Debt ceiling extended delays gas fee debates
Congress extends the national debt limit for five days delaying big votes on President Carter’s dime a gallon gasoline fee. The House and Senate agree to the brief extension to let lawmakers return home and honor June Social Security checks. Carter vows to veto any measure undoing the gasoline conservation fee.
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Thomas O'Neill
Lava Dome Signals Dormancy Question At Mount St Helens
Mount St Helens forming a lava dome deep in its belly raises speculation about a possible return to dormancy. Scientists monitor seismic and volcanic activity as the situation evolves.
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Mount St. Helens
State track leaders aim to stay ahead today
State high school track meets continue with leaders hoping to maintain momentum as events unfold today. Farmers reach agreement to cut back market weights to ease hog market jam, reported on page 4A.
Gunsmoke Favorite Set for Cedar Rapids Charity Show
A Gunsmoke favorite is scheduled to appear at the Cedar Rapids Charity Horse Show in June, drawing interest from horse enthusiasts and supporters. Event details appear on Page 10A.
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Cedar Rapids
Politician Dodges Question With Plaid Color Answer
A politician was asked his favorite color and sidestepped the query by replying his choice was plaid. The remark reflected a fence sitting stance and drew attention at a public event.
Black leaders call halt to Natchez protests after violence
NATCHEZ MISSISSIPPI UPI Black leaders agreed to call a temporary halt Friday to protest demonstrations after scattered violence that accompanied a march by about 2 000 blacks Thursday night. Phillip West NAACP president said no additional marches are scheduled in the immediate future and condemned violence and property destruction.
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Adams County Board of Supervisors
Buck the springer retrieves from Cedar River on hot day
A year-old springer spaniel named Buck makes a cool retrieve from the Cedar River for his master Stephen Falck in Cedar Rapids. Buck initially hesitates at the new game but enjoys the swim and even chases floating trash as Falck tosses the stick. Falck relishes the idea of training Buck for ducks this fall.
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Cedar River
Stephen Falck
Cedar Rapids
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Deaths Angel nurse cleared of murder charge in Las Vegas
Nurse Jani Adams was acquitted of murdering Vincent Fraser by turning off his respirator at Sunrise Hospital. The judge ruled the state failed to prove criminal causation beyond a reasonable medical doubt. Adams, 32, embraced her lawyers and said she would return to nursing.
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Sunrise
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Sunrise Hospital
Logan
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West Respiratory Intensive
U of Iowa seeks 250000 annual grant for birth defects registry
The Division of Medical Genetics at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics seeks a 250000 annual EPA subsidy to support a computerized statewide birth defects registry. If funded, the registry would be phased in this fall, modeled on cancer registries, and aid researchers in tracking incidence, treatment, and potential environmental causes.
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Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Iowa
James Hanson
University Hospitals
Department of Pediatrics
Hanson
EPA
Departments of Health, Social Services and Public Instruction
State Division of Developmental Disabilities
National Foundation
March of Dimes
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