Haitian aid push clashed with aide’s overseas business pitches
Democratic Rep. Daniel Flood urged greater U S aid to Haiti in letters to the State Department in 1973 74 while his aide Stephen Elko sent American businessmen to the island to explore profit making hospitals and a hotel casino factory projects. State Department officials said the aid decision had been made over a year earlier and Flood did not influence it. Elko charged Flood with accepting over 100 000 in questionable payments causing investigations into Flood Eilberg and a Philadelphia hospital connection.
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Weather and births brief with local incidents
Highs in the mid teens to mid 20s and lows from 5 to 20 across Wednesday to Friday. Chance of snow midweek, fair Friday. Mercy Wis sel and several others welcomed daughters and sons on Feb 4 and 5 at area addresses. Incident log notes alarms, stereo short, overheated motors and a kitchen fire with a vehicular extrication.
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Muriel Humphrey sworn in as sole woman in U S Senate
Muriel Humphrey, 65, wife of former senator Hubert Humphrey, was sworn in as the first and only woman in the U.S. Senate taking the oath from Vice President Mondale. She had been named to Minnesota’s seat on January 26 by Gov. Rudy Perpich.
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Samuel Dash Named U.S. Attorney Pick in Philadelphia
The New York Times reports Samuel Dash former chief counsel of the Senate Watergate Committee will replace David Marston as U S attorney in Philadelphia. The appointment by Attorney General Griffin Bell is expected this week Marston was dismissed by the Carter administration last week.
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Tentative coal accord at 63 day strike meeting
United Mine Workers President Arnold Miller says a tentative settlement could be reached today at a meeting between negotiators in the 63 day nationwide coal strike. He expects a tentative contract to go to the bargaining council for preliminary approval and a ratification vote within about 10 days.
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Great Pyramid Stone Volume Claims Wall Around France
United Press International reports a vast amount of stone inside the Great Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt could surround France with a wall. The claim highlights the pyramid’s enormous mass and potential historic scale.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette subscription notices and rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette founded 1883 lists publication details and subscription costs. Rates include carrier 1.15 per week, 4 weeks 5.17, 52 weeks 56, and out of state 80 for 52 weeks. The paper reserves AP republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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Haldeman denies naming as Deep Throat in new book
Former Nixon White House lawyer Fred Fielding rejects any claim he is Deep Throat. He says any passage naming him is fantasy and denies the accusation. The report cites Haldeman’s unpublished book The Ends of Power and notes Nixon erased part of a White House tape.
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Nicaraguan Voters Boycott Municipal Elections
Voters deserted polling stations across Nicaragua in a broad protest against President Anastasio Somoza. In Managua and northern villages an election board member said turnout was zero as demonstrations and a general strike followed the assassination of critic Pedro Joaquin Chamorro, signaling continued opposition to the Somoza regime.
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