Recreation notes and events across Iowa state units
The article lists diverse items across pages including state units aiding fishermen, a large all breed horse show, a summer film series, a citizens endorsements list, a discussion on import quotas, another Squaw Creek Park Lake meeting, Cedar Rapids parents debating parochial school costs, a Dear Abby style reader letter, a comic spoof review, profile of George and Irene Kapheim seeking escape from Chicago, a Giants group moving to the hills, injury updates on Micki Schillig, electrical wiring dangers for homeowners, U S retaliation against Canadian fishermen, a hot water exposing a millionaire senator, and violence in Colombia as elections approach.
Weather Outlook Across Weekend With Mild Days
Weather shows clear to partly cloudy skies through Sunday with cool nights and mild days. Highs in the mid 70s today and Sunday, winds light and variable.
Congressional Leaders Back Carter on Cuba Soviet Ties to Zaire Invasion
All four top congressional leaders from both parties endorsed President Carter’s claim that Cuba and the Soviet Union aided the Katangese invasion of Zaire. They cited 35 intelligence items shared in a closed briefing by Carter and CIA Director Turner, with Rhodes and Baker stressing Cuban training and Soviet equipment. Mobutu accused Belgium of harboring attackers and hinted at breaking ties with Belgium.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Cuba
Soviet Union
Zaire
CIA
Stansfield Turner
Shaba
U.S
French Foreign Legionnaires
Baker
Rhodes
Turner
Angola
Mobutu Sese Seko
Belgium
Congo
Covered-bridge country in Madison County Iowa a romantic remnant
Winterset Iowa hosts seven remaining covered bridges from a 14 bridge era due to a 1948 historical society drive. The area markets a festival each October and offers maps and tours. bridges date from 1870 to 1883 built by local carpenters for $700 to $1,000.
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Madison County
Cutler- Donahue Bridge
Winterset
Des Moines
Middle West
H.P. Jones
J.P. Clark
Eli Cox
Jim
Jepsen Campaign Staffer Admits Letter Mistakes
Terry McDermott of Roger Jepsen's campaign staff conceded errors in a mailed fundraising letter from Gov. Meldrim Thomson Jr. The letter claimed Jepsen won a 1970 lieutenant governor plurality larger than any Republican in Iowa history, a fact corrected by McDermott who noted Jepsen won in 1968 by a larger margin. The letter also asserted Dick Clark's liberal record lacked publicized votes, a claim McDermott disputed.
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Terry McDermott
Roger Jepsen
Council Bluffs
McDermott
Meldrim Thomson Jr
New Hampshire
Jepsen
Iowa
U.S
Dick Clark
Washington
Crestview Acres workers clinch first union contract in Linn County
Crestview Acres nursing home in Marion reached a two year labor contract covering about 80 workers in two bargaining units effective June 30. The deal marks the first union agreement at a non public health care facility in the area. A separate Cedar Rapids drive faced alleged retaliation claims.
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Marion
Linn County
Crestview Acres
Grand Avenue
15Th Street
Cedar Rapids
Gerald Hughes
Retail Clerks International Local 1470
Rock Island
Ill
National Labor Relations Board
Edgewood Manor
Hughes
NLRB
Minneapolis
Shelton Clinton
Sunnycrest Nursing Facilities
Waterloo
Allen’s and Scholtz
Iowa
Eagle Foods
Clinton
Winger
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Missouri
Man Rides A Fancy Tricycle And Lives On The Road
In Hialeah Florida Augie DeVita a 65 year old man travels on a custom tricycle pulling a two wheel grocery cart. His small setup carries crosses flags bowling pins a stove crutches a stuffed pink snake and a red cowboy hat. He says he has a terrific life and copes with loss after his wife died and his home burned.
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Hialeah
Fla. (Ap
Augie DeVita
New Jersey
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Offshore drilling yields only scant finds in Atlantic well
Continental Oil Co reports no significant oil or gas shows in its first exploratory Atlantic Ocean well about 60 miles east of Atlantic City New Jersey. The test reaches 12 000 feet after 53 days with $4 million spent. Exxon and others await results from nearby drills in the Baltimore Canyon as government and industry seek 1.4 billion barrels of oil and 9.4 trillion cubic feet of gas to cut imports.
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New York
Atlantic Ocean
Continental Oil Co
Continental
Dave Moffitt
Atlantic City
N.J
United States
Exxon
Jones
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Abby
Silver Bears
George
Irene Kapheim
Chicago
Micki Schillig
The
Colombia
Senate
Howard Baker
Thomas O'Neill
House
John Rhodes
Robert Byrd
White House
Byrd
Congress
Africa
Duane Creek
By Duane Creek Lazette
Jim Nelson
Montross Pharmacy
Davenport
Maurie van Nostrand
Iowa Commerce Commission
Joe Bertrode
Indianola
Thomson
Marion Care Center
Crestview
Elaine Winger
DeVita
Baltimore Canyon
Atlantic
Long Island
Delaware
Maryland
Moffitt
Gulf Oil Co
Crandall Jones
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