Deaths include Dora Johnson 84 of Cedar Rapids
Dora Johnson 84 widow of David Johnson of 630 Eighteenth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids died Thursday after a long illness in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Born January 7 1893 in Nailstone Leicestershire England she lived in Cedar Rapids since 1936 coming from Keota Iowa. Services 1 30 p m Saturday at Turner Chapel West with burial in Keota Cemetery. Casket will not be opened after the service.
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Dora Johnson
David Johnson
Eighteenth Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Nailstone
Leistershire
England
Keota
Iowa
Johnson
Sharon United Methodist Church
Alice Mills
Mary Geil
Anaconda
Mont
Turner
Sewer Bonds Interest Rate Comes in Low
City officials found relief as Continental Illinois Bank and Trust Co. bid an effective net rate of 4.020689 percent on 11.2 million in general obligation bonds for the waste water treatment plant project. Plans call for retiring the bonds over nine years with revenues from the plant funding the cost.
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Continental Illinois Bank and Trust Co
Chicago
Bill Heins
Chase Manhattan Bank of
New York
Harris Trust
Iowa
Des Moines National Bank
Morgan Guaranty Bank and Trust Co
United California Bank
Carleton D. Beh Co
City Bank of New York
Penick and Ford, Ltd
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Department of Environmental Quality
DEQ
Des Moines
Kansas City
Lincoln XXX theater raided by Lincoln police
A Cedar Rapids owned triple X theater in Lincoln was raided after a search warrant execution. Lincoln police seized films as prosecutors prepare charges under Nebraska distribution of obscene materials law. Deputy County Attorney Tara Enterprises of Cedar Rapids is listed as owner.
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Triple X
Lincoln
Neb
Cedar Rapids
Tara Enterprises
Ron Lahners
Lancaster County
Roger LaPage
LaPage
Lahners
Nebraska
Edwin Wedelsted
Twenty-fourth Street NW
CIA Harasses UFO Watchers Report Triggers Debate
William Spaulding of Ground Saucer Watch told an Acapulco congress that the CIA advised watching UFO researchers during sightings and treating groups as subversive. Bradley Ayers challenged the claim, saying the agency is unfairly blamed for global ills.
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Acapulco
Mexico
Minnesota
Terrorist Acts Rising Worldwide Says UC Berkeley Expert
Chalmers Johnson of UC Berkeley told the American Society of International Law panel that acts of terrorism have tripled since 1968 and 80 percent go unpunished. He noted incidents rose from about 50 to 175 last year and that caught perpetrators serve an average 18 month prison term. Johnson warned that inaction harms civil liberties and quality of life.
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San Francisco
UPI
American Society of International Law
Chalmers Johnson
University of California At Berkeley Political Science Department
Law Group
Johnson
Irish Summer Study Programs Attract North American Students
More than 30 U.S. and Canadian institutions organize summer study programs in Ireland offering college credit and intercultural living experiences. Courses cover folklore mythology Irish-American links history and literature alongside traditional programs like Yeats Merriman Lisztown Joyce Trinity and Galway summer schools. Free copy of Ireland: Land of Learning 1977 available from the Irish Tourist Board.
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New York
UPI
U.S
Ireland
Merriman
Listowel Writers
Trinity College
University College
Dublin
Galway
Land of Learning
Irish Tourist Board
Department Apt
Long Island City
Psychiatric Tests Ordered for Gary Wildasin
U.S. District Judge Edward J. McManus ordered Gary Wildasin 36 to undergo psychiatric evaluation at the federal prison medical center in Springfield Missouri. The tests determine legal sanity at the time of alleged threats to President Carter and General Westmoreland and competency to stand trial, with a report due within 90 days.
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Tipton
Carter
William Westmoreland
U.S
Edward J. McManus
McManus Friday
Gary Wildasin
McManus
Wildasin
Springfield
Dietrich Libel Suit To Proceed
A high court judge ruled the libel suit against Marlene Dietrich must go forward despite her illness. Alexander Cohen and Bentwood TV of New York say Dietrich claimed their TV spectacular was produced incompetently and hastily. Dietrich is reportedly treated in Paris for low mood after a hip fracture.
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London
UPI
Marlene Dietrich
New York
Alexander Cohen
Bentwood TV
Miss Dietrich
Paris
Drouth reduces western mosquitoes this summer
The drouth from sparse winter snowfall reduces breeding grounds in western states per the Gainesville laboratory. Outside the West, warm weather will revive mosquitoes, which have endured for 50 million years despite harsh conditions. In 1967 the Greek army seized control of the government in Athens.
