Firefighter Rex Svoboda Weds Bride in 1931 Model A Getaway
Marion couple Rex Svoboda and Mona Faur marry at 1st United Methodist Church, departing in a 1931 Model A fire truck owned by Cedar Rapids firefighter Larry Cirkle and chauffeured back to the fire station. Rex is son of Alburnett Fire Chief Tom Svoboda.
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Rivals Take Potshots at Carter in Campaign Swing
Democratic Senator Edward Kennedy and Republican George Bush attacked Carter over urban policy and Iran as Northeast primaries neared. Kennedy blasted the South Bronx rubble scene while Bush urged focus on Iran and sanctions, with Carter defending Israel support and upcoming budget cuts.
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Kansas City Firemen End Six Day Strike Reinstated
Firefighters vote to halt a six day strike after a circuit judge approves a City Council plan to reinstate 42 dismissed members. Local 42 ratifies a pact matching city pay and benefits with reinstatement as 70 jailed for contempt await details. Arson cases and suspicious fires rise during the walkout with no deaths.
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International Association of Fire Fighters
Famine predicted in Afghanistan amid war and Soviet intervention
A New Delhi based AP report cites a West European diplomat and other sources forecasting a 30 to 50 percent decline in Afghanistan grain output this year due to Soviet invasion, guerrilla combat, disrupted seed distribution, and poor snowfall. Officials plan imports from the Soviet Union, but timely delivery is doubtful.
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Carter plan seeks tighter NRC control and emergency power
The administration proposes reorganizing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission with the chairman gaining direct staff control and clear emergency management authority. The plan, to be sent to Congress, would take effect in 60 days unless vetoed, and leaves policy to the five commissioners while empowering the chairman to coordinate responses to incidents like Three Mile Island.
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Civil retirees seen to gain from Social Security windfall
A long awaited study due Tuesday may show that retired civil servants gain a billion dollar windfall by working just long enough to qualify for retirement benefits. The commission outlines options to make Social Security mandatory for government workers and reports that 69 percent of civil service retirees are dual beneficiaries or will qualify, with 28 percent of dual beneficiaries receiving the minimum benefit.
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