Nation marks 201st birthday with coast to coast celebrations
The U S marks its 201st birthday with events from New York harbor to Washington monuments. The parade of sail and ocean liner showcases, a nighttime Hudson fireworks show, and a Smithsonian ceremony seal a time capsule for 2076. President Carter attends a White House return and City observances include Yippies protests and major local parades. Iowa Governor Ray delivers a Fourth of July message praising national unity and renewal after a frigid winter and drought.
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Lindbergh exhibit and moon mission split at museum
Daily crowds visit Lindbergh's Spirit of St Louis in the National Air and Space Museum while the first spacecraft to reach the moon receives little attention. The piece questions Michael Collins's feelings about the situation. Page 15. Also notes about low cost air travel savings, Sylvia Porter’s series, and Iowa leukemia research and funding on other pages.
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Washington, D. C
Michael Collins
Bob Greene
Sylvia Porter
Weather turns hotter with possible rain through Tuesday
The forecast predicts continued heat and humidity with a chance of showers through Tuesday. Highs will reach the mid to upper 90s and overnight lows in the mid 70s. A couple asks a travel agent to book a pleasure cruise on different ships.
Carter's Economic Goals Seen Doubtful by Brookings
Brookings Institution studies published Sunday question President Carter's ability to hit targets such as cutting unemployment to 5 percent by 1981. Economist George Perry argues the plan needs 5.7 percent growth annually for five years and over 6 percent for part of the period, with no postwar precedent.
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Perry
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Northwestern University
Gordon
Arthur Okun
All Iowa Fair features Mel Tillis fireworks on final day
The All Iowa Fair in Cedar Rapids caps its run with two Mel Tillis performances on July 4, followed by a fireworks display after the second show. Academy award of the year winner Tillis, joined by Sherry Bryce, headline a day full of events and payouts to winners from the talent show.
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Country Music Assn
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Atkins
Mark Jacobs
John Jacobs
Country Club Parkway SE
Des Moines
Jim Bringman
Josh Bringman
Kinross
Karen Lloyd
Is Patriotism Declining Depends Upon Definition
University of Iowa sociologist Dr. Jae-on Kim argues patriotism cannot be judged by parades or outward displays. He distinguishes narrow patriotism as obedience to authority from broader patriotism rooted in loyalty to the nation's guiding principles and history.
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Ray
Jae-on Kim
University of Iowa
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Vietnam
Admission of Indochinese Sought By Bernard Gwertzman
The state department seeks White House approval to emergency admit 15 000 Indochinese refugees stranded in Thailand and Southeast Asia including 2 000 boat people. White House sympathetic but will face Capitol Hill opposition and budget talks before any action.
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Malaysia
Australia
Soviet critics say SALT progress deteriorates after Carter moves
The Soviet Union lashed out at Carter’s deployment of the Cruise missile saying the atmosphere for a new arms limits pact worsened since Cyrus Vance’s March Moscow visit. The Communist party daily ignored the Geneva talks in May between Vance and Gromyko.
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