Sorensen Defends Actions on White House Papers
Sorensen delivers a statement denying improper conduct over classified information and White House papers. Alcott states Carter knew of the affidavit after Sorensen’s nomination and that Sorensen acted within the law and established practice. Papers reportedly went to the Kennedy Library. donations and tax deductions were legal.
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White House
Sorensen
National Archives
Washington
Kennedy Library
Massachusetts
Alcott
Daoud Claims Innocence After Court Frees Suspect
Abu Daoud says he would be acquitted, insisting innocence as a French court frees a suspect. The court ruled the identification was vague and West German and Israeli extradition requests could not be acted on due to diplomatic channels and a third country crime.
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Daoud
Radical group aims to surface amid internal controversy
The Gulf Oil radicals tied to Pittsburgh headquarters and the Timothy Leary prison escape see leadership on the FBI Ten Most Wanted list. Jeff Jones and William Ayres lead dissidents with two aliases Joe Reed and Celia Sojourn, debating violence and a 1975 plan dubbed inversion to emerge from fugitive life.
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Gulf Oil
Pittsburgh
Timothy Leary
FBI
Jeff Jones
William Ayres
Joe Reed
Celia
Lence
Desertion echoes in Sweden as two GIs weigh amnesty
Deserters Robert Johnston and Don McDonough live in Sweden since the Vietnam era. Johnston, 33, from Brooklyn Iowa, watches for a Carter amnesty while serving as a rehears al pianist with the Royal Swedish Ballet. McDonough, 33, from the Boston area, turned himself in at Fort Dix after desertion and plans to visit the United States with his family before deciding on a future home.
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Janson
Robert Johnston
Brooklyn
Iowa
Royal Swedish Ballet
Johnston
Carter
America
Don McDonough
Sweden
Fort Polk
McDonough
Fort Dix
United States
Momentary Power Outage Hits Cedar Hills Area
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co officials reported a brief power outage in Cedar Hills and surrounding areas Saturday evening as workers operated a malfunctioning switch blamed on cold weather. Blinking lights were observed. Linn County deputies halted traffic on Highway 30 about a mile west of Cedar Rapids due to potential arcing danger. The arcing was reported at 9:40 p.m. Feed the Birds.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Cedar Hills
Linn
Highway 30
Cedar Rapids
Gun Accident Injures Orchard Resident
John W. Graham, 21, of Orchard trailer court, was in good condition at Mercy hospital Saturday evening with an accidental gunshot wound to his left shoulder. Linn deputies said the gun discharged when Graham threw it onto a dresser in his bedroom about 6 30 p.m.
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John W. Graham
Orchard Trailer Court
Mercy Hospital
Linn
Graham
Water Contamination Found in Moscow American Apartments
The U S embassy reported measurable cyanide and mercury in water at two Moscow compounds housing American diplomats and other foreigners. About seven American families live there along with Eastern Europeans. Authorities suspect nearby industry. no illnesses linked yet and six months of exposure would be tested for harm. A prior notice noted elevated white blood cell counts among personnel without determined cause.
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Moscow
U.S
Rejected Moves To Block Gilmore Execution In Utah
An appellate judge refused another stay of Gary Gilmore's planned Monday execution in Utah. Chief Judge David Lewis denied attorney D. Gilbert Athay's request, while Gilmore seeks to end his life behind bars rather than life imprisonment.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Gary Gilmore
U.S. Supreme Court
David Lewis
10Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Denver
D. Gilbert Athay
Gilmore
City Briefs Highlight Local Arrests and Thefts
A series of Cedar Rapids police reports list drug arrest for John G. Pigg of Arapahoe Nebraska on two drug possession counts and a stolen property charge, plus a $6,000 bond. Dale Anderson of 1635 B Avenue NE faces two breaking and entering counts with $15,000 bond. Several burglaries report stolen jewelry, cash, and goods including a diamond brooch, $100 billfold, $756 food, $2,000 in tools, and a $500 diamond ring among other items.
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John G. Pigg
Arapahoe
Neb
Cedar Rapids
Pigg
Dale Anderson
B Avenue NE
Anderson
Obituaries for Harry E Jarard and Harry Burlingham
Two Cedar Rapids area obituaries report deaths of Harry E Jarard 79 of 3214 Mansfield Ave SE and Harry Burlingham 77 of 2118 Eighth Ave SW. Jarard, born May 6 1897 in New Sharon, farmed and bred Clydesdales, survived by Vera Schlegel and family. services Monday at Beatty Bearle Murdoch chapel. Burlingham, a longtime resident born Oct 2 1899 in Anamosa, survived by Mildred Hutson and family. services listed pending with Cedar Memorial burial.
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Mansfield Avenue
Cedar Rapids
New Sharon
Vera B. Schlegel
Clyde Valley Farm
Annheuser-Busch
Church of Covington
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Assn
Jerome Nixon
Walter Bartlett
Leland Lunt
Kenneth Wimer
John A. Jarard
Beatty-Bearle- Murdoch
Lloyd E. Brockmeyer
Cedar Memorial
Harry Burlingham
Eighth Avenue
Anamosa
Mildred Hutson
Mt. Vernon
Christ United Presbyterian Church
Sally O'Meara
Carbondale
Jane Buttler
Pasadena
Calif
Gerry Hutson
Winona
Minn
Violet Gallagher
Leota Herman
Nellie Peterson
Turner's West
Obituaries and funeral notices across Iowa regions
Multiple obituaries and funeral service details from towns including Belle Plaine Monona Monona Postville Manchester Brooklyn Fort Atkinson Victor Iowa City Van Horne Keystone Wellman Powell and others. Services, wakes and rosaries listed with dates times churches and funeral homes. Thought for Today quotes Irish poet Thomas Moore.
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Belle Plaine
Mae Schubert
T.W. van Beck
Monona
Frances Kadlee
Schultz
McGregor
Postville
Harlan H Brandt
St Paul's Lutheran Church
Schutte’s
Leo J. Burke
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Bohnenkamp
Victor
McAninch's
Iowa City
Angela R. Fuhrmann
St. Mary’s Church
Donohue's
van Horne
John Fisher
St. Andrews Lutheran Church
Fellmer’s
Keystone
Bankston
C. J. Kiernan
St. Clement’s Church
Reiff
Thomas Moore
Weather summary and births from January update
High Saturday and extended forecast show little precipitation with temperatures in single digits to low teens. Birth notices list multiple newborns with parent names and addresses from St. Luke's, Amana, Marion, Palo, and Lisbon localities.
Carter vows brief inaugural address in Plains barbecue
President elect Carter shared barbecue chicken with his brother and Atlanta Braves players in Plains, Ga. He said his inaugural address will be mercifully brief, likely under 15 minutes, though not aiming to beat Washington's two paragraph brevity.
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Carter
George Washington
Kalona Man Hospitalized After Highway Accident
Chris Cob lentz, 64, of Kalona, was in fair condition at University Hospitals in Iowa City after a one car crash on Highway ten miles south of Iowa City at 2 14 p m. State troopers said he lost control crossed into the northbound lane and left the road through a ditch to rest in a farm field.
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Iowa City
Chris Coblentz
Kalona
University Hospitals
Local Gazette Subscription and Carrier Rates Notice
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Cedar Rapids
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