Mideast violence, gas lamps debate, Iowa politics mix in pages
The itemized clippings cover Israel Lebanon fire exchanges near settlements, a claim that banning decorative outdoor gaslights could save 73 billion cubic feet of gas, nursing home funding pressures, a Culver quote on a moral security issue, a Bergland tour event with gifts, Linn-Mar’s plans for more apartments on former farms, Safire critiquing CIA grain estimates, Brezhnev disputing production figures, and Iowa vs Iowa State football matchups with lame duck coaches scheduled in Wisconsin and Kansas.
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CIA
William Safire
Brezhnev
Iowa
Iowa State
Wisconsin
Kansas
Image captions and page blurbs from a 1960s newspaper
A fragment from a school feature describes boys relying on a girl as a mother figure while not asking her on dates. A health column notes diet affecting illness and mentions Mercy Hospital improvements. A nostalgia panel references the McDonald brothers retiring to Palm Springs and Ray Kroc's deal. Quotation about success is attributed to Kroc.
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Abby
McDonald Brothers
Palm Springs
Ray Kroc
Hamburger King
Insulation Risks Amid Frigid Weather Warnings
Weather notes advise proper fire safe insulation for homes as cold snaps approach. Page 19 reports clear skies tonight with lows in the mid to upper 20s and a sunny warmer Saturday with highs around the mid-50s.
Living rooms kept quiet as older films faded from view
A brief note reflects on a time when audiences did not sit home watching thirty year old movies, contrasting past viewing habits with later copyright concerns.
Linn farmer seeks crop loss relief over airport condemnation
Leonard Dolezal, a Cedar Rapids area farmer, claims about 11 000 spent on 150 acres of corn and soybeans, planted before a court ruling upheld a 505 000 condemnation payment to the Cedar Rapids Airport Commission. The commission plans to harvest and sell the crops, citing legal ownership, while Dolezal lobbies for compensation for out-of-pocket costs and labor. The dispute sits in court as a separate challenge over crop damages and lease terms, with airport officials noting they cannot act until court decisions prevail.
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Cedar Rapids
Leonard Dolezal
Neth. Leonard
Airport Commission
Dolezals
Dolezal
Roy Jameson
Jameson
John Huey
Robert Blythe
Dutch Baader Meinhof suspects captured in shootout
Dutch officials report capturing at least one and possibly two Baader Meinhoff gang members after a Thursday night gunbattle. Authorities identified the detainees as Christian Michael Wackernagel and Gert Richard Schneider, with Schneider initially misidentified. German authorities later confirmed Schneider and noted he was sought for an October 31 courthouse bombing. Wackernagel is described as the gang's television expert and cameraman.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
UPI
West Germany
Christian Michael Wackernagel
Gert Richard Schneider
Schneider
Rolf Clemens Wagner
Wackernagel
Hanns- Martin Schleyer
Baader-Meinhof
Argentine AP editor detained then released after 18 hours
Oscar Serrat day editor of the AP bureau in Buenos Aires was handcuffed and blindfolded for 18 hours by four plainclothes men. He was questioned about involvement in an automobile accident and taken to a police station before being freed.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Oscar Serrat
Associated Press Bureau
Serrat
Blumenthal outlines simple tax bill and policy stance
Treasury Secretary Blumenthal said Carter would push a relatively simple next year tax bill including individual and business cuts with no complex revisions. He endorsed Burns on money and interest policies and asserted unemployment and inflation must be addressed together, signaling a policy shift from prior aims.
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Washington
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
Carter Administration
Congress
Blumenthal
Carter
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur Burns
Senate Banking Committee
Fed
Burns
626 Blacks Rounded Up in South Africa
In a crackdown near Pretoria a dust towns hip was sealed and 626 blacks were rounded up including nearly 200 children. Police reported 410 arrests for passbook offenses and 18 for public violence or marijuana, with 198 schoolchildren also detained.
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S. Africa
Pretoria
Spunky woman stops thief and notes license plate
Mrs. Ann Smith of 909 28th St SE fought back a thief trying to carry off a television. As the suspect fled, she recovered the license number and watched the man pull out of her parking lot around 5 20 PM, then entered her hallway to confront him.
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Ann Smith
28Th St. SE
Younkers Plans New Cedar Rapids Store at Westdale Mall
Younkers Brothers Inc announces a new 80,000 square foot department store at Westdale Mall Cedar Rapids in the west central area of the $50 million development. The Lindale Plaza store will be remodeled. enclosure of Lindale Mall is planned beginning spring 1978.
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Younkers Brothers Inc
Des Moines
Westdale Mall
Cedar Rapids
Lindale Plaza
Westdale
Williams Boulevard
Edgewood Road
Younkers
Iowa City
Westdale Center
Lindale
Ernest W. Hahn Inc
Hawthorne
Calif
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Mideast
Lebanon
U.S
John Culver
Linn County
Linn-Mar
Page
Mercy Hospital
Linn
Frank
Ken
Associated Press
NEW York Times
North Dakota State University
Anb
Gazette
Johannesburg
South Africa
Institut
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J.C. Penney Co
Montgomery Ward
J.L. Brandeis and Sons
General Growth Corp
General Growth
Illinois
Minnesota
Nebraska
South Dakota
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