Deaths of Russell Hall and Others Mark Cedar Rapids Area
Obituary notices list Russell D. Hall 59 of Cedar Rapids and Grace A. Scott 81 of Nevada among several deaths. Details include birthplaces Marion and rural Linn County, wartime service, family survivors, funeral arrangements, and memorial fund notes. Additional notices cover Bridget McGovern 92 and multiple other locals with service times and burial sites across Iowa communities.
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Cheryl Frank
Stillwater
Minn
Vicki Hochstetler
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Memorial Chapel
David Roth
Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
American Legion Hanford Post
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
the Heart Association
11Th St
Marion
Bridget McGovern
Northbrook Manor
William Redmond
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Dubuque
Peosia Cemetery
Siegert and Sons Funeral
Reagan outlines priorities and foreign policy approach
In interviews Reagan sets out goals to shrink government size, curb spending, and pursue tax reform while renegotiating SALT II. He emphasizes economy, energy relief, and defense buildup, with a focus on Middle East stability and limiting government hiring as a first White House act.
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Soviet Union
Reagan
Henry Kissinger
California
White House
Middle East
Richard Nixon
Kremlin
Jordan
Abc-Tv News
Prime interest rates could rise as banks face higher costs
Bank officials cite current funds costs to justify a 16 percent prime. The Fed’s aggressive tightening may push rates higher, with economists noting banks delayed action until after the presidential election and may move on Monday.
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William Sullivan Jr
Bank of New York
Fed
David Jones
Aubrey G. Lanston & Co
Anderson draws support across cities and income groups in national poll
The AP-NBC News poll shows George Anderson leading among city and suburban voters with higher income, while Carter and Reagan split the rest. It notes that 11,629 interviews produce a two point margin of error and explains potential variations due to question wording timing and methods.
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Congress
Carter
Reagan
Anderson
Ford
Ap-Nbc News
Cassens Wins Iowa Heat in Hot Dog Eating Contest
Harold Cassens of Vinton Iowa finished third among 25 entrants at Bob Harmon's Hot Dog House Millbrook Alabama. He downed 26 hot dogs earning the third place plaque and $50 while Greg Holtan of Wetumka Alabama repeated as world champion with 33 hot dogs in two hours, a new world record.
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Millbrook
Ala
Harold Cassens
Vinton
Iowa
Bob Harmon
Cassens
Ber
Vinton Speedway
Greg Holtan
Wetumka
Holton
Weather Summary and National Conditions Report
Weather report shows a 11 a.m. barometer 29.71 with SW winds 15 mph and rains in the Pacific Northwest. November totals and normals listed, weekday sun times, and record highs and lows for today. National outlook notes cloudy fronts from the Great Lakes to northern California with showers and gusts up to 40 mph along the coast.
Vital Statistics Entries and Local Incidents
Vital statistics list births at several addresses including Kathleen and Walter Parrish and Candace Dobos. Entries note ceremonies in Davenport and Kansas City with dates Oct 30 and Nov 4. Police and emergency calls appear for multiple Cedar Rapids addresses with times from 11:37 a.m. to 7:10 a.m. including medical emergencies and unknowns at various homes.
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Miner
Algia P
St. Stephen’s Catholic Church
Central City
John Carpender
Springville
Murdoch Chapel
Murdoch's
Price
Clarence O
North Linn United Methodist Church
Troy Mills
Sheridan Mallett
Murdoch Funeral Home
Walker
Beecher
Marguerite
Teahen Funeral
Thomas Teale
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Solon
Rorabaugh
Frances P
Turner Chapel East
Lawrence A. Duenas
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
St. John’s Cemetery
McDonald, Orville
Pete
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Olin
Fred A. Richardson
Martin L. Dutro
Turner Chapel West
Perrine Center
Mercy Hospital
10Th St
Cedar Rapids
Meyn
Margaret L
Linwood Cemetery
Nadim Saikaly
Brush Chapel
Davenport
Jane
David Campagna
Allan Campagna
G Ave
Kansas City
Patty
Greg Sindt
Robert Cribbs
Mount Vernon
Wilbert Sindt
van Horne
Tonight's City Shows and University Events
Tonight at Jefferson High School Little Theatre the film You Can’t Take It With You plays at 8 with adult tickets two dollars and seniors one fifty. Kirkwood's Iowa Hall hosts Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Oberlander at 7 30 with prices two dollars for adults one dollar for students and Kirkwood students free. Edward Kottick headlines Musical Acoustics of the Harpsichord at 8 30 in McCague Hall King Chapel on the Cornell College Mount Vernon campus.
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Jefferson High School
Call
Lu Ann Hampton Laverty ‘Oberlander
Iowa Hall
Kirkwood
Kirkwood Drama Department
Edward Kottick
U of I
McCague Hall
King Chapel
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Reagan era transition and hostage talks shape post election plans
President-elect Reagan signals cooperation with Carter on hostage issues and SALT talks while planning a broad purge of Carter appointees. Richard V. Allen could take a key role in the transition as the lame duck session confronts Democratic opposition and shifting Senate control.
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Meese
Carter
Los Angeles
Richard V. Allen
Reagan
Allen
Nixon
Camp David
Baker
Byrd
House
Thomas O'Neill Jr
New device aims to repel sharks with EM field
Montreal based oceanographer Louis Lourmais plans test in waters from Miami to Havana using a 10 inch black metal box that emits an electro magnetic field. He previously kept sharks at bay during a 50 hour Gulf Stream test and aims to create a 10 meter calm zone around divers.
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Montreal
UPI
Louis Lourmais
Lourmais
Miami
Havana
Gulf Stream
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Russell D. Hall
33Rd St
Onslow
Onalee Horstmann
Wheatland
Rapids Chevrolet
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Grace A. Scott
Clyde C. Scott
Nevada
Marion High School
Linn
West Prairie
Paris
Spring Grove
Williams
Sumner
Prairie Chapel
Clear Lake
Scott
Mason City
Harold Wagner
Robert Bell
Coggan
Albert E
Corning
Keith L. Scott
Albia
Robert Hutton
Edith Boldt
Iowa City
Prairie Chapel United Methodist Church
G. Clive Cook
John Lippincott
Keith Scott
Harold
Wagner
Marvin J. Fisher
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Donohue-Lensing
S. Jesup
Melissa Schmitt
Parker's
Osterdock
Lester K. Kottke
Tuecke’s
Guttenberg
Postville
Alvin Thoreson
Weather Report
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Milwaukee
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St. Louis Sree
Sioux Falls
Crewe
St. Luke’s
Kathleen
Walter Parrish
Ellis Blvd
Roberta
Randy Osmond
Sixth St
Candace
Michael Dobos
Sixth Ave
Pamela
Terry Eisner
Boca Chica
Hiawatha
Timothy C. Scheurs
Janice K. Pegump
Robbie L. Jr
Randy Lee McFall
Lucille J
James W. Fagan
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Eleanor R
Louis J. Strand
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David Leon Mullins
Janice R
Donald D. Andrews
Ann
Ronald J. Klever
Herman W
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Fourth St
Old Marion Road
Tanager Drive
24Th St
Hertz Drive
Ed Clark
Senate
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
GOP
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Mack Mattingly
Talmadge
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