Iowa News Snapshot Highlights Activities and Debates
Iowa teachers voice opposition to President Carter's wage increase proposal. Iowa Judges Association proposes steps to expand bench power. A new city council member gains public recognition. Linn-Mar school board debates script reception with determined cast. Dr Solomon urges slimming tips to think thin. Silver Skates hosts a national champion with Olympic aims. Iowa boys basketball previews potential early matchups. Average home loan rates rise past prior peak. A Dallas police tape stirs continued debate. A $1.5 million theft yields nearly full recovery. Commentary questions on prosecuting entertainment embezzlers.
Editorial Examines Iowa National Guard Membership Crisis
The Gazette editorial argues incentives shape recruitment and retention during a membership crisis in the Iowa National Guard, reflecting on how program designs and benefits may affect soldier participation and morale.
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Iowa National Guard
Chinese officials track Iowa agriculture from afar
Chinese agricultural officials are aware of Iowa farming despite distance, noting how isolation remains but information flows. The brief hints at cross national agricultural awareness and exchange without detailing programs.
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Iowa
Elvis Remembered for His Generous Spirit and Heart
A private nurse states Elvis Presley died from a broken heart both literal and figurative, reflecting on his philanthropy and intense public devotion. The remark highlights how his passing is seen as the end of a storied era in music and pop culture.
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Epiphany Traditions Move Linn County Model Builders
The Feast of Epiphany marks a Cedar Rapids congregation event as kits spark interest. Linn County model builders aim for authenticity in their projects, using kits as an initial step toward more accurate representations.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Weather Turns Cold With Frigid Night
Clear to partly cloudy and continued cold Friday night with a low around 10 below. Saturday brings partly cloudy skies and not as cold with highs in the teens. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Arrest by mistake leaves bitterness
David Stalkfleet was arrested on an assault warrant and jailed for four days before an error by a magistrate, who was sitting in Iowa City, cleared him. He had previously been found innocent in September. He recalls the night of the break in and his neighbor's ex husband as the attempted intruder.
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David Stalkfleet
Stalkfleet
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Iowa City
Head-on Turkish Train Collision Near Ankara
A head on crash left two Turkish passenger trains wrecked near Ankara. Early estimates put deaths from seven to over twenty. Reports said twelve MPs and a state theater group were aboard the trains.
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Ankara
Oil workers return as Iran faces fuel crisis
Iran oil workers resume duties after a strike call from anti shah religious leaders to sustain the economy. Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi returns to Tehran from Jajroud as Bakhtiar prepares a civilian cabinet. Oil production had plunged to 250 000 bpd with refinery shutdowns.
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Iran
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Jajroud
Farah
Shahpour Bakhtiar
Ayatullah Khomaini
Shah
Bakhtiar
Luggage piles shrink at Cedar Rapids and O’Hare
Snowbound airports begin to clear bags after weekend storm. United reports reduced bag piles at Cedar Rapids from 700 to 250 as flights return toward on time status. O’Hare backlog peak noted with about 5 000 bags awaiting handling. Weather and a water main issue at Erskine Elementary affect Cedar Rapids schools. Temperatures forecast to rise to the teens with possible snow Monday.
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O’hare
Chicago
United Airlines
Bernie Mullin
United
Mullin
Erskine Elementary School
Charles Debban
South Pole Hits Record High Temperatures Amid Heat Wave
New Zealand scientist Peter McDonald says South Pole temperatures neared 50 degrees during a heat wave, with Scott Base and McMurdo Sound recording the highest levels in recent days. McMurdo Base posted a record 49 degrees last Friday.
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Australia
South Pole
Antarctic
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New Zealand
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Scott Base
Antarctic Ice Shelf
McDonald
McMurdo Sound
McMurdo Base
Business groups urge no rollback of Social Security tax hike
Washington AP report notes big business and life insurance groups oppose using general revenues to fund Social Security cutbacks. Advisory panel hears that Social Security remains vital, with cited survivor and disability protections totaling hundreds of thousands. Tax figures from 1979 through 1981 outlined, including rate increases and wage base, as opponents warn against revenue tapping.
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Social Security
America
American Council of Life Insurance
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
National Association of Manufacturers
Advisory Council On Social Security
Congress
J.B. McClintock
Iowa City boy Curt Bolden hailed as hero after CO incident
Twelve-year-old Curt Bolden called 911 when his parents Charles and Valerie Bolden were overcome by carbon monoxide from a car left idling in a basement garage. Ambulance crews arrived quickly and the couple was treated at University Hospitals in fair condition. Curt credited his fast action with saving their lives and noted new rules to prevent heating the garage in the future.
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