Deaths in Cedar Rapids area include Thomas Seabrook aged 76
Thomas F Seabrook of 2916 Russell Drive NE died Saturday after a sudden illness. Born March 6 1906 in Cedar Rapids he married Bernice Shelley in 1935. He worked 35 years for Cedar Rapids Engineering and was active in St Matthew's Church Holy Name Society and Knights of Columbus. Surviving include daughter Jeanice Kerkman and three grandchildren. Burial at Mount Calvary Cemetery. Services at St Matthew's Friday. Friends may call Thursday at Stewart Funeral Home.
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Thomas F. Seabrook
Russell Drive
Cedar Rapids
Bernice Shelley
Cedar Rapids Engineering
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Holy Name Society
St. Matthew's Golden Age Club
Knights of Columbus Council
Machinist Union
Jeanice Kerkman
Brentwood
A.A. Sodawasser
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
Henry C. Luedeman
Burlington
Clarence
Dorothy Johnson
Tipton
Burlington Trucklines
Concordia Lutheran Church
Teamsters
The
Eagles
Evelyn Humbard
Fort Madison
Iowa
Lois Blanchard
Wever
Harvey
Mount Clemens
Mich
Freda Weinerke
California
Minnie Bjorak
Aurora
Ill
Carl
Lewis
Marion
Turner Chapel West
Royce E. Rinehart
Concordia Lutheran
Louise M. Suchomel
Tustin
Calif
Santa Ana
Wayne University
Detroit
Stanford University
Western Reserve College
Cleveland
Ohio
Third St
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Armstrong's to Acquire Dubuque Rosheks Store Financing Completed
Armstrong's department store of Cedar Rapids has completed financing to acquire Dubuque's Rosheks, uniting two long dominant retailers. Rosheks will operate under the Armstrong name with remodels planned, a grand opening next spring, and projected sales gains of about 50 percent over three years.
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Rosheks Department
Dubuque
Armstrong's Department Store
Cedar Rapids
Armstrong's
Armstrong
Rosheks
Robert C. Armstrong
J. B. White
Rosheks, Wickes Corp
California
Third Avenue
Second
Third Streets
Second Avenue SE
Armstrong’s
Second Avenue
Second Street SE
Iowa City
Aldens
Gamble
Robert Armstrong
Roshek
Second Street
Talks revived as China and Soviet pledge normalization
In Moscow Andrei Gromyko met Chinese Foreign Minister Huang Hua for a 90 minute session urging normalization of Sino-Soviet relations. Tass quoted Gromyko stressing good neighborly lines while Huang expressed hope for gradual normalization amid earlier postwar tensions and mutual disputes.
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Moscow
Andrei Gromyko
Huang Hua
China
Afghanistan
Nikolai Patolichev
U.S
Leonid F. Ilyichev
Iowa officials weigh link between escapee confessions and local murders
Iowa law officers seek to question the Weekend escapee about multiple cases. Investigators target Michelle Martinko in Cedar Rapids, the Amana Inn double murder of Rose Burkert and Roger Atkinson, and Sandra Pittman near Clarence. Authorities consider possible connections to the suspect’s 33 murders confessed in West Virginia.
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Iowa
Michelle Martinko
Cedar Rapids
Rose Burkert
Roger Atkinson
Amana Holiday Inn
Interstate 80
Sandra Pittman
Clarence
Martinko
Westdale Mall
Burkert
Atkison
Pittman
Gerald Shanahan
West Virginia
Davis
Menard
Illinois
Judge revokes Gilson probation in missing Iowa case
Iowa City Johnson County District Court on Tuesday granted a request to revoke Tami Marie Gilson's probation and issued a warrant for her arrest. Gilson 22 vanished with boyfriend Rick Thompson after a July neglect charge involving her 4-year-old daughter Bobbi Jo Kirkwood found at a church. The child remains in foster care under DSS supervision.
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Iowa City
Tami Marie Gilson
Johnson County
Gilson
Bobbi Jo Kirkwood
Bobbi Jo
Department of Social Services
Congregational United Church of Christ
Vital Statistics and Local Incidents Include Multiple Births and Emergencies
Birth announcements list numerous families in Cedar Rapids Marion and surrounding areas with newborns on dates from Nov 13 to Nov 16. A sequence of Monday and Tuesday incidents notes hazards at Wilson Foods smoke odor alarms malfunctions and medical emergencies at multiple addresses across the city.
