Obituaries and funeral notices from Cedar Rapids area
A batch of death notices lists Charles John Stodola 85 of Cedar Rapids died in San Dimas California while visiting his daughter. Other obituaries include Alfred F. Strawman 72 Troy Mills Paul Farrington Las Vegas reared in Strawman home and several local residents with service and burial details. Memorial funds and funeral home arrangements noted.
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Charles John Stodola
Cedar Rapids
San Dimas
Calif
McKesson, Robbins
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Marie Allen
Norene Podzimek
Nancy Fleming
Robert
Duluth
Minn
Allen Schmitt
St. John’s Cemetery
Teahen Funeral Home
Alfred F. Strawman
Troy Mills
Charles City
Vera Andrews
van Meter Co
Troy Mills Methodist Church
Troy Mills Senior Citizens Club
Stanley Greenfield
Pocatello
Idaho
Rae Elaine Willets
Plano
Texas
Leon Andrews
Memphis
Tenn
Ronald Andrews
Berryville
Ark
Kenneth Frame
Everett Knott
James Mahoney
Marion
Paul Farrington
Las Vegas
Strawman
Troy Mills United Methodist Church
Danny Lemons
Murdoch Funeral Home
Walker
Douglas R. Orr
Coggon
Hopkinton
Manchester
Maquoketa Valley
Golden Congregational Church
Frank
Bruce Sawyer
Marshalltown
Carolyn Hayes
Clear Lake
Dennis
David
Frankie
Ryan
Robert Roach
Golden Cemetery
Murdoch
Coggan
William M. Church
Los Angeles
Church
National Oats Co. Inc
Eloise
Tucson
Ariz
Donna Johnson
John
Lake Forest
Ill
Schauer and
Schumacher West
Green Bay
Wis
Hazel Duncan
Clifford Duncan
Donald
San Diego
John S. Hodges
Long Beach
Opal Durland
Turner Chapel East
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
FDA recall notice muddied by timing on pumpkin pie
The recall classified and numbered pumpkin pie filling faced publication delays from FDA routing. Newsrooms aired warnings Thanksgiving week, but FDA spokesman Wayne Pines said the enforcement bulletin serves as a routine record and most recalls are nonhazardous technical violations. He emphasized no publicity was issued and the recall did not constitute a public danger.
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FDA
FDA Enforcement
Wayne Pines
Areas
Regu
Pines
October price increases push costs across housing and goods
Prices rose in October for mortgages 1.1 percent, home values 1.9 percent, rents 1.3 percent, medical care 1 percent the largest since January, meats and restaurant meals higher, fuel oil 1.3 percent and gasoline 1.8 percent. Clothing rose 0.2 percent amid fall sales while grocery prices gained 0.7 percent.
Linn County Adopts Road Program. Chain Lakes Bridge Decision
The Linn County Board of Supervisors formally adopts the secondary road program and rejects next year funding for the Chain Lakes Bridge northwest of Hiawatha. Supporters may accept a state proposed alternative bridge. The next year budget totals 3 440 067 33 in receipts with 3 266 500 in expenditures and 400 000 for construction plus 1 345 000 for maintenance. Farm to market funds about 1 100 000 will finance farm to market road construction. The board also accepts the resignation of Robert Olson from the county conservation board for personal reasons.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Chain Lakes
Hiawatha
Motions Argued in Khouri Case Before Judge Schultz
Hani Khouri, a 45 year old Cedar Rapids man, is charged with solicitation to commit murder for allegedly hiring David G. Myers to kill Daniel Reilly of Bertram. Motions questioned admissibility of proposed evidence as jury selection concluded Monday and evidence taking paused to hear arguments.
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Louis Schultz
Hani Khouri
Daniel Reilly
Cedar Rapids
Linn
David G. Myers
Bertram Man
King Kong Puppet Origins Revealed in 1930s Film
Historians note the original King Kong used a small hand puppet about the size of a fist rather than a full sized model. The practical effect relied on this puppet combined with camera tricks to portray the giant ape.
Weather Roundup Wind Shift and Extended Forecast
At 11 a.m. wind from the southwest at 6 mph. Sunrise 7 12, sunset 4 37. Yesterday high 33, low 30 with .01 precip. Partly cloudy and cold Thursday and Friday, warming Saturday with highs in the 20s to 30s Thursday and Friday and upper 30s to low 40s Saturday. Lows in teens to low 20s. National highs 88 in Laredo Texas. low 6 below at Douglas Wyoming. Mississippi River stages show minor rises or steady levels at multiple sites. LaCrosse 5.8. Lansing 8.1. Dam 8 15.6. McGregor 8.5. Guttenberg 6.8. Dubuque 9.4. Davenport 7.0. Keokuk 4.9. Clinton 8.6. Cedar at C R 5.35. Snow developing in the central Rockies to western Kansas, northern Missouri, and eastern Iowa with flurries in upper Michigan and eastern Iowa. Travel advisories posted from North Dakota to Minnesota. winter storm watch for northwestern Indiana. Rain moving northeast ends in the Northeast. latest six hour totals include .31 in Houston Maine and .28 in Caribou Maine.
