White House reshuffles to boost Carter 1980 bid
Hamilton Jordan reassigns staff to bolster the Carter re election campaign. Tim Kraft to head 1980 effort while Gerald Rafshoon moves to private sector. Lipshutz to Georgia for Carter holdings and library, Sarah Weddington elevated, Moore kept. Dobelle remains fund raiser head. Torres to join as Hispanic programs and policies aide.
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UPI
White House
Hamilton Jordan
Jimmy Carter
Jordan
Tim Kraft
Carter
Gerald Rafshoon
Rafshoon
Atlanta
Robert Lipshutz
Georgia
Carter Holdings
Sarah Weddington
Kraft
Ager
Carter-Mondale Committee
HEW
Energy, Transportation
the Treasury
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Federal Reserve Board
Esteban E. Torres
U.S
U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Joseph Aragon
Farm County fairs heat up in Eastern Iowa rodeos
Reports from Eastern Iowa highlight farm county fairs with steers drawing crowds Friday. Local golf champions Ned Zachar and Bob Kellsmith clinched titles at the Metro Junior tournament as coverage notes detail regional events and ongoing projects across pages 1B and 6A.
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Iowa
Steers
Ned Zachar
Bob Kellsmith
Metro
Young people earn money to fund college
A short editorial note argues that youth who can earn enough money to pay for college do not need additional education. The statement reflects a stance on access to higher education and self funding.
Chrysler to Sell Buyer Contracts for Cash Amid Financial Straits
Chrysler Corp subsidiary plans to sell rights to payments from car buyers to Household Finance Corp for 500 million dollars. The agreement runs through 1982 with 300 million due August 21 and 200 million in September. Chrysler faced layoffs, a hiring freeze, and a rejected billion dollar aid request as part of a difficult week.
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Chrysler Corp
Household Finance Corp
Chrysler Financial Corp
HFC
Chrysler
Washington
Chrysler Financial
Dentist Paul Beck's Stearman Dazzles Oshkosh Flight Show
San Francisco dentist Paul Beck, a UI graduate, brought his Stearman biplane to Oshkosh and reconnected with Waterloo classmates Stephen Winninger and John Holmes. Beck bought the 1930s vintage plane for about $10,000 a few years ago. similar models now fetch around $40,000.
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Paul Beck
San Francisco
University of Iowa
Stearman
Stephen Winninger
John Holmes
Waterloo
Beck
Iran cancels about $9 billion in U.S. arms contracts
Iran's Deputy Prime Minister Sadegh Tabatabai says Tehran has canceled roughly $9 billion in U.S. arms contracts, including AWAC systems, 160 F-16s, 40 F-14s, four destroyers, and other weapons. Some spare parts remain under contract as negotiations over return or sale of existing aircraft continue.
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Tehran
Iran
United States
Shah
Sadegh Tabatabai
U.S. Defense Department
Tabatabai
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Boeing
Grumman Aircraft
Bell Helicopter
U.S
Corn and Soybean Crops Set Multiple Records in 1979
The Agriculture Department forecasts 7.11 billion bushels of corn for 1979, up 27 million from the 1978 record, and a 2.13 billion bushel soybean crop, 16 percent higher than 1978. Iowa may lead with 301.6 million bushels of soybeans and 1.43 billion bushels of corn. Wheat production rises 19 percent to 2.13 billion. Exports and demand cited as dampening food price inflation.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
USDA
Iowa
Howard Hijort
U.S
Soviet Union
Near miss on U.S. Vietnam ties outlined by official
State Department official said all major obstacles to normalizing ties with Vietnam were removed last fall but details remained. He cited secret September talks in New York that collapsed over Vietnam’s aggression in Cambodia and human rights. outlook for relations remains blocked until policy changes. A congressman in Hanoi cited refugee and missing soldier issues as delaying moves.
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Carter
Jordan
Stuart Eizenstat
Frank Moore
Congressional Liaison
Jody Powell
Congressional Liaison Office
Moore
Congress
Powell
Eizenstat
Washington
U.S
Vietnam
State Department
New York
Cambodia
Robert Oakley
Oakley
United States
China
Hanoi
Nguyen Co Thach
New York Times
Paris
Indochina
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Green Bay Packers
Midwest
Gulf of Mexico
Bill Duffy
Defense Department
State Radio
Ibrahim Yazdi
Khomeini
Ayandegan
U.s.viet
Andy Ireland
D-Fla
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