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Wilson Foods
Center Point Road
Eighth St
Kirkwood Boulevard
Devonwood Avenue
Western Pine Drive
China tests largest 1976 atmospheric nuke
On this date in 1976 China detonated its largest atmospheric nuclear explosion to date triggering the United States to activate a nationwide network to monitor radioactive fallout.
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China
United States
Mount Vernon elects Moser to City Council
Mount Vernon voters Tuesday elected John Moser to the City Council in a special election to fill Rex De Wald’s vacancy. Moser received 176 votes to Melvin Hetland’s 72, with three write-ins and one split ballot. Moser is Mount Vernon postmaster and chairs the Parks and Recreation Commission.
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Mount Vernon
Moser
John Moser
Melvin Hetland
Rex de Wald
Hetland
Parks and Recreation Commission
Food allergies linked to migraines in researchers find
Report notes that foods trigger migraines for about 30 million Americans. Many sufferers show allergies to multiple food groups such as cereals and milk. Doctors may prescribe an elimination diet to identify culprit items by removing suspects one at a time.
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United States
China Conducts Largest Atmospheric Nuclear Test in 1976
In 1976 China conducted its largest atmospheric nuclear explosion to date triggering the United States to activate a nationwide fallout monitoring network.
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Viola Jack
Oelwein
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Viola Mann
Darold Jack
Darold Jr
Darwin
Raymond Mann
Ruth Cramer
Bernice Grafton
Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
Hazleton
Aliin Nelson
van Horne
St. Luke's Hospital
Kuba Funeral Home
Charles J. Pisarik
Memorial Drive
Mercy Hospital
Feckley
Kenneth E
Brush Chapel
Glen Hunt
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Moore
Evelyn
Glenn H
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Glenn Bender
First Congregational Church
Cedar Memorial Mausoleum
17Th St
Siovy
Margaret
Czech National Cemetery
T. Don Collins
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Turner Chapel
Kinley
Hubert L
St. John's Catholic Church
John Barnes
Calvary Cemetery
Ryan
Coggan American Legion
Belle Plaine
LeRoy M. Wright
Hrabak’s
Koszta
Susie Bean
Nevenhoven's
Oakhill Cemetery
Nashua
Decorah
A.R
Esther) Rosel
First Lutheran Church
Steine’s
Lutheran Cemetery
Edna Nesvacil
Donohue-Lensing’s
Oakland Cemetery
Gertrude F. Septer
Uhlmann’s
Williamsburg
Zion Cemetery
Millersburg
Monona
Ruth E. Bernhardt
Church Cemetery
Schultz's
Oxford
Jacob Samuel Cowen
Howard J
Perle Slavik Cowen
George L. Gay
Ridgewood Cemetery
North Liberty
University of Iowa Foundation
Oxford Junction
Frances Bahnsen
Apache Junction
Ariz
Hayden's
Wag
Bernice A. Walderbach
St. Patrick's Church
Shelly's
Manchester
Shellsburg
Martha E. Schlotterback
Phillip’s
Vinton
Dubuque Rosheks
Bruce Fishwild
Watta Financial Editor
Reagan
Special
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
Soviet Union
Bob Dole
Patolichev
Washington
Carter
Communist Party
Yuri Andropov
Kremlin
Jim Barnes
Rick Thompson
Thompson
Teresa
Brian Glynn
Kohawk St
Janelle
Loras Glynn
Patricia
Douglas Vranek
Fairfax
Anne
Bruce Skinner
St. Luke's
Patricia Dabler
33Rd Ave
Carol
Pat Devaney
Langworthy
Penny
Steven Montgomery
Burch Ave. NW
Wendy Williams
16Th Ave
Sharon
Walter Sackett
C Ave. NW
Barbara Rouse
C Ave. NE
Mary
John Johnson
Mary Beth
Rodger Griffith
Third Ave
Kathie
Charles Rowray
Brenda
Dale Moore
13Th St
Sherrie
Kevin Northway
Springville
Dennis R. Giesler
Martha K. McCarville
Kevin L. Taylor
Dawnella B. Wilson
Mart C. Campbell
Sally A. Claassen
Ann T
Patrick J. O'Kane
Vikki Gennell
Larry Grant Lloyd
Alicia B
John B. Fox
16Th St
Park Towne Lane
15Th St
14Th St
Ellis Blvd
John E. Lapes
Center Pi. Rd
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