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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 21, 1979

Page

2

Dead at 92 Cedar Rapids woman funeral in Conrad

Lara Clapsaddle age 92 died November 10 at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids. Services November 13 at Conrad United Methodist Church with burial in Conrad Cemetery. Also noted are obituaries and notice of multiple other local deaths with service details and arranging chapels Turner Chapel East and Chapman's handling arrangements.

Lara Clapsaddle Cedar Rapids Mercy Hospital Conrad Holland Roy L. Clapsaddle Arapahoe Colo James Crawford Floyd Nelson Minneapolis Jack Hendersonville N.C Aileen Yount Cheyenne Wells Conrad United Methodist Church Conrad Cemetery Helen G. Floyd Niagara Falls N.Y Lewiston Russell B. Floyd Morris White Phillip H W. Wilson Charles S Harold Wager Eugenia Kneeppel Lockport Grace Orsi Youngstown Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Turner Chapel East Byron Brecke Westland Road Teahen Funeral Home Melissa C. Trimble Martin Tama Missouri Eleonora A. Kozel August Kozel L St. SW Kozel Jane Boyd St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church St. Mary’s Lodge Czech Catholic Union Rosary Society Service Club Robert Louis Trzil St. John’s Cemetery St. Vincent de Paul The Gazette Company Third Ave Iowa U. S Associated Press

Iran Hostage Crisis Sparks Calls for Protests

Khomeini urged millions to demonstrate against American imperialism on Moharram, as Iran exploits the U.S. Embassy seizure to denounce the Carter administration. Tehran TV aired footage of earlier clashes to fuel anger over the shah's asylum and the hostage situation.

Khomeini Moharram

Blizzard Rages Through Midwest South Oklahoma Snowbound

A truck driver died when his blizzardbound rig veered off a rain slick road west of Granfield Oklahoma. The storm sent blizzard warnings across Wyoming Colorado and Nebraska with heavy snowfall and wind across the Front Range. National Guard crews aided 70 stranded motorists near Cheyenne while cities closed highways and colleges canceled classes amid record snows in Colorado and Nebraska.

Granfield Oklahoma Wyoming Colorado Nebraska Kansas Iowa National Guard Ed Herschler Cheyenne John Cornelison Front Range Colorado State Patrol Colorado Springs Denver Midwest East Central South Central Wisconsin Upper Michigan

Saudi mosque seizure sparks regional tension and confusion

Reported takeover by armed intruders at a Riyadh mosque prompts Saudi and Arab League responses. Sources describe attackers as Mahdists linked to Shiite Iran factions, with estimates of 150 hostages and several Saudi police deaths. The incident coincides with disputed claims of Khomeini support and a call for swift summit completion.

Fahd Arab League Chedli Klibi Saudi Arabia Riyadh

Tumor clinic leader Dr. John Baker dies in Boston

Dr. John William Baker, head of the Massachusetts General Hospital tumor clinic and chairman, died Thursday in Boston. His death marks a loss for the university hospital and cancer research community.

Boston John William Baker Massachusetts Po! Hospital

Weather Summary With River Levels and Fronts

The 11 am report shows river stages with NE winds at 9 mph and sunrise sunset times. Extended outlook calls for partly cloudy and cold conditions Friday through Sunday with highs in the 30s and lows in the 20s.

Fog delays Cedar Rapids airport flights and strands travelers

Dense fog at Cedar Rapids airport kept planes from landing or taking off for much of the morning. By late morning some arrivals and departures resumed but the weather remained unpredictable with forecasts of lingering visibility issues throughout the day.

Cedar Rapids Don Dvorak Dvorak United Bill Gamman United Airlines Chicago Gamman Ozark Harold Gilbert St Louis Gilbert Mississippi Valley Airlines MVA

Birth Announcements and Alarm Reports Highlight IA Index

Vital Statistics Births Mercy Marion St Luke Worland Waukon Cedar Rapids Waterloo Milwaukee Kailua Honolulu Grandparents listed for each birth. Also notes multiple alarm malfunctions and emergencies at Cedar Rapids Marion Springville and nearby areas with times and locations.

Rath Packing workers sue over alleged misused funds

A nine worker plaintiffs file a 3 million dollar federal suit against Rath Packing Co of Waterloo claiming the company union agreement to raise funds by employee stock purchases is violated by diverting employee money into an escrow account. The suit seeks 1 million in actual damages and 2 million in punitive damages and asks for a ruling that the agreement breaches state and federal law.

Rath Packing Co Waterloo U.S. District Court Cedar Rapids Rath

Story hour canceled at Edgewood and Main libraries

Because of the Thanksgiving holiday there will be no story hour Thursday at the Edge wood branch or the Main Library. Tickets taken include University of Iowa basketball tickets Iowa Cor nets tickets 300 silver dollars a silver pendant watch and a crash helmet from the Keith A Wymore residence 3518 Weing Road NE. Burglary at Mary A Shaughnessy residence 3233 Shasta Court NE netted a $100 rabbit coat a woman's watch coins jewelry and several bottles of whiskey Tuesday evening.

Edgewood University of Iowa Iowa Cornets Keith A. Wymore Weing Road Mary A. Shaughnessy Shasta Court

Two Truck Drivers Killed in Head-On Crash Near Vinton

Two semitrailer drivers died in a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 218 about 100 miles south of Vinton. Identified were Charles William Norman 47 of Lake Panasoffkee Florida and Guadalupe Junior Rodriguez 28 of Mason City. The Benton County Sheriff’s Department reported the crash was found at 2 40 a m when deputy Guy Scott arrived at the scene. Both men were ejected from their vehicles.

Vinton U.S

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