Local obituaries list Cedar Rapids deaths and funeral details
Death notices for Isla May Conley Byron and numerous others list the deceased ages birthplaces and service times. Entries provide funeral home names Cedar Memorial Stewart Mason-Hand's and dates for services at Immaculate Conception Church St Mary’s and other churches with burial sites and visitation details.
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Clutter
Louise Caslavka
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Mason-Hand’s
Wenceslaus Cemetery
Agnes Hala
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Vining
Holy Trinity Cemetery
Festina
Hugo H. Lensing
Our Lady of Seven Dolors
French’s
Hawkeye
Jeffrey J. Miller
United Methodist Church
Oak Lawn Cemetery
Rock Island Grain Movement Stalls Amid Rail TieUps
Gibbons doubts ICC will order directed Rock Island service due to a 20 to 30 day transition. With potential federal aid, Gibbons says operation could start next week. Rock Island President John W. Ingram says trains under company supervisors move more grain, especially in Iowa, about 800000 bushels daily. Iowa DOT director Ray Kassel notes spotty service and grounded shipments for manufacturers, with a 100 car train idle at Royal for two months.
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Gibbons
ICC
Rock Island
John W. Ingram
Iowa
Ray Kassel
Iowa Department of Transportation
Kassel
Royal
Clay County
Culver
Iowans hail Carter action on Rock Island strike
Iowa lawmakers praise President Carter for ordering striking Rock Island Lines workers back to work for 60 days. They urge a long term fix for grain transport and rail reliability while a separate Senate resolution seeks a 10 billion dollar windfall profits tax funds to overhaul the U.S. railroad system.
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Iowa
Carter
Rock Island
Berkley Bedell
John C. Culver
Roger Jepsen
Iowa Agriculture
Robert Lounsberry
George McGovern
D-S.c
U.S
Elderly woman bilked in pigeon drop scam at Lindale Mall
An 86 year old Cedar Rapids woman was bilked of 6300 by two women in their 30s who claimed they found money and promised 20000 in three months. They directed her to a department store bookkeeper who did not exist and to withdraw funds from her bank. Police seek two suspects, one white and one Mexican or light skinned black, in this Lindale Plaza incident.
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Lindale Plaza
Wallace Johnson
Lindale Mall
Johnson
John
Son
Cedar Rapids Realtors Move Office to New Downtown Address
The Cedar Rapids Board of Realtors relocates from 5015 Center Point Road NE to 1860 First Ave NE, with a new phone 363-9604. The Center Point Road site will be razed for the I-380 north extension project. Also noted is a handicapped person seeking a lower unfurnished apartment at 364-7512. An ad promotes Giftree personalized Christmas cards with 10 percent off and free envelope imprint through September 30 at 700 7th Street SE.
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Cedar Rapids
7Th Street SE
Adv
E Ave
First Ave
Sixth Street
Collins Road
Fourth Street
Weather Update With Wind, Sun Times and River Readings
At 11 a.m. wind is north at 9 to 17 mph. Sunrise 6 54, sunset 7 05. Highs in mid 70s to low 80s with lows mid 40s to around 50. Rain across much of the eastern United States with a low pressure system spreading showers from Tennessee to the Ohio Valley and mid Atlantic. River levels show varied rises and falls with several stations reporting changes and no reports in LaCrosse.
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United States
Tennessee
East Gulf Coast States
Tennessee Valley
mid-Atlantic Coast States
Ohio Valley
Mid
Mississippi Valley
Jonesboro
Ark
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Tyndall Afb
Panama City
Fla
Paducah
Keesier Afb
Biloxi
Miss
Bowling Green
Jackson
North Carolina
Kentucky
New England
Plains
Pacific Coast
Plateau
New Mexico
Colorado
Rockies
Texas
Dakotas
Minnesota
International Falls
Minn
Central Rockies
Great Basin
Michigan
Two Wives Visitation Clash At Linn County Jail
Douglas Gene Fields Jr. faced two women claiming to be his wives at Linn County Jail. Deborah and Rose Fields produced marriage licenses, revealing prior marriages and an unresolved divorce. County Attorney Kopecky chose not to press bigamy charges due to existing robbery charges.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Douglas Gene Fields Jr
41St Ave
Deborah Joan Fields
Deborah Fields
Fields
Las Vegas
Sheriff's Department
Rose Fields
Sheriffs Department
Eugene Kopecky
Kopecky
Ecumenical services mark lead up to papal visit in Iowa
Des Moines diocese calls Catholics and churches to spiritual preparation for Pope John Paul II’s October 4 visit. An opening ecumenical service is planned at Living History Farms with about 1000 attendees, followed by a noon service the day of the visit featuring readings in English and Hebrew, cantorial music, and a spiritual from St Paul A.M.E. Church.
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Des Moines
Living History Farms
Nancy Perazelli
Janet Michael Hudspeth
St. Paul A.M.E
Kennedy Accepts Secret Service Protection for Family
Kennedy confirmed he has accepted President Carter's offer of Secret Service protection for himself and his family. A Kennedy spokesman noted he regularly receives threats, with about one per week deemed serious. A source said threats to Kennedy's office rose sharply in the last two weeks. Thought for today.
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Carter
Kennedy
White House
Jody Powell
Massachusetts
Births Reported at Mercy and St Luke's Hospitals
Vital statistics note births at Mercy and St Luke's on September 20. A son to Mr and Mrs Colin Henderson of Newhall and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Robert Ehrenberger of 1521 Sixth Ave SE. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Harlan Schnebbe of Williamsburg at St Luke's. Separate items list emergency calls and incidents later that day.
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Colin Henderson
Newhall
Robert Ehrenberger
Sixth Ave
Harlan Schnebbe
Williamsburg
White House party linked to cocaine talk and witnesses
The piece describes Wyler alleging a boisterous White House gathering with young women and a claim that Ham Jordan wanted a specific girl. It notes talk of cocaine, Wyler’s contact with Harold Willens, and FBI outreach to attendees of four 1977 LA parties. Lana Rawls claims to have witnessed cocaine use by Jordan, with immunity negotiations ongoing.
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White House
Wyler
Ham Jordan
FBI
Los Angeles
Dee Anthony
Peter Frampton
Sergio
le Club
Jordan
Century Plaza Hotel
Lana Jean Rawls
Lou Rawls
Gazette Classified Sparks Newcomer Settling Needs
If you're new in town the Gazette Classified is highlighted as a terrific spot to find essentials to settle in. It promotes a broad range of listings helpful to newcomers seeking furniture, services, and local deals.
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Gazette Classified
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Isla May Conley Byron
Elm Ave
California
Arthur Alt
Marjorie M. DeLay
Iowa City
Stewart Funeral Home
Oelwein
Robert W. Meyer
Christ United Presbyterian Church
Hintz’s
Henry
Pete” Ross
Brant Kern’s
Ryan
Donald (Evangeline) Mangold
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Shelly’s
Calvary Cemetery
Tipton
William H. Nethergall
South Bethel Church
Visitation
Sheets and Son’s
Winthrop
Francis
Max” Decker
Fawcett’s
Elgin
Edward Alan Blais
Clermont
Methodist Church
Muehlethaler- Wright's
Iowans
Bedell
Lounsberry
Jepsen
U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee
C.R
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Third Ave
U.S. Territories
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Weather Report
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Guttenberg
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Rose LaVernis Fields
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Tom Southwick
H.G. Wells
Abby
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Harold Willens
Willens
CBS
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Ms. MacLaine
Tom Quinn
Edmund Brown Jr
Siebo Chung
A. Irving Osser
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Osser
John E. Lapes
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