Pro wrestling night draws stunned crowd and clashes
Gazette observer recalls a live pro wrestling event at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. A ten year old and a spectator known as Miss Bleep hurled obscenities while fans cheered for Mike George and Big Bob Slaughter in the Central States Championship. Two earlier bouts featured Ronnie Etchison defeating Percy Pringle and Pat O Connor drawing with Bulldog Bob Brown in rough exchanges.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Mike George
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Big Bob Slaughter
Ronnie Etchison
Pat O'Connor
Bob Brown
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Weather Outlook: Partly Cloudy and Cold Weekend
Partly cloudy and cold with highs 15 to 20. Tonight and Sunday will be mostly clear and cold. Lows tonight range from zero to five above with a high near 20 on Sunday.
Busy February and March cultural events in Eastern Iowa
February and March bring a packed calendar of musicals unusual art exhibits and free events in Eastern Iowa. The calendar on Page 2A outlines this week’s cultural lineup while a Page 5A story offers winter car maintenance tips to ease morning starts.
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Iowa
Iowan Homes Cut Heating as Energy Crunch Grows
East Coast energy strain reported while Iowans adopt conservation methods. Residents reduce thermostat settings and wear more clothes to cope with lower indoor temperatures.
Watergate Figures Seek Supreme Court Review Over Publicity
John Mitchell and H R Haldeman urged the Supreme Court to overturn or reconsider their 1975 convictions citing massive pretrial publicity. They argued publicity was enormous and pervasive enough to have delayed or moved their trials outside Washington.
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UPI
John Mitchell
H.R. Haldeman
Supreme Court
Mitchell
Richard Nixon
Haldeman
Chuckle Coed Quips About Dating Dynamic
A humorous line shows a coed saying there is no other date because she would be out with him now if there were. The remark reflects light social banter about relationships and present company.
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Chicago Elevated Train Crash Kills At Least 16
A crowded Chicago Loop derailment as a Ravenswood Lake-Dan Ryan train rear ended another at peak rush hour. About 16 confirmed dead with 193 to 200 injured amid cars toppled to streets and others hanging from tracks. Authorities opened investigations while救 resources treated victims at nearby hospitals.
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Henrotin Hospital
Wesley
Cook County Hospital
Children’s Memorial
Robert Quinn
United Press International
Wabash
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James McDonough
Chicago Transit Authority
Ravenswood
Wabash Avenue
Complaints Grow Over Des Moines Area Superintendent Chauvin
DES MOINES Teachers practice commission heard more complaints against Shellsburg superintendent Harvey Chauvin claiming he created low morale and was unprofessional. The 12 hour session left two witnesses unfinished, with hearings to resume and aim for completion by Saturday night. The case seeks to revoke Chauvin's teaching license, a move never granted in six years.
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Teachers Practices Commission
Shellsburg
Harvey Chauvin
Larry Shay
Commission
Chauvin
Radio Interference from Soviets Picked Up in C R
Collins Radio officials report long running interference from the Soviet Union picked up at their Cedar Rapids station and elsewhere. Some claim subs communications. others cite over the horizon radar and Tesla wireless power ideas. FCC dismisses Tesla as guesswork.
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Space Technology Magazine
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Washington Star
Nikola Tesla
Economists Split On Carter Stimulus Plan
Economists told congressional committees that bitter winter weather could cost up to 15 billion dollars in personal income this year. They debated whether Carter's 31.2 billion two year package should be kept intact or altered, with estimates ranging from modest to severe impacts on employment and prices.
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Plains States
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University of Minnesota
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Carter Seeks Congress Authority To Streamline Government
President Carter urged Congress to grant him power to streamline the executive branch excluding cabinet departments while leaving veto rights to both chambers. The plan mirrors the 1949 Reorganization Act, with changes to force enactment after 60 days unless blocked. Rep. Jack Brooks quickly opposed the proposal.
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