Black Muslim Leader Elijah Muhammad Dies
Elijah Muhammad founder of the Nation of Islam dies at 77 in Chicago Mercy hospital after a long hospitalization for congestive heart failure. Born 1897 in Georgia, he led Black Muslims for four decades while preaching racial supremacy and austerity.
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Elijah Muhammad
Chicago
Mercy Hospital
Muhammad
Hyde Park
Georgia
Elijah Poole
Detroit
Poole
W. D. Fard
Temple of Islam
God
Fard
Messenger of Allah
Tax Turnaround Hint in Government Rhetoric
A humorous nod to how officials frame taxes as fees or returns. The quip questions whether tax rhetoric implies a round trip of citizens’ money rather than straightforward revenue. The line plays on tax terminology and public perception.
Cedar Rapids Engineering picks Marion site for plant move
Cedar Rapids Engineering Co. announced Tuesday at midday that it has accepted the Marion site to relocate its manufacturing facility. The decision was disclosed by Thomas Parks, president of Cedar Rapids Engineering, during the annual Marion division meeting.
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Cedar Rapids Engineering Co
Marion
Thomas Parks
Cedar Rapids Engineering
Parks cites definite Marion relocation with soil tests pending
At a Chamber of Commerce lunch at the Longbranch, Parks states the Marion relocation is definite though minor details remain. Soil test borings are planned at the site as earth movers await approval. The site was proposed to Cedar Rapids Engineering by Linn-Aire Industrial Estates, Inc as the second Marion site.
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Parks
Cedar Rapids Engineering
Linn-Aire Industrial Estates, Inc
Marion
Linn-Aire
Henry Ford II Arrested for DUI in California
Police report auto executive Henry Ford II was driving erratically on the wrong side of the road in Goleta near Santa Barbara. He, 57, posted $375 bail after a five hour detention, with Kathleen DuBoss present but not detained. Ford to appear in municipal court March 7.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Henry Ford II
Kathleen DuBoss
Ford
Ford Motor Co
Sheriff's Department
H. G. Hunt
California Highway Patrol
Goleta
Hunt
Auto Maker
William Goodell
California
DuRoss
Ford Associates
Auto
Grosse Pointe
Former Soviet Chief Bulganin Dies at 79 in Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin once premier from 1955 to 1958 died after a prolonged illness at age 79, Tass reported. A longtime Old Bolshevik, he rose from Cheka officer to defense minister and Moscow mayor before Khrushchev ousted him in 1958.
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Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Tass
Bulganin
Communist Party
Stalin
Khrushchev
Soviet State Bank
Economic Council
Stavropol
Khurshchev
Moscow Party
Ford Links Recession to Revolutionary Tenacity
President Ford tied solving the nations economic woes to the same grit that won independence. Speaking at the National Bicentennial Conference he urged new priorities and warned against cutting defense. He toured women’s groups and outlined plans for Florida meetings on economy and energy.
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Washington
Ford
Women’s Patriotic Organizations
Women's Forum
America
Washington Hilton Hotel
Hollywood
Fla
White House
Southeastern
Florida
Brenton Bank Messenger Robbery Near Cedar Rapids
A Brenton Bank messenger, Milo Dodge, was robbed at gunpoint during a noon pickup in southeast Cedar Rapids. He said the assailant, a white male in his 30s weighing 140 to 145 pounds, wore a ski mask and blue jeans and forced him to drive near the Harry Blackford farm north of Bowman Woods.
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Brenton Bank
Cedar Rapids
Milo Dodge
Thomas J. Blanchard
First Avenue SE
Harry Blackford
Bowman Woods
Dodge
Court Expands Rights Of Students In Suit Against Officials
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that school board members may be sued for damages by a student if they acted officially in violation of constitutional rights or with malicious intent. The Arkansas case involved two girls suspended for spiking punch at a school party. Justice Powell dissented, warning officials face peril for mistaken good faith.
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Washington
UPS
Supreme Court
White
Mena, Ark
Arkansas
Powell
Virginia
Richmond
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
New Jersey
Burns Sees Fast Money Supply Rise
Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur Burns told the Senate banking committee that the money supply is expanding and will likely lower short term interest rates and ease credit. He warned against politicizing Fed policy and noted inflation remains a concern as debt and economic recovery loom. Proxmire Humphrey Buckley sponsored the measure challenging Fed independence. similar bills were rejected by the House Banking Committee.
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Washington
UPS
Federal Reserve
Arthur Burns
Senate Banking Committee
Fed
Proxmire
Dwis
Humphrey
D-Minn
Buckley
R-C-N.y
House Banking Committee
Food Airlift for Cambodia Aids Phnom Penh
The United States launches an airlift of emergency food to Phnom Penh using three DC8 aircraft, expanding to five planes and six to seven daily flights for up to 30 days. Assistant Secretary Habib cites urgency as Lon Nol regime may need added military aid within a month or two. Habib seeks $222 million in new aid. food allocations face a $77 million ceiling until July. The Khmer Rouge intensifies rocket fire as U.S. diplomats report a record delivery of over 1,000 tons of ammunition in 24 hours.
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Washington
United States
Phnom Penh
Philip Habib
Habib
Lon Nol
U.S
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
Ford
Cambodia
Defense Department
Khmer Rouge
U. S
Stocks Endure Steep Drop Amid Profit Taking
The New York market fell sharply as profit taking persisted. By 2 p.m. the Dow Jones average stood at 724.73, down 12.21, with losers vastly outpacing gainers six to one.
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New York
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