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Mississippi River
LaCrosse
Lansing
Dam
McGregor
Guttenberg
Dubuque
Davenport
Keithsburg
Keokuk
Clinton
Steady
Cedar
C.R
Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
Upper Michigan
Iowa
Indiana
Houston
Maine
Caribou
Vital Statistics and Local Incidents Report
Birth announcements list a son for Debra and Clifford Voelker and daughters for several couples in Cedar Rapids and Palo while Indianapolis adds a son for Deborah and Craig Darling. Grandparents named include Paul Darling and others. Nearby, multiple 911 notes report a faulty refrigerator compressor a torch incident medical emergencies and a smoke odor from 3:36 a.m. today.
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Indianapolis
Deborah
Craig Darling
Paul Darling
Cottage Grove Ave
Iran Hostage Crisis Deepens as Security Council Urged Action
The United States seeks a Security Council resolution demanding hostages be released while Iran rejects external investigations. Waldheim plans urgent council debate as Khomeini demands Iran only for any inquiry. State Dept warns non essential staff to leave 10 Muslim states amid heightened tensions.
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Powell
Johnston
United States
Security Council
Waldheim
ABC
Barbara Walters
Iran
Khomeini
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Ali Akhbar Moinfar
Venezuela
Humberto Candefon Berti
Tehran
Shah
International Court of Justice
U.S
State Department
Cedar Rapids massage ordinance suit set for March 13
A Cedar Rapids case challenges a city ordinance regulating massage parlors. The Linn District Court will hear trial without a jury on March 13, with an injunction in place blocking enforcement of hours limits and other challenged provisions.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn District Court
City Briefs and Advertisements from Marion Area Page
December 2 edition lists flea market and high school events with admission 25 cents and games at Town House. Bowling group Cedar Rapids Women’s Association meets with doors at 6 and early birds at 7 with an advertisement. Linn County CETA office moves to 425 3rd Ave SW effective December 1. Holiday gift ads from Rose s Candle Niche and Marilyn s Gifts highlight limited editions and downtown Christmas hours with contact 362 5143.
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Town House
Cedar Rapids Women’s Bowling Association
Early Birds
Adv
Linn County Ceta
3Rd Ave
Marilyn
Silent understanding shapes press on classified limits
Nat Hentoff, a noted investigative reporter, argues that for 30 years a quiet pact between government and the press lets officials decide what the public should know about dangerous information. He critiques how the press too often accepts the government's word on what is deemed classified.
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Nat Hentoff
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White's
Edward C. Hinman
Terry Hinman
Mason Hawe
Mabel V. Norling
Powell's
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Olin
W.F
Bob” Robertson
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Hayden's
Iva J. Robison
Volga
Martha Duff
Witt’s
Elkader
Hillcrest
Keystone
Clement “Mick” Hecht
Oak Brook
Belle Plaine Cemetery
Doris L. Hendryx Sullivan
Port Arthur
Killian's
Chuck
Rockwell-Collins
Janet Jones
Meadow Lane
Des Plaines
Raymond P
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Murdoch Chapel
Center Point
Sterling
Robert Olson
County Conservation Board
Olson
Khouri
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St. Luke's
Debra
Clifford Voelker
Woodside Drive
Sherry
Donald Wyskocil
Vine Ave
Deborah and
Jefferey Stone
First Ave
Donna
Richard Whitehead
Alice
Arlen Cummings
Palo
Dennis J. Simonsen
Lori A. Dean
Willie B. Jones
Michelle A. Martin
Robert R. Michael
Patricia J. Warren
Barrett Sugarman
Linda K. Angell
Brookline, Mass
Teresa Kay
Lowell Virgil Barnhart
Roberta L
Carl D. Ehlits
Thomas F. Jr
Letitia A. Roberts
Larry Lewis
Mary Ellen Petersen
Diana J
Richard D. Emig
Diana L
Richard L. Klein
Weston C
Linda S. Curtis
Norman R
Ruth M. Broussard
Union Drive
J St
North Yemen
Qatar
Syria
Lebanon
Iraq
Bangladesh
Kuwait
The
United Arab Emirates
Bahrain
Oman
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Marion High School
Rose
John B. Turner & Son
Turner’s
Second Ave
Turner’s West
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
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