Carter says debates helped reassure voters on foreign policy
In a broad self assessment Carter cites debates as pivotal to his victory and defends his future cabinet plan prioritizing minority representation. He notes no labor leaders or mayors demanded favors and says he would not bow to labor pressure beyond inflation and unemployment aims. He recalls campaign shifts to a populist tone and analyzes voting patterns across income and demographic groups.
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Jimmy Carter
Carter
Aflcio
George Meany
Los Angeles
Tom Bradley
Labor
United States
Middle America
Ford
Jimmmy Carter
Carter begins first presidential trip to Georgia coast retreat
Jimmy Carter flies aboard a long used presidential Boeing 707 to Musgrove plantation on Saint Simons Island near the Georgia coast for a rest and transition reading. He says no foreign travel planned for the first months and will meet Ford this month with CIA briefing planned. Mondale arrives in the Virgin Islands for a week of work and rest. Ford will vacation in Palm Springs eight days, attend church and golf, and recover from the campaign.
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Saint Simons Island
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Carter
Albany
Glynco Naval Air Station
John Kennedy
Dallas
Richard Nixon
China
Musgrove Plantation
Smith Bagley
Washington
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
Ford
CIA
Walter Mondale
Virgin Islands
Palm Springs
Calif
Ron Nessen
Hunting Accident Leaves Hunter Hospitalized
Luke Green was shot while hunting rabbits around 11:30 am in a secluded area. He was treated and released. Green could not determine the shot’s source, noting many hunters were present as pheasants drew crowds.
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Luke’s Hospital
Green
Lebanese Christians Face Israeli Navy Clash Claims
The Israeli military declined to confirm the Palestinian account of a naval clash near the Lebanese coast saying Israeli troops were not involved in the Lebanese war. Israel began supplying isolated Christian villages in southern Lebanon with food, while Beirut’s streets saw almost all-out fighting between Muslims and Christians threatening the truce.
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Israel
Lebanon
Beirut
Two Charged With Drunk Driving In Linn County
Lodged in Linn county jail were Edward Taylor Smith 61 of 1500 Oakland road NE and James A Stolba 26 of 3000 J street SW Cedar Rapids police arrested Stolba about 9 p m near J Street and Thirty third Avenue SW after a citizen report of intoxication Smith was arrested at 7 p m by Linn sheriff's deputies at a minor property damage crash at Second Avenue and Thirteenth Street SE.
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Linn County
Edward Taylor Smith
Oakland Road
James A. Stolba
J Street
Cedar Rapids
Stolba
Thirty-third Avenue
Smith
Linn Sheriff's Deputies
Second Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Farm Fatality Reported in Allamakee County
Authorities in Allamakee County report a man killed Saturday afternoon in a farm related accident in the northern part of the county. No further details released pending notification of next of kin.
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Waukon
Allamakee
Next of
Leaf-Burning Fires at Cedar Rapids Sparks City Action
Many Cedar Rapids residents faced leaf burning issues Saturday night amid a surge in spontaneous combustion. The city ordinance bans burning leaves and grass clippings, and the council plans to address the growing problem, signaling potential enforcement steps.
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Cedar Rapidians
Youth Caught After Police Station Breakin
A 14 year old boy tried to steal a talking bicycle from the Cedar Rapids police station Saturday night and was taken to the juvenile detention center. Police found him hiding near the 1115 C street SW crime prevention center after responding to a burglar alarm around 7 p.m. Fire crews logged 13 unknown fires tied to autumn leaves in under 12 hours, with nine calls between 6:30 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. The city urges residents to mulch, bag, or gutter-collect leaves to avoid hazards and wasted tax dollars.
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Cedar Rapids
C Street
Obituary notices and services across Iowa towns
A batch of death notices lists Sigourney-Clara Curtis aged 87 and Gertrude Sad ler 86 with funeral or wake times at Reynold's Cascade and Sacred Heart, plus several other burials in towns such as Williamsburg Solon Oelwein Manchester Epworth Scrip ture wake services, and funerals at various churches. Also includes brief city crime notes on checks stolen tires stolen and a theater camera theft.
