Carter imposes grain embargo and tech curbs on Soviet Union
President Carter announced a partial embargo on American grain sales to the Soviet Union and a complete halt of U S high technology shipments in response to Soviet actions in Afghanistan. He warned of possible Olympic boycott talk but urged restraint while expanding sanctions, curtailing fishing, delaying consular facilities, and offering aid to Pakistan and Iran if hostages are freed.
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Washington
Carter
Afghanistan
Soviet Union
U.S
Moscow
United States
U.N. Security Council
General Assembly
United Nations
China
U.N
Abdul Hakim Tabibi
Oleg Troyanovsky
Weekend pheasant and quail hunting last chance
A short notice announces the final weekend for pheasant and quail hunting and for trapping various furbearers. The item also notes a discussion about team pastors who preach without church denomination, with page references to 11A and 8A.
Sign Pinned to Army Bar Racks Door
A sign reading Shut the door, stupid not you, sir was pinned to the door of an Army bar rack. The blunt message drew attention as soldiers and staff noted the terse note during the shifts.
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Army Barracks
Nine indictments against Bennett in Grinnell bank theft case
A federal grand jury in Des Moines returned a nine count indictment against Merle Bennett 36 for larceny stealing receiving and concealing stolen property interstate transportation of stolen bank money and violence connected with the Krie gal killings. The case involves a 1979 Grinnell State Bank theft and the deaths of Dan and Dawn Kriegel. Earley Jr. was not indicted by the federal grand jury and remains under state charges. The indictment notes deaths were committed in connection with the alleged crimes potentially increasing penalties to life in prison for Bennett with other charges up to 50 years.
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Des Moines
Brooklyn
Grinnell State Bank
Merle Bennett
Dan
Dawn Kriegel
Kriegels
Bank
Bennett
Conlin
Kriegers
Embargo halts grain sales in Cedar Rapids area
Eastern Iowa farmers face sales trouble as President Carter announces a two thirds embargo on grain to the Soviet Union. Cedar Rapids buyers pull quotes, with Pro Farmer Elevator and others dropping prices amid market uncertainty and fear of lower future profits.
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Iowa
Carter
U.S
Soviet Union
Cedar Rapids
Pro Farmer
Quaker Oats Co
Cargill Inc
Everett Staskal
Staskal
Russia
O.K. Hill
Shellsburg Grain and Lumber Co
Man in the Moon’s View of Planets Revealed by NASA
A NASA mosaic shows Earth, Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Mars, and Saturn as eight spacecraft captured the Moon foreground with Earth to the right. Viewers from Earth will see Jupiter near the moon after sunset, followed by Mars and Saturn. Venus shines in the southwest after sunset. The full moon moved to last quarter on January 10.
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Earth
Solar System
NASA
Venus
Jupiter
Mercury
Mars
Saturn
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Pakistan
Persian Gulf
West
Iran
Tehran
Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean
Ise Washington
Dubuque Sr
C.R. Jefferson
Dub. Eee
Ac. R. Prairie
LaSalle
B-C.r.regis
Wirioo Col. My
Mississippi Valley
Lown City High
C.R. Kennedy
Dubuaque Wahiert
J. C. West
Iowa City
Regina
Linn-Mar
Benton Comm
Dyser.Beckman
Benton Community
J.c.regina
Maquoketa
Camanche
South
Iowa Cedar
English Valleys
East
Hawkeye
Mid-Prairie
Mt. Vernon
Abby
Marion
Gordon
Butch” Earley Jr
Malcom
Southern
Roxanne Conlin
Earley
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