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26 Jul 1978
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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1978
Page
1
Trade deficit cuts to lowest in 13 months
The United States posted a June trade deficit of 1.6 billion dollars, the smallest in 13 months, with exports at 12.13 billion and imports at 13.72 billion. The fall followed a dollar decline on several markets while oil imports also dipped, and officials urged optimism about a possible trend as Japan remained a major deficit factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
United States
U.S
Japan
London
Strauss
Imports still selling in Cedar Rapids despite yen rise
Cedar Rapids import dealers report continued demand for Japanese autos cameras and televisions even as prices climb with the dollar yen rate. Miller-Harries Datsun and Cedar Rapids Dodge note price increases and trade allowances but say sales remain steady with some moves to clear higher end models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Area
Ray Warren
Miller-Harries
Datsun
Bugging allegations swirl around Iowa Commission for the Blind
Gov. Robert Ray was told in May there could be listening devices at the Iowa Commission for the Blind and that director Kenneth Jernigan allegedly possessed weapons. Ed Redfern and Kathy Carley described alerts to Glen Anderson and FBI involvement. Investigations shifted to federal authorities as officials weighed evidence and procedures.
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Robert Ray
Iowa Commission For the Blind
Ray
the Gazette
Ed Redfern
Commission
Kenneth Jernigan
Jernigan
Kathy Carley
Carley
Glen Anderson
Anderson
Stanley McCausland
Redfern
Glen
Lightning strikes at N-plant injuring ten workers
Ten men were struck and injured by lightning while replacing deteriorated pipe at a nuclear power plant near Palo. All were taken to Cedar Rapids hospitals. none severely hurt. One man, Charles Clark, was treated and released with temporary memory loss.
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Palo
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Charles T. Clark
Ely
Mercy Hospital
Oldham Baby Declared First Test Tube Birth
In Oldham England the 5 pound 12 ounce girl believed to be the world’s first test tube baby is said to be quite normal. Lesley Brown’s daughter was born by cesarean at the Oldham General Hospital after fertilization of an egg with her husband’s sperm.
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England
St. Thomas's Hospital
London
Lesley Brown
General Hospital
Gilbert John Brown
Hos
Robert Edwards
Cambridge University
Brown
Patricia
Steptoe
Britain
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The
Daily Mail
Lesley
Bristol
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