Deaths Dr. Rolfe A. Haatvedt 71 Decorah professor emeritus
Dr. Rolfe Alden Haatvedt 71 of Decorah died Monday in a LaCrosse Wisconsin hospital after a fall at his home. A Pang College history professor emeritus he was born April 8 1908 at Hillsboro North Dakota and married Helen Hoff in Decorah August 25 1938. He studied at Luther College and the University of Michigan and taught at Luther from 1967 to 1973. He held roles with Michigan Egypt excavations U S naval intelligence in Asia and foreign service and served on CIA staff. He is survived by his wife a son and a daughter two grandsons a brother and two sisters. Memorial services Thursday at First Lutheran Decorah with cremation. Burial Lutheran Cemetery. He was a member of several groups including Rotary. Memorials to the University of Iowa Leukemia Research Fund or the American Cancer Society are suggested.
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Psychic aid sought in Belle Plaine man search
Belle Plaine authorities enlisted psychic Greta Alexander of Delavan to help locate Charles VanBlaricom, 51, believed drowned in the Rudolph Access of the Iowa River. Divers and dragging teams from Iowa and Benton counties continued the search under Jim Slockett. Alexander, claiming extrasensory ability, has aided Des Moines and other departments in similar cases.
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Iowa River
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Delavan
Charles VanBlaricom
Iowa
Benton
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Rudolph
Jim Slockett
Slockett
Alexander
Des Moines
Seminar boosts activity at Cedar Rapids airport
The International Trade Seminar increased airport business with 38 extra private plane landings and 168 commercial passengers processed at the airport convention booth. Roy Jameson noted DC-9s Lear jets and twin engine aircraft, while some aircraft departed during storm warnings and would return later. Marvin Knipp of Wathan Flying Service reported a rise in fuel pumped for visiting aircraft, with full figures due tomorrow.
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Roy Jameson
Jameson
Marvin Knipp
Wathan Flying Service, Inc
Chicago officer aids in hijack incident at O’Hare
The report notes Victor Vrdolyak, a Chicago police officer fluent in Serbo Croatian, en route to O’Hare amid a hijack near the airport’s southeast corner. It recalls his role in freeing workers at the German Consulate last year and cites details of a September 10 1976 Trans World Airlines hijacking over 129 passengers and eight crew.
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Truckers threaten shutdown as fuel crisis escalates
Independent truckers predict a strong majority will join a weeklong shutdown amid high fuel costs. ATA urges Carter to curb prices, ease diesel allocation, and pause new trucking authority while Governors in Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan mobilize resources to reopen depots and guard supplies.
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Trade seminar pushes exports and jobs across Iowa
Carter officials led a Cedar Rapids trade seminar stressing international markets to boost U.S. jobs and income. Bergland cited record 1978 agricultural exports at 32 billion and warned weather can affect grain runs while Marshall noted Cedar Rapids as one of three strategic sites. Ray opened with a six point plan to ease international trade.
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Ozark Strike Authorized By 2500 Ozark Clerks
Reservation clerks and ticket agents at Ozark Air Lines authorized a strike over wages and working conditions. The 2,500 IAM District 9 members gave the go ahead to negotiators Tuesday, but a 30 day cooling off period and federal procedures delay any walkout. The three year contract expired December 31 but remains in force during talks. Federal mediators have offered to arbitrate.
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Farm Accident Fatal In Manchester
Dale Hogan five year old son of Mr and Mrs Richard Hogan of rural Manchester died Sunday from internal injuries after a farm vehicle machinery accident on the family farm Delaware County authorities said. Ten years ago twelve U S fishing boats were seized off the coast of Ecuador.
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Ecuador
Farmers oppose diagonal road through farmland in IDOT dispute
The dispute centers on IDOT plans for a diagonal route crossing prime farmland along I 380. Mossman said no action yet from FPA and an appeal to the 8th Circuit could shift delays. Farmers argue the highway would hinder cultivation and remove productive land.
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FPA
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IDOT
Environmental impact ruling halts I-380 suit
Judge McManus ruled the environmental impact statement for IDOT's I-380 project adequate, denying the FPA injunction. The decision ends the dispute over route alternatives, long term effects, and farmer property impact. Construction begins April 1980 with road open fall 1981, while land purchases approach $15 million and construction costs estimate $156 million.
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Des Moines
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IDOT
McLean
Missing Inmate Bruce Gearin Sought At Anamosa Reformatory
Authorities at the Iowa State Men's Reformatory in Anamosa search for Bruce Dale Gearin 18 of Washington Iowa an inmate serving a 10 year term for second degree burglary who disappeared from a kitchen work detail around 3 30 a m Gearin was placed in the facility on April 28 1978 and police have been alerted.
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Iowa State
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Washington
Iowa
Gearin
Iowa Highway Patrol
Harriman says Senate aided SALT II negotiations
W Averell Harriman, former New York governor and former US ambassador, told a luncheon crowd that the Senate was consulted on SALT II. He rejected claims Carter did not seek Senate advice, noting two years of input from individual senators and committees. He cited ongoing modernization and strong retaliatory capability.
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W. Averell Harriman
New York
U.S
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Five Seasons Center
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