Carter pledges to use nuclear weapons to defend Europe
President Carter told NATO ministers he would employ all forces necessary, including nuclear arms, to repel a Warsaw Pact attack on Western Europe. He stressed full U.S. commitment, warned an attack on Europe would have the consequences of an attack on the United States, and urged stronger alliance cooperation and battlefield readiness.
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Extradition stay for Joan Little granted by Marshall
A two day delay on Joan Little's extradition to North Carolina was ordered by Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. He told New York officials to hold action while the court studies her plea to further postpone return, with further word possible after a Thursday closed conference. Little, 24, gained national attention after her 1975 trial and acquittal in the slaying of a North Carolina prison guard she said was attempting rape.
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Sadat Sets Two Month Peace Deadline for Israel
President Anwar Sadat said his peace drive with Israel has two months to gain momentum or collapse. He warned at a Cairo news conference that results should appear in that period or the effort will fail. An Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman rejected the ultimatum.
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Passman hearings delayed as health worsens
Former Representative Otto Passman of Louisiana is hospitalized in Monroe with heart problems and pneumonia. His lawyers filed papers Tuesday arguing new medical complications prevent his appearance at an upcoming bribery trial related to the Korean payoff scandal.
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Passman
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Quakes Jolt Central America Rattle Region
Two strong undersea earthquakes struck Central America Tuesday night causing panic and minor damage in Nicaragua and Costa Rica. No casualties were reported as walls and windows broke and power outages occurred. The quakes occurred within seconds of each other at 8:05 p.m. CDT and registered 5.0 and 5.5 on the Richter scale.
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Cliff Fall Kills Man Near Navajo Ruin in Arizona
A Phoenix man, 26 year old John Raske, died instantly when sandstone cliff debris struck him near the Keet See Ruins on the Navajo Reservation in northern Arizona. Companions Dr. James Toothaker of Phoenix and Liz Princpe of Flagstaff sustained injuries.
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Man with pistol shot by police after four hour standoff
Gary Watkins 39 unemployed man with mental problems fired four times at about 50 officers surrounding his tear gassed Jacksonville home. He refused to surrender and was killed. no officers or bystanders were injured. His wife and two children had left town for his son Barry's graduation.
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Mississippi River gauge readings and changes
River stages across Iowa and Wisconsin today show LaCrosse 6.1 feet up .3, Lansing 8.4 steady, Dam 9 missing, McGregor 8.2 up .1, Guttenberg 6.3 up .2, Dubuque 9.4 up .1, Davenport 6.8 up .7, Keokuk 5.0 down .8, Cedar at Cedar Rapids 4.00 feet.
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Photographer Pitschke Dies at 45 in Cleveland
Richard Pitschke a freelance motion picture photographer and former KYW-TV Cleveland news producer and director died Monday at age 45. He worked previously for WKYC-TV.
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Richard Pitschke
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Papua New Guinea approves methyl alcohol bill after metho party deaths
The national legislature in Port Moresby unanimously approves a bill restricting the manufacture and sale of methyl alcohol following a fatal metho party on New Britain that killed 14 people and blinded 13 others.
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The Cedar Rapids Gazette Advertising Rates Notice
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists subscription prices and mailing details for home and out of state editions. It notes carrier rates at 1.15 per week and mail subscriptions with 52 week pricing, with exceptions for areas served by Gazette carriers.
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Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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