Weekend Weather Outlook and Local Birth Announcements
Extended forecast shows clear to partly cloudy conditions midweek with temperatures ranging from the 40s to 60s and a chance of showers Friday. Birth notices include Mercy Hospital twins born March 26 to the Houlihan family and multiple births at St. Luke's, Tinley Park Illinois, Owatonna Minnesota, and Marion residents with further details. Also reports EMS calls at Driftwood Lane NE and a resuscitation event on Sixth Street SW.
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Vera Schmidkonz
Owatonna
Minn
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Marion
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Jack Hubler
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Wendell Gillman
Dallas
Texas
Dean hosts edgy radio show amid Watergate past to present
Los Angeles radio journalist John Dean, a disbarred former Nixon adviser and Watergate figure, hosts a three minute daily program The Right To Know. He reflects on his shift from Republican to independent and his cautious stance about future success.
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Nixon
Dean
Washington
Preacher prays over mother in freezer in Reeds Spring
Arkansas preacher Daniel Aaron Rogers returns to the freezer in Reeds Spring Missouri where his mother 81 died February 2 to pray for her to rise on Easter Sunday. After three hours he plans to continue praying until Wednesday and bury her if she does not revive.
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Arkansas
Daniel Aaron Rogers
Harrison
Ark
Rogers
Missouri
CIA Secret Operative Oswald Allegations In Tokyo In 1950s
Former CIA official James Wilcott testified to the House on Oswald allegedly being a CIA secret operative in Japan in the late 1950s. He named CIA colleagues who might corroborate after Kennedy’s 1963 assassination. Separate health bill notes discuss HEW Secretary Califano crafting options with private insurers.
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Lee Harvey Oswald
Japan
James Wilcott
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Soviet Union
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House Committee
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Carter Administration
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Mystery radio impulses hit Eugene Oregon for six years
University of Oregon hygienist Marshall Van Ert reports health effects among residents linked to unknown high frequency signals. Public agencies investigate as Kay Prince of the Health Division notes potential correlation between radio frequency and biological outcomes.
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UPI
Eugene- Springfield
Eugene Register-Guard
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Marshall van Ert
Kay Prince
State Health Division
Kennedy and Labor Seek White House Revival Deal
Senator Edward Kennedy and organized labor allies press direct talks with the White House to revive a national project or program. The negotiations focus on restoring labor support and advancing policy priorities through executive engagement.
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Nyt
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Organized Labor
White House
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Wallenda Remembrance as 24 Foot Pole Hangs Over Coffin
In Sarasota mourners viewed Karl Wallenda's bronze coffin for six hours at Robarts Sports Arena. The 73 year old circus star died after being blown from a high wire in Puerto Rico last Wednesday. Burial was scheduled for today and a 24 foot balance pole hung overhead in tribute.
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Fila
Karl Wallenda
Wallenda
Robarts
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Warning In Meter Scandal Shocks San Francisco
Grand jury foreman William Goetze says he warned Mayor Joseph Alioto and Police Chief Donald Scott in 1972 about possible criminal wrongdoing in the parking meter division. The remark followed Friday arrests of 16 of 17 meter department employees amid a $3 million coin theft scheme over six years.
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San Francisco
William Goetze
Joseph Alioto
Donald Scott
Goetze
Paris industrialist Edouard Empain freed after nine weeks
Edouard Empain, 40, chairman of the Empain Schneider group, was released near Paris after nine weeks in captivity. Police say five kidnappers were ambushed while collecting an 8.6 million dollar ransom. one was killed, another wounded and captured, with up to ten believed involved.
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Edouard-Jean Empain
Empain
Empain-Schneider
Europe
Pierre Ottavioli
Ottavioli
Assad asks Halabi to form new cabinet in Syria
President Hafez Assad tapped House Speaker Mohammed Ali Halabi to form a new cabinet after a major shakeup of Syria's political and military leadership. Mustafah Khlefawi to stay as caretaker premier. Tlas Khaddam and Iskandar expected to remain in Halabi’s cabinet.
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Syria
Hafez Assad
Mohammed Ali Halabi
Damascus Radio
Halabi
Mustafah Khlefawi
Radio
Mustafah Tlas
Abdul Halim Khaddam
Ahmed Iskandar
Assad names new air force leadership in second term
Assad confirms his second seven year presidency and appoints Maj. Gen. Subhi Haddad as commander of the air force and air defenses replacing Maj. Gen. Naji Jamil. Brig. Gen. Ibrahim Hassan is promoted to major general and named chief of staff of the air force.
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Subhi Haddad
Naji Jamil
Ibrahim Hassan
Air Force
French officials fear Amoco Cadiz cleanup costs exceed 30 million
Brest France AP reports cleanup and damage claims from the Amoco Cadiz spill will surpass 30 million as waves blow crude into the air from ship tanks. Officials consider dynamiting the hull to release about 8.8 million gallons left aboard while strong gales halt pumping efforts.
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France
Amoco
Cadiz
Brittany
Skytrain Adds Second London to New York Flight
Freddie Laker announces a second daily Skytrain flight from London to New York starting April 1 after profitable first half year. Since Sept. 26 the DC-10 service carried 97,763 passengers at an average 78.26 percent load, with a round trip fare of $245.
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London
UPS
Freddie Laker
Doctors quit smoking soak up healthier trend nationwide
ATLANTA doctors are quitting smoking as health officials report a drop in physician and pharmacist smoking. Dr John Witte of the CDC notes that about 33 percent of U S adults now smoke, down from 42 percent a decade ago, signaling a broader national trend toward abstaining.
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Atlanta
John Witte
Bureau of Health Education
Center For Disease Control
Carter plan faces critique over urban hotel funding
National People's Action says HUD may fund luxury hotels with urban renewal grants claiming neighborhoods are ignored. The memo lists 13 direct hotel projects from Sheraton, Hilton, Hyatt and Radisson totaling over 40 million dollars as part of the new urban program.
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UPI
America
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Patricia Harris
HUD
National People’s Action
Carter
Sheraton
Hilton
Hyatt
Radisson
UDAG
Richard Fleming
Easter Observances Go On Despite Storms and Threats
Across the globe Easter services continued amid rain and security fears. In New York the Easter Parade persisted under umbrellas as Pope Paul VI spoke in St. Peter's Square. In Jerusalem, thousands visited the burial site despite perceived guerrilla threats.
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Florida
Vatican
Paul VI
St. Peter’s Square
Jerusalem
Fifth Avenue
Professionals control car theft experts say the trade is run by pros
Washington experts note a shift in stolen car recovery rates with the car theft business now controlled by professionals. Since 1970 figures leveled off after steering column locks, unrecovered cars rose sharply. Ralph Culver of the Justice Department cites about one million thefts yearly costing the public $2 billion in police work.
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UPI
America
Ralph Culver
Justice Department
Cedar Rapids Gazette Details and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists establishment in 1883 and publication at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. It notes second class postage, subscription rates by carrier and mail, and weekly and yearly prices including regional zones. It states no mail subscriptions in carrier areas and AP exclusive republication rights.
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Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
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