Carter confident on first ballot in Michigan Maryland primaries
Carter said he was absolutely certain to win the Democratic nomination on the first ballot as Michigan and Maryland held their primaries. Ford supporters predicted a reverse of recent defeats in a contest with Reagan. Voter turnout varied with heavy turnout in Grand Rapids and lighter in Detroit amid a 10.2 percent Michigan unemployment rate. Polls showed Carter leading Brown in Maryland with 31 percent to 28 percent, while Brown claimed a separate poll at 35 percent.
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Ford
Ronald Reagan
California
Enth
Brown
Carter
Reagan
Grand Rapids
Detroit
William McLaughlin
George McGovern
McLaughlin
Blunt
Paul Laxall
Brawn
Marvin Mandel
Baltimore
Wallace
Alabama
Wheatton
Ite
Aralde
Peter Hannaford
New York Times
Giscard Defends Detente in Joint Session Address
French President Valery Giscard dEstaing urged an open and sincere detente with the Soviet Union during a joint session of Congress. He defended Western values, praised US support for a free Europe, and stressed mutual interests for peace while opposing moral laxity toward communism.
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Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Giscard Destaing
France
White House
Ford
Giscurd d’Estaing
United States
Soviet Union
Higapesch
Giscard d'Estaing
Congress
Georges
Europe
America
Iowa and ISU Colors Debate At State Transport Panel
Ames Iowa leaders clashed over 1977 license plate colors as IDOT chair labeled the dispute an Iowa Iowa State fight. Staff favored red on gold or black on gold but Hawkeye loyalist Allan Thoms pushed black on gold, a compromise red and white was eventually approved.
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Ames
Iowa Department of Transportation
Twesday
Idot Commission
Robert Rigler
Department of Transportation
IDOT
Commission
Victor Preisser
Iowa State University
Allan Thoms
University of Iowa
University of Tawa
Iowa-Iowa State
Rigler
Hawkeye
Thoms
First Avenue To Get Long Turn Lane
Cedar Rapids votes to add a continuous left turn lane on First Avenue east amid resurfacing. Traffic Engineer Mel Meyer cites studies showing one third fewer accidents and 60 percent fewer rear endings. Stripe work to begin soon as overlay starts. limited to Tenth Street east to Cedar Memorial entrance. Mayor Canney notes the change may shift traffic patterns.
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Cedar Rapids
First Avenue
Mel Meyer
Meyer
Firal Avenue
Tonth Street
Asphast
Tenth Street
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Des Moines
Michigan
Donald Canney
Senate Proposes Triple Plan on Volga Lake Project
DES MOINES lawmakers weigh three options for Volga River lake development in Fayette county. A triple plan ties to a $14.02 million appropriations package for state conservation and related capital improvements. Senator Hoying, returning from illness, blocked the triple approach with an amendment. The measure would require the conservation commission to start the large 1270 acre lake, the smaller five-lake option, or the ongoing construction steps, depending on the final House action.
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Des Moines
Fayette County
Owl Conservation Commission
In & Penny
Thy Sorinta
Neying
Senate
Hoying
West Union
Tenance
The
Conservation Commission
State Soil Conservation Commission
Town Development Commission
Frog Hollow
Volga River
Anesthesiologists Consider Strike Over Insurance Costs
Cedar Rapids anesthesiologists led by Dr. Joe Nizalek warned a strike could follow if insurance premiums stay high. At St Luke's hospital he cited premiums from 8000 to 18000 per man and noted recruitment woes as Iowa lawmakers consider lower rates. A one day Iowa meeting aims to influence legislation for relief before any action.
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Cedar Rapids
Nizalek
St. Luke’s Hospital
Des Moines
Iown
Iowa
Nizolek
Iowa Society of Anesthesiologists
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Eighth Avenue
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Wiley Boulevard
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Volga Lake
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