Begin denies Israeli settlement rumor and other page 2 items
Prime Minister Begin denies a rumor about Israeli settlements on occupied Egyptian land. Evel Knievel weighs potential prosecution for a possible escape. A presidential aide announces separation from wife Nancy. A University of Iowa official critiques parts of a proposed Personnel Management Information System. A Linn District Court witness calls the immunization law exemption clause vague. Tiny babies receive NICU care at St Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids.
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Israel
Menachem Begin
University of Iowa
Linn District Court
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Marion Residents Cut Water Use and Rely on Cards
Family finance notes low income households rely on plastic cards for essentials. Statistics show Marion residents conserving water, reflecting frugal living and resource management. Page references: Page 4 and Page 8.
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Marion
Rural underworld noted at Farm Bureau convention
An Iowa crime expert describes rural underworld during the Farm Bureau convention in Houston. Report discusses potential unity among farmers associations and comments on Washington weather and education noted after Christmas vacation.
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Iowa
National Farm Bureau
Houston
Montrose Hotel Sold For Major Renovation Plan
Mayor Don Canney announced in a press conference that six local investors have purchased the Montrose Hotel at 223 Third Ave SE. Dale Byard said remodeling will begin in the lobby and restaurant area within 60 days, with work extending to the 199 hotel rooms later. officials aim to redevelop the property and link it to downtown shopping plans and an overhead walkway.
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Montrose
Third Ave
Don Canney
Dale Byard
Byard
Supreme Court rules unwed father cannot veto adoption
The Supreme Court unanimously held that a father who does not establish paternity or show interest in his illegitimate child has no constitutional right to block an adoption. Justice Marshall wrote that interference would not be in the child’s best interests. The Georgia decision upholding the adoption by the stepfather was sustained.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
Georgia
Leon Quillain
Savannah
Darrell
Randall Walcott
Walcott
Quillain
Midwest Judges Seen as Carter FBI Picks Front Runners
President Carter narrows FBI director shortlist to two Midwest judges, U S District Judge Frank McGarr of Chicago and Federal Appellate Judge William Webster of St Louis, with other candidates including James Neal still in play. Kelley stays on until February 15 as Bell aims to name a successor before Congress reconvenes.
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Carter
FBI
Midwest
Justice Department
Clarence Kelley
U.S
Frank McGarr
Chicago
William Webster
St. Louis
McGarr
Richard Nixon
Griffin Bell
White House
Robert Havel
Webster
Missouri
Bell
Bitter cold outpaces last winter in steady start troubles
The article notes continued extreme cold with many engines failing to start due to dead batteries and dirty terminals. AAA Motor Club of Iowa logged about 800 starting calls on Monday with peaks between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. and 250 requests by noon, as workers sought rides on public transport. Ray
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AAA Motor Club of
Iowa
AAA
Ray
Surprise ERA moves in Iowa Legislature
In Des Moines the House State Government Committee voted 14 to 2 to send a proposed Iowa ERA amendment to the floor for debate while the Senate Judiciary Committee moved to postpone a hearing on rescinding Iowa’s 1972 ratification. The House proposal, House Joint Resolution 12, seeks equality of rights under law regardless of sex and would require approval by two consecutive legislatures and statewide referendum. The ERA at federal level needs 38 states for ratification. 35 have ratified, with three rescissions debated and a 1977 decision to hold a rescission hearing.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House
Senate
House State Government Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
U.S
Diane Brandt
Cedar Falls
John Davidson to substitute for Doc Severinsen in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Symphony cancels Doc Severinsen due to flu and plans John Davidson as guest artist for Pops concerts at the Paramount. Refunds available to ticket holders by Friday, requiring tickets be mailed to the symphony office at 223 Dows Building Cedar Rapids 52401. no phone refunds.
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John Davidson
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Paramount Theater
Davidson
Doc Severinsen
Cedar Rapids
Symphony
Severinsen
Dows Building
Cedar Memorial Buys Turner and Sons Funeral Homes
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home of Cedar Rapids announced a planned purchase of John B. Turner and Sons funeral homes. The announcement stated the deal would consolidate ownership within local funeral service providers and expand Cedar Memorial's regional presence.
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Cedar Memorial Buys
Turner, Sons
John B. Turner and Sons Funeral Homes
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Cedar Rapids
John B. Turner and Sons
Bergland vows remedy of Farm Bureau snub
U S Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland promised in Houston that he would seek a remedy after criticism from American Farm Bureau President Allan Grant. The remarks came during a Monday evening appearance addressing Farm Bureau concerns.
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Bergland
Houston
U.S. Agriculture
Bob Bergland
American Farm Bureau
Allan Grant
Carter
Farm Bureau
Civic Auditorium
National Farm Bureau Convention
Omaha
USDA weighs rules on salt fat in foods
An Agriculture Department official signaled possible regulation of fat and salt levels in foods after nitrite rules are decided. Carolyn Foreman said hot dogs with 30 percent fat may be studied, and noted government action could affect producers and consumers.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Carol Tucker Foreman
Consumer Services and Food
Department
United States
Senate Nutrition Committee
Ms. Foreman
Foreman
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