Sadat Urges U.S. Support for Palestinians in Congress
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat pressed the United States to back a Palestinian state during a joint Congress address ending a 10 day visit. He warned neglect of the Palestinian issue invites violence and urged balanced arms policy while seeking continued U.S. relations and non alignment. He and Kissinger planned to sign a nuclear deal for two U.S. reactors in Cairo.
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Washington
Anwar Sadat
United States
Congress
Sadat
U.S
Middle East
Egypt
United Nations
Israel
Ford
White House
Henry Kissinger
Ismail Fahmy
Cairo
Colton wins Cedar Rapids bid. Steinbeck ousted in safety race
E L Ed Colton swept 33 of 36 precincts to defeat Safety Commissioner James Steinbeck, the sole incumbent to lose. Mayor Donald Canney won a fourth term with 71.7 percent, and Finance Commissioner Harold Schaefer ran unopposed, while turnout dipped to about 30 percent with 18,206 votes cast.
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E.L
Ed” Colton
James Steinbeck
Cedar Rapids
Steinbeck
John Oberthein
Donald Canney
Ruth Martwig
Public Improvements
Richard Phillips
Alan Hanson
Phillips
Stan Reinis
Raymond Brown
Reinis
Harold Schaefer
Canney
Reims
Colton
Food Prices Seen Rising Less in 1976
Washington: USDA outlook says food prices may rise about 4 to 5 percent in the first half of 1976, roughly half the 1975 pace, with livestock production this winter a key factor influencing the year ahead.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Retuning engine should be done by service stations
The handbook states that retuning the engine requires special tools and should be entrusted to our service stations. It emphasizes relying on professional service for this operation due to specialized equipment needed.
Possible Soviet Missile Catch-Up Seen in Tests
U.S. intelligence notes a Soviet submarine launched missile test on October 25 at Nenoksa with multiple warheads. Officials differ on whether MRVS or MIRVS were used, a distinction with implications for targeting and arsenals.
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Washington
United States
U.S
Nenoksa
White Sea
SLA Scores Two Court Victories
The Symbionese Liberation Army cases see William and Emily Harris winning a ruling to remove superior court judge Homer Bell from their trial while a jury is selected for Russell Little and Joseph Remiro's assault trial. Miss Hearst faces 11 charges in San Francisco on federal bank robbery counts, with a new judge to be named for a pre trial hearing on November 14.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Miss Hearst
Little
Rembro
State Court of Appeals
Harris
Homer Bell
Bell
San Francisco
Democrats Win In Kentucky Mississippi Governors Race
In off year elections Democrats gained control in Kentucky Mississippi New Jersey and Virginia. Cliff Finch won Mississippi governor by defeating Gil Carmichael with about 50.6 percent as Evelyn Gandy swept lieutenant governor in Mississippi. Kentucky Governor Julian Carroll secured a full term and busing backlash did not derail incumbents. Major municipal wins included White in Boston Perk in Cleveland Rizzo in Philadelphia Schaefer in Baltimore and Ferre in Miami.
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Cliff Finch
Mississippi
Kentucky
Julian Carroll
Finch
Gil Carmichael
Henry Kirksey
Jackson
New York
Ohio
New Jersey
Virginia
Carmichael
Meridian
James Eastland
Batesville
Evelyn Gandy
Bill Patrick
Laurel
Carroll
Wendell Ford
U.S. Senate
Paducah
Robert Gable
Louisville
Thelma Stovall
Shirley Palmer Ball
Kevin White
Boston
Ralph Perk
Cleveland
Frank Rizzo
Philadelphia
William Donald Schaefer
Baltimore
Maurice Ferre
Miami
Cedar Rapids Considers $7 Million Civic Center Bond
Cedar Rapids voters will decide on December 16 whether to approve a $7 million bond for a downtown community center with an 8000 seat arena and 2000 seat ballroom, funded by tax increment financing. The measure was set after petitions meeting 10 percent of the last election's vote. No opposition spoke at the hearing.
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Cedar Rapidians
Lois Keller
Iowa
Bill Fletcher
Peter F. Bezanson
Bezanson
First Avenue
Third
Fourth Streets
High Court Review Over Warrantless Evidence in Zacek Murder
The Iowa supreme court hears whether Zacek's 1970 murder conviction, based in part on shotgun shell parts seized without a warrant, is valid. His attorneys accuse Cedar Rapids detectives of an illegal entry ordered by an assistant chief to obtain evidence, later used to secure a search warrant.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids
Richard Zacek
Zacek
Jean Halverson
Mohawk Park
Fort Madison
Schantz
Asst
Kenneth Vanous
Vanous
Green Power Pistons
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Associated Press
Civic Center
Supreme Court
Mark Schantz
University of Iowa
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