Firefighters adopt mailman style gear in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids firefighters add a familiar mailman item to equipment. The paper hints at city plans for a 106 year old ethnic group to use land on 33rd Avenue SW. Shriners Iowa Mobilization for Survival and Jaycees sought parade permits. two groups reportedly approved. Linn Shelter Care Facility faces digging and remodeling to meet the current fiscal year.
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Marion blocks draw crowd as zoning plan debated
The Planning and Zoning Commission in Marion hears community reaction to proposals to close two blocks of 11th Street in downtown. A public hearing last five months ago on the Marion bypass precedes today’s discussion.
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Plot thickens in South Africa opinion scandal says Graff
Thursday Opinion columnist Don Graff argues the plot around South Africa's opinion manipulation scandal deepens with new twists and implications for media and politics.
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Weather Forecast Favors Cloudy, Snow Possible Tonight
Mostly cloudy skies with a chance of light snow tonight and Thursday. Lows tonight in the upper 20s and windy, colder Thursday with highs near 40 but dropping by midafternoon.
Radiation exposure from Three Mile Island continues
HEW Secretary Joseph Califano told a Senate subcommittee that there is no immediate health hazard, but residents within five miles face ongoing low level exposure. He noted uncertainties about links between cancer and radiation and discussed gradual loss of radioactivity and potential risks during cleanup.
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Tanzanian Assaults Kampala Raise Alarm Over Uganda Crisis
Reports from Kampala describe heavy firing as a 20 000 strong Tanzanian invasion force advances on the capital after Libyan troops withdraw. The Uganda National Liberation Front urges civilians to evacuate as Amin defends the city and vows to push Tanzanians back toward Tanzania.
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Byrne Captures Biggest Chicago Victory in City History
Chicago voters handed Jane Byrne a historic mayoral win with 82 percent of the vote, eclipsing Richard J. Daley’s 77 percent record. Store clerks and taxi drivers praised Byrne as a strong, sensible leader and noted the historic win for women. The piece captures immediate reactions and potential implications for gender and politics.
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Byrne Wins Chicago Mayor Election Shatters Glass Ceiling
Jane Byrne, 44, defeats Wallace Johnson in a landslide after beating Mayor Bilandic in the February primary. She promises a government with integrity and a focus on neighborhoods, modeling after Kennedy and Daley, and set to be inaugurated April 16.
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Bhutto Hanged Triggers Riots Across Kashmir and Rawalpindi
News of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s execution at Rawalpindi central jail sparks deadly clashes in Kashmir and protests in Rawalpindi. Police report three dead, seven wounded as demonstrators clash with security forces. Bhutto’s body flown to Ghari Baksh for burial amid international reactions.
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