetery
Food price freezes vary in scope and duration
January prices slipped modestly as retailers consider ceilings rather than strict freezes. Merger Markets of Michigan will hold line on many items for 30 days while Safeway A&P impose 30 day ceilings on private label items. Giant targets 21 week plan with some fresh foods. Grand Union notes about 20 percent of sales come from private label products and sees inflation fight as modest but meaningful.
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Peterson
Merger Markets of
Michigan
Meiger
Willett
Safeway
A&p
James Wood
Grand Union Co
Iran Hostages Move to Revolutionary Council Custody
Secretive talks advance as militants hand over American captives to Iran’s Revolutionary Council amid UN pressure. Officials in Washington and New York warn the hostages may still be held and call for cautious optimism as journalists resume access to Tehran.
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Council
U.N. Commission
Iran
Washington
United Nations
New York
Revolutionary Council
U.N
Khomeini
Firefighters Union Approves Tentative Contract Amid Strike
The Fire Fighters Union Local 2 executive board backed a tentative pact to end the 23 day strike in Chicago. Jesse Jackson mediates, saying talks will continue after workers return, aiming for a 8 a.m. return if ratified.
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Chicago
UPI
Fire Fighters Union Local
Jesse L. Jackson
Jackson
Fire Fighters Union
William J. Reddy
Jane M. Byrne
Perry seeks reelection as Linn County Clerk of Court
Linn County Clerk of Court Kenneth L. Perry Jr. announces he will seek a second term on the Democratic ticket. The Cedar Rapids area official highlights the merger of state court functions, office moves, and cost saving measures while noting staff development and data processing expansion to improve public service.
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Linn County
Kenneth L. Perry Jr
Perry
First Avenue Court
Third Avenue
Cedar Rapids Community
PTSA
Johnson Elemen
Tary and
McKinley
Jane Boyd
United Cerebral Palsy Association of
Greater
Cedar Rapids
Eastern Iowa Area Crime Commission Planning Committee
Linn County Justice Information Project Advisory Committee
Marion Democratic Club
Linn County Democratic Central Committee
Linn County Young Democrats
Democratic Club
Regis High School
Shirley
1812 Park Avenue SE
Bowling Street SW upgrade bids due April 16
City plans a major Bowling Street SW reconstruction from Wilson Avenue to Highway 30 with a 45 foot roadway for three lanes and a left turn storage lane. A 12 foot bike trail will run along the west side, eight feet usable, extending toward Kirkwood Community College. Work may close Bowling Street to most traffic from 29th Avenue SW to Highway 30 through November. federal funds cover about 75 percent of the estimated $4 million cost.
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Bowling Street SW
Wilson Avenue
Highway 30
Dick Ransom
Bowling Street
50Th Street
Ransom
Kirkwood Community College
29Th Avenue
29Th
41St Street
Prairie Creek
Seventh arrest in burglary spree linked to Prairie Elementary case
Trent Brooks, 18, of Marion, was arrested Friday on second degree burglary charges connected to the March 1 Prairie Elementary break in. Six others, including four adults and two juveniles, had been arrested earlier in Linn County for similar burglaries in Marion Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
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Trent Brooks
35Th St
Marion
Prairie Elementary School
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Prairie Elementary
Craig Kinkead
11Th St
Bradley J. Mundorf
10Th St
Kinkead
Rex Eno
Grande Ave. SE
Mugabe to name coalition with Nkomo by Tuesday
Prime Minister designate Robert Mugabe will form a coalition government with Joshua Nkomo by Tuesday, with rival parties agreeing to back a black majority government. Ian Smith noted he would accept a cabinet post if asked, though he prefers retirement from politics.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Robert Mugabe
Joshua Nkomo
Mugabe
Ian D. Smith
Britain
Smith
Rhodesian Front Party
Marion man charged with drunken driving and suspension
Gerald M. Kelly, 53, of 1195 Sixth Ave Marion, was arrested at 10 a m Friday at Seventh Ave and Seventh St in Marion and charged with drunk driving and driving with license under suspension.
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Gerald M. Kelly
Sixth Ave
Marion
Seventh Avenue
Seventh Street
Postponed Meet Me in the Sugar Bush at Indian Creek Center
The program Meet Me in the Sugar Bush was postponed from today at Indian Creek Nature Center to March 15 due to cold temperatures. Thirty years ago the Midwest endured snow sleet gales and blizzards.
