AIM Encampment Off Limits to Public in Seminole Valley
AIM leader Carter Camp says the Seminole Valley encampment is off limits to the public to avoid it becoming a tourist attraction. The area near tents and teepees remains closed to photographers and reporters, who are told no entry or statements without Camp’s authorization. Camp notes the group mourns the Pine Ridge killings and may hold funeral services for Joseph Stuntz, while some members may leave for sentencing in Cedar Rapids.
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American Indian Movement
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Carter Camp
FBI
Gazette
Peoples Church
Cedar Rapids
Joseph Stuntz
Lapwal
Idaho
Joe Robers
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Four-State Crime Spree Ends in Russell Hold Up
A highway patrol and Russell police stop a speeding car on Interstate 70 near Russell after reports of a four-state crime spree. Abductions occurred at a Wak-Keeney roadside park and a Quinter service station, with two Omaha women taken and a Colorado family abducted. Two suspects, Leonard Coleman and Mackie Smothers, both of Omaha, were identified.
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Omaha
Fairmount Park
Council Bluffs
Here
Colorado
Rimadside Park
WakKeeney
Quinter
Wakeeney
Highway Patrol
Don Riveschhoff
Greg Clark
Rueschhoff
Kay David
Bellevue
Sheryl Ming
Putive
Leonard Coleman
Mackie Smothers
Bueschhoff
USDA Refuses Broad Food Stamp Reform Proposals
The Agriculture Department declines sweeping reforms and asks Congress for limited testing authority. A 160 page report confirms inequities in the program with about 20 million participants and yearly costs near $5 billion. The Senate demanded proposals to fix inequities, but the department cites future options and unresolved court rulings on eligibility formulas.
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Agriculture Department
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Department
Senate
Israelis Report Ford Threat To Cut Support at Geneva
Israeli reports say President Ford issued an ultimatum in Middle East talks. Cairo sources claim Egypt rejected Terabeli disengagement terms and that the Egyptian stance has U.S. backing. The warning concerns restoring American backing at a Geneva conference.
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Teraeli
Sinai
U.S
Ini
Egyptian Israeli talks hinge on Sinai pullback demands
Egyptian and Israeli positions in last week’s diplomatic exchanges mediated by the United States centered on the Sinai withdrawal line. Israeli terms called for a partial retreat from Gidi and Mitla passes, while Egypt demanded a full pullback to a new line from Lake Bardawil to the Abu Rodesi oil area, with the dispute risking a wider split at Geneva if unresolved.
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Simbha Dinitz
White House
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Dmitz
Israel
America
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Cairo
Sinai
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Mitla
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Lake Bardawil
Mediterranean
Abu Rodesi
Suaz Gulf
Mayors Honored at All Iowa Fair Luncheon
Early arrivals at Hawkeye Downs for Mayors Day at the All Iowa fair included Eastern Iowa mayors and families. The Linn County Board of Supervisors and Cedar Rapids City Council officials attended. Fair President Leo Peiffer welcomed guests, with 140 plus expected for the luncheon. A Benton County woman won three blue ribbons in baking. a Cedar Rapids man won a spur-of-the-moment event. the first out-of-state champion was chosen in sheep. Cedar Rapids exhibitors took four rabbit champions. Mall entertainment offered two surprises. Peter Cole of 384 Eavetue NE joined in by throwing a chow chip 183 feet. Tubmieson Brothers of Meppuset, Til, were the first non-Lowans to win in sheep. Bechka's Rabbery from Cedar Rapids took four firsts in rabbits.
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Iowa
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids
Leo Peiffer
Benton County
Ben Flickinger
Garrison
Peter Cole
Johnson County
Tubmieson Brothers
Meppuset
Til
Bechka
Bechka’s Rabbery
Falrgners
Robins Boy, 11 Drowns in Dry Creek
An 11 year old boy, William Lee Hobb, drowned in Dry Creek Monday morning in Robins near Cedar Rapids. He was found in about two feet of water by two boys fishing. his parents and guardians are listed, with the sheriff's department noting the time of disappearance between 9 and 10 a.m. This adds to a series of drownings in the Cedar Rapids area over the past three weeks.
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Cedar Rapids
Willian Lee Hobb
Hobb
George Wilson
James Wilson
Keokuk
Gulfport
Miss
Dennis Blome
Linn County Sheriff's Department
Drowning Victim Sought After Cedar River Boat Mishap
Cedar Rapids firefighters and volunteers search the Cedar River near the Eighth Avenue bridge for Alfred Bledsoe 47 of 1800 E Avenue NW presumed drowned after his 14 foot boat capsized Sunday night. His wife Betty 43 and son Ronald eight were rescued with Betty clinging to a water jug.
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Eighth Avenue Bridge
Alfred Bledsoe
E Avenue NW
Betty
Ronald
Energy plan shifts priority from breeder reactors to solar power
Washington officials unveiled a 25 year plan downgrading breeder reactors as a major energy source and boosting solar power and coal and shale oil syn fuels. The report forecasts energy costs could double by 2000 with imports likely to continue, while stressing expanded research and a broader mix of technologies for future independence. Ford welcomed the plan as a substantial budget for ERDA.
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UPI
Federal Energy
Congress
Ford
Energy Research and Development Administration
Uing
Fox
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Fill 'er Up Today Expert Predicts Historic Gas Price Dip
CHICAGO AP June 30 expert Herbert Hugo senior editor of Platts Dilgram predicts gas could be cheapest today with a price surge likely before the Fourth of July weekend. He says major oil firms will announce 3 cent rises, a trend he expects to continue for 25 years.
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Herbert Hugo
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McDonald enters race for GOP national committeeman post
Dallas Center lawyer John McDonald 51 announces his candidacy to succeed Charles Wittenmeyer as GOP national committeeman. Wittenmeyer resigns after 19 years. Des Moines meeting July 8 will nominate a successor to complete the term. McDonald says he would resign as state chairman if elected and aims to be an active committee member.
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Fron Laws
Charles Wittenmeyer
Davenport
Wittenmeyer
State Central Committee
Des Moines
GOP National Committee
Lafar McDonald
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