Thornburgh recalls Three Mile Island evacuation as toughest call
Governor Dick Thornburgh testified before a Senate subcommittee that choosing not to order a broad evacuation around Three Mile Island was the hardest decision, balancing panic risks against radiation dangers. He defended limiting evacuees to pregnant women and young children, noting he would have acted if necessary.
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Harrisburg
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Iranian Army Chief Gharani Assassinated in Tehran Garden
Iran's Gen Mo hammad Vali Gharani, the first post revolution chief of staff, was shot dead in his Tehran garden. Pars news agency reported a gunman climbed the wall and fired, wounding a household staff member. Nine others, including a moslem clergyman, were executed today in two cities.
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Carter peace move in Ulster sparks high level worry
AP reports speculation that President Carter may launch a peace initiative in Northern Ireland after Mondale cited top government concern over the decade old sectarian conflict. Mondale spoke en route from Europe as British anger rose over House Speaker O Neill's criticisms and a New York governor proposed trade sanctions against Britain if troops remain.
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Northern Ireland
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Tip” O’neill
New York
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Britain
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Ireland
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Soviets and Cubans aiding Cambodian government troops
Thai officials report shy Soviet and Cuban officers advising Vietnamese and pro-Hanoi Cambodian troops after Pol Pot's army is routed. About 50,000 Cambodians flee across a six mile border into Thailand in a mass exodus, including thousands of Khmer Rouge fighters and civilians. They move south along the frontier seeking refuge in Cambodia's southwestern mountains.
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Khmer Rouge
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Hints of SALT news as Carter plans possible treaty sign
President Carter returns from an 11 day vacation amid hints a SALT treaty with the Soviet Union could be announced this week. State Department sources say a final decision hinges on further talks between Cyrus Vance and Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin.
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State Department
Georgia
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UMW Official Wounded in Ohio Shooting Incident
William Lamb, 44, an official of the United Mine Workers and foe of Arnold Miller, was shot early today in Martins Ferry. He was in satisfactory condition in the ICU at Martins Ferry Hospital after a 1 a.m. shooting near Harrisville and was driven to the hospital by a friend around 4 a.m.
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United Mine Workers Union
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Harrison County
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Harrisville
Kuwait Breaks Ties With Egypt Over Peace Treaty
Kuwait announced it would sever diplomatic relations with Egypt following the Arab League boycott tied to Anwar Sadat's peace policy with Israel. Arab sources say 17 other Arab states joined in the action, with four already hostile since December 1977. Syria Algeria Iraq Libya and South Yemen had no ties with Cairo.
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Libya
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Ex-speechwriter claims Carter ignorant of Job actions
Ex speechwriter James Fallows says President Carter ignored a government report on Bert Lance before praising him. Fallows, in The Atlantic Monthly, paints Carter and aides as moving into the White House with profound ignorance of their jobs and lacking the drive to turn positions into results.
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White House
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Atlantic Monthly
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Atlantic
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Vital statistics and city incidents listed
The notice covers April births for multiple couples with names and addresses in Cedar Rapids area, including Benz Christensen Scott Mitchell Walaska Sever Uhde Smith Sever Krivachek Hines and Hilton. It also lists a series of emergency calls and incidents on April 9 to April 16 in various Cedar Rapids locations, including fires, gas, medical emergencies, and alarms.
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Second Ave
Roger Christensen
14Th Ave
James M. Scott
Cedar Rapids
Robert P. Mitchell
Woodridge Drive
Raymond Walaska
Holly Ave
Joseph Sever
B Ave
Roscoe J. Uhde
I Ave
Terry A. Smith
Laurel Lane
John Sever
17Th St
Marion
Janice Krivachek
Kenridge Drive
Tastee Freez
11Th St
Grand
42Nd St
Williams Blvd
Amin arrives in Iraq seeking aid to regain Uganda
Deposed Ugandan President Idi Amin has reached Baghdad from Libya in a bid for military support to fight Uganda's provisional government led by Youssef Lule. The move comes as Tanzanian troops captured Jinja and Kampala's fall looms, while a new US-Uganda dialogue begins with a five‑member delegation led by John Blane meeting Ugandan officials in Entebbe.
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Uganda
UPI
Idi Amin
Iraq
Amin
Libya
Baghdad
Youssef Lule
Jinja
United States
John Blane
Secretaries say underpaid but not overworked in national poll
A nationwide survey of 19 000 secretaries from 150 000 respondents finds 60 percent view their jobs as dead end and seek advancement, 55 percent say salaries are too low, average earnings at 8500 a year, 41 percent find work boring, and 40 percent would quit if able. The National Commission on Working Women released the results during National Secretaries Week.
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Washington
National Commission On Working Women
Cedar Rapids Gazette advertising and postage note
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces subscription rates by carrier and mail including weekly and yearly prices. It states editions timing after noon and Sunday issues, and notes areas not served by mail subscriptions. Associated Press retains exclusive rights to local news content and AP dispatches.
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Gazette Company
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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U.S. Territories
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