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The
Sugar Bush
Indian Creek Nature Center
Midwest
Anamosa Boy Dies in Hanging in Family Home
A 12 year old Anamosa boy Thomas James Charles died from hanging in a bathroom at 30614 West Main Street. Jones County medical examiner Dr. John Bailey ruled the death accidental or self-inflicted. The boy was found by his mother and his 16 year old brother about 5 30 PM. Funeral services are pending in Dubuque. Two days earlier Gregory Allan Ruhl 16 died by hanging in his rural Anamosa home basement found by his mother and brother.
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Anamosa
Jones County
John Bailey
Thomas James Charles
Donald Charles
West Main St
Anamosa Community Hospital
Dubuque
Gregory Allan Ruhl
William Ruhls
Sixth arrest in cocaine case in Cedar Rapids area
Randy Glenn Keeler 25 of Liberty NY appeared in U S District Court Cedar Rapids after a New York arrest on a conspiracy charge. Magistrate James Hodges set April 28 as trial date and Keeler is free on 2500 bond. The probe began with five arrests in January and a half million dollars worth of cocaine seized at a Cedar Rapids motel. The five remaining arrestees face trial March 24.
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Randy Glenn Keeler
Liberty
N.Y
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
New York
Keeler
James Hodges
Weather Report and Tornado Outbreak Summary
A weather report notes NE wind at 14 mph at midnight with a temperature high of 33 and low of 28 and trace precipitation. An extended forecast calls for mostly clear to cloudy conditions with highs in the 30s and lows in the teens to 20s. Severe weather Friday produced three tornadoes in the region from Mississippi to Georgia and into the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys, with one near Mobile Alabama. two tornadoes occurred in east central Mississippi and one near ice in the south Socona. No injuries reported, but a tornado watch was in effect for southern Mississippi and southwestern Alabama. Rainfall reached 1–2 inches in parts of southern Mississippi with some flooding. Snow spread from northern Illinois to southern lower Michigan. Moline Illinois recorded an inch of snow and snow occurred in southern Iowa, southern Nebraska, northwestern Kansas, and northeastern Colorado. Winter storm warnings were issued in northern Illinois and southern/central lower Michigan, with a travelers advisory in southern Wisconsin.
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Mississippi
Georgia
Tennessee
Ohio
Appalachians
Mobile
Ala
Socona
Alabama
Illinois
Lower Michigan
Moline
Ill
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Lower
Michigan
Wisconsin
Births Report from Mercy Hospital
Theresa and Joseph Lawrence welcome a son at 515 Forest Drive SE on March 7. Kimberly and Robert Moser, of Hale, greet a daughter. Susan and Timothy Meyer of 6706 Kelburn Lane have a son. Sandra and David Clin ton of Earlville announce a daughter. Laura and Clarence Coppock of Swisher welcome a daughter. Lorie and Tracy Castrol of 2929 Johnson Ave NW have a daughter. Medical emergency at 235 11th St NW at 6:22 p.m. Friday.
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Theresa and
Joseph Lawrence
Forest Drive
Kimberly
Robert Moser
Hale
Susan
Timothy Meyer
Kelburn Lane
Sandra
David Clinton
Earlville
Laura
Clarence Coppock
Swisher
Lorie
Tracy Castrol
Johnson Ave. NW
11Th St. NW
City Briefs Super Chicken Noodle Soup Sale at Hus Memorial
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church at 2808 Schaeffer Drive SW hosts a supper and bake sale on Saturday March 8 from 5 to 7 30 p m with 2 dollars for adults and 1 dollar for children under 12 Adv. Andrea Cohen of 5200 Broadlawn Drive SE reports her gold bracelet valued at 400 disappeared while she was at Eastown Cinemas.
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Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
Schaeffer Drive
Andrea Cohen
Broadlawn Drive
Eastown Cinemas
Inmate Escapes Linn County Jail Through Air Vent
An 11 year old inmate, Spencer Blakey, escaped Linn County Jail via an air vent to the roof Friday night. He had been held since Jan 28 on a first degree robbery charge. Lt. Deputy Dennis Blome said the vent leads to the roof and it is unclear if an accomplice aided the escape or if he fled in a vehicle.
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Linn County
Spencer Blakey
Dennis Blome
Blakey
Blome
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