Cedar Rapids sees mixed news from city pages
The edition notes teachers laid off last spring may get new opportunities while a May 20 tavern brawl suspect faced trial Tuesday. Ann Schrader continues her death by own action series with where help is available. A Cedar Rapids man with unprovoked assaults awaits psychiatric evaluation. Local postal workers report unhappy about letters received.
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Cedar Rapids Community
Ann Schrader
Cedar Rapids
Jepsen Signals Hard Talk Ahead on Clark Debates
Roger Jepsen drops ominous hints about planned debates with Senator Dick Clark as Page 10A notes. The exchange hints at contentious campaign dynamics and a possible public showdown.
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Roger Jepsen
Sen
Dick Clark
Governor Wallace Back In Hospital
Alabama Governor George Wallace is hospitalized again as medical updates surface. The report notes a return to care and outlines surrounding context from Page 13A.
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Alabama
George Wallace
Border collie from India nola wins state crown in Cedar Rapids
A border collie from India nola earned a state crown in Cedar Rapids yesterday. Cedar Rapids traffic engineer Mel Meyer discusses the 55 mile per hour speed limit, weighing its pros and cons for readers.
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Indianola
Cedar Rapids
Mel Meyer
The Swarm and more feared threats face farmers
A note hints at real dangers for the U S swine industry beyond the killer bees film. Weather outlook shows thunder storms possible with a 50 percent rain chance midweek and highs around the mid-80s.
No wonder Russians are gaining confidence in TV portrayal
The speaker notes that Russian viewers may assume Americans suffer tired blood indigestion or nagging headaches from watching American TV, implying a stereotype about U.S. citizens reflected in media.
Carter blocks computer sale to Soviets amid tensions
President Carter halted a Sperry-Univac computer sale to Tass and imposed veto authority on oil equipment to Russia. The move followed Soviet trials of dissidents Alexander Ginzburg and Anatoly Shcharansky and jailing two U.S. reporters, drawing praise from Senate leaders and pressure from Congress.
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UPI
Carter
Soviet Union
White House
Russia
U.S
Alexander Ginzburg
Anatoly Shcharansky
New York Times
Baltimore Sun
Senate
Tass
Unusual Tow After Tuesday Rush Hour Crash
A Tuesday afternoon collision in the 700 block of Third Avenue SE prompted a nonreporting police response. The incident was logged as a packet exchange with no injuries and no detailed statements taken from the drivers.
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Third Avenue SE
Phony Quaalude Prescription Ties Advisor to Drug Case
President Carter’s health adviser Dr Peter Bourne allegedly wrote a prescription for an apparent fictitious person to obtain Quaalude. A second woman, Toby Long, was arrested in Virginia for attempting to fill the prescription. Trial is set for Sept. 19.
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Washington
Carter
Washington Post
Peter Bourne
Rita Wilkinson
Woodbridge
ERA extension passes panel to extend ratification deadline
The House Judiciary Committee backed a three year extension for the Equal Rights Amendment moving the ratification deadline to June 30 1982. Supporters led by Rep Don Edwards anticipate House approval but warn Senate hurdles remain as 35 states have ratified with four rescissions.
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House
Judiciary Committee
Senate
ERA
Midge Costanza
Congress
Don Edwards
D-Calif
Legion illness linked to eight Clinton deaths in 1975
Clinton residents suffered multiple deaths in the summer of 1975 later identified as Legionnaires' disease. University of Iowa researchers, using tissue specimens, confirmed the illness and seek blood samples to gauge total cases, estimating about 50 potential infections based on death rates.
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Clinton
Legionnaires
University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory
Iowa City
Ed Renner
University of Iowa
Renner
United States
Philadelphia
George York
Clinton County
Slashing spree leaves 46 flat tires in Cedar Rapids
Police seek a "chubby" vandal after a Tuesday night to Wednesday morning tire slashing spree in Cedar Rapids. By 9 am 46 tires were flat across multiple cars on Third Ave SE and surrounding streets. witnesses describe a white male suspect, with near catch attempts and several close calls during the night.
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Larry Swanson
Kelly Alitz
Third Ave
Swanson
Alitz
Third Ave. SE
Charles Lane
Lane
Cedar Rapids
J.H. Clift
Mouth
Clift
Thomas D. Szuba
Szuba
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