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Washington
India
Earth
Athens
Carter outlines energy plan and Middle East diplomacy
President Carter discusses energy proposals, possible deregulation, and limited use of oil in areas with pollution problems. He confirms no Cuban presence evidence in Zaire and plans a Geneva meeting with Assad, plus a White House talk with King Hussein on Palestinian issues and Israel defense. He notes inflationary risks and potential later rationing if Congress stalls change.
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Zaire
Carter
China
United States
Geneva
Hafez Assad
Middle East
Jordan
Hussein
White House
Israel
Memorial Removal Sparks Iowa Veterans Protest
Bill Potter of POW MIA memorial foundation and Dean Lamaster of American Legion Post 17 condemned the removal of the war memorial aircraft. Airport officials denied responsibility while confirming February discussions with Nancy Seiberling of Project Green about removing the plane, which Seiberling acknowledged was done at her group’s urging. The project head declined further comment.
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Bill Potter
Coralville
Jack Perkins
Airport Commission
Nancy Seiberling
Project Green
Seiberling
The
Gazette
Controversy Over Jet Plane Removal Affects City Officials
After a Friday meeting Project Green officials vow to return the jet plane to the airport but confusion surrounds who authorized its removal. The airport commission and city staff dispute authority while a memorial plaque and an investigation are proposed, with council review upcoming.
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Project Green
Seiberling
Airport Commission
Dewey Peterson
Coralville
Neal Berlin
E.K. Jones
The
Gazette
Iowa City
Ruth C. Dolezal
American Legion Auxiliary
South Pacific
Justices Vote Behind Closed Doors On Nixon Aides Appeals
NPR reports the Supreme Court privately debated three Nixon era aides on January 1 1975 convictions for obstructing justice conspiracy and perjury. Five justices voted to deny review while Burger Blackmun Powell were named as favoring review and Rehnquist abstained.
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NPR
Nina Totenberg
Nixon
Mitchell
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Arizona
NPRA
Burger
Harry Blackmun
Lewis Powell
William Rehnquist
Great Timing For Shirt Sales
In New Haven Yale president Kingman Brewster Jr may become ambassador to Britain. Silkscreened T shirts bearing Brewster’s portrait rose in price from 4 to 6.50 as word spread of his possible nomination. Lonni Briggs and Linda Orr created the design. Yale Co‑Op now sells the version with Lux et Veritas and the British flag.
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New Haven, Conn
Yale University
Britain
Linda Orr
Brewster
Yale Co-Op
Yale
Lux Et Veritas
Light and Truth
Senate
Anne Armstrong
Date Set for Polanski Trial in Secret Testimony Case
Director Roman Polanski faces trial on six charges of drugging and raping a 13 year old girl with opening arguments set for May 11 in Santa Monica California. A judge ordered grand jury testimony kept secret while both sides request a psychiatric evaluation of the girl and permission to introduce evidence about her prior sexual conduct.
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Santa Monica
Calif
UPI
Roman Polanski
Polanski
Osmond duo opens 77500 square-foot studio in Utah
In Orem Utah Donny and Marie Osmond broke ground for a new 77500 square-foot television motion picture studio as 50 pairs of purple socks drifted down. The event featured skydivers a 60 foot welcome banner balloon releases a marching band and a blessing by Elder Paul H Dunn.
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Orem
Utah
UPI
Donny Osmond
Donny
Marie Osmond
Paul H. Dunn
Mormon Church
First Quorum of the Seventy
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Eldon Cemetery
Arlington
Elizabeth Lickiss
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Taylorsville
Gleim’s
Winthrop
Kelli Jo Klein
James Klein
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Fawcett’s
Aurora
Corrine Luloff
Fremont Township
Petersburg
Serenus Harter
SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Kramer’s
Dyersville
Olin
Helene K. Wigger
Hayden’s
Rowley
Clarence (Clifford) Bassett
Phillip’s
Vinton
Brandon Cemetery
Clutter
Joseph
Frances) Yuska
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Mason-Hand’s
Tama
Clutter Funeral Chapel
Independence
Glen C. Cottrell
White’s
Clarence — Hugo Wendt
Trinity Lutheran Church
Chapman’s
C.R. Firm
CIA
Tom Fruehling
Federal Courthouse
Dietrich
Drouth
Congress
Department of Transportation
Jody Powell
Powell
Caroline Embree
Lonni Briggs
Santa Monica, Calif
Think Trees
31St St
Mt Vernon Rd
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Sun
Pierson’s Flowershop & Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Bivd
Avenue Floral and Botanicals
16Th Ave. S.W
John E. Lapes
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