Iran resumes oil exports amid executions at Tehran
Iran restarts crude shipments after a three month halt with World Ambassador loading 110000 tons light crude and 140000 tons heavy crude for Mitsui in Kharg Island. Eight former Shah officials, including four generals and a former MP, were executed by firing squad. Iran cuts export plans, aiming restraint to conserve oil for the future as it also breaks ties with South Africa.
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Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
National Iranian Oil Co
Mitsui Trading Co
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Kharg Island
Persian
Ashland Oil
National Oil Company
Weather overview and river stages brief
Wind NW at 15 mph and mild, sun up 6 36 down 6 02 Tuesday. Extended outlook through Friday partly cloudy with highs upper 30s to low 50s and lows mid 20s to mid 30s. Mississippi River readings show Davenport 6.0 rise and Dubuque 8.8 rise with Cedar at C R 3.58.
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Repor Dubuque
Davenport
Keithsburg
Vital Statistics Births And Incidents Reported
March 3 to March 4 lists numerous births with names and addresses including Zichterman Wuest Owens Willman Schultz Rickless Darrow Offerman Watkins and an adoption by Rutz. Emergency calls include overheated elevator motor tree shavings medical emergencies alarm malfunction and a compressor motor incident in various city blocks and streets.
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Underwood Ave
Second Ave
Wellington St
Bealer Court
20Th Avenue
J Street
Supreme Court Strikes Alabama Alimony Law
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, rules Alabama alimony statute violates equal protection by requiring husbands but not wives to pay. Justices note the old belief that men are primary providers no longer justifies gender discrimination. The ruling cites similar laws in several states and outlines related actions from today’s docket.
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William Brennan
New Orleans police strike ends with unmoved mayor
Mayor Ernest Morial says the city will not recognize the police union and will not dissolve contempt citations after a 16 day strike that disrupted Mardi Gras. Police returned to work as courts consider disobedience penalties up to six months in jail.
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NEW Orleans
Ernest Morial
Richard Garvey
Carter forms committee to back 1980 re election
President Carter authorized a committee to pursue his re election with Evan Dobelle expected to leave as Democratic treasurer to coordinate the drive. The filing with the FEC is anticipated within days to weeks as Carter withholds official plans for 1980.
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Carter
Evan Dobelle
Democratic Party
Federal Election Commission
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Deep-water oil rig fire off Louisiana coast kills two
A deep-water rig 45 miles off Morgan City burst into flames, killing at least two and leaving six missing. Coast Guard says 27 are accounted for and two bodies recovered from the Penrod Rig 30 in South Marsh Island block 281.
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UPI
Louisiana
Coast Guard
South Marsh Island
Bob Baeten
Midwest Snowstorm Triggers Flooding in Southeast
Storms drenched the Southeast with up to 15 inches of rain and caused evacuations across several states. Alabama saw four drownings including a 5 year old, while Georgia Missouri Minnesota and Iowa reported multiple deaths. Florida faced no fatalities despite 14 inch rain and 5,000 evacuations. Travel disrupted in Missouri Iowa northern Michigan and Minnesota as snow barriers and sandbag efforts spread.
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Georgia
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Michigan
Rat sniffers better than dogs
U S Army researcher Dr Sidney Weinstein says rats outperform dogs at sniffing explosives and are cheaper to buy and train. He noted rats can accompany people almost anywhere, speaking at a Toronto seminar.
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Toronto
Sidney Weinstein
U.S. Army
Weinstein
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday editions. It lists subscription rates by carrier and mail for various durations and regions, noting carrier service areas and AP news rights.
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Gazette Company
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Associated Press
Boston Massacre Five Civilians Killed on This Date
On this date in 1770 British colonial troops killed five civilians in Boston in an event later known as the Boston Massacre. The confrontation heightened tensions between colonists and British authority and became a catalyst for revolutionary sentiment in the American colonies.
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Teen Kills Parents and Brother at Birthday Party
In Jackson Mississippi a 19 year old Lonnie Cruise shot and killed his father James 54 mother Helen 50 and brother Jerry 23 at a family birthday party. Another brother Lars 21 was critically wounded but alive and a sister in law escaped injury. Lonnie was arrested after an overdose treatment and held without bond.
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Jackson
Miss
Lonnie Cruise
Lonnie
Gary McGee
James Cruise
Helen Cruise
Jerry Cruise
Lars, Cruise
Carter Answers Callers On Radio Forum From White House
President Carter fields questions from 42 callers across 26 states in a nationwide radio broadcast from the White House detailing his problems and policies.
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Carter
White House
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