London Bombing Injures 3 in West End Blast
London police report a bomb blast in Connaught Square that overturned a lawyer Richard Charnley’s Mercedes and injured him along with two others. The attack, linked to Irish extremism, followed similar blasts in Kensington and Mayfair as authorities warn of further threats.
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Veto-Proof NYC Aid Fades in Senate Fight
Washington AP survey shows little chance Ford would be overridden as Senate debates a loan guarantee package for New York City. A filibuster is possible with 60 votes required to end it, while 53 backers or leaners exist but face 45 to 28 opposition. undecided senators could swing passage if swayed.
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Associated Press
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New York
Humphrey Won't Run Primaries If Drafted He'll Accept
Senator Hubert Humphrey says he will not enter primaries but would accept a draft to head the Democratic ticket if the national convention asks. He would campaign vigorously and believes he could win, noting he plans to seek re election to the Senate and holds a clean health bill. He adds post Watergate scrutiny would not embarrass him.
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Preparation H Helps Shrink Hemorrhoidal Swelling
Doctors report a remarkable, nonprescription treatment that reduces swelling in inflamed hemorrhoidal tissues. The preparation relieves pain and itching for hours in many cases, with tests supporting its effectiveness. The noted medication is Preparation H available as ointment or suppositories without a prescription.
Ford Can Absorb Two Losses In Early Primaries
Ford strategists say he can absorb defeats in two of the first three 1976 Republican primaries and still defeat Reagan for the nomination. They expect wins in New Hampshire on Feb 24 and Florida on Mar 9, but warn a loss there would not be fatal. Reagan, poised to announce the candidacy the week of Nov 17, would target states where he is strongest while Ford squads spread resources nationwide.
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Jury Awards 40000 to Cedar Rapids Man
A Linn County district court jury awarded Cedar Rapids man Robert Rockwell 40000 after he tripped on a protruding fireplace hearth leaving him with facial injuries including the loss of an eye. Rockwell sued Continental Restaurant Systems doing business as the Boar's Head claiming negligent design and maintenance of the hearth.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert Rockwell
Crandall Drive
Continental Restaurant Systems
Boar's Head
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Isabel Peron hospitalized for gall bladder issue
President Isabel Peron was hospitalized early Monday in Buenos Aires for a gall bladder condition amid impeachment threats. A medical bulletin said her condition was not serious but possible surgery could extend recovery from three weeks to more than a month. Senate President Italo Luder would not change his schedule. polícia found parliamentarian Ramon Pablo Rojas dead from a bullet in San Juan, adding to regional violence since Peron took office in 1974.
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Argentina
Isabel Peron
Congress
Ramon Pablo Rojas
San Juan
Rojas
Peron
Juan D. Peron
Gardner Says He Will Keep Speaking Out
Write in candidate Thomas L. Gardner for Cedar Rapids safety commissioner vows to continue speaking out for his beliefs. He cites city pride and urges residents to voice opinions in the forthcoming election at a Cedar Rapids home.
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Thomas L. Gardner
Cedar Rapids
Michael Gardner
Soutter Avenue
Steinbeck
Drowning of 39 Cuban Refugees Off Mexican Coast
On this date in 1965 a fishing boat carrying 39 Cuban refugees sank after hitting a reef off the Mexican coast, resulting in their deaths.
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Cuba
Mexico
Mexican Dream Playground A 35 Million Nightmare
Acapulco area developers struggle as peasants squat on land meant for Tres Vidas en la Playa. Texas billionaire Troy Post invested 35 million dollars in the project, now in receivership with eight million in foreclosed mortgages. laborers man a barricade at the shuttered luxury complex as a strike banner waves.
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Tres Vidas En la Playa
Acapulco
Texas
Troy Post
Heas
Cancer Program Live Learn Series at Cedar Rapids YWCA
The weekly Live and Learn health maintenance series hosts an American Cancer Society program on malignancies this Tuesday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Cedar Rapids YWCA. An optiscopic lung exhibit contrasts normal and diseased lungs. Kirkwood Community College retirement education sponsors the program, which runs Tuesdays at 1 p.m. with no admission fee, though a $1 senior citizen Y membership is requested. The series continues through November 18.
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Cedar Rapids Ywca
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Cancer Society
Kirkwood Community College Office of Retirement Education
YWCA
Mine Blast Kills 12 in FIGOLS Spain
A methane gas explosion at a coal mine 75 miles northwest of Barcelona killed 12 miners and injured six. Officials said up to ten more miners are missing and believed buried under debris.
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