Deaths fill region with long illness and services
Obituary notices list Harold W. Jepsen 70 of 1420 J St SW and several others including Kathrine Clausen 23 of Oakland Road NE, Jessie Crew 86 formerly Jordans Grove, Allison Ruth Akers infant, Helen Busby 79 of Phoenix, with service times, burial sites, and memorial preferences. Funeral homes organize services across Cedar Rapids Iowa City Marion and surrounding towns.
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Harold W
Czech Heritage Foundation
United Food Workers
Amalgamated Retirees
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Aerie
Eagles
REAC
American Cancer Society
United Ostomy Association
Barbara Jones
Anchorage
Alaska
Sally Stodola
Cedar Rapids
Milo
Ervin
Durand, Mich
Roxy Nemecek
Helen Zak
Janeba-Kuba
Louis J. Trzil
Czech National Cemetery
Kingston Lodge No. 666
AF & AM
Kathrine K. Clausen
Oakland Road
Lisbon
Iowa City
City High School
Kirkwood
Georgina Chapman
Lytton
Phyllis Williams
Madill
Okla
Christina Spears
Glendale
Calif
Terri Lee
Aurora
Colo
Gary
Elgin
Ill
George L. Gay
Memory Gardens
Katy Clausen
Jessie Dunn Crew
Jordans Grove
Central City
Palisade
Pella
Jarvis H. Crew
Little Brown Church
Nashua
St. Luke’s Hospital
Jarvis Calvin
Salinas
John Kenton
Aberdeen
Wash
Ermina Dykstra
Walnut Creek
Newton Dunn
Waterloo
Allison Ruth Akers
Douglas
Barbara Akers
L Street
Virginia Clark
Hassel Akers
Alice O’shia
Edwardsville
Lester Scott
Mesa, Ariz
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Helen G. Busby
Phoenix
Ariz
Fairfield
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Bonnie Kroon
Dwight
Keith
Concord
Rosalie Schroeder
Marengo
Dyersville
Philomena A. Schneider
St. Francis Xavier
Holy Trinity Cemetery
Luxemburg
Kramer's
Garwin
Ralph W. Gettle
Garwin Christian Church
Henderson’s
Toledo
Garwin Union Cemetery
Allen Lee Decker
Oakland Cemetery
Lydia Messer
Congregational Church
Lamont
Will Oelrich
United Methodist Church
Strawberry Point
Roberson’s
Rochester
Edwin E. Middleton
Rochester Methodist Church
Sheets and Son Funeral Home
Tipton
Rochester Cemetery
Iran Iraq hostage talks and transfer rumors continue
Iran’s hostage crisis stalled with Pars unable to confirm reports of hostages being moved to government custody. Iran’s Mehdi Nawab spoke of preparations for transfer and suitable accommodation as Algerian intermediaries push for clarity. Officials cautioned on whereabouts and control while U.S. diplomats plot next steps amid war tensions.
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Iran
Pars
Foreign Ministry
Tehran
Beirut
Mohammad Ali Rajai
Rajai
Hamadan
Iraq
London
Bonn
Mehdi Nawab
U.S
Trattner
United States
CBS News
Evin
Shah
Gunman robs Cedar Rapids car wash on first day of Christmas shopping
A black male suspect about 6'5" and 180 pounds robbed Conoco Car Wash at 120 First Ave NW just before 3 pm Friday. He demanded money, took about $1415 in cash, and fled south across First Avenue into an alley, wearing a hooded brown coat, tan scarf, blue jeans, and black white gym shoes.
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Cedar Rapids
Conoco
First Ave
First Avenue
First
Second Streets
Ultra conservatives train for guerrilla warfare
A coalition of ultra conservative groups opened a four day organizational meeting in Kansas City Missouri with leaders predicting extensive training in guerrilla warfare The movement called Committee of 10 Million aims to reach ten million members to influence elections Training will cover firearms counter propaganda nighttime military operations organization and leadership in case of conflict with communists DePugh noted the goal is to avoid violence but said younger members may be trained for possible use of force.
