Ford Signs FEC Measure Moves To Release Funds
President Ford signed a bill restructuring the Federal Election Commission though no new commissioners have been named yet. The FEC could begin approving matching funds within days, with checks potentially issued to 11 candidates once Senate confirmations and swearing in are completed.
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Henry Jackson
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Army Reserve hosts C R Open House honoring Cedar Rapids WWI vets
The Army Reserve Center at 1599 Weig Road NE Cedar Rapids marks its 10th anniversary with an open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. A 1 p.m. program honors 13 World War I veterans A T Anderson F J Anthony Fred Condon A H Gundling Kenneth Harmer Roy Hauser H H Hoadley Ed Lundquist Byron Shean Rudy Stary Floyd Thompson L J Vondracek and Frank Zachar. Military gear and uniforms from past and present will be on display.
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Reserve Center
Weing Road
Army Reserve Center
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F. J. Anthony
Fred Condon
A. H. Gundling
Kenneth Harmer
Roy Hauser
H. H. Hoadley
Ed Lundquist
Byron Shean
Rudy Stary
Floyd Thompson
L. J. Vondracek
Frank Zachar
First American Honored With Indian Monument
United Press International notes that in 1947 George Washington Carver became the first American to receive a monument honors in India. The event marks a historic recognition for the black scientist's contributions.
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George Washington Carver
Two Arrested in Cedar Rapids for Drunk Driving
Cedar Rapids police charged two people with drunk driving early Wednesday. Everett C. Harger, 45, of 4203 Mt. Vernon Road SE, was arrested near Twelfth Avenue SE around midnight. Terry Lee Hunter, 26, of 1214 Third Street SE, arrested at 1 30 a.m. at Third Avenue and Washington Avenue SE.
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Mt. Vernon Road
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Terry Lee Hunter
Third Street
Third Avenue
Washington Avenue SE
David Cohn Heads Linn Cancer Unit
David Cohn elected chairman of the Linn County unit of the American Cancer Society. He succeeds John P. Ferring and will lead a slate including Dr. Robert Barry as vice chairman and Marilyn Jandik as secretary. Four new board members were named for three-year terms with additional two year and re elected officers. The 1976 77 officers begin at the September annual meeting as the crusade reports show a seven percent boost in residential contributions to 98411 by mid May.
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Linn County Cancer Crusade
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Dearborn Brass
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Robert Barry
Marilyn Jandik
John Bryant
Crusade
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Beamer Breiling
Ron Miller
Edward Pribyl
Don Bertrand
James Dianni
Justin Dunn
Curtis Hass
Don Bohart
Eugene Grandon
Bryant
Ferring
Nance
Barry
Truce in Lebanon Collapses. Christians Seek Syrian Help
Right wing Christian forces resume attacks on Muslim villages east of Beirut as fighting escalates across the buffer zone. Leaders demand Syrian army intervention to end the civil war and stabilize the capital region amid heavy shelling and mounting casualties.
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Yasir Arafat
Kamal Jumblatt
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Pierre Gemayel
France
Tremors Hit Northeast Italy Killing Four and Causing Panic
A sequence of seven aftershocks in five hours killed four people and buried two in a car in Gemona. Two more missing include a bank guard and a suspected looter as chasms opened and walls collapsed in the Fraili region.
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Kirkwood Skills Center Open House Scheduled
An open house at Kirkwood Community College Skills Center invites business and industry guests to tour the facility at 1207 Rockford Road SW from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The center offers pre vocational training counseling and job interview training to help persons with handicaps prepare for employment.
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Kirkwood Community College
Skills Center
Rockford Road
Chinese Assure No Policy Change After Leadership Shift
Premier Hua Kuo-feng told British Foreign Secretary Crosland that China’s foreign policy remains unchanged since he became head of government. Crosland cited Hua and Chiao Kuan-hua stressing ongoing rapprochement with the United States, Western Europe, and Japan, while opposing Soviet expansionism. Chiao added there is no danger of a new Korean War.
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