Soviet trawler to be released next week after illicit catch dispute
A Soviet fishing vessel seized April 10 for offshore regulation violations will be released probably next week. Illegally caught fish will be kept by U.S. authorities, while legally caught stock returns to the ship. The Boston Herald American reports Captain Alexander Gopalov to be punished with a fine.
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Boston Herald
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House committee approves major overhaul of Clean Air Act
The House Commerce Committee advanced a sweeping revision of the 1970 Clean Air Act boosting deadlines for automakers and states. The bill aims for full House vote next month and relaxes several upcoming pollution standards for mobile and stationary sources.
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Washington
House Commerce Committee
Teton Dam Collapse At Idaho Attributed to Faulty Design
An interior department review panel found the Teton dam failure was caused by design flaws, not construction, and said the disaster, which killed 11 people and caused about 500 million dollars in damage in Idaho last year, could have been prevented.
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Teton
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Interior Department
Contract canceled for Cedar Rapids minority firm
The federal Office of Minority Business Enterprise ends Iowa Development and Economic Assistance contract after underachievement. Only two loans totaling 18 200 were made, five volunteers recruited, and no contracts secured, despite 124 000 in grants since July 1 1975.
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Cedar Rapids
Fred Williams
Kansas City
Williams
Des Moines
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Iowa Development
Ray signs Skyway Bill to lift federal funds ban
Gov Robert Ray signed a bill permitting federal matching funds to build elevated walkways between public and private buildings. Local private funding must be provided by interests benefiting from the facilities, enabling Cedar Rapids to connect Roosevelt Royale hotel to the Five Seasons Civic Center during construction. The bill also allows certain bikeways with the same private match requirement.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Cedar Rapids
Corn Burned In Solon Farm Fire Destroys Crib
Firefighters from Solon West Branch Ely North Liberty Mt Vernon and Coralville battled a blaze on the Robert Steinbrech farm three miles southeast of Solon. Four thousand bushels of corn were destroyed while two adjacent silos were saved by wetting down.
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Coralville
Local Weather Update Coralville Lake Snapshot
Cloudy skies over Coralville Lake with a 10 a.m. wind SE at 10 mph. Extended forecast calls for a chance of rain Sunday and mostly clear conditions Monday and Tuesday with weekend highs in the 70s and mid 60s to low 70s. Mississippi river stages show mixed changes Friday across LaCrosse Lansing Dam McGregor Guttenberg Dubuque Davenport Keokuk Cedar at C R with several drops and a rise at Lansing.
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Iowa Fund Sharing Bill Clears House to Senate
The Iowa House approved 80 to 0 a bill to continue the $16 million state revenue sharing fund and sent it to the Senate. Three quarters of the funds go to cities on a per capita basis with no strings attached. the remaining $4 million is split among counties by population in unincorporated areas. Examples include Cedar Rapids $627,775 Marion $103,208 and Coggon $3,722.
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Iowa House
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Toledo Girl Suffers Burns
Four year old Jenni Miler of Toledo was listed in fair condition in the burn unit at University Hospitals Iowa City with severe burns to her lower back buttocks and legs. The child, daughter of Helen Miler, suffered the injuries when she sat on a bucket of scalding water at about 5 p m Thursday.
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Jennifer Miler
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Helen Miler
Dennis Mallory
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette Co. publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscriptions: carrier $1.05 weekly. mail Afternoon Edition and Sat Sun nine issues $4.29 four weeks $46.00 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions where Gazette carrier service operates. AP entitlement for local news and AP dispatches.
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Gazette
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Births and incidents add to city vital statistics
In detailed notices, St Luke's reports births on April 28 to Wasek Holtz Cemmerer Carpenter and Kaufmann families. Out of town births list a Fowler son in Richton Park and a Pratt daughter in Plymouth. Fire alerts note backfire at 2128 North Towne lane NE and carburetor faults at multiple city intersections.
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Twin Pine Drive
John Holtz
Manchester
Jon A. Cemmerer
Aspen Lane
David L. Carpenter
Ninth Avenue
Stephen R. Kaufmann
Walker
Richton Park
Ill
Ralph
Bud) Fowler
Fowler
Ralph V. Fowler
Gordon Avenue
Plymouth
Ind
Glenn Pratt
Pratt
Harold Skripsky
Fox Meadow Drive
North Towne Lane
Thirty-third Avenue
Us Student Killed in I-80 Crash
Ronald Sease a 28 year old University of Iowa student from Fort Dodge died in a one car crash on Interstate 80 near Coralville He lost control while driving westbound three four of a mile west of the Coralville exit shortly before 830 p m His car rolled over and pinned him beneath it He died at University hospitals
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Ronald Sease
University of Iowa
Fort Dodge
Here
Sease
North Liberty
University Hospitals
On This Date 1429 Joan of Arc Enters Orleans Victory
On this date in 1429 Joan of Arc entered Orleans and led a victory against the English forces restoring French momentum in the siege. Her appeal rallied troops and boosted morale during the Hundred Years War.
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Orleans
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