Burns May Oppose Tax Cut Renewal
Washington AP Burns warned he might oppose renewing the 1976 tax cuts after mid year if inflation continues. He told the House appropriations panel that recovery depends on fighting inflation, and urged deeper spending cuts than tax cuts. The Commerce Department also reported December gains in leading economic indicators.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur Burns
Burns
House Appropriations Panel
House
Ford
Cies
Commerce Department
Supervisors Tour Linn Jail
Linn Sheriff Walter Grant discusses overcrowding with Linn County supervisors in the jail basement on Wednesday. The group toured the dormitory area and considered converting the basement to a minimum security section as jail population reached a record 97 inmates last Saturday.
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Linn
Walter Grant
Stanley Ginsberg
Richard Wenzel
Jean Oxley
Linn County
Grant
Opening Arguments for Hearst Trial Might Begin on Thursday
In San Francisco UPI reports juror questioning on the opening day of Patty Hearst's trial. Judge Oliver Carter aims to finish jury selection by Wednesday to allow opening statements on Thursday.
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Hearst
San Francisco
UPI
Patty Hearst
Miss Hearst
U.S
Oliver Carter
Carter
House Rebuffs Ford Plea For Covert Angola Aid
Congress rejects President Ford's bid for covert aid to pro U S forces in Angola by a 323 to 99 vote. Kissinger calls the issue persistent while Ford warns that anti Soviet factions could be destroyed without Western assistance. Six Iowa lawmakers split with the minority.
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House
Ford
Angola
Washington
Berkley Bedell
Michael Blouin
Thomas Harkin
Edward Mezvinsky
Neal Smith
Charles Grassley
Carl Albert
Amana beer can case halts sale of empties in court fight
A Minnesota brewery Cold Spring Brewing Co faces a temporary restraining order over 60 000 empty Amana beer cans. The Amana Society and Amana Refrigeration claim trademark rights and seek a preliminary injunction with a hearing set for February 3.
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Minnesota
Gemeinde Brau, Inc
Amana
U.S
Edward J. McManus
Cold Spring Brewing Co
Amana Society
Gemeinde Brau
Amana Refrigeration
Cold Spring
Cedar Rapids
One Indicted in Maudsley Death in Hawaii
Honolulu police say Clarence Freitas III 19 was indicted for murder in the New Year beating death of Patrick J. Maudsley a former Cedar Rapids resident and 1968 Washington High graduate. A 17 year old arrested with him was released without charge. Maudsley had moved to Hawaii in 1969 and worked various jobs after military service. He is survived by his mother Verna Maudsley and two sisters Carol Hansen and Sharon Peterson.
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Honolulu
Patrick J. Maudsley
Cedar Rapids
Washington High School
Clarence Freitas
Maudsley
Waikiki
Freitas
Hawaii
Verna Maudsley
West Eighth Street
Marion
Carol Hansen
Westview Drive
Sharon Peterson
Bargains and Fluctuations in Gasoline Prices
Chicago AP reports that bargain buys at gasoline pumps likely continue through June as competition and ample oil product supplies push prices down. Analyst Herb Hugo of Platts Oilgram News says big price increases are unlikely soon with possible small reductions ahead. Exxon, Shell, and Gulf cut prices further.
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Chicago
Herb Hugo
Platts Oilgram News
Hugo
Exxon
Shell
Gulf
Influenza Spreads Beyond Lansing After District Closures
In New Albin and Lansing influenza cases rise with 300 to 400 treated by Dr. Robert Love. Nearby towns DeSoto Ferryville Harpers Ferry and Waukon report cases as Lansing area shows signs of peaking with new outbreaks possible despite schools in the East Allamakee district closing to halt spread.
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Lansing
New Albin
East Allamakee
Robert Love
DeSoto
Ferryville
Wis
Harpers Ferry
Waukon
New Albia
Y. W. Wong
State Hygienic Laboratory
Iowa City
Love
Wong
Rabin Says Peace Talks Depend on Israel's Strength
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin told a joint session of Congress that peace talks with Arab governments depend on Israel's strength. He urged U S aid and warned weakness harms negotiations, noting meetings with Kissinger and Ford to press for military assistance. He argued a strong Israel fosters mutual compromise and recognition for peace.
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Washington
Yitzhak Rabin
Congress
Middle East
Senate
House
Rabin
Israel
Ford
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
No Cutback in Medical Aid Under Iowa Plan
Des Moines announces no cutback in Iowa medical assistance after Gov. Robert Ray directs removal of backdated cutback notices. Democrats alert the governor that a $13.8 million supplemental appropriation funds the program through June 30, with leaders Cochran Kinley and Fitzgerald meeting to confirm.
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Ray
Des Moines
Robert Ray
Kevin Burns
State Social Services Department
House
Senate
Democrats
Dale Cochran
Eagle Grove
George Kinley
Jerome Fitzgerald
Fort Dodge
Dennis Nagel
Wythe Willey
Cedar Rapids school district finds no flu epidemic
Cedar Rapids Community School District officials and head nurse Alleene Ketelsen reported no abnormal rise in influenza cases in weekly tallies, indicating no epidemic locally.
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Cedar Rapids
Alleene Ketelsen
Traffic Court Trouble in Yheig Incident
A fragmentary note recalls trouble arising after entering the town of Yheig, with unclear details and stray characters. The readable text hints at a traffic court context and a possible official proceeding in progress or referenced.
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Anne
Vicki
F. Lee Bailey
William Randolph Hearst
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