CIA Fires Two CIA Employees Over Prohibited Exports
Washington CIA Director Stansfield Turner dismissed two mid level employees for lack of professionalism and judgment in aiding former agency officers to obtain explosive devices and other equipment for overseas sale. The two were unnamed and are not suspected of illegal acts. Turner sought resignations after a personal probe.
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Washington
CIA
Stansfield Turner
Washington Post
Turner
Post
Soweto Protests Turn Violent as Police Clash with Students
In Soweto Johannesburg AP reports three black youths wounded and a policeman hurt as thousands of demonstrators confront armed police. The protests target rent hikes that raise housing costs by 30 to 80 percent in the segregated township housing over a million black residents.
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Johannesburg
Soweto
British Air Strike Ends After 24-Day Walkout
Maintenance workers halted a wildcat strike at British Airways after 24 days of disruption. The cost to the state airline reached about 34 million dollars in lost revenue. Four thousand strikers voted to return to work, with long haul services resuming Thursday and European flights normalizing Friday.
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London
British Airways
Chief Resists Told You So Urge on Cedar Rapids Crime Figures
Cedar Rapids Police Chief Gareth Clift disputes FBI crime statistics showing a 48 percent rise from 1976 to 1977. He cites a standardized reporting method and notes improved clearance rates, with 2,311 crimes reported in early 1977 versus 2,299 the year before, and shifts in specific offenses such as motor vehicle theft and larceny.
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C.R
Cedar Rapids
FBI
Gareth Clift
Clift
College Community board to dispose of old one room school
The College Community school board authorized staff to study disposing of the Center school building and site and consider returning the land to the original farm. The old township hall may be given to Seminole Valley park. The board rejected bids to extend a water line and approved 5.5 percent raises for middle management after a closed session. It also awarded bus driver contracts and gave first reading to a teacher complaint policy.
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the College Community School Board
Glenn Selzer
Selzer
Wisconsin firm wins 380 work bid for Cedar Rapids project
Lunda Construction Co of Black River Falls Wisconsin submitted the apparent low bids for the 380 bridge approach and track relocation in northeast Cedar Rapids. The two projects total 10.9 million with a combined 15.8 million bid for the two components. Construction starts June with a two year timeline and 1981 completion on the interstate Cedar Rapids segment.
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Wisconsin Construction Company
Ash Pit
Cedar Rapids
Lunda Construction Co
Black River Falls
Wis
State Department of Transportation
Milwaukee Railroad
Kenwood Ditch
Lunda Construction
Pool level 670.06 Mississippi river stages decline or rise
The Mississippi River gauges show varying movements Wednesday with LaCrosse at 5.4 feet up 0.1, Lansing 8.0 down 0.1, Dam 9 14.5 down 0.4, McGregor 8.1 steady, Guttenberg 6.0 steady, Dubuque 8.6 steady, Davenport 5.8 steady, Keokuk 3.9 down 0.1, Cedar at Coralville 3.30 up 0.23 feet.
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Mississippi River
LaCrosse
Lansing
Dam
McGregor
Guttenberg
Dubuque
Davenport
Keokuk
Cedar
C.R
Charges Dismissed in Linn Garbage Hauling Case
The Linn district court dropped all charges against Copiague New York man Herbert Schaffron in a multi county garbage hauling conspiracy. Assistant Attorney General Garry Woodward cited dead or unavailable witnesses and extradition issues related to Schaffron s heart condition as reasons for dismissal while noting organized crime deterrence in the area.
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N.Y
Linn
Herbert Schaffron
Asst
Garry Woodward
Schaffron
Woodward
Linn Grand Jury
Robert Condon
Cedar Rapids
Billy K. Hall
Benton County
Woman Arrested on Robbery Charge in Stanwood
Cynthia J. Johnson aged 20 of 505 Fifth avenue SE was charged with robbery with aggravation after allegedly pulling a knife on Richard Techau at 420 Fifth street SE. Police say she took an undetermined amount of money before her arrest at about 2 a.m. Wednesday.
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Cynthia J. Johnson
505
Fifth Avenue SE
Richard Techau
Stanwood
Fifth Street SE
Johnson
Techau
Births and marriages and public safety notices
Mercy April 26 to April 27 births list includes a daughter for Palumbo and a daughter for Waist and others at St. Luke's and Des Moines. Marion Perry child listed. Gary L Miller and Roberta Sackett enter marriage license in Cedar Rapids. Tuesday incidents include illegal burning at 1232 Thirtieth street and several emergency calls and a river search at Harper's marina near Ellis park.
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Thirtieth Street
First Street
Fifth Floor
Hinkley Avenue
Williams Boulevard
Harper’s Marina
Ellis Park
B Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Red Cross Official Helps Louisiana Flood Victims
Calvin Nash director of disaster services for the Grant Wood area Red Cross is temporarily assisting flood victims in Louisiana. He left Wednesday for Baton Rouge with initial homeless estimates around 7,000. George Chitty returned to Cedar Rapids after weeks aiding prior flood victims.
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Calvin Nash
Grant Wood Area
Red Cross
Louisiana
Nash
Baton Rouge
George Chitty
Cedar Rapids
South
Marner Elected President of Sixth Judicial District Bar
David L. Marner of Nazette Henderson, Marner and Good law firm was elected president of the Sixth Judicial District Bar Assn at its annual meeting in Anamosa. Karl W. Fischer was named vice president and Richard C. Parks secretary treasurer. A prior seminar featured Justice Warren J. Rees and Judge Harold D. Victor among others. The district serves Benton, Johnson, Jones, Linn and Tama counties.
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David L. Marner
Nazette, Hendrickson
Cedar Rapids
Brice C. Oakley
Legislative Council
Iowa State Bar Assa
Benton
Iowa
Johnson, Jones, Linn
Tama
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Lauren Drive
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Clive Drive
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C Avenue NE
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Watkins
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Robins
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Alburnett
Clarence Zerbee
North Avenue SW
Stephen Perrin
Perrin
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Ninth Avenue
Marion
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Roberta A. Sackett
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