Pact averts Ozark strike pending tentative contract
Ozark Air Lines has reached a tentative contract with about 1,700 ticket agents and clerks as a 30 day cooling off period neared expiration. Pickets were reported but operations were minimal and no details of the agreement were released. In Cedar Rapids 19 employees belong to LAM local 254.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Ozark Air Lines
Charles R. Ehlert
Interna
Tional Association of Machinists
Ehlert
Cedar Rapids
Ozark
LAM
Greek woman receives one of two kidneys from Soviet Union
A 43 year old Greek woman underwent surgery in New York to receive one of two kidneys flown from the Soviet Union. Dr. Roland Adamsons led a four man team. the patient was reported doing fine after a five hour operation. The kidneys, removed from a 21 year old Soviet man killed in a crash, arrived from Moscow aboard an Aeroflot flight.
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New York
Soviet Union
Roland Adamsons
United States
Aeroflot
Moscow
EPA to temporarily ban DBCP pesticide use
EPA Deputy Administrator Barbara Blum said on Thursday the agency will temporarily ban the pesticide DBCP after determining its risks include sterility in men and cancer in laboratory animals. The action aims to restrict exposure amid health concerns and ongoing review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Barbara Blum
Pope John Paul II may visit United States and United Nations
Mounting evidence suggests Pope John Paul II will travel to the United States and the United Nations in October. Vatican officials have not confirmed the trip, but a Vatican official indicated an official visit is planned, with communications to U.S. bishops and the State Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
UPI
John Paul II
United States
United Nations
Vatican
Giovanni Cheli
Paul Marcinkus
Cicero, Ill
Vatican Bank
Maurice Fox
Archdiocese of Washington
U.S. Bishops Conference
State Department
Spy exchange in Berlin frees West Berliner for East agent
East Germany released Heinrich Burger a 40 year old former spokesman for the Social Democratic Party in West Berlin in exchange for a former Socialist party official convicted in the West of spying. Burger had been sentenced in May 1977 to at least seven years for using his party role to obtain and pass information to the East German ministry for state security.
DC-10 loses engine on LA flight returns safely to base
National Airlines DC-10 developed engine problems after takeoff from Los Angeles en route to Miami. The aircraft returned safely after one engine malfunctioned and emitted smoke. Passengers included film executive Jane Mancbach who described passengers fearing the worst amid FAA grounding of the DC-10s after the Chicago crash.
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Los Angeles
UPI
National Airlines
Miami
Jane Mancbach
Federal Aviation Administration
Chicago
U.S
FAA
Marvin wins suit. judge ta kes with mistress case
In Los Angeles a Superior Court judge ruled that Lee Marvin won the lawsuit brought by his former mistress Michelle Marvin and owes no more money to her or her lawyer. The judge dismissed the claim for attorney fees and found Michelle Marvin lost on all counts. In Death Valley flash floods swept desert gullies pouring rain across Southern California with watches posted.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Lee Marvin
Michelle Marvin
Superior Court
Arthur K. Marshall
Marvin Mitchelson
Miss Marvin
Death Valley
Calif
Weather snapshot and forecast notes
At 11 a.m. wind calm. Sunrise 5 49. sunset 8 36. Year ago today high 81 low 73 precip 0.96. Extended forecast shows a chance of showers Sunday and partly cloudy Monday and Tuesday. Highs upper 80s to low 90s. Lows mostly in the 60s.
Mississippi River stages forecast for Iowa and Illinois towns
Flood stage figures for LaCrosse Lansing Dam McGregor Guttenberg Dubuque Davenport Keithsburg Keokuk Clinton Cedar at C R show current levels and small decreases. Ground events include accidental alarm at 350 First Ave NE a standby at F Avenue and Collins Road NE a recreational fire at 1409 Edgewood Road NW an electrical heat lamp short at 2000 C St SW and a backfire at 2407 Linwood St SW.
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Mississippi River
LaCrosse
Lansing
Dam
McGregor
Guttenberg
Dubuque
Davenport
Keithsburg
Keokuk
Clinton
Cedar At
C.R
First Ave
F Avenue
Collins Road
Edgewood Road
C St
Linwood St
Eye Transplants Planned for Zambian Blind Citizens
Sri Lanka will supply human eyes for corneal transplants at Zambia's University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka. The Health Ministry said Luapula clinics will begin using eyes from deceased Sri Lankan donors for the blind in Zambia.
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Lusaka
Zambia
Sri Lanka
Ministry of Health
University Teaching
Cedar Rapids Gazette Information and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Subscription rates by carrier 1.20 per week by mail 7 issues $5 174 weeks 56.00 52 weeks 80.00 52 weeks to other states. AP has exclusive republication rights.
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Cedar Rapids
Committee weighs SALT II issues and future missile deployment
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee debates key SALT II questions including why the U S might deploy advanced missiles in the future. Hearings continue into September as members consider reservations to avert broader Senate action. Turkey announced a Cyprus cease-fire date in 1974.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Senate
Senate Armed Services Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Turkey
Cyprus
Birth notices from Mercy and surrounding areas July births
Numerous births announced across Mercy hospital and surrounding locales. Families include Jones, DeWall, Hofmann, Lannom, Werner, Schroeder, Pisoarik, King, Ster, Ghere, Doolittle, Young, Hancock, Lorenzen, Herington, Herdliska, and several Cedar Rapids Marion Solon North Liberty New Brighton pairs with listed addresses and grandparents where given. Several entries note Highland Park Illinois and Iowa City as birth locations.
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Raymond Lannom
Springville
David Werner
van Horne
Thomas Schroeder
Pawnee Drive
Patrick Pisarik
Solon
Gary King
London
David Ster
Ave
Mike Ghere
Rowley
James Doolittle
34Th St
Steven Young
Highwood Drive
Paul Hancock
Brentwood Drive
Richard Lorenzen
20Th St. NW
Highland Park
Ill
Colin R. Herington
Keith Heringtons
10Th St
Iowa City
Donald Herdliska
North Liberty
Gene Erenberger
MaryAnne Herdliska
Tiffin
Ken Herdliska
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Mrs. Blum
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Aegean
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Liberia
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping
Monrovia
Organization of African Unity
U.N
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Atlantic
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Tobago
Marvin
C.R. Weather
Anchorage
Atlanta
Miam
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Melis
Boston
Nashville
N.orleans
Denver
Duluth
Phoenix m
Honolulu
Seattle
Houston
Coralville Lake Poo
Travelers
Seeeweenrerenseenseees
Cincinnati
Des Moines
PtCldy
Detroit
Sennen
Kansas City
Anne Anne Neenennees
Milwaukee
Svetesere Reerteeres
Sunny
St. Paul
Wey
Pidgéonsidgéons Furniture
First Avenue Southeast
Iowa
David Jones
Hinkley Ave
John DeWall
Mason City
Paul Hofmann
St. Luke's
Roger C. Grobstich
Angela M. Roudabush
Gary A. Robinson
Janie S. Palmer
Benjamin D. Lindo Jr
Deanna D. Needham
Vernon A. Forde
Penny M. Anderson
Paul L. Martin
Debra L. Prabel
Dennis E. Fitzpatrick
Susan A. Thompson
Marion
James E. Micheletti
Cecilia M. Stauffer
New Brighton
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