Beame says banks hoodwinked city in securities crisis
New York Mayor Abraham Beame debunks SEC charges that he misled the public while banks dumped city securities on the market. He accuses SEC of coverup and faults five banks for unloading holdings as New York faced near default in 1974 75.
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New York
UPI
Abraham Beame
New York City
Beame
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Chase Manhattan
Citibank
Morgan Guaranty Trust
Manufacturer’s Hanover
Trust and Banker’s Trust
City Securities
Comba
Kisses and Tshirts trend on hometown return
Mr and Mrs Tom Eppenauer of 4813 Montclair drive NW show off their daughter Colin age 1 on a homecoming from New Orleans. The family showcases a popular Tshirt fad noted in a separate story on page 23A.
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Tom Eppenauer
Montclair Drive
Colin
New Orleans
Cedar Rapids Briefs and Local Notices Roundup
Community briefs list upcoming events and ads in Cedar Rapids including United Way talk at Metro Kiwanis Bishops, St Pius games, bowling needs at Legion Lanes, Cubs vs Cards tickets, ice cream social at Christ Church, Fairfax chicken dinner, Deb Tomas hairdresser ads, Optimists speaker Vince Martin, Canopus Club at Bishops, FAA air traffic talk, garage and closeout sales, fall tours in Door County and Ozarks, crafts festival, Dairy Cattle Congress, Opryland trip, Senior Christian club at Central YMCA, Novak Monuments, travel tours, and U of I coach Bump Elliott to speak at Roosevelt Royale.
Man from Wyoming Iowa Drowns in Lake Michigan
Ulmer Clark of Wyoming Iowa and his wife Violet were in a small fishing boat when the outboard motor struck a rock. Ulmer Clark fell into Lake Michigan while trying to free the motor and drowned. Violet Clark was treated for shock. his body was recovered near Manitowoc Saturday morning.
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Manitowac
Wis
Wyoming
Iowa
Lake Michigan
Ulmer Clark
Violet
Clark
USDA to reintroduce mechanically deboned meat rules
The USDA plans to propose rules to allow mechanically deboned meat in processed foods, arguing it could salvage up to one billion pounds of meat annually and lower family food costs. Critics warn about bone fragments and health risks, while a panel urges size limits, fat limits, and clear labeling. Public comment will be invited before final decisions.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Asst
Carol Tucker Foreman
Usda Food and Consumer Programs
Foreman
Sidney Wolfe
Public Citizens’ Health Research Group
Ralph Nader
Attorney General of
Maryland
Ex-marine sniper hid bodies to trap more victims
In Hackettstown New Jersey Emil Pierre Benoist 20 killed six people in a railroad yard then hid their bodies in brush to lure others. Authorities say he fired at a motorist and police car but caused no injuries before taking his own life as a manhunt traced him under a full moon with bloodhounds and a state police helicopter. Victims included David Galvin 14 Steven Werner 20 Jeffrey Gianquitta 19 all Hackettstown and William Nagle 27 Mansfield Township Robert Visconti 35 Great Meadow Clifford Sowers 38 Washington.
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Hackettstown
N.J
UPI
Emil Pierre Benoist
Warren County
James A. Courter
Benoist
Alexandria Apartments
New York City
Courter
David Galvin
Steven Werner
Jeffrey Gianquitta
Robert Visconti
Great Meadow
William Nagle
Mansfield Township
Clifford Sowers
Washington, N.J
Treaty signed for St Lawrence Seaway project in 1932
A Did You Know item reports Canada and the United States agreed in 1932 to build the St Lawrence Seaway. It also notes Mercury the smallest planet has the widest temperature range from 570 degrees in the day to 300 degrees below zero at night.
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Canada
The
United States
St. Lawrence Seaway
Mercury
Solar System
Elvis Fans Face Dilemma Over Unreturned Tour Tickets
After Elvis Presley died a day before a 12 city tour began over 120000 fans would have paid about 1.3 million for tickets. The unrefunded money, estimated at 600000, sits in limbo as promoters and theaters decide how to handle remaining funds under state laws.
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Elvis Presley
Memphis
Presley
Elvis
Portland
Maine
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
New York City
Bill Scheld
Coliseum
Scheld
Mid- South Coliseum
Utica
N.Y
Syracuse
Hartford
Two from C R Hurt in Crash Near Iowa City
Two Cedar Rapids residents and an Iowa City man were hospitalized after a two car crash on a county road seven miles southwest of Iowa City at 8 a m Saturday. Wilbur J Miller 60 serious condition at University hospital Iowa City. Gary L Talcott 30 fair condition Linda Sue Talcott 26 good condition. Both cars met in the intersection with no traffic controls and limited visibility cited as factors. The crash remained under investigation.
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Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Wilbur J. Miller
University Hospitals
Gary L. Talcott
Thirty-third Street
Linda Sue Talcott
Talcott
Miller
Merger Eyed By News Unions
Cincinnati based unions report the International Typographical Union approved starting merger talks with the Newspaper Guild and possibly a third group. Officials say a united confederation could form by year end next year.
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Cincinnati
UPI
International Typographical Union
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Sun
Chemical Bank
Merrill Lynch
Tive
City Hall
Gazette
Tom Merryman
Metro Kiwanis
Bishops Downtown
United Way of
Linn County
St. Pius
Legion
Cubs
Christ Church
1St Avenue NW
Fairfax
St. Patrick’s Church
Deborah Tomas
Killian
Vince Martin
FMC
Crane and Excavator Division
Roosevelt Royale
Canopus — Club
Bob Lister
FAA
8Th Street NW
Maxine’s Craft & Gift Shop
1St Avenue SW
Door County
Wisconsin
Silver Dollar City
Ozark Opry
D.J
Adv
Dairy Cattle Congress
Bob Holpe
Nashville Express
Opryland
Tonite
Town House
Pierson’s Florists
Ellis Blvd
Avenue Floral
16Th Avenue
Christian Club
E. Gordon Packard
Central Ymca
Novak
14Th Ave. SE
Ozarks
Travel & Transport
Lowan
Tom Minter
Lexington
Ky.) Center
New York State
C.R. Hurt
Attention
Boy Scouts
Round House Paper Stock Company
RHPSC
4Th Street
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