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Summary of Cedar Rapids lecture by James Reston on U S Mexico Canada relations and Carter administration start. Also notes on oldtime bartenders social trend, infrared heat leakage study at University of Iowa, a state senator faced audience walkout, a Tipton residence fire, tax saving tips for job changes, a failed pumpkin seed deal, farm family of the year in Wyoming, coffee protest at Hudson Bay, inoculation program in Detroit schools, five Gazette area girls teams in state tournament bids, and a Tower City coal mine rescue report.
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U.S
Mexico
Canada
James Reston
New York Times
Cedar Rapids
Hinkhouse
Coe College
Reston
Gary Peterson
Cedar Rapids Weather Outlook
Sunny day in Cedar Rapids with temperatures around 53 degrees Monday afternoon. Lows near 30 tonight. Tuesday will be partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the upper 50s to low 60s.
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Cedar Rapids
The office pessimist doubts his own outlook
The office pessimist claims he does not always expect the worst to occur. He insists his belief is focused on the possibility that if the worst happens, it will happen to him.
Court to Decide Long Truck Case on Interstate Bans
The U S Supreme Court agreed to hear whether states may bar large trucks on interstates. Wisconsin bans 55 foot trucks and twin trailers, a move challenged as discriminatory and harmful to national commerce. The case involves Raymond Motor Transportation and Consolidated Freightways.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Wisconsin
High Court
Iowa Supreme Court
IDOT
U.S. Supreme Court
Raymond Motor Transportation
Consolidated Freightways Corp
Conservation Key to New Energy Plan
White House energy adviser James Schlesinger outlined a Carter plan to create a cabinet level energy department with strong conservation measures. The proposal includes fuel efficiency standards and home insulation, aims to shift from oil and gas to coal, and seeks reduced regulation while expanding domestic energy supplies. The hearings opened on organizing energy functions and leasing policy with Schlesinger warning reorganization alone won’t solve the energy problem.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
White House
James Schlesinger
Senate
Schlesinger
Abraham Ribicoff
Dconn
Carter pushes for defensible borders in Israel talks
President Carter opened talks with Prime Minister Rabin stressing Israel's need for defensible borders to support a future Geneva peace conference. He and Rabin pledged to pursue peace and human rights while outlining the core disputes on Palestinian representation and land concessions.
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Yitzhak Rabin
Carter
Rabin
South Lawn
White House
U.S
Israel
Washington
Geneva
West Bank
Jordan River
Golan Heights
Sinai
Middle East
James Callaghan
Cyrus Vance
O Neill Signals Acceptance of Gonzalez Resignation
House Speaker Thomas O Neill said he is ready to accept Rep Henry Gonzalez resignation as chairman of the panel probing the Kennedy and King assassinations pending technical fixes The vote must come from the full House The panel met with Sprague present and approved lie detector and stress tests for witnesses Fauntroy plans early hearings on King case with James Earl Ray as a witness
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Washington
House
Thomas O’neill
Rep
Henry Gonzalez
Kennedy
Martin Luther King, Jr
O’neill
Gonzalez
Richard Sprague
Sprague
Walter Fauntroy
King
Fauntroy
James Earl Ray
Washington, D.C
Five Senators Propose Public Financing for All Congressional Campaigns
Senators Clark Kennedy Cranston Mathias Schweiker announce a plan to extend public financing to primary and general elections for Senate and House campaigns. The bill sets spending limits, matching funds, and eligibility rules, with a 38 million per election estimate for Senate races.
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Washington
Senate
House
Dick Clark
Iowa
Edward Kennedy
Dmass
Alan Cranston
Calif
Charles Mathias
R-Md
Richard Schweiker
R-Pa
Congress
Carter
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University of Iowa
Iowa City
Frank Nye
Gerald Smith
Tipton
Sylvia Porter
IRS
Ed Kinsey
Marengo
Billy Carter
Kinsey
Wyoming
Farmers Home Administration
George M. Hansens
FHA
Hudson Bay
Brazil
Detroit
Gazette Area
Gazette
Jack Ogden
Tower City
Marion
Iowa Department of Transportation
Tory
Raymond Motor
Illinois
Minnesota
North Dakota
Consolidated
Delaware
Seattle
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UPS
O'Neill
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