Three Americans Sentenced in Moscow Drug Case
Three Americans admitted smuggling nearly 63 pounds of heroin into the Soviet Union and apologized in court. Gerald Amster, 33, of New York City, received eight years in a labor camp. Dennis Burn, 26, of Whitestone, N.Y., seven years. Paul Brawer, 31, also involved, faced a six to eight year outcome as the trial concluded.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Lev Mironov
Gerald Amster
New York City
Amster
New York
Malaysia
Europe
Dennis Burn
Whitestone
N.Y
Paul Brawer
Kirkwood Graduates Celebrate Graduation Day at Kirkwood
About 400 Kirkwood Community College students graduate today with certificates or diplomas. Story on Page 5A notes the full list of names and awards. Youth for Christ operates a mini bike program for 35 area boys earning riding rights on a Cedar Rapids farm trails. Story and Pictures on Page 10A. Postville youths create a five hole backyard golf course using their own rules. Story and Photo on Page 2A.
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Kirkwood Community College
Youth For Christ
Cedar Rapids
Postville
MIT Scientists Create Live Cell Gene Breakthrough
In Cambridge, MIT biologists report creating an artificial gene that functions in a living cell, a landmark in genetics. The work, described by Nobel laureate Har Gobind Khorana, ends nine years of research.
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Cambridge, Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Har Gobind Khorana
Hughes Will Ruling Set for Nevada Jury Trial
A Nevada district judge ordered a jury trial starting January 10 to settle the probate of Howard Hughes 2.5 billion estate. The case centers on the will purportedly dividing the fortune into fractions as small as one sixteenth and leaving a share to a filling station operator.
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Las Vegas
UPI
Howard Hughes
Nevada
Keith Hayes
Old National Geographic Pose Sparks Boyhood Curiosity
A reflection on how boys in earlier times learned about female appearance through National Geographic. The piece notes curiosity driven by magazines and the change in access to images over time.
Three Years of Change seen in McGregor
In McGregor Iowa changes along Main Street reflect a push to preserve heritage. John and Ruth Bickel restored the Riverview hotel beginning in 1966 and sparked new shops including the Old Time Shoppe opened by Chris and Bud Jameson. The Tintype, run by Jim Rothwell, opened nearby offering period portraits. Population now about 950.
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McGregor
Chris Jameson
Main Street
Iowa
John
Ruth Bickel
Cedar Rapids
Riverview Hotel
Chris
Bud Jameson
Bud
Jamesons
Tintype
Jim Rothwell
Jim
Grain embargo debate divides voters in 1976 campaign
In the campaign, Sen. Bob Dole and Jimmy Carter clash over farm export embargoes. Ford previously pledged no embargoes but later imposed one on Russia after U S grain sales. Meany and Maritime unions weighed boycotts to curb inflation. The Senate moved to curb presidential authority on embargo decisions.
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Washington
U.S
Bob Dole
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Iowa
Des Moines
Des Moines Register
Ford
Dole
Plains
Kansas City
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Russia
Transcript shows Colton LaPeters talk ends with LaPeters dismissal
Transcript of Monday morning meeting in Colton's office reveals Cedar Rapids Safety Commissioner Colton and Police Chief LaPeters discussing budgets juvenile procedures and a new approach to handling juveniles and staffing. The dialogue ends with LaPeters' dismissal and prompts readers to turn to page 3 for continuation.
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Cedar Rapids Safety
Ed Colton
Wallace LaPeters
Colton
LaPeters
C. LaPeters
Carter Pardons Would Reach Only Small Share of Evaders
Washington AP Jimmy Carter said he would grant blanket pardons only to about 12 000 of the roughly 106 000 Vietnam era draft evaders noting deserters should be handled individually within the military system Ford already pardoned 1 510 evaders and 1 527 now in the clemency program. Pentagon figures show 13 222 evaders existed with 8 700 convicted.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Selective Service
Justice Department
Ford
American Legion
Seattle
Canada
Pentagon
Byron Pepitone
Pepitone
Larry Traylor
Tax Panel Deletes Tuition Credit from Major Tax Bill
Washington AP Senate house conferees dropped a college tuition credit from a large tax bill while pledging to revisit it later this year. The plan would have allowed a $100 credit per student starting next June 30, rising to $150 in 1978 and up to $250 by 1980 and beyond.
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Washington
Senate House
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
House
al Ullman
D-Ore
Ribicoff
Ullman
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Back Yard
Hughes
National Geographic
Lynda Halbert
Mississippi
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Gazette
Duane Crock
New McGregor
the Tintype
Thelma Vick
Senate
Congress
Colton-LaPeters
Suzie
Johnson
Wal
Myer
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