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A collage of brief items covers energy concerns at Cedar Rapids airports and hospital remodeling plans, a new director appointment, political sparring with governors and lawmakers, Aldo Moro family appeals, Vance Russia meeting and a Kremlin human rights test, a quarterly utility dividend, a week long Cedar Rapids strike, Carter administration calls, St. Louis boxing close up, cold weather quips, Iowa farm export boost attempt, and a 62 year old man seeking guidance after a deathbed promise.
Kirkwood College Announces New Time Saving Course
Kirkwood College introduces a course targeted at time conscious homemakers, aiming to simplify daily routines and improve efficiency. The program outline emphasizes practical home management techniques and flexible scheduling to fit busy households.
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Kirkwood College
Review Notes and Retro Pieces in the Gazette
Gazette staff writer Mike Deupree reviews the film American Hot Wax. The Spokesman explores Penny Farthing history. Collectors study posters linking art culture and politics. Fishermen seek to reduce bone content in catches. A Cedar Rapids Greek Orthodox priest discusses church fascination. Weather: mostly cloudy tonight with mid to upper 30s, Saturday rain 40 percent, highs mid-50s. Aging nostalgia features run as “20 Years Ago Today.”
Conferees Agree on Gas Prices Conpromise Plan
House and Senate energy conferees reached a compromise to lift price controls on natural gas in January 1985. Rep Harley Staggers said the proposal marks a breakthrough in President Carter's energy bill and will be shown to all conferees next week. Energy Secretary James Schlesinger joined in the closed-door discussions amid applause as final touches were added.
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Washington
House
Senate
Harley Staggers
D-W.va
Carter
House-Senate
James Schlesinger
Iowa singer to perform Carmen at Hancher Auditorium
Carmen Susan Sacquirie, a University of Iowa graduate student from Decorah, will sing the title role in two Carmen performances at Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City on April 27 and 29. Wendy Gartner from Princeton will sing the role on April 28, with Barbara Selva from Coralville singing Micaela on Saturday. Tickets are available at the Hancher box office.
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Susan Sacquirie
University of Iowa
Decorah
Carmen
Hancher Auditorium
Iowa City
Sacquirie
Iowa
Metropolitan Opera
Wendy Gartner
Princeton
Ill
Barbara Selva
U of Music
Coralville
Micaela
Hancher
Soviets shoot at plane and force emergency landing
President Carter adviser Brzezinski said Soviet jet fighters fired on South Korean Air Lines Flight 902 en route from Paris to Seoul, forcing it to land on a frozen lake near Kem, killing two passengers and wounding two others. U.S. and Japanese sources gave varying casualty details with 13 total injured. Tass reported the plane violated Soviet airspace and was forced down after two hours of evasive maneuvers.
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Washington
Carter
Zbigniew Brzezinski
State Department
Brzezinski
Y. Sugano
Moscow
U.S
Murmansk
United States
Paris
Seoul
Anchorage
Alaska
Alexei Kosygin
Ichiro Nakagawa
Kem
Korean Air Lines
Helsinki
Finland
Tass
Soviet Union
KAL
Administration
Junk food rules proposed for U S schools
The Agriculture Department proposed banning junk foods such as fudge chews and flavored ice bars in school vending machines until after lunch across federally funded programs. The plan would affect about 93,000 schools and allows limited sales after the lunch period to curb nonnutritious options.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Carol Foreman
Foreman
San Jose
Calif
Newspaper Food Editors and Writers Association
Ms. Foreman
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Cedar Rapids
Linn- Mar
College
Food Service
Agricultural Department
Jan Wood
Linn-Mar
Million Dollar Rubens The Three Graces Stolen From Pitti Palace
Robbers climbed in through a skylight at the Pitti Palace in Florence and stole The Three Graces by Rubens along with nine other Flemish paintings. The total value exceeds $1 million, with the Rubens insured for $330,000. A first theft at the palace, it followed a wave of Italian art thefts in recent years.
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Italy
Pitti Palace
Pitti
Palatine
Raphael
Titian
Uffizi
Leopoldo de Medici
Cornelis van Poelenburg
Paul Bril
Gaspare Vanvitelli
Pier Molyn the Elder
Antwerp
Belgium
Rubens
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