Waldheim Wins U.N. Secretary General Vote After China Veto
United Nations Security Council recommended Kurt Waldheim for a new term after China vetoed him in round one and abstained in the decisive ballot. The General Assembly is poised to formalize the selection of the Austrian diplomat who has led since 1971.
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United Nations, N.Y
Kurt Waldheim
U.N
Security Council
China
General Assembly
U Thant
Waldheim
Luis Echeverria
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Panama
Echeverria
U.N. Post
United Nations
Austria
Peking
Iowa farmers collect 6.6 billion in 1975 receipts
Iowa farmers received 6.6 billion dollars for 1975. Agriculture Secretary Robert Lounsberry warns that rising farm real estate debt and a widening farm retail spread threaten profit margins even as hogs dominate receipts. Corn and cattle near 24 percent each. soybeans over 15 percent. poultry eggs two percent. milk five percent.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Robert Lounsberry
Lounsberry
Iowa Agriculture Department
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Linn Deputy Fired for Malingering Amid Election Festivities
Linn County Sheriff Walter Grant fired Deputy John Hromidko for allegedly calling in sick on November 2 while attending a victory party for sheriff-elect Orlie Workman. Grant cited ongoing civil service review and past incidents, but provided few details.
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Linn
John Hromidko
Walter Grant
Hromidko
Orlie Orkman
Workman
Grant
Democraticc
County Civil Service Board
Process Begins To Select A New Judge
A meeting will be held Friday to begin the process of choosing candidates for district court judge to fill the seat vacated by James Carter who was elevated to the intermediate appeals court. The Sixth judicial district nominating commission will meet at the Linn County Courthouse in the west second floor courtroom at 4 30 p m Judge William Eads chair man of the commission announced the meeting will be preliminary with no interviews of candidates and no nominations.
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James Carter
Intermediate Appeals Court
Sixth Judicial District Nominating Commission
Linn County
William Eads
Woman reports harassment by threatening calls in Cedar Rapids
A retired northeast Cedar Rapids woman said police she has received harassing telephone calls. The caller repeatedly tells her to soak her head in gasoline and set it on fire. She describes the voice as sounding like a kid with a bad cold and hard to understand.
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Cedar Rapids
Woman Hotelized After Early Morning Fight at Lounge
Janice Christensen, 19, of Marion, remained in fair condition at St Luke's after a fight at Tony's Pizza and Cocktail Lounge. Police found no arrests or charges. The incident followed a pool game disruption at 2:50 a.m. on First Avenue East.
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Janice Christensen
Route Two
Marion
St. Luke's Hospital
Tony
First Avenue East
Iowa State Fair starts year with 6680 deficit and reform plan
Iowa State fair board opens the new fiscal year facing a 6680.63 deficit as Lloyd Smith urges state comptroller takeover of most payments. He cites 1976 receipts of 3.2 million and 25 million in disbursements, notes inflation and calls for self insurance and pre-audit reforms to curb costs and speed claims processing.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa State Fair Board
Lloyd Smith
Fair Board
Smith
Iowa
Cedar Rapids PREDICT Program Named National Exemplary Project
The Cedar Rapids Community School District early childhood program PREDICT was validated as an exemplary Title I project by the Joint Dissemination Review Panel. The honor, unique in Iowa, allows nationwide dissemination of program materials and in service details. The $95,000 effort serves four year old children in Van Buren Harrison Johnson and Polk areas and is funded under Title I.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion Hazelton
Hazelton
State Department of Public Instruction
Oliver Himley
Predict
van Buren, Harrison, Johnson, and Polk
Fairfax Man Hurt In Line Accident
Raymond J. Barta 21 of route one Fairfax was injured in a one car crash on a county gravel road near Fairfax Monday evening. He was treated and released at a Cedar Rapids hospital after reporting loss of control a mile and a half southwest of Fairfax.
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Raymond J. Barta
Route One
Fairfax
Barta
Cedar Rapids
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