Ex-lowan held in murders in Des Plaines
Police in Des Plaines Illinois found lime covered decomposed remains of at least three bodies under a house owned by ex convict John W Gacy Jr 36 a Chicago native. Authorities say more bodies may be under the crawl space with mounds suggesting further discoveries.
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Alfano
Blackhawk County
Wendell Christensen
Gacy
Fairlane
Waterloo
Robert Piest
Mel Schnoblen
Cook County Sheriff's Police
Jenny Delaurentis
Edward Grexa
Births Reported Across Cedar Rapids Area
Birth announcements list a son to Mr and Mrs Stephen Putman and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Dana Lobsinger along with several other local couples. The notices name multiple families in Cedar Rapids Springville Marion and Hiawatha with dates around Dec 21. Fire and safety incident summaries note a broken sprinkler head a malfunctioning alarm burned food on a stove and a short in a desk lamp all occurring Thursday afternoon and evening.
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Dana Lobsinger
First Ave
Thomas Tangen
Simpson St
Charles Pagel
Emmons St
Hiawatha
Third Street
16Th Avenue
12Th Ave
Twin Mound Drive
Egypt refuses treaty without Israel concessions
Egyptian acting Foreign Minister Butros Ghali said Cairo will not sign a peace treaty with Israel unless Jerusalem backs down and meets Egyptian demands. Prime Minister Mustafa Khalil travels to Brussels for talks with Israel and U.S. officials, optimistic a breakthrough may emerge, with a possible new summit discussed.
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Egypt
Butros Ghali
Israel
Jerusalem
Ghali
Cairo
Mustafa Khalil
Brussels
Khalil
Moshe
Sun reaches winter solstice with 89 day reign begins
The winter solstice marks the official start of winter at 12 21 a m as the sun sits over the Tropic of Capricorn. It signals a slow northward return until the summer solstice on June 21 at 6 56 p m CDT.
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New York
UPI
Carter puts off hemorrhoid surgery for now
President Carter will not have surgery to correct his hemorrhoid problem at least for the time being. Dr. William M. Lukash examined him this morning and found he is improving. Carter plans to fly to Georgia to spend Christmas with his family.
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Washington
Carter
White House
William M. Lukash
Dale Leibach
Nixon tapes and papers fall under public access law
The U.S. Court of Appeals says Congress intended Nixon presidential tapes and papers to be accessible under public access laws, but release is not automatic and access requires procedures and limits.
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Washington
U.S. Court of Appeals
Congress
Richard Nixon
Newark workers rally to avert city layoffs threat
Thousands of Newark city workers and union leaders back an all work or no work ultimatum over 2,000 municipal layoffs set for January. They rallied in downtown Newark and supported a measure to oust Mayor Kenneth Gibson if layoffs are not rescinded to recover lost federal anti recession funds.
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Newark
N.J
Kenneth Gibson
Pope Plans Mexico Trip for Latin American Bishops Meet
Pope John Paul II announced a trip to Mexico next month to attend the opening of the Latin American bishops conference in Puebla. He will also send an envoy to Argentina and Chile to mediate a territorial dispute and may visit Poland next spring. The Puebla gathering opens January 26 and his first stop will be at Our Lady of Guadalupe NW of Mexico City.
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Vatican City
John Paul II
Mexico
Puebla
Argentina
Chile
Italy
Poland
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Latin America
Mexico City
Nego tiators Make Progress on Strategic Arms Treaty
In Geneva US and Soviet negotiators report progress but no certainty of agreement after another session on a new strategic arms limitation treaty. Andrei Gromyko says some distance covered on disputed questions but still early to conclude. Cyrus Vance adds they may meet again tomorrow and offers no guess on outcome or summit.
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Geneva
Switzerland
U.S
Andrei A. Gromyko
Cyrus R. Vance
Gromyko
Tehran University clash as soldiers rout protesters at campus
Iranian troops repelled anti shah demonstrators who attempted to reach Tehran University while about 100 professors began a sit in inside demanding the government allow classes to resume.
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Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Tehran
Iran
Tehran University
Goldwater Sues to Save Taiwan Defense Treaty
Sen Barry Goldwater files suit in U S District Court to stop President Carter from terminating the 1954 Taiwan treaty arguing the move would set a dangerous precedent and violate constitutional checks and balances. The action seeks a declaration that termination is unconstitutional and blocks further executive action.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Carter
U.S
Taiwan
United States
People’s Republic of China
Goldwater
Cleveland utility sale collapses as buyer withdraws
The Cleveland City Council halted amid confusion after the private Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. pulled its offer to buy the city owned light plant valued at 158.5 million dollars. Council leaders push for income tax hikes and debt light sale despite the pulled bid.
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Cleveland
George Forbes
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
Forbes
Dennis Kucinich
Cleveland Electric Lominating
Karl Rudolph
Kucinich
House panel schedules hearing on JFK assassination evidence
The House Assassinations Committee will hold a public hearing next Friday to assess new acoustical tests suggesting a second gunman in the Kennedy assassination. Chairman Louis Stokes says the two-year, 5 million dollar inquiry will end as planned and a final report will be issued January 3.
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Washington
House
John F. Kennedy
Louis Stokes
D-Ohio
Rep
Richardson Preyer
D-N.c
Robert W. Edgar
D-Pa
Stokes
Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Dealy Plaza
McKinney
Warren Commission
Texas School Book Depository
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Hertz Drive
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Springville
St. Luke's
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Cedar Rapids
Glenn W. Wetz
Garrison
Barbara A. Berry
Monty J. Jost
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Craig R. Scoughton
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Jerry C. Cochrane
Joan M. Harmeyer
Marion
Raymond L. Deskin
Solon
Kelly M. Brewer
Ely
Associated Press
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U.S. District Court
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Ariz
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Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
Pope
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Stephen Steely
40Th Street
Senate
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Hutton
9Th Street
Pierson’s Flowershop & Greenhouses, Inc
Ellis Blvd
W.W
Avenue Floral & Botanicals
16Th Ave
JFK
Cedar Rapids Senior Citizen and Handicapped Bus Service
Cou
D' ‘Kenggns
Ginsderg Ewes
Second Ave
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