Farmers Lose Fight Over I 380 Diagonal
U S District Judge Edward J McManus ruled the IDOT environmental impact statement adequate and denied an injunction, allowing land acquisition and condemnation for the I 380 Cedar Rapids to Waterloo diagonal project to proceed. Farmers and landowners represented by Farmland Preservation Association lament the decision as delays end. IDOT officials and supporters welcomed the ruling, anticipating imminent right of way purchases and project bidding.
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Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
U.S
Edward J. McManus
IDOT
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Farmland Preservation Association
FPA
Don McLean
Butcher Offers Sausage Smoking Tips For Home Makers
The piece notes sausage lovers enjoy a hot snack and The Butcher provides practical hints on smoking homemade sausage. Also mentions Milwaukee Road abandonment hearings and Kate Jackson interview about film plans and leaving Charlie’s Angels.
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Kate Jackson
Charlie’s Angels
Zoning considers four Hy-Vee requests with mixed outcomes
The Cedar Rapids zoning commission reviewed four Hy-Vee Food Stores requests, yielding varied results. Reports note differing decisions across the four proposals on page 5A.
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City Zoning Commission
Sugar content in cereals listed by Agriculture Dept researchers
The Agriculture Department publishes a list showing the percentage of sugar in various cereals. The report details sugar levels across common breakfast cereals and highlights varying health implications for consumers.
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Linn County Public Health Department
Agriculture Department
Hijacked airliner lands in Chicago
An American Airlines Boeing 727 carrying 137 aboard from New York to Chicago was hijacked by two men claiming explosives and demanding Cuba. The jet landed at O'Hare with no injuries. one hijacker remained in the cockpit and another in the cabin. One assailant was identified as Nichola Kavacha, a Serbian national.
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Chicago
Cuba
American Airlines
New York
O’hare
FBI
Mary Rose Noel
Ray Dean
Federal Aviation Administration
American Flight 293
LaGuardia
Oklahoma City
O'Hare
Trucker slain near highway during 14 day strike
A man was shot dead beside a tractor trailer halted on U S 72 and U S 43 near Colbert County Alabama early today amid intensifying trucker strike actions. Police reported 43 arrests at a Winston County protest point as the nationwide shutdown loomed.
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Tuscumbia
Ala
Truckers
William Hill
Independent Truckers Group
Washington
Alabama
Winston County
U.S. 72
U.S. 43
Colbert County
Hill
Strauss outlines MTN trade package at Cedar Rapids seminar
Ambassador Robert Strauss described the Tokyo round MTN agreements as the first real fix for a transformed economy, submitted to Congress the day before. He told 500 state, industry, labor, and agriculture leaders that swift passage and public-private cooperation are needed to expand markets, jobs, and consumer choice. Juanita Kreps, secretary of commerce, urged Cabinet level support and noted trade as vital to growth.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert Ray
U.S
Ray Marshall
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Five Seasons Center
Bergland
Robert Strauss
Carter
Five Seasons Complex
Strauss
Tokyo
Congress
Executive Branch
Juanita Kreps
Carter Outlines Solar Energy Plan for United States
President Carter unveiled solar energy proposals from the White House roof aiming to meet 20 percent of national energy needs with solar and renewables by century's end. The package includes a Solar Bank, tax credits up to 2000 dollars for passive solar homes, and a goal to curb foreign price controls on sun power.
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Washington
Carter
White House
Executive Mansion
Congress
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Robert Rigler
Idot Commission
Robert Goodwin
Milwaukee Road
Five Seasons
Cedar Rapids Area
U.S. Department of Transportation
State Department
CBS Radio
Nichola Kavacha
Kavacha
Tito
United States
House
Senate
Kreps
Secretary of Commerce
Richard Munson
Solar Lobby
Munson
Budget Office
Energy Department
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