Trucker Leader Proposes National Hour Shutdown
The truckers strike leader offered to end the protest if every truck in the United States halted for one hour to symbolize opposition to fuel taxes and highway fees, but the American Trucking Association declined to participate. Also on page 5A, Rita M. Lavelle, an EPA assistant administrator, resigned abruptly after being accused of lying under oath to Congress.
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American Trucking Association
Nation
Environmental Protection Agency
Congress
Rita M. Lavelle
Zoning Amendments Set For Linn County Hearing
A public hearing is scheduled for 10 30 a m Tuesday on amendments to the Linn County Zoning Ordinance. One proposal would permit one time splitting of existing farmsteads from the remainder of the farm with a conditional use permit if the farmstead is properly platted. Metro Iowa page 7A.
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Linn County
Metro-lowa
Technology trims prose as commerce department limits words
James K Kilpatrick once dreamed of terminals to clean wording. Now the Commerce Department programs refuse certain words and phrases. It may mark a triumph of tech over illiteracy. Also top church officials deny anti capitalist or leftist charges and say churchgoers did not fund armed guerrilla movements.
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James K. Kilpatrick
Department of Commerce
National Council of Churches
U.S
Deregulation Shrinks Greyhound Service in Rural Towns
Federal deregulation threatens to end Greyhound bus stops in 59 small communities. Rural service may persist via alternative routes. The note hints broader implications for transportation in small towns and a shift in federal oversight.
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Greyhound
Dreyfuss Happy Over Cocaine Arrest Statement
Actor Richard Dreyfuss expresses relief after his cocaine possession arrest stating he is glad to be caught and that the incident prompted him to pause and reflect. The remark is noted on page 4A of the People section.
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Richard Dreyfuss
People
Page
Karen Carpenter dies at 32 from heart attack in Downey
Karen Carpenter died of cardiac arrest at Downey Community Hospital after being rushed from her parents home. Publicist and friends note anorexia nervosa contributed to health issues. autopsy pending. Richard Carpenter and Burt Bacharach remember her as a brilliant singer with a unique voice. She had planned a new album and tour.
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Downey
Calif
Karen Carpenter
Richard
Carpenter
Downey Community Hospital
Julie Levesque
A.m
Paul Bloch
Bill Gold
Los Angeles County
Bloch
Downey Community
The
Carpenters
Brunette
Agnes
Harold Carpenter
Ms. Carpenter
Burt Bacharach
United States
Bacharach
Lost Mozart Symphony Unearthed in Odense Cellar Find
Gunnar Thygesen, librarian of the Odense Symphony, discovered a hand-copied score titled Sinfonia del Signore Mozart in the Odense town hall cellar. Experts authenticated the piece, aligning it with Mozart’s catalog as No 16a in Koechel’s list. The Odense orchestra plans a late year performance.
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Gunnar Thygesen
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Thygesen
Odense
Denmark
Mozart
Ludwig van Koechel
Trial set for March 29 in bogus check case
Earl Arnold Davis of Dubuque is charged with false use of a financial instrument after attempting to cash a counterfeit state check at a Waterloo supermarket. Davis, 52, pleaded innocent and authorities say 32 bogus checks were found in his vehicle, with similar forgeries tied to other Iowa cities.
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Ment. Davis
Waterloo
Iowa
Davis
Iowa Politician Attacks Census Report On Federal Aid
Rep. Cooper Evans of Iowa challenged a Census Bureau finding that Iowa had the lowest per capita federal dollars in 1982. He argued the data omits farm programs loan and insurance payments where Iowa leads, saying the ranking misleads and should be discarded. He cited crop insurance guarantees and commodity loans as major factors.
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Reagan
Evans
Cooper Evans
Iowa
Branko Lustig
ABC
America
Washington
U.S. Census Bureau
Lowa
Maryland
Virgina
Grant Wood AEA seeks law to avoid staff cuts in 84 85
Grant Wood Area Education Agency faces possible staff cuts in special education for 1984 85 due to a quirk in state rules. The agency hopes the Iowa Legislature will pass a spring bill allowing the State Board of Education to recover extra funds by recalling money rather than lowering the per pupil growth. If carryover funds exist, 1983 84 impact would be zero, but 1984 85 could force reductions.
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Grant Wood Area Education Agency
AEA
Iowa
State Board
Grant Wood
Myron Rodee
Division of
Special Education
Rodee
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