Senate ends five day filibuster on draft registration
The Senate voted 62 to 32 to cloture a five day delay on the House passed draft registration bill. The measure would register all 19 and 20 year olds this summer with $13.3 million allocated to the Selective Service System. Final passage was expected by Wednesday amid remaining amendments and lobbying.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Carter
Robert Byrd
House
Howard Baker
Baker
Mark Hatfield
R-Ove
Hatfield
City sewer plan signals new arena project
State officials travel to Fort Madison to inspect sites as a preliminary step toward a grand arena. The report notes broader state coverage on local issues from rising lunch prices to student athletic changes and city fee proposals affecting Home Builders members.
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Hawkeye
Classified Gazette Offers Unusual Skunk Kittens
Advertisement notes a litter of descented skunk kittens for sale appealing to readers seeking an unusual pet. The notice is part of a broader classifieds section.
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Gazette
Founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken Faces Serious Diagnosis
The article reports a serious health diagnosis for the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, outlining its impact on the business and ongoing leadership as of Page 4B.
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Kentucky Fried Chicken
Abbreviated Index of Newspaper Sections Listed
The index enumerates sections such as Local Arts Comics Movies Consumer People Court and Records Crossword Review Deaths Scrabble Editorial Show Family Sports Farm State Finance Television Food Weather Legals World and various page coordinates. It serves as a guide to article placements across the paper.
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Abby
Marion
Driving instructor jokes during lesson
A driving school instructor tells a befuddled novice that the lesson has a few minutes left and offers to demonstrate how to fill out the accident forms, playing on the mishap theme.
Collins wins $14 million Air Force cockpit display contract
Rockwell Collins government avionics division secured a $14 million Air Force deal to supply 1,150 cockpit display units for the A-10 close-support aircraft. The system displays inertial navigation data among other information and could lead to up to $75 million in future contracts over 10 years for fighter aircraft and the CX cargo plane.
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Rockwell-Collins
Air Force
Rod Thorpe
Thorpe
H.E. Lovelace
Collins
Lester trade reshapes NBA draft night in New York
Iowa guard Ronnie Lester initially fell to the Chicago Bulls at fourth before a late swap sent Lester to Chicago and Kelvin Ransey to Portland. The Trail Blazers acquired future draft picks in the deal after the trade.
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National Basketball Association
New York
Iowa
Ronnie Lester
Chicago Bulls
Lester
Chicago
Kelvin Ransey
Ohio State
Portland Trail Blazers
Bulls
Trail Blazers
Ransey
Portland
Engagement by billboard marks bold vow on city street
Roger Blake proposes to Deb Stealey in a public billboard display on First Avenue SE. The sign runs until June 17 with Deb receiving roses and dinner for her 26th birthday. Deb accepts. wedding set for June 20, 1981. Roger is an advertising sales rep for General Mills in Chicago. Deb from Lafayette Indiana, finishes nursing studies next May at St Luke's.
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Roger Blake
Deb Stealey
Deb
Roger
Chicago
First Avenue SE
13Th
14Th Streets
Dowie Outdoor Advertising
St. Luke’s Nursing School
Gene Dowie
13Th Street
Stouffer's
General Mills
Lafayette
Ind
St. Luke’s
Carter Car Hit During Miami Escort Incident
A Secret Service agent ducks as he runs beside President Carter’s car in Liberty City Miami on Monday. Authorities report the vehicle was struck by a rock or bottle during the snatch. The story continues on page 3A.
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Secret Service
Carter
Liberty City
Miami
Pryor in critical condition after lighter explosion
Sherman Oaks California actor Richard Pryor, 39, burned over 50 percent of his body, faces a one in three chance of survival, as doctors at Sherman Oaks Community Hospital report extensive facial back and chest burns from a lighter incident. Police say an ignition of a flammable liquid caused the fire, though details remain unconfirmed.
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Sherman Oaks
Calif
Richard Pryor
Jack Grossman
Sherman Oaks Community Hospital
Pryor
Los Angeles
Dan Schnider
Grossman
Hal DeJong
Los An
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