Deaths and funeral notices across Iowa communities
Obituaries list LaVerna G Johnson Irving Walter Hedges George Turecek Elmer L Rieck Elmer Storm with burial details and calling hours. Services are at Cedar Memorial Chapel Turner Chapel East Beckman Jones Bohnenkamp Loring Byers Van Beck locations in Cedar Rapids Iowa City Manchester Belle Plaine Randallstown and surrounding areas. Donations urged to church and hospital funds.
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Johnson
LaVerna G
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
David Polk
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Hedges
Irving Walter
Turner Chapel East
Arnold Herbst
Crescent Lodge No. 25
Memory Gardens
Iowa City
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Memorial Fund
Crippled Children’s Hospital Fund
the Shrine
Daughters of the Nile
The
Eye Foundation Fund
Beauceant
York Rite Bodies
George Turecek
Beckman-Jones
Manchester
Elmer L. Rieck
Bohnenkamp’s
Belle Plaine
Elmer Storm
Loring Byers Funeral Home
Randallstown
Murder suspect captured in mine near Lovington New Mexico
A Texas man, Juan Sanchez 21 Brownfield, was arrested in a potash mine after a 120 mile crime spree that left Alfredo Sixton 30 Yorktown dead and wounded four others, with one hostage taken and later freed. Sanchez faces aggravated battery and false imprisonment charges in New Mexico and additional counts in Texas.
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Lovington
N.M
UPI
Juan Sanchez
Brownfield
Texas
New Mexico
Drayton Wasson
Sanchez
Alfredo Sixton
Yorktown
J.T. Churchwell
Gil Sixton
Julian Pena Jr
Nixon
Churchwell
Bill Battles
Battles
Seminole
Jim Yeley
Midland
Yeley
Births and weather wrap for the week
Vital statistics report wind NW at 12 mph and a forecast of generally fair weather with snow possible Tuesday and Wednesday. Birth notices include a daughter for Gary Ja quay at 1540 Spy Glass Hill NE and a daughter for Laurence Kipping Keystone, John Lemon Springville, and Thomas McAndrew Hiawatha, with times and addresses noted.
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Gary Jaquay
Spy Glass Hill NE
David Swope
G Ave. NW
St. Luke’s
Laurence Kipping
Keystone
John Lemon
Springville
Thomas McAndrew
Fifth Ave
Hiawatha
Farmers Rally in Carter Home Town Paralyzes Plains Ga Traffic
Thousands of farmers converged on Plains to demand guaranteed profits, filling 150 acres with tractors and backing up U S Highway 280 for miles. About 50,000 people attended, with 1 000 to 1 500 tractors staying overnight as streets emptied and businesses closed.
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Plains, Ga
Carter
Billy McClung
U.S
McClung
Hugh Carter
America
American Agriculture
Plains
Kan
Kansas
Winter preparedness tips from NOAA urge planning for outages
NOAA advises prepare for winter storms by stocking food that needs no cooking, ensuring fresh batteries for car radio and flashlight, winterizing the car, and wearing layered, water-repellent outerwear. Stay with your car if stranded, avoid overexertion, keep a window slightly open, run the heater sparingly, and avoid risky travel in blizzards.
Dick Gregory and allies plead innocent in embassy protest
Dick Gregory his wife Lillian and Massachusetts state Sen. William Owens pleaded not guilty to two counts of picketing within 500 feet of a foreign embassy in Washington. They were ordered to stand trial December 21 and were freed without bond after a brief arraignment.
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Washington
UPI
Dick Gregory
Lillian
Massachusetts
Gregorys
William Owens
Boston
State Senate
Superior Court
Eugene Hamilton
Gregory
Othello Mahone
Owens
White House
Massachusetts Avenue
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by the Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Second class postage paid at Cedar Rapids Iowa subscription rates by carrier and mail listed with weeks and prices. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
Three Arrested for Drunken Driving in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police detained three individuals Friday night on drunken driving charges. Timothy McElroy, 19, of 529 McKinley St SE, was stopped at 9 30 p m in the 200 block of First Avenue SE and jailed on drunken driving and leaving the scene of an accident. Lee H Wright, 44, of 911 Ninth Ave SE, was arrested at 10 20 p m in the 200 block of Second Avenue SE on drunken driving and failure to have control and jailed. Herbert R Counter, 45, of 38 Summer Circle Hiawatha, was stopped at 8 30 p m in the 800 block of Blairs Ferry Road NE and jailed on drunken driving speeding and no driver's license.
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Cedar Rapids
Timothy McElroy
McKinley St
First Avenue SE
Linn County
Lee H. Wright
Ninth Ave
Second Avenue SE
Herbert R. Counter
Summer Circle
Hiawatha
Blairs Ferry Road
Mideast Tensions Rise as Syria and Lebanon Move Toward Talks
Reports from Amman say Arabs must start peace talks with Israel soon to avert another war. London diplomats note French Premier Barre may press Damascus to reconvene Geneva talks, noting Hafez Assad has not joined in Syrian hostile press. Israeli officials announce 2000 barrels a day oil from Gulf of Suez off El Tur with plans for further drilling.
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Hussein
Syria
Amman
Israel
London
Raymond Barre
Damascus
Geneva
Barre
Hafez Assad
Yitzhak Modai
Gulf of Suez
Sinai Peninsula
Egypt
el Tur
Sharm el Sheik
Modai
Israel Television
Snowy Friday Brings Widespread Fenders and Cold Stoppages
Eastern Iowa streets stayed snow covered with many fender benders and stalled vehicles amid heavy Thanksgiving travel. Cedar Rapids hospitals saw no surge in weather injuries. an Anamosa girl received treatment for sledding injuries at Wapsipinicon State Park as forecasters warn of more snow and cooling temperatures.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Wapsipinicon State Park
U.S. Soviet Talks Move Toward Formal Arms Trade Talks
The New York Times reports a prospective U S Soviet arms trade dialogue may begin with a formal negotiation framework. The State Department accuses Moscow of fueling the Ethiopia Somalia war by arming both sides. Leslie Gelb would lead the U S delegation, with Oleg Khlestov as chief Soviet negotiator.
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New York Times
State Department
Edly
Moscow
Ethiopia
Somalia
The
Times
U.S
Leslie Gelb
Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs
Oleg Khlestov
Vienna
Ethiopians supposedly crush key Harar uprising in Ogaden war
Reported heavy fighting around Harar as Somali backed guerrillas press assault. Addis sources say Ethiopian troops regained control inside the walled city while clashes occur nearby. Recent Soviet and Cuban support cited. Somalia disputes involvement. Also notes 1964 ship collision fatalities off New Jersey.
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Nairobs
Kenya
Harar
Ethiopia
Ogaden
Addis Ababa
Soviet Union
Somalia
Cuba
Soviet Technicans
Arthur Hailey Hospitalized After Kidney Stone Attack
Arthur Hailey was flown by private jet from Nassau to Miami Beach and admitted to the Miami Heart Institute. Officials did not release the illness details but a local station reported a painful kidney stone attack interrupting his eighth novel.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Arthur Hailey
Nassau
Bahamas
Miami Heart Institute
Hailey
Miami
WTVJ
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Chaim Herzog
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