Chicago Jet Near Miss Sparks FAA Probe Over Lake Michigan
An FAA briefing cites 14 near misses this year, two over Lake Michigan in nine days. A TWA jet with 77 aboard swerved to avoid a United jet with 60, 300 feet apart at 21 000 feet. no injuries, both landed at O Hare. FAA spokesman Neal Callahan says investigators seek causes as weather was not a factor. Page 22.
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Great Lakes
Federal Aviation Administration
Trans World Airlines
United Air Lines
FAA
Lake Michigan
O'maré International
American Airlines
Michigan
Neal Callahan
Soviet Diplomat Shot and Beirut Turmoil Deepens
In Beirut a Soviet diplomat was shot in the face amid renewed fighting that left at least 49 dead, 88 wounded, and over 300 kidnapped as Christian and Moslem militias clash ending a week-long truce. The critically wounded official, Robert Mardirousian, second secretary at the Soviet Embassy, survived initial reports of death.
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American University Hospital
Robert Mardirousian
Mardirousian
Camille Chamoun
United planes grounded as nationwide strike halts Cedar Rapids flights
Three United Airlines jets and crews were grounded at Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport after a nationwide strike by United mechanics. More than 700 passengers were affected as Saturday and Sunday schedules were disrupted. Passengers sought refunds or alternative travel, with some rerouted to Ozark Air Lines or via surface transport. City officials warned of possible Monday service impacts as Chicago reservations notified customers.
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Cedar Rapids
United
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Ozark Air Lines
Ozark
CC. McIntyre
Chicago
Geoff Lagary
Iowa City
Los Angeles
United Flights Grounded Amid Strike Talks Continue
United Airlines grounded all 2,800 flights for Saturday and Sunday as service workers walk out over a wage contract. Negotiations with the IAMAW continued with a federal mediator calling Saturday talks crucial, while sources said a weekend settlement was unlikely.
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International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Scheol
Russian Jewish Immigrant Henry Smulekoff Builds Cedar Rapids Furniture Empire
A tale of Jewish émigré Henry Smulekoff fleeing pogroms in Russia in 1887 and arriving in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He began as a peddler, bought dry goods and jewelry, then established a furniture business on May's Island, later moving to a site now occupied by Peoples Bank and Trust. He died in 1982 as his enterprise grew from modest earnings to a landmark local furniture house.
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Austria
New York
Roth
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Third Avenue
Ruth Miller
First Avenue NE
Oscar Solomon
First Avenuue
Second Street
Solomon's
Solomon and Busch
Chicago
Sixteenth Avenue Bridge
Smunekoff
Tle
Solomon’s
South Third Street
West
May’s Island
Peoples Bank and Trust Co
U.S. Probes Grain Shipping Subsidy Fraud
Washington officials say federal investigators are examining alleged manipulation of subsidies in grain shipments under the Food for Peace program. The inquiry links shipping brokers and agents to schemes that could lift subsidy payments, amid broader corruption probes in the grain trade tied to the Cargo Preference Act and Public Law 480 programs.
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Iguits
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Office of Investigation
Simit
Fortion
United States
Hoffa Lineup Trio Released by Police
Three New Jersey Teamsters, Salvatore Brigaglio and brothers Gabriel and Thomas Andretta, were released after appearing in a police lineup viewed by a secret government witness who says he saw James Hoffa abducted last July 30. U S Attorney Ralph Guy withheld lineup results from the defendants and their attorney amid disputes over videotaping in the lineup room.
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New Jersey
James Hoffa
U.S
Ralph Guy
Teamsters
Guy
Hoffa
Robert Ozer
Detroit
Salvatore Ariguglio
Gabriel
Thomas Andretta
Union City
Ineug
Salvatore Brigaglio
President Ford visits Pearl Harbor and Corregidor in remembrance
President Ford travels from Corregidor to Pearl Harbor on the 34th anniversary of U.S. entry into World War II, honoring fallen sailors aboard the Arizona and visiting Corregidor with Ferdinand Marcos. He calls for a safer, saner world and urges living heroes and monuments to lives well lived as a tribute to peace.
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Pearl Harbor
Manila
the Philippines
Corregidor
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Ford
Arizona
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Malinte
Watt
Douglas MacArthur
Wainwright
U.S
Steele
United States
Pearl Harbor Memorial
Paulile
Judi Neya
Chiattries
Fire alarm at Tipton pit barbecue banquet fuels blaze
Cedar County firemen rushed to the Cedar County ties grounds west of Tipton Friday in response to a fire alarm. The fire was in barbecue pits preheating for the Cedar County Cattlemen's Association heart banquet. Johnny Mullic, assistant fire chief, said no one knows who reported the alarm.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Here
Johny Mullec
Good Old Days and Cedar Rapids Chautauqua Memories
A fragmented Good Old Days feature recalls how chautauqua shaped many lives in Cedar Rapids with reminiscences from Ralph Clements. The issue hints at pages 1B and MA for stories and photos, plus a note on a local plane project and a 80 year milestone in Iowa manufacturing.
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Wither
Ralph Clements
Cedar Rapids
Chautauqua
Chase
Nest
Himgelf, Stury
Weather Outlook with Partly Cloudy Skies Through Monday
Partly cloudy weather continues through Monday with warmer temperatures in the mid 40s. Tonight's lows dip to the upper teens, while daytime highs stay mild and the forecast notes improving conditions despite aging concerns and humorous reflections on growing older.
Index Section A Fate News Lace Eustornils
An index style page lists sections and topics with scattered headings and city names. The readable text shows section labels and fragmented items such as news, films, and records across multiple areas. No clear narrative or event is discernible.
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Eustornils
Hepur
Gard City
Lal
Bellon Veta
Loeb
Marin
Farona
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