Collins Wins Major Avionics Contract With GPS Work
Rockwell Collins won a 68 million dollar government contract to develop 48 shipsets of prototype Navstar GPS equipment, aligning Cedar Rapids based Collins with a future global navigation system. Magnavox also won a 63 million dollar contract for GPS receiver development.
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Collins
Rockwell-Collins
Magnavox Corp
Torrence, Calif
U.S
Washington
John Culver
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Navstar
Loren E. DeGroot
DeGroot
C.I. Rice
Avionics
Fortuna
N.D
Somoza Sets Sail After Brief US Stay
Exiled Nicaraguan leader Anastasio Somoza departs the United States after a short and unfriendly visit. The move follows tensions over his stay and signals a shift in regional diplomacy as international observers note ongoing U.S. policy and regional instability.
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Anastasio Somoza
United States
Dispute Over Visiting Hours At Cedar Rapids Hospital
Page 8A reports a disagreement at a Cedar Rapids hospital over visiting hours with one side speaking and the other silent. The conflict centers on policy interpretation and patient access as staff and administration dispute how long visitors may stay.
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Cedar Rapids
Today's Chuckle and Thrift in Our Time
A light note recalls frugality as children witness mothers tearing grocery coupons. The brief humor column hints at thrift with a domestic snapshot from everyday life.
United hijacker captured in Omaha
A U S United Airlines jet was hijacked by Ronald Rimerman a 36 year old biochemist from Portland Oregon awaiting transfer to Cuba. He released passengers and crew then was overpowered by FBI agents during a brief struggle. No weapon was found and no injuries occurred. He faces federal arraignment in Omaha.
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Omaha, Neb
UPI
United Airlines
FBI
Ronald Rimerman
Portland
Ore
Rimerman
U.S
Edward Warin
Omaha
Carter fires two cabinet chiefs and signals broader purge
President Carter dismisses Energy Secretary James Schlesinger and Transportation Secretary Brock Adams and praises the purge as a step to improve governance. He says the shakeup will help address challenges described in his address to the American people. Critics question the move while the White House rejects claims of a breakdown.
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UPI
Carter
Energy
James Schlesinger
Transportation
Brock Adams
White House
Congress
Senate
Ted Stevens
Adams
Schlesinger
Duncan
Coca Cola
Texas
House
Ways and Means Committee
Carter reshuffles Cabinet amid energy crisis turmoil
President Carter announces a broad Cabinet shakeup including the ouster of energy chief Schlesinger and the elevation of Charles Duncan to replace him. He pledges an orderly transition and fills vacancies at Transportation and HUD without delay while noting friction with White House staff and defense moves.
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Hamilton Jordan
Carter
Schlesinger
Defense
Charles Duncan
Houston
Transportation and Housing and Urban Development
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Vinton
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Cuba
Eppley Airfield
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HEW
Joseph Califano
HUD
Patricia Harris
Califano
Jody Powell
Treasury
Michael Blumenthal
G. William Miller
Federal Reserve Board
Blumenthal
Griffin Bell
Benjamin Civiletti
Bell
Georgia
Case
Jordan
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