Iowa political shifts and social issues highlighted
The page highlights a shift in rhetoric by the Ku Klux Klar cited by the Anti-Defamation League, divided congressional views on next year’s tax cut, interest from economists and chambers in Iowa tax policy, a Unification Church leader against deprogramming, a Linn County farmer entering the race for state secretary of agriculture, and a day care center open house focusing on self awareness.
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Ku Klux Klar
Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith
Linn County
Six Cedar Rapids players named to 1977 IA All-State team
Six Cedar Rapids football players earn spots on the 1977 Iowa Daily Press Association All-State team. The item appears on page 17 and highlights local talent in the state roster.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Daily Press Association
Beefs Industry Stability in Iowa After Plant Closures
Iowa faces a tighter beef supply as five slaughter plants shut down, stressing farmers and processors. Officials warn regional packers will shift workloads while prices and cattle markets adjust to reduced capacity and potential consolidation.
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Iowa
More than a Dozen New Restaurants Planned for Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids will welcome over a dozen new restaurants with varied gimmicks and gourmet delights. The article notes rising pool interest, highlights a six year old pool shark, discusses soft contact lenses as a growing option, and cites Pamela Stewart who spends about two hours daily on lens care.
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Cedar Rapids
Pamela Stewart
Weather Outlook Clouds and Winds Weekend Rain Chance
A cloudy tonight brings lows in the mid-30s. Saturday remains partly cloudy and windy with a chance of rain. Highs reach the mid-50s as conditions shift through the weekend. Fat man's lament questions travel comfort in a quippy closing line.
Cedar Rapids pollution fears scuttle Caterpillar plant
Tight federal air pollution rules would have cost Cedar Rapids 200 to 300 million in industrial development and 2,500 jobs. Caterpillar eyed 450 acres but enviro engineers warned Cedar Rapids could not meet emission standards. The plant is unlikely without offsets, as DEQ reports multiple oversized stations and ozone excess days.
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Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Peoria
Ill
Caterpillar
Iowa
DEQ
Dick Powell
The
Iowa Development Commission
Center Point Road
First St
Jane Boyd
Sixth St
Noelridge Park
Fragmented OCR Teaser Shows Unknown Names
Readable fragments hint at a local item or event with unclear details. No decisive entities or dates emerge to identify the involved people or organization.
Women’s conference under way in Houston to tackle discrimination
About 2,000 delegates and up to 18,000 observers converge on Houston for the four day National Women’s Conference chaired by the IWY commission. Federal funding of 5 million dollars sparks charges of under representation while supporters call the event diverse and democratic. Elaine Donnelly denounces the conference as a sham though Bella Abzug defends its inclusivity and aims to advance democracy and women’s equality.
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Houston
United States
Carter
Congress
Commission On the
IWU Commission
Elaine Donnelly
The
Citizens Review Committee
IWY
Bella Abzug
America
Ms. Abzug
Eleanor Smeal
National Organization For Women
Senate urged shift to grains fruits and nuts in diet
A U S Agriculture Service proposal for menus aims to meet Senate Nutrition and Human Needs goals by shifting Americans toward more grains fruits and nuts and less sugar and meat. The plan suggests daily menus for men 20 to 54 and outlines targets for pounds of grains vegetables fruit dairy and fats with reduced visible sugar and saturated fats.
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Washington
Senate
Agriculture Department
Senate Select Committee On Nutrition and Human Needs
Department
Agricultural Research Service
Egyptian Embassy Taken Over in Athens by Palestinians
Palestinians believed to have shot their way into the Egyptian Embassy in Athens Friday night and seized control as police arrested two suspects nearby. Riot police surrounded the building amid gunfire reports while tensions rose over Sadat’s imminent trip to Israel and mixed reactions from the Arab world.
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Athens
Greece
Israel
Anwar Sadat
Jerusalem
Washington
Carter
Sadat
Major juvenile theft ring cracked by Johnson County sheriff
Johnson County Sheriff Gary Hughes announced a major juvenile theft ring