Judge Rules for Kirkwood in Veterans Affairs Case
A U S District Judge sides with Kirkwood Community College against the Veterans Administration in a dispute highlighted on page 3A. The notice also references political and legal items listed on pages 8A and 9A, including a gubernatorial appeal over Job Service, a challenge between Mrs. Jepsen and Mrs. Clark, and the state Supreme Court case over a mouse and a Coke bottle.
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U.S
Kirkwood Community College
Veterans Administration
Roger Jepsen
Dick Clark
Iowa
State Supreme Court
Squeamish husband weighs joining wife in delivery room
A brief diary style note on a husband’s second thoughts about entering the delivery room. The column reflects personal domestic concerns amid public page items. Noted side items mention a softball team honor by the Iowa High School Girls Athletic Union and a superstition about Friday the 13th games.
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Iowa High School Girls Athletic Union
United Airlines Eyes Easing Flights to China
United Airlines may soon simplify travel for Americans planning a trip to China. European currency dealers express disappointment toward the president as markets react to policy shifts.
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United Airlines
China
Weekend Rambler Seeks Beauty of Galena Territory
A Gazette Weekend Rambler visits a “beautiful monster” in Galena Territory. The piece notes Wheaton as a growing evangelicals hub nicknamed the Vatican. It surveys two religious movements clashing with the government and includes a Cedar Rapids hunter’s Rhodesia highlands tale.
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Gazette
Galena
Cedar Rapids
Highlands
Rhodesia
Weatherupdate Scattered Showers Then Cooler Weekend
A weather update notes scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight, followed by cooler conditions with a low in the upper 50s. Saturday remains partly cloudy and cooler with a high near 80.
From a first grader's paper on country life
A reflective line notes rural life with denser woods and wider gaps between people, conveying simplicity and distance as a child's view of the countryside.
Memphis police and firefighters vote to end walkout pact
Memphis police and fire unions vote to return to work under a two year contract after a week under curfew. The agreement ends a strike that disrupted city life with federal mediation and court orders ongoing. Negotiations centered on pay raises and duration with both sides seeking protections against future inflation. National Guardsmen remain on duty as the curfew limits business and tourism around Elvis Presley’s death anniversary.
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Memphis, Tenn
Wyeth Chandler
Chancery Court
George Lewis Jr
Russell Thompson
Baker
Robert Hoffman
Chandler
Elvis Presley
Presley
United States
Memphis
Ray admits telling King murder confession under pressure
James Earl Ray testified to the House Assassinations Committee that his Memphis court confession in 1969 was true despite claiming innocence. He said guilty pleas are not always made in heaven and defended the earlier admission as he faced questions about coercion and circumstances.
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Dr. King
Harold S. Sawyer
R-Mich
Ray
Two Croatians surrender after telephone pleas
In Chicago two armed Croatians released six hostages unharmed after long-distance pleas from imprisoned Croatian leader Stjepan Bilandzic. Ivan Bilandzic spoke by phone with his brother, aiding a 10 hour standoff ending in peaceful surrender.
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Chicago
Ivan Bilandzic
Stjepan Bilandzic
Cologne
West Germany
Carter wins breakthrough on natural gas energy plan
Vice President Mondale says President Carter’s energy bill moves forward after four House Senate conference members reached agreements on the natural gas pricing compromise. Signatures from Democrats Rangel and Corman and Republican McClure Domenici cleared the way for action before the recess, with Senate consideration expected next week.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Walter Mondale
House
Senate
Capitol Hill
Robert Byrd
Corman
Rangel
James McClure
Idaho
Pete Domenici
New Mexico
White House
Mondale
Chesapeake Chessie sighting echoes Loch Ness monster legend
In Heathsville Virginia residents report glimpses of a sea serpent in Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River area. Donald Ryker and his wife Ann describe a 25 to 30 foot creature surfacing and diving, while Virginia Institute of Marine Science expert John Merriner comments on the unusual sighting.
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Heathsville
Chesapeake
Donald Ryker
CIA
Ann
John Merriner
The
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Chessie
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House Ethics Committee
Aviice
Marion
Howard Jarvis
Texas
Fort Worth
Jarvis
Treasury
Harold Blumenthal
Senate Finance Committee
Associated Press
UPI
NEW York Times
Memphis Police
Afl-Cio
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Tommy Powell
Afl-Cio Labor Council
James McGehee
David Baker
Memphis Police Association
Kuhron Huddleston
International Association of Firefighters
Ed McMahon
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
National
David Boker
Sawyer
Kathy Gregor
Seminole Ave
Lucas
Third Avenue
Second Street
Orville Wright
35Th St
Wright
St. Luke’s Hospital
Jason
St. Luke’s
Croatian People’s Resistance
Yugoslavia
Charles Range
New York
James Corman
California
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