Ford Campaign Aides Deny Fill in the Blank Charge
New Hampshire officials for President Ford deny using fill in the blank press releases to attack Ronald Reagan, yet a blank release was mailed to an AP reporter in Washington with a Ford committee letter. Reagan calls the tactic dirty tricks and distorted issue positions while Ford aides deny any such releases existed.
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Washington
New Hampshire
Ford
Ronald Reagan
President
Ford Committee
Reagan
California
Concord
N.H
John Michels
Associated Press
Peter Kaye
Kaye
Four Plead Innocent In Linn District Court
Four persons entered innocent pleas in Linn district court. Merilee Rollins 19 of 917 Tenth Street SE pled innocent to false pretenses in the purchase of 453 dollars of furniture from Pidgeon's 3117 First Avenue SE with trial set for March. Billy Kuykendall of 1102 Eighteenth Street SW pled innocent to second offense drunk driving with trial set for March 1. Robert Heiderscheid 18 of 527 Sixteenth Street NE pled innocent to larceny in the nighttime with trial on March 15. Jeffrey Britcher of 5100 Harrier Avenue NW pled innocent to a larceny charge with trial set for March 1. a second larceny charge against Britcher is pending.
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Linn District Court
Merilee Ann Rollins
Tenth Street
Pidgeon’s
First Avenue
Billy E. Kuykendall
Eighteenth Street
Robert M. Heiderscheid
Sixteenth Street
Jeffrey Britcher
Harrier Avenue
Britcher
Man Files Suit In Tavern Assault
Cedar Rapids man Randy Oaks sues owners Charles and Darlene Bulicek and David L. Pierson in Linn district court over an April 10 1975 assault at the Czech Inn Oaks seeks 50000 from the Buliceks for premises negligence and 100000 from Pierson for injuries Oakes says Pierson struck him with a glass causing severe cuts and permanent disfigurement.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn District Court
Sixteenth Avenue
Randy Oaks
Charles and
Darlene Bulicek
David L. Pierson
Pierson
Oaks
Buliceks
Tull Installed As Noble Grand
Roy Tull of 1022 M avenue NW was installed as noble grand of the Maine lodge of Odd Fellows during a ceremony last weekend. Also installed were Glen Evans as vice grand Sam Allen as recording secretary Otto Eckley as financial secretary Andy Schamberger as treasurer. Installing officer was Karl Seilam district deputy grand master.
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Roy Tull
M Avenue NW
Noble Grand of Maine Lodge of Odd Fellows
Glen Evans
Sam Allen
Otto Eckley
Andy Schamberger
Karl Seilam
California suspends Donald Segretti from law practice
San Francisco AP report: Donald Segretti, known for political trickery in the 1972 Nixon campaign, is suspended from practicing law in California for two years after a state supreme court order. The five year suspension was reduced to three years on probation. Segretti, 34, pleaded guilty in 1973 to federal conspiracy and illegal distribution of political literature.
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San Francisco
Donald Segretti
California
State Supreme Court
Segretti
Vertz in Mercy Hospital after Dubuque Crash
James Vertz and his son Scott remained in serious condition in Mercy Hospital's ICU after a car truck collision in Dubuque county. The 42 year old man suffered a skull fracture and the 11 year old boy multiple injuries. The crash occurred near highway 151 and Monastery road during a snowstorm when the car slid through a stop sign into a semi trailer. The Vertz family said both were transferred from Mercy hospital earlier in the week.
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James Vertz
Scott
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque County
Vertz
Highway 151
Monastery Road
Wertz
Dubuque
Choosing New Tires in 1976 Tough Choices and High Costs
The year 1976 will see record tire purchases with 185 million tires expected overall and 139 million replacements. With no uniform ratings, consumers face a crowded market of bias, bias belt, and radial tires, where radials offer better handling but higher price. Recommendations include matching tire types, avoiding smaller replacements, rotating tires, and breaking in new tires up to 55 mph.
