Houston Receives Chinese Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-ping
Chinese Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-ping arrived in Houston for a tour of space tech and the Hughes Tool Co plant. Gov. Bill Clements and Mayor Jim McCann welcomed him at Ellington Air Force Base as protests and pro Taiwan demonstrations occurred nearby amid a U.S. swing.
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Houston
Teng Hsiao-ping
America
Bill Clements
Jim McCann
Ellington Air Force Base
Tong
Carter
Air Force
Atlanta
Texas
Clements
China
Teng
Johnson Space Center
Taipei
Taiwan
Washington
Hughes Tool Co
Seattle
U.S
Vital statistics and births from February occurrences
Vital statistics list multiple February births for families in Swisher Marion and Omaha with names and addresses. The section also records a series of emergency events and incidents including medical emergencies at various Cedar Rapids and nearby locations with times and places noted.
Mississippi Legislature kills Equal Rights Amendment again
In Jackson Mississippi the Equal Rights Amendment died in committee due to inaction. Mary Tom Watts of NOW Jackson chapter called the session hopeless as supporters faced continued setback. In Dallas Texas a second child, eight year old Aimee Gray, died from head injuries after the January 12 attack on the Gradi family. The brother Clifford Cecil Gradi, 11, died earlier from his injuries and mother Kathleen Gradi, 32, was charged with attempted murder.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
Mississippi
Mary Tom Watts
Jackson
National Organization of Women
Dallas
Dallas County Medical Examiner's
Aimee Gray
Clifford Cecil Gradi
Kathleen Gradi
Teenager in custody after fatal Clarkston shooting
In Clarkston Washington a 15 year old is in custody after rapid rifle fire on a residential street left Gene M Hill a 33 year old Clarkston man dead from a lower chest wound. Police Chief Robert K Anderson did not release the suspect’s name or a motive.
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Clarkston, Wash
UPI
Robert K. Anderson
Gene M. Hill
Clarkston
Anderson
Hayakawa seeks repeal of 55 mph federal speed limit
Sen. S I Hayakawa introduces a bill to end the federally imposed 55 mph speed limit contending speed rules should be set by states. He notes the law helped cut highway fatalities but did not save as much fuel as hoped. Nelson Rockefeller funeral draws wide memorial with Carter and leaders from over 70 countries attending.
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Washington
UPI
Sen
S.I. Hayakawa
Calif
Hayakawa
California
Arts editor Menn dies at 66 in Kansas City
Thorp Menn, former arts and entertainment editor of the Kansas City Star, died Sunday at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City at age 66.
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Kansas City, Mo
Thorp Menn
The
Kansas City Star
St. Luke’s Hospital
Riverside Church Built With Rockefeller Funds on West Side
Riverside Church, an imposing Manhattan landmark on the upper West Side, was constructed largely with Rockefeller money, reflecting its prominent patronage and historic financing.
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Riverside Church
Manhattan
Upper West Side
UAW Backs Carter Wage Insurance Plan
The United Auto Workers urged Congress to liberalize and pass Carter's wage insurance plan. The union argues it will reimburse workers taking pay raises under 7 percent if inflation rises, amid AFL-CIO opposition favoring wage and price controls.
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Washington
UPI
United Auto Workers Today
Carter
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Afl-Cio
UAW
Pat Greathouse
Israelis revive old law to curb terrorism in occupied territories
Israel moves to revive British era emergency rules to crack down on Arab terrorism in the West Bank and Gaza. The 1945 regulations permit house demolitions or sealing, and banishment threats, under wartime Palestine governance. Use declined after 1967 but is being reintroduced amid security concerns.
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Jerusalem
Occupied Territories
Britain
Palestine
League of Nations
Israel
West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Vietnam lodges third protest over alleged border clashes
Radio Hanoi said Vietnam filed a third protest in a week after Chinese troops allegedly crossed the northern border Tuesday. The broadcast claimed the troops fired on Vietnamese border guards, killing two, wounding many, and taking seven POWs to China. The protest was presented to the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Vietnam
Radio
Hanoi
China
Khomeini Demands Bakhtiar Quit Before Meeting
Iran's Bakhtiar proposed a view exchange with Khomeini to resolve the crisis, but Khomeini's aides said no meeting without Bakhtiar's resignation. Khomeini supporters rallied while he warned the illegal government would be tried. Bakhtiar said he would ignore rival moves and ruled out a coup.
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Tehran
Iran
Shahpour Bakhtiar
Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini
Khomeini
Bakhtiar
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Carter
Huyser
U.S
Robert Huyser
Europe
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates Notice
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists subscription options including carrier 1.15 per week and mail plans. Afternoon editions and Sunday nine issues priced at 5.17 for four weeks and 56.00 for 52 weeks, with regional rates at 80.00 for 52 weeks. The paper reserves AP republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
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Anatoly Dobrynin
Cyrus Vance
White House
Jody Powell
Vance
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C.R. Weather
Mississippi River
LaCrosse
Lansing
Dam
McGregor
Guttenberg
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Davenport
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Clinton
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N.orleans
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New York
Duluth
Phoenix Honolat
Erie
William Newman
Swisher
Dennis Harger
Dunham Drive
James Moran
Walker St
St. Luke's
Dale Carter
16Th St
Marion
David Scott
29Th St. NE
Richard A. Stefani
James Nemmers
Clark Road
Raymond Stefani
25Th St
Ray D. Osten
Tamar L. Waddell
Kenneth D. Benson
Coralyn A. DeGroote
Iowa City
Zofia
Julius Pietrzak
Lezlie Renee
Robert Maxwell Lovelett
Lynda K
Gregory C. Paullus
Stephen E
Janice S. Ridge
Mary Frances
Robert A. Mihm
Eric M
Sherrie C. Hender
David E
Debra Sue Viktora
Richard R
Debra S. Moore
Charles S
Mary J. Fillenworth
50Th Ave
C St
58Th Ave
Edgewood Road
Tanager Drive
Third Ave
First Ave
Fruitland Blvd
Owen St
Forest Drive
Fifth Avenue
L St
Center Point Road
H Ave
Maplewood Drive
Rockefeller Services
Nelson Rockefeller
Gerald Ford
Menn
Youth Week Services
Don Dunnington
Nazarene
S.W
Valentine
Cineramias
Center Pt. Rd
Factory
Inner
Inner Space
Second Ave
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