Cedar Rapids man dies as fire starts from cigarette
A Cedar Rapids man, Jack Thorne, 75, died in a pre dawn blaze at 1218 Eighth Street NW. His sister Susie Case, 86, was hospitalized in serious condition and Gertrude Marquardt, 83, in fair condition. Neighbors recalled flames and calls for help as fire crews battled the blaze amid bitter wind. The Red Cross is assisting the family.
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Cedar Rapids
Eighth Street
Jack Thorne
St. Luke's Hospital
Susie Case
Gertrude Marquardt
St. Luke's
Mary Trimble
Thorne
Gertrude
Susie
Jack
Storm Rips Iowa as Rural Areas Suffer Hardest
A severe blizzard lashes Iowa with high winds blowing snow and sub zero wind chills. Eastern Iowa roads become impassable, and many travelers seek shelter in motels or roadside cafes while truckers report fuel line freezing and widespread outages.
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Iowa
Interstate 80
Wyoming
Iowa City
Northwestern Red Telephone Co
Boyle Gets New Trial In Yablonski Slay Case
The Pennsylvania supreme court orders a new trial for W. A. Boyle former UMW president after ruling the judge erred by not admitting a federal auditor's testimony on his noninvolvement. Boyle in prison hospital ward with heart ailment.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
W. A
Tony” Boyle
United Mine Workers
UMW
Joseph Yablonski
Boyle
Carter to Meet Brezhnev on Soviet Arms Reduction
President Carter plans a meeting with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev later this year to gauge Moscow willingness to reduce strategic arms. Weather continues cold with winds tonight and Saturday and snow flurries ending Saturday morning. Lows range from 10 to 20 below zero, highs near zero to five above. A reporter quotes a father remark about his son’s report card.
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National Weather Service
Iowa
Washington
Carter
Leonid Brezhnev
Economic Index Surges, Sees Best Gain Since 1975
The Commerce Department reports the leading indicators index rose 1.6 percent in December, the largest gain in 17 months, with eight of twelve components up and three consecutive monthly increases. Trade deficit in 1976 stood at 5.9 billion, while exports rose 7 percent to 114.8 billion and imports climbed 26 percent to 120.7 billion. President Carter faces debate over a 50 tax rebate and jobs plan, with economists wary of inflation reduction timelines.
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Washington
Commerce Department
U.S
Carter
Congress
Twenty Missing In Hotel Blaze
In Breckenridge Minnesota a predawn fire swept the Stratford hotel leaving about 20 unaccounted for. One escapee, Douglas Johnson, was rescued from a second floor window. The owner Catherine Stade is among the missing. the hotel sits in downtown Breckenridge on the Minnesota North Dakota border.
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Breckenridge, Minn
Stratford
Robert Blackwelder
Breakenridge
Minnesota-North Dakota
Blackwelder
Douglas Johnson
Burlington Northern Railroad
Catherine Stade
Freddie Prinze Shoots Himself In Hollywood Tragedy
TV star Freddie Prinze 22 shot himself in his Los Angeles home early Friday amid despondency over a recent divorce and a pending court date. He remained hospitalized after the through and through wound to the head, with doctors awaiting decisions on surgery.
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Hollywood
Uptt
Freddie Prinze
Prinze
Chico and
the Man
Ucla Hospital
Tom Gilmartin
UPI
Kathy Elaine
Freddie
Dan Cooke
Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills
Carol Novak
James Komack
Snyder
Natural Gas Debate Begins Deepens Crisis Across the Nation
President adviser James Schlesinger urged immediate action to ease the natural gas crisis as utilities on the East Coast were ordered to cut nonessential deliveries amid severe winter weather. Ohio New York and New Jersey already declared energy emergencies, and Senate debate moved to a stop gap energy bill allowing emergency gas purchases and forced sharing among pipelines.
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Washington
James Schlesinger
Congress
Schlesinger
Texas
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp
Ohio
New York
New Jersey
Schiesinger
House Energy
Carter
Midwest
Senate
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Byrd
United States
Energy Subcommittee
House Commerce Committee
Lowell Weicker
R-Conn
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