Lebanon Civil War Fallout Deepens as PLA Enters Beirut
Palestinian Liberation Army troops moved into Beirut’s battle zones establishing a buffer between Moslem leftists and Christian rightists after the 28th cease-fire failed. The PLAs arrival followed heavy fighting that killed about 120 people the day prior and left total war deaths around 17,700 in the yearlong conflict.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Syria
Palestinian Liberation Army
Chiah
Ain Rummaneh
PLA
Saiqa
Remodeling Alternates for Roosevelt May Be Shaved
Cedar Rapids School board found base bids for Roosevelt junior high remodeling within budget at 352 939 dollars though seven alternates would raise total to 441 750 dollars. The board budgeted 381 000 for the project from the schoolhouse fund.
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Roosevelt Junior High School
Cedar Rapids
Educational Services Center
Roosevelt
Lauree Gerber
the Gazette
State to Cut Medicaid Share for Several Services
DES MOINES AP The medical assistance advisory board approved a plan to reduce the state’s share for Medicaid services including dental optical pharmacy hospital nursing home and physician care effective July 1 The Medicaid budget is about 57 million and above the 50 million target The council expects savings around 1.2 million while a further 1.7 million in cuts was proposed but awaits talks with hospitals nursing homes physicians and hearing aid dealers.
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Des Moines
Medical Assistance Advisory Board
Iown
Department of Social Services
Iowa City Attorney Charged With Unlawful Telephone Use
Raymond A. Sloan Jr., an Iowa City attorney, was charged by city police Wednesday with unlawful use of a telephone. The alleged incident occurred on April 19.
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Iowa City
Raymond A. Sloan, Jr
Mortar Board Honors Given To C R Student
LuAnn Barnes of Cedar Rapids a senior at Iowa State University majoring in sociology and journalism received the Mortar Board alumnae award from the Ames chapter. Barnes with a 3.6 GPA has led campus and community service through roles in the Unified Native American Students Assn council on student affairs YWCA board and the Latino American student union.
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LuAnn Barnes
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State University
Mortar Board
Ames
Miss Barnes
Iowa State
Unified Native American Students Assn
Council On Student Affairs
Ywca Board
Latino American Student Union
Scouts Honor Awards Named Across Three Packs
Cub Scouts Pack 560 honors multiple boys for achievements at Bowman Woods and Van Buren. Pack 26 lists Van Buren students, while Pack 139 salutes Eisnehower scholars Scott Kasey Kevin Biggs and peers.
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Bowman Woods
Steve Leonard
Kenny Dobo
Randy Armentrout
Mike Frerking
John Dahl
Jim Kaas
John Podgorski
Jeff Stevens
Mike Neal
Andy Rogers
Jim Shearer
Mike Whitaker
Craig Foote
Jerry Bogart
Steve Hington
Mike Zika
Jeff Cook
Mike Coppock
Bryan Nemecek
John Shearer
David Engstrom
Steve Hillman
Jeff Lehman
Dale van Deren
Hamp Wintermute
Rick Olson
Stuart Barnum
Bill Marko
Eric Engstrom
Jeff Remniga
Bob Bush
Bill de Meulenaere
Curt Thornton
van Buren
Robert Thenhaus
Mark Sturtz
Alan Matheny
Michael Lowe
Donald Rosdall
Eveard Turzey
Myron Parizek
Derrick Rose
Robbie Jones
Matthew Wall
Kristopher Kirby
Mark Posposil
Eisenhower School
Scott Kasey
Kevin Biggs
Toby Biggs
Mike Sampson
Brian Hayworth
Jim Kulish
Damon Meyer
Rob Richter
Jay Kauffman
Bob Rose
Scott Viner
John Wolfe
West Union Gets Stop Sign Approval
Iowa department of transportation approved a four way stop at the Iowa 150 and U S 18 intersection in West Union. City residents backed the change to ease heavy traffic from a new shopping center, and the vote passed unanimously.
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Ames
West Union
Iowa 150
U.S. 18
Iowa Department of Transportation
Arrest Report: Debra VanDyke Charged After Marijuana Found
Debra Kay VanDyke age 19 of 413 avenue NW was charged with possession of a controlled substance by Cedar Rapids police. Officers stopped the car in the 500 block of First Street NW at about 3 am after observing high speed driving. A bag believed to be marijuana was found on the car seat during identification.
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Debra Kay VanDyke
Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids
VanDyke
First Street
Ford to Seek $322 Million for 60 Minuteman Missiles
President Ford expected to ask Congress for 322 million dollars to produce 60 additional Minuteman missiles and speed a bigger warhead program. The move responds to stalled arms talks and rising Soviet power, with a plan to boost Minuteman III deployments and start a larger warhead in 1977.
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Ford
Washington
Congress
Pentagon
White House Budget Office
United States
Hearst Judge Refuses Special Hearing on Soliah Case
UPI reports federal judge Philip Wilkins declines a special hearing to probe Patty Hearst’s statements about Steven Soliah in the fatal bank robbery case. Hearst remains hospitalized with a collapsed lung and will not plead Wednesday in Los Angeles.
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Soliah
Hearst
Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Patty Hearst
Steven Soliah
U.S
Philip Wilkins
Miss Hearst
Dwayne Keyes
Keyes
Sheldon Otis
Otis
Albert Johnson
Mark Brandler
Los Angeles Superior Court
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City
San Mateo County
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Franfieh
Suleiman Franjieh
Kamal Jumblatt
Franjieh
Rashid Karami
Kamel Assaad
Jumblatt
Tiny Tim
Humane Society
Mt. Vernon Road
Justice Electric Co
Schoolhouse Fund
Carl Bock
C.R
Cub
Texas
Ronald Reagan
Killian
Panita
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