Iowa Energy Officials See No Fuel Crisis This Winter
Iowa energy officials say no fuel shortage this winter though cold weather raises March concerns. Rod Riggs notes ample fuel now with distribution issues in some areas. Cedar Rapids supplier Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric forecasts no curtailment for firm customers despite higher winter demand.
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Iowa
Iowa Energy
Rod Riggs
Iowa Energy Policy Council
Riggs
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Cedar Rapids Sun Day News Highlights January 2 1977
The Cedar Rapids edition dated January 2 1977 reports regional news and events in Iowa city. Local items cover community happenings and brief notices likely including weather notes, sports wrapups, and civic updates.
Assassination Probe Chief Faces Formal Criticism
Washington report notes Richard Sprague, chief counsel of the House committee re examining Kennedy and King killings, has a controversial Philadelphia record. It cites five critical rulings by state authorities and ongoing budget debates for a broader two year, 13 million dollar investigation.
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Washington
House
Kennedy
Martin Luther King, Jr
Thomas Downing
House Select Committee
Richard Sprague
Congress
Sprague
Joseph Yablonski
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Crime Commission
Pennsylvania Attorney General
John Russell Applegate
Applegate
Philadelphia
Bergland to Withdraw Ford Food Stamp Cutback Plan
Agriculture Secretary designate Bob Bergland plans to withdraw the Ford administration rule restricting food stamp benefits. Critics blocked the rules in court, and Bergland aims to end the legal battle by dropping the regulations, while reaffirming support for curbing abuses without broad cuts. The move leaves future reforms to Congress as current bills expire in September.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Ford Administration
Bergland
Ford
Congress
Senate
House
Agriculture Committee
Minnesota
Cedar Rapids Highway Routes Approved by City Council
The city council approved proposed primary highway routes through Cedar Rapids with plans for discussion by the state department of transportation in February. The story and map appear on Page 4A alongside other new items.
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Cedar Rapids
State Department of Transportation
New Year blaze in Chicago leaves eight dead
A three story Chicago apartment fire on New Year’s Eve killed eight people, including two children. Witnesses recalled residents dropping children to rescuers below as flames raced through the building. Nine others were injured while a Christmas Eve fire killed 12 nearby.
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Chicago
Robert Drobniewski
Carmelo Ortiz
Ortiz
New York
Grand Rapids
Mich
Juan Vargas
Conchita Acevedo
Vargas
Ramon
Daniel Olmeda
Ramon Carrasquillo
Violetta Carrasquillo
Malagros Gomez
Crelensia Olmeda
First woman ordained priest shocks Episcopal church in Indianapolis
Jacqueline Allene Means, a 40 year old high school dropout who eloped with truck driver Delton Means, was ordained at All Saints church despite protests calling the act heresy. Bishop Davis allowed the ceremony after no impediment was found as supporters mobbed Means for a blessing.
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Indianapolis
Donald Davis
Eric
American Church Union
Robert Strippy
Evansville
Strippy
Universal Church
Sacrament of Holy Order
ACU
Daniel Sprecker
St. John, Ky
Cincinnati
Davis
Means
New Year 1977 Signs of Times Across Nations
West Berlin police logged 22 fights on New Year Eve up from 98 last year while Salt Lake City welcomed its first baby of 1977 born out of wedlock. President Ford met friends at Vail and awarded the Medal of Freedom to notable Americans as Carter's family watched the clock. Parades football bowls crowds in Times Square and Boston Common marked traditional celebrations amid chilly weather and varied public mood.
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West Berlin
Salt Lake City
Donald Ibsen
Ibsen
Lake Washington
Seattle
Times Square
Boston Common
Ford
Vail
Colo
Archibald MacLeish
Rockefeller
Joseph Paul DiMaggio
Jimmy Carter
Amy
Guy Lombardo
Carter
Miss Lilli
Pasadena
Calif
New Orleans
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By Dale Kueter
Louis L. Inghram
Iowa-Illinois
Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America
NGPA
Northern Natural Gas
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Milt Carlson
Iowa Electric
By David Burnham
New York Times Service
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Citizens Crime Commission of Philadelphia
Charles Rogovin
United States Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Jefferson High School
Solon
Abby
Iowa News
Farm
Marion
Family Focus
Mrs. Means
Associated Press
Brooklyn
Coney Island
Atlantic
Polar Bear Club
Gertrude Stein
Rosie Coulter
Berlin
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