Court strikes down Oldsmobile Chevrolet engine rebate deal
A federal appeals court invalidated a $34 million settlement offering $200 rebates and extended warranties to 67,000 Oldsmobile buyers with Chevrolet engines. Judge Harrington Wood Jr. faulted Illinois Attorney General William Scott’s handling, saying public officials may seek large settlements for reputational gain. Scott, pursuing a U S Senate bid, denied bad faith.
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Chicago
UPI
Iowa
U.S
Frank McGarr
Appeals
McGarr
Scott
Olds
Wood
Illinois
United States Senate
Adlai Stevenson III
Four hijackers surrender on Aeroflot flight to Stockholm
An Aeroflot TU-154 carrying 24 passengers and 10 crew members halted in Stockholm as four hijackers two men and two women of Swedish Indian Brazilian and West German identifications surrendered to police. One Brazilian woman sought political asylum. Bomb threats were reported and evacuation occurred before the jet possibly continued to Moscow.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Soren Lundgren
Lundgren
Gers
Aeroflot
Latvia
Milk shortages grip New York City as Teamsters strike continues
Milk becomes scarce across New York City and surrounding areas as a Teamsters strike cripples 85 dairies serving about 10 million customers. Mediation was set to resume, and a weekend run on milk depleted store supplies citywide and in nearby Long Island and southern Westchester County.
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New York
New York City
Long Island
Westchester County
Iranian Students Arrested in Los Angeles Area
The Justice Department reports 38 Iranian students were arrested in the Los Angeles area on a variety of charges during an ongoing enforcement action.
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Washington
The
Justice Department
Los Angeles Area
Woodcock Confirmed as U S Ambassador to China
Leonard Woodcock won Senate approval by 82 to 9 to become the first U S ambassador to the mainland since 1949. The confirmation comes amid ongoing congressional opposition to Carter's China policies and expected actions to safeguard Taiwan's security.
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Washington
Leonard Woodcock
Senate
Carter
China
U.S
Peking
Woodcock
Chiang Kai-Shek
Taiwan
House
Soviet Cosmonauts Dock To Salyut 6 In Seventh Linkup
Soviet cosmonauts Vladimir Lyakhov and Valery Ryumin docked the Soyuz 32 with the Salyut 6 space station marking the seventh manned linkup in 16 months. They launched Sunday and no stay duration was announced.
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Moscow
Vladimir Lyakhov
Valery Ryumin
Salyut 6 Space Station
Lyakhov
Ryumin
Earth
Sanjay Gandhi and Shukla Sentenced in Satire Film Case
In New Delhi Sanjay Gandhi and V C Shukla receive two year hard labor terms for destroying a satirical film about Mrs Gandhi. Fines total 4 375 dollars and 625 dollar bail posted. After sentencing about 80 Gandhi supporters rioted in the courtroom for an hour.
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New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Sanjay
V.C. Shukla
Bomb injures five at Jerusalem market
A terrorist bomb exploded in the Mahane Yehuda market injuring five people, one seriously, police said. Authorities closed the area to search for additional devices. Earlier police defused a second device found in a market lane. A January 18 blast at the same market wounded 21.
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Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Mahane Yehuda
Weather and river report with temperatures and forecasts
Wind SE at 6 mph this morning. Sunrise 6 44 sunset 5 55. Highs in 30s Thursday mid 20s to low 30s Friday and Saturday. Lows 5 to 20. Chance of snow Thursday and rain or snow by Saturday. Mississippi River stages show minor rises at several towns. 20 years ago US Navy checked a Russian trawler and found all in order.
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U.S. Navy
Gas fumes send about 100 pupils to hospitals in Cleveland
About 100 children at Longwood School were overcome by fumes and evacuated to multiple hospitals on the near east side. Officials sought the gas type and leak source while some pupils wore oxygen masks. none were seriously ill.
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Cleveland
James Tanner
Longwood
Tanner
Near East Side
St. Vincent’s Charity Hospital
Bea Hunt
Vital Statistics February births and local incidents
February births include a son to Mr. and Mrs. Mike Rion and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Baack in NW and a set of twins for Mr. and Mrs. Donald Von Weihe in Williamsburg. At Iowa City a boy and girl were born to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Westcott on February 23. Noted incidents: a broken sprinkler pipe at Third Street and 16th Avenue SE at 12:06 PM and a medical emergency at 350 19th St NW at 8:47 PM Monday.
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Mike Rion
Elder Lane
Jerry Baack
11Th St
Robert Taylor
Kesler Road
Gary Dippe
Noelcrest Drive
Marion
Gary Allard
Mount Vernon
Donald von Weihe
Williamsburg
Jane K. Folkerts
North Towne Place NE
Iowa City
Donald Westcott
Oxford
Westcott
Mildred Nemec
27Th Ave
Third Street
16Th Avenue SE
19Th St. NW
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New Orleans
St. Louis Cathedral
Teamsters-affiliated Police Association of Louisiana
Atlantic City
N.J
New Jersey
Terry Adamson
Cleveland (Ap
Jerome Watkins
John White Sr
White
Watkins
East 75Th Street
Edward Kovacic
Highway Patrol
Mega
TELE
Emmons St. Hiawatha
C.R. Weather
Mississippi River
LaCrosse
Lansing
Dam
McGregor
Guttenberg
Dubuque
Davenport
Keithsburg
Keokuk
Clinton
Cedar
C.R
Anchorage
LA Atlanta
Bismore
Nashville
Duluth
Phoenix
Honolulu
Coralville Lake
Travelers
Bismarck
Cincinnati
Omaha
Reese
St. Luke’s
Minolta
Roosevelt Royale
First Ave
Cedar Rapids
Business Machines
2Nd Avenue
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