Two Orlov colleagues draw stiff sentences in Moscow
Soviet dissidents Zviad Gamsakhurdia and Merab Kostova received three years in a labor camp plus two years internal exile on anti Soviet agitation and propaganda charges. Yuri Orlov had a 12 year labor camp term with five years internal exile. Tass noted guilty pleas by the Georgia duo, Sakharov cited remorse, and Western leaders denounced the sentences as assaults on human rights. The three dissidents helped found the Moscow group exposing Helsinki violations and face future trials for Shcharansky and Ginzburg.
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Moscow
Yuri Orlov
Zviad Gamsakhurdia
Merab Kostova
Orlov
Tass
Gamsakhurdia
Kostava
Andrei Sakharov
Tbilisi
Sakharov
L'Humanite
Communist Party
State Department
United States
U.S
House of Representatives
Senate
Soviet Union
John Macdonald
Times of London
Anatoly Shcharansky
Alexander Ginzburg
Discrimination Complaints Filed Over Handicapped Veterans
The Disabled American Veterans reports 100 discrimination complaints to the EEO offices of the Postal Service and four federal agencies. About half of the complainants were Vietnam veterans denied jobs due to handicap with 72 against the Postal Service and others at Navy Veterans Administration NLRB and Civil Service Commission. At Memphis two crash incidents kill six including a student pilot and three Saudi trainees during Falcon Fan jet training above the airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Disabled American Veterans Organization
Equal Employment Opportunity
The
Postal Service
Veterans Group
Navy
Veterans Administration
National Labor Relations Board
Civil Service Commission
Memphis, Tenn
Memphis International
James Wright
Federal Aviation Administration
Blumenthal predicts unemployment to fall below six percent
Treasury Secretary Blumenthal said the unemployment rate should dip under 6 percent by year end. He emphasized inflation as the main concern but said the Carter administration will not ignore unemployment, noting the April rate was 6 percent and forecasts remained at 6.2 percent for December.
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Washington
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
Blumenthal
Carter
Inflation may worsen before anti inflation drive shows results
White House inflation counselor Robert Strauss warned Americans that progress in reducing inflation may not appear until at least the fall. He said the next 30 to 45 days would likely bring no good news and that inflation could worsen slightly before any improvement is seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Robert Strauss
White House
Strauss
Stamp allotments hike for food stamp recipients
The Agriculture Department said 16.7 million Americans will get a semiannual cost of living increase on July 1. A family of four will see monthly allotments rise from $174 to $182, about 4.6 percent, based on the March CPI. A family of four with $200 weekly income must contribute $53 to receive stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Kim Receives Six Month Prison Term in Fraud Case
Hancho Kim a South Korean businessman was sentenced by U S District Judge Thomas Flannery to six months in prison for conspiracy to defraud the U S government and for lying to a federal grand jury He was accused of receiving 600 000 from a Korean intelligence agent and attempting to pass it to Congress members to win favor on Capitol Hill The two charges run concurrently with three years but all but six months suspended The verdict centered on his denial of the money’s existence and intent to influence lawmakers
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Washington
UPI
Hancho Kim
U.S
Thomas Flannery
Kim
Capitol Hill
South Korea
Kaunda warns U S over Rhodesia plan fate
Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda, en route to Georgia after two days in Washington, denounces Rhodesia internal settlement as a white black master slave scheme. He warns conflict could widen unless the Anglo American peace proposal is adopted, and says the choice is between peace and war.
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Washington
Kenneth Kaunda
United States
Rhodesia
Kaunda
Georgia
National Press Club
Carter
Federal move targets mail order term papers
The Postal Service filed a complaint against Academic Research Group Inc of Rutherford New Jersey alleging the company sells research reports for students to submit for academic credit. The action cites nationwide operations offering catalogs of papers at about three dollars a page and original papers for higher fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academic Research Group Inc
Rutherford, N.J
Postal Service
Balaguer Stands Ready to Transfer Power Amid Contested Vote
In the Dominican Republic the presidential vote count resumed as Antonio Guzmán's DRP threatened action if Balaguer is proclaimed winner. Balaguer, trailing by over 100000 votes earlier, pledged to step down if the Central Electoral Board declares one of his seven opponents victorious.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Antonio Guzman
Dominican Revolutionary Party
Joaquin Balaguer
Balaguer
Central Electoral Board
Guzman
Births and incidents in Cedar Rapids area
Birth notices list several area families welcoming new babies including Bildstein Hauser Machula Kaliban Wehde Williams Kinkead Callahan and others from Cedar Rapids Marion Alburnett Hiawatha Norway Amana and Cary. The record also notes a series of minor incidents with times and locations such as a false alarm at 418 Second St NE a carburetor backfire at 3111 16th Ave SW a possible spark at 399 28th Ave SW a street light affecting a bird nest and related items.
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Gregory W. Hauser
18Th St
Steven R. Machula
Cedar Rapids
Kenneth L. Kaliban
First Ave
Harvey D. Wehde
Hinkley Ave
Randy Williams
Ave. NW
Harold E. Kinkead
35Th St
Marion
Patrick D. Callahan
Alburnett
Second St
16Th Ave
28Th Ave
Bird’s Nest
Five Seasons
Weather brief and river stages for regional sites
Wind at 10 a.m. 12 mph. Sunrise Saturday 5 42 sunset 8 25. Yesterday high 91 low 66 trace precip. Forecast mostly fair Sunday chance of showers Monday then partly cloudy Tuesday highs in 70s lows 45 to 55. Coralville Lake pool level and Mississippi River stages listed for LaCrosse Lansing Dam McGregor Guttenberg Dubuque Davenport Keokuk Cedar Rapids with several fall changes.
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LaCrosse
Lansing
Dam
McGregor
Guttenberg
Dubuque
Davenport
Keokuk
Cedar
C.R
Bismarck
Chicago
Anchorage
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Miami
Cleveland
Sioux Falls
Raids on Red Brigades hideouts yield 11 arrests
Police raided two Red Brigades hideouts in Rome and Turin arresting 11 suspects including a woman. The operation follows the Moro assassination and involved seized weapons false documents and equipment used to issue communiques. A Turin court also jailed Red Brigades founders Curcio and Franceschini for praising the killing as revolutionary justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Brigades
Rome
UPI
Aldo Moro
Turin
Renato Curcio
Alberto Franceschini
Moro
Emanuele de Francesco
Brigades
Gas plan gains momentum as three congressmen reach agreement
Three congressmen disclosed an agreement on a natural gas pricing plan, aiming for a Tuesday vote by the House-Senate Energy Conference Committee. If approved, it would mark a major step in President Carter's energy push, breaking months of delay over federal gas price controls. Reps. Waggonner Wilson Eckhardt reported near full detail agreement, while Rangel and Corman sought to join the majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Congressional Energy Conference Committee
Carter
Congress
Joe Waggonner
D-La
Charles Wilson
Bob Eckhardt
D-Texas
House
House-Senate Energy Conference Committee
Charles Rangel
D-N.y
James Corman
D-Calif
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 lists office at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. It details subscription prices by mail and carrier including weekly and yearly rates and notes AP exclusive republication rights for local news and dispatches.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
Woman abandons 2 year old at Kings Department Store
Police search for a woman in her early 20s who left a note on a two year old boy reading I am about 2 years old and need a mom and dad. Store employees saw the woman outside the Portsmouth store with the child before entering. The boy was found by staff and taken to the manager's office as employees searched the center for the woman.
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Concord
N.H
Portsmouth
King’s Department Store
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