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Firestone
Goodyear
Uniroyal
U.S
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Tire Industry Safety Council
National Highway Traffic Administration
Field Enterprises, Inc
Tear Gas Device Thwarts Robber in Richmond Bank
A man claiming to carry a bomb robbed a Richmond bank and fled with over $2,000. A bank teller had placed a security device in the loot bag, which exploded seconds after he exited, revealing the crime to police.
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Richmond, Va
Richmond
Three Men Charged in Slaying of Professor Backwards
Atlanta police charged Roy Brown 20 Michael Gantt 22 and Willie Bell 17 with murder and robbery in the abduction killing of James Edmondson known as the Professor Backwards. Edmondson 65 famed for backward speech appeared in vaudeville and on television. The body was found along a northwest Atlanta road.
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Atlanta
James E. Edmondson
Roy Anthony Brown
Michael Gantt
Willie Bell
Douglas Young
Edmondson
W.K. Perry
Evening Television Listings May Include Classic Sitcoms and News
A dense broadcast schedule lists 6:00 to 10:13 PM programs across channels and time slots. Notable items include The Circus, Donny & Marie, Hee Haw, Sanford & Son, The Practice, Rockford Files, Police Story, Wall Street, Gunsmoke, News, and Weather. Network codes and station calls appear alongside program names.
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the Circus
Donny & Marie
Live From
Lincoln Center
Sanford & Son
Restructure urged for Citizens' Committee on Alcoholism
A three member ad hoc panel from the health center and CCA boards urged restructuring of the Citizens' Committee on Alcoholism. They called for a clear policy making board and a separate staff implementing body, with a nine member executive board and up to 12 advisory members. An outside consultant would evaluate progress after six months.
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Citizens’ Committee On Alcoholism
CAA
Health Center Board
CCA
John Shew
Shew
Arlene Dayhoff
James Davidson
Bill Harnish
Harnish
JoAnn Bronsema
Convict Lassie Star Convicted in Cocaine Smuggling Case
Former child actor Thomas Noel Rettig, known for Lassie, was convicted on two counts of conspiring to smuggle cocaine from Peru. He was acquitted on a third count. Rettig, 33, denied attempting to import cocaine hidden in a liquor bottle. Co-defendant Gary Nowak of Buffalo, New York, was convicted on three counts.
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Los Angeles
Thomas Noel Rettig
Peru
U.S. District Court
Rettig
Lassie
Gary Nowak
Buffalo
N.Y
Coming Auctions Gather For Late January and Early February
Multiple rural auctions listed across Iowa region with closeout sales for machinery hay cattle and farm goods. Entries note dates January 31 through February 7 with locations near Coggan Monticello Anamosa Keystone Keystone Whittier Williamsburg Belle Plaine Center Point and various ranch names including Roy Wright John Wright Ralph Willey Roland Dasenbrock Orva McAtee Elmer Hanson Gene Hanson Leo Lala rasher estate and Date Huckina. Some listings include 120 and 80 acre parcels and proximity bearings.
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Roy Wright
Coggan
John Wright
Monticello
Ralph Willey
Stanwood
Roland Dasenbrock
Anamosa
Mach
Waldo Holst
Keystone
Orva McAtee
Alburnett
Whittier
Leone
Angus
Elmer & Gene Hanson
Williamsburg
Leo Lala, Jr
Belle Plaine
Huckina
Center Point
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National Weather Service
Tull
Sylvia Porter
Television
Little Rascals
Hee Haw
Chmielewski
Mary Jane Odell
Hollywood Sas
Adam
KCCI
Des Moines
WMT
CBS
Bob & Carol
Ted
Alice
ABC
Deliverance
Rockford Files
Wall Street
Mohicans
Young, Evil, Savage
Robert MacNeil
Virginia City
Maverick
Andy Crocker
Imp
Citizens’ Committee
FBI
Highway Patrol
Police
Sheriff
Medical Society
Foundation
America
Kock-Fm
Michael Bryant
Dick Gregory
Kirkwood
Choi
Jase
Public Radio
You and ME
Kcck-Fm
Kirkkwood Community College
TVS
Bob Hope
Ted Knight
Wiere Brothers
Weis
Burt Reynolds
Jon
TV 9 Eyewitness News
KCRG
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