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Sigourney
Clara Curtis
Reynold’s. Cascade
Gertrude Sadler
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Filmore
Legion Auxilary Rosary
Devaney Reiff's
Williamsburg
Lottie James Misbach
Uhlmann’s. Solon
Frank Maresh
Brosh’s
Anderson Cemetery
Swisher
Oelwein
Galen Myers
Brant- Kerns
Manchester
Arnold C. Rabe
Community Congregational Church
Shelly’s
Epworth
Frances Maderman
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Reiff’s
Anamosa
Henry Carstensen
Hayden Funeral Home
Olin
Visitation
Vinton
Robert C. Hay
Phillips Funeral Home
Monticello
J.F
Jack) Husmann
Cresco
Tama
Leo G
Greta) Dolash
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
S. Tipton
Nate
Nora) Conley
Rochester United Methodist Church
Rochester Cemetery
Sheets and Son Funeral Home
Weather summary and local notices from Cedar Rapids edition
C R Weather at 10 p.m. shows NW wind 17.7 mph, barometer rising, no precipitation. Extended forecast: little or no rain Tue Thu with highs mid 40s to mid 50s and lows 20s to 30s. Also notes births in Marengo and Bozeman, and a string of emergency and unknown calls logged downtown Friday and Saturday evenings with locations from SE to NE sections.
Cedar Rapids Gazette Established in 1883
The Cedar Rapids Gazette was established in 1883 by The Gazette Co and is published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. It notes second class postage paid at Cedar Rapids Iowa and lists subscription rates by carrier and mail for different editions and regions.
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the Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Rapids
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
U.S. Territories
Art Gallery Heist Stages $1.5 Million Loot in Chicago
Thieves drilled through a North Side gallery wall and stole about $1.5 million in paintings by Rembrandt Renoir Leonardo da Vinci Durer and other works. The break in occurred between Friday night and Saturday morning during a four day auction setup. Police call it a professional job. few suspects identified.
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Chicago
UPI
North Side
Rembrandt
Renoir
Leonardo da Vinci
Albrecht Durer
Eric Meyers
American Art Galleries Ltd
Meyers
Thomas Rennie
Susan Shore
Owen Shore
Renand Durer
George Inness
Remington
da Vinci
Obituaries from Cedar Rapids area readers put to rest
A Cedar Rapids obituary batch notes Carrie A. George age 89 died after a long illness at 1485 Grand Avenue Marion. Also listed are Jerald R. Lane born 1944 Cedar Rapids who died in Oregon Illinois. Marie C May 80 lifelong Cedar Rapids resident. Walter W. Snider 69 Cedar Rapids. Louis A. Lacina 85 longtime Cedar Rapids resident. Details include birthplaces dates, family survivors, church affiliations, and funeral arrangements.
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Carrie A. George
Grand Avenue
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Minnesota
St. Paul's Methodist Church
The
Eastern Star
Jerald R. Lane
Oregon
Illinois
Lake County
Ruby O’brien
Neil Lane
Scott
Judy Keim
James Lane
Montross
Patrick O'Brien
San Diego
Allen S. van Cleve
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Keim
Fifteenth Avenue SW
Marie C
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14Th Ave
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Foote Street
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Miami Drive
Evelyn Wenger
Sixteenth Street
Ken Andrews Auto
First Street
Jack F. Marshall
Ninth Street SE
C.R. Weather
Daily Record
St. Luke's
Patricia M
B Avenue NE
Larry Roberts
Marengo
Allen Syring
Clarence
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Mont
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Shepard
Herb Shepard
Prairie Drive
Bertha Young
Helen Young
Bever Park SE
Seventh Avenue
Sixth Street
Thirtieth Street
Thirty-sixth Street
Fourteenth Avenue
Mt. Vernon Road
Harold Drive
E Avenue
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Knollwood Drive
Vernon Drive
Hazel Street
White Oak Drive
Associated Press
Sovereign
Charles
Henrietta
John E. _Lapes
3Rd Ave
Carrie George
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Pennell
Emery M
St. Matthew’s Church
A.A. Sohawasser
Albert Neff
John Casey
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Stewart Funeral Home
Marie C. May
Guaranty Bank
Herman
Lawrence
St. Patrick’s
Martin Laughlin
Father Laughlin
Teahen Funeral Home
Walter Snider
Walter W. Snider
Twelfth Avenue SE
Veteran's Hospital
Iowa City
Snider
Washington County
Cryovac Company
John Bender
Hal Ricks
Peoria
Ill
Kenneth Sample
Jacksonville
Ark
Francine Barder
Morton, Ill
Arthur Snider
New Lennox
Jones Funeral Home
Funeral Home
Elm Grove Cemetery
Louis A. Lacina
Fifth Avenue SE
Mary Lacina
Veprova
Czechoslovakia
Lacina
Wilson and Co
ZCBJ
Packinghouse Workers Union
Helen L. Lacina
Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial
Cedar Memorial Funeral
First Ave. N.E
William J. Stewart
James F. Stewart
Wilbert
Roland Wilbert Vault Co., Inc
Blairs Ferry Rd
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