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Kansas City
Robert Bolivar DePugh
Minuteman Group
DePugh
Committee of
John Grady
American Pistol and Rifle Association
Chuck Howarth
Posse Comitatus
Missouri derailment spills chemicals near river
A 32 car derailment on a Missouri Pacific train created a 30 foot deep gorge by Rock Creek near Marion. Two tank cars were breached spilling chemicals including chloroform and methylene chloride into the creek. No injuries reported and cleanup crews worked around the clock.
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Marion
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri River
Rock Creek
Missouri
McPac
Bill Hille
Brandt
Jefferson City
Hillebrandt
Gas prices rise in Iowa for November and beyond
Iowa gasoline prices rose across all grades in November, ending six months of stability. The Energy Policy Council report cites Iran Iraq war tensions and cooler European fall as drivers, with wholesale costs up and heating oil seen at risk of larger hikes.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Energy Policy Council
Doug Gross
EPC Fuels
Europe
Gross
Marble Rock couple killed in icy Floyd County crash
A three car crash on an ice slick county road six miles south of Charles City, Floyd County, killed Marble Rock couple Michael Willsher 30 and Barbara Gail 27. Ronald Right 33 of Charles City and Kenneth Brown 32 were involved. Right was treated and released, Brown uninjured. No charges filed.
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Charles City
UPI
Marble Rock
Floyd County
Michael Willsher
Barbara Gail
Willsher
Ronald Right
Right
Kenneth Brown
Floyd County Hospital
Brown
Power outage hits Norway Watkins area for 200 customers
Iowa Electric reports about 200 customers in the Norway Watkins area lost power at 8 35 Friday night with crews working to restore service by early Saturday. Horace Webb of IE says strong evening winds likely blew lines together causing the outage.
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Iowa
Norway-Watkins
Horace Webb
I.E
Webb
Cedar Rapids Gazette Advertisement and Postal Note
Public notice shows the Cedar Rapids Gazette published by The Gazette Company with delivery details. It lists subscription rates and carrier services, noting areas without mail subscriptions and exclusive AP use for republication of local and AP news dispatches.
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Cedar Rapids
Inles
Gatte Company
Wy Publi
Lowe
Corates
Zette
Associated
AP News
Weather Report: Wind, Sunrise, Forecast Ahead
Wind NW at 18 to 26 mph by midnight. Sun rises Sunday at 7 14 and sets at 4 37. Extended forecast calls for variable clouds turning colder with a chance of snow Monday and Tuesday. Snow lingered in the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region, with rain elsewhere. advisories issued across New England and mid Atlantic states.
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Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Iowa
Minnesota
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
Upper
Michigan
Idaho
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana
Southwest
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
California
Mississippi Valley
Missouri Valley
Mid-Atlantic Coast
New England Coast
Pennsylvania
Braithwaite Arduser Cathey Births and Incidents
Vital Statistics note multiple births on Nov 28 including a daughter for Joan Braithwaite and Russell Braithwaite at 3151 Sixth St SW and a daughter for Jennifer Arduser in Monticello. Also a son for Kay Sherman and Richard Sherman in Toddville and a daughter for Marlene Cathey at 312 16th St NE. Medical emergency at 1420 J St SW and an overheated frying pan incident at 2010 Glass Rd NE.
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Joan and
Russel Braithwaite
Sixth St
Rachel and
Douglas Anderson
Waveland Drive
Jennifer
Ray Arduser
Monticello
Kay
Richard Sherman
Toddville
Marlene
Eddy Cathey
16Th St. NE
J St
Glass Road
Appeal Planned in Children's Verdict
An attorney for one of three defendants says a motion for a new trial will be filed in the $125 million false arrest award won by Mason City businessman Peter Children. The Bremer County jury awarded the sum after his indecent exposure arrest by Charles City police.
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Mason City
UPI
Peter Children
Bremer County District Court
Charles City
Children
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Murdoch
10Th St. SE
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Khorramshahr
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