Deaths and funeral notices from Cedar Rapids area
Richard McCune 53 of 1335 33rd Ave SW died at home of cancer after Cedar Rapids residence. He worked 21 years for Cedar Rapids Transfer and Storage and belonged to Teamsters Local 238. Survived by brother and four sisters. Services 2 pm Tuesday Brush Chapel. burial St. John’s Cemetery. Numerous other obituaries and funeral notices follow for local area residents with services planned in coming days.
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Richard McCune
33Rd Ave
Cedar Rapids
Mr. McCune
Teamsters Local 238
Hanford Post
American Legion
Daniel J
Mary McCune
Glenn Pesek
Bob Keister
Dean Gibbs
Columbus
Ohio
Brush Chapel
St. John’s Cemetery
Ockenfels
Harold F
Alfred Brosius
Mound Cemetery
Watkins
Frederick, Ola Foster
Alburnett United Methodist Church
Elmer Brunk
Alburnett Church
Clarence Burns
Oakville United
Freda Anna Siebels
13Th St
Marion
Topeka
Kan
John D. Siebels
Jones County
Morley
Marion Capron
Anamosa
Clara Siebels
Monticello
Rebecca Ehlers
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Steven J. Melvin
Castle Grove
Baxter Memorial Chapel
Parity concept questioned in farm economy report
A U S Department of Agriculture study questions parity as a measure of farmers' welfare. It notes the 1938 base period and argues modern farm size, productivity, and asset gains outstrip parity’s purchasing power. The report cites rising farm assets and debt with declining parity ratios since 1950.
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Bob Bergland
Secretary of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Carter Ads Draw Fire as Anderson fends off loss hopes
News conferences spotlight Carter campaign ads alleging Anderson opposed civil rights legislation in the 1960s. Anderson, a former Illinois congressman, voted for the measures, Carter claims. Rafshoon previewed anti Reagan spots. Reagan rebuts. Campaigns shift focus to Michigan Ohio Chicago and California as election stakes rise with Florida, and Ford’s legacy invoked by Reagan in Grand Rapids.
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Jimmy Carter
Rogovin
Carter
Anderson
Illinois
Carter Camp
Reagan
Gerald Rafshoon
United States
William Casey
Michigan
Ohio
Chicago
Texas
Florida
John Anderson
California
Ford
Grand Rapids
Mich
Soviet Union
Afghanistan
Gerald Ford
Lisker May Face Perjury Probe Over Withheld Info
Shaheen says probe found Lisker lied under oath and withheld information during re investigation after Civiletti discussed the case with the White House. Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti had raised the matter with White House officials.
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Lisker
Shaheen
Benjamin Civiletti
White House
Billy
Weather records and forecast for Central Plains region
The report notes record breaking high temperatures across the Central Plains with Denver 76, Cheyenne 71, Scottsbluff 77 and Goodland 74 on November 1st. It also records frost in parts of the Southeast and milder conditions in the southern U.S. along with a fair, mild outlook Tuesday through Thursday.
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Central Plains
Denver
Cheyenne
Scottsbluff
Neb
Goodland
Kan
Carolinas
Florida
Vital births and local incidents report summary
Births are listed for October 31 and November 1 in Linda Shuck at 314 Norwich Road SW and Diana Clench Atkins Phillip Clench Kiefer Debra Eberle Hiawatha with other details. Colorado Springs welcomes a daughter to Gary and Andee Lyman Woodland Park. Grandparents H G Lyman Marion named. Friday evening reports include malicious mischief at 26th Street Bever Avenue SE and entries of unknown acts at several Downtown and SW addresses. Gas valve malfunction at 321 First Ave SE. Medical emergencies at 2235 B Ave NE and 2727 16th Ave SW.
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Colorado Springs
Colo. Gary
Andee Lyman
Woodland Park
Colo
H.G. Lyman
Lauick Court
Marion
26Th Street
Bever Avenue
10Th Ave
First Ave
Eighth Avenue
Center Point Road
B Ave
16Th Ave
Iran hosts hostage issue eyed by Majlis as polls near
Iran may press new demands when the Majlis meets Sunday as it weighs freeing the captives. Editorials and broadcasts signal a shift toward offering concessions in return for hostage release, with a Tehran Radio open house at the occupied U S Embassy planned on Tuesday to show spies.
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Khomeini
Iran
United States
U.S
Muskie
Majlis
Islamic Republic
America
Carter
Tehran
Can Primates Learn Human Language Across Species
A discussion on whether nonhuman primates can acquire human language challenges the idea that language is uniquely human. It surveys experiments with primates, noting ongoing debates and the possibility of cross-species communication as research continues.
Speed Watch Radar Checks Planned Across District
Radar speed checks will be conducted periodically this week in listed areas: Northwest E Avenue F Avenue Ellis Boulevard Edgewood Road Northeast Bowman Road 42nd Street 32nd Street 20th Street Southeast Mount Vernon Road 12th Avenue 15th Street Third Avenue Eighth Avenue Memorial Drive Fifth Avenue Southwest Edgewood Road Wilson Avenue 12th Avenue Sixth Street 15th Avenue.
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E Avenue
F Avenue
Ellis Boulevard
Edgewood Road
Bowman Road
42Nd Street
32Nd Street
20Th Street
Mount Vernon Road
12Th Avenue
15Th Street
Third Avenue
Eighth Avenue
Memorial Drive
Fifth Avenue
Wilson Avenue
Sixth Street
15Th Avenue
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Marguerite Franklin
Oak Hill Manor
Turner Chapel East
Etta Thompson
Boise
Idaho
Iowa
Dyersville
Bertha Maiers
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Luxemburg
Holy Cross Cemetery
Kramer’s
Elkader
Millard A. Olson
Highland Lutheran Church
Witt’s
London
Minnie Hein
Trinity Lutheran Church
Chapman’s
Manchester
Sarah K. Ovel
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
St. Albert’s
Lamont
Rosary
Shelly’s
Rowley
Ronald Harry McGrew
Columbia
White’s
Independence
West Liberty
Ruth Richards
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Snider’s. West Union
Susan Kelly
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Hlyria
Burnham Wood Funeral Home
Weather Report
C.R. Weather
National Weather Service
Seattle
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Miami
Boston
Vor
New York
Southwest
Mississippi Valley
Quillayute
Wash
Astoria
Ore
St. Luke’s
Linda
Tim Shuck
Norwich Road
Diana
Phillip Clench
Atkins
Karen Kay Kiefer
J St. SW
Debra
Donald Eberle
7Th Ave
Hiawatha
Ayatollah
Mohammad Beheshti
Korea
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Associated Press
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
James F. Stewart
Stewart Funeral Home
First Avenue
Speed
Cedar Park
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
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