Drummer Rusty Jones Sparked Homecoming in Chicago Jazz Jam
In a Lincoln Avenue tavern jam session, Rusty Jones of the George Shearing Quintet returns to Cedar Rapids roots. Jones recalls Washington high school bands, local venues like the Tender Trap, and peers such as Ronnie Diehle, shaping a jazz career through early gigs and casual city gigs.
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Loneliness and consumer warranties in everyday life
A discussion on loneliness and coping strategies appears with guidance for readers. The text notes a new law requires consumer product warranties over 15 dollars to be viewable before purchase to aid comparison shopping and potential long term savings. Two Eastern Iowans explore scrimshaw as a hobby, one passive, one increasingly profitable, with details on pages 4A and 7A.
Coffee Prices Rise Across Industry Facing Record Rates
Cincinnati reports Folger Coffee Co. raised wholesale prices by 40 cents to 3.68 dollars per pound for vacuum packed coffee. The move comes as green bean prices reach record highs on the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange. Folger attributed the hikes to steady gains in imported green coffee costs over recent weeks.
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Sugar price plan could raise costs over $1 billion a year
Five sugar refining firms sent a telegram to Congress arguing that a proposed Carter administration price-boosting plan may lift consumer costs by more than one billion dollars yearly.
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Break fast table view hints at today's chase of news
A playful line compares breakfast table observations to the day's news cycle with a bird, a worm, a cat, and a dog in pursuit, suggesting the sequence mirrors current events. The note ends with a copyright marker.
Man Releases Two Hostages After Bail Promise
An unemployed construction worker Leroy Cotton 30 shot George Sparks 24 in the back of the head then held Earnine Jones 19 and her 18 month old son Clinton hostage for 13 hours in Syracuse. Cotton released them and surrendered after police discussions about bail terms. He faces murder kidnapping and reckless endangerment charges.
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U.S. Weighs Wheat Price Fix With Canada
Agriculture Secretary Bergland said he plans to seek a wheat price fixing arrangement with Canada to set a world price for bread grain. He would meet Canadian minister Otto Lang to discuss the idea but has no formal proposal yet and cautions against a war with Canada.
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Carter Acknowledges CIA Payments to Hussein
President Carter told congressional leaders he confirmed CIA payments to King Hussein of Jordan. He sought to delay the Washington Post story and said the funds supported intelligence gathering and efforts to ease Middle East tensions. Payments were halted before disclosure.
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Government Moves Against Teamsters Pension Fund
The government ends its 15 year effort to compel the Teamsters Central States pension fund to comply with the law amid more than 400 million dollars alleged missing. The action seeks remedial steps to protect benefits for about 70 000 retirees and contributions from hundreds of thousands more. IRS and Labor officials would not detail possible court actions beyond stating ongoing discussions and the available remedies under the 1974 pension law.
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Uganda Ex-prison Official Predicts Amin Uses Americans
Kavitra, a former Ugandan prison superintendent, says Idi Amin will exploit the 175 captives to pressure Carter and the U N during Ugandan tensions. He predicts Amin may order the Americans to meet him and use hostage leverage to influence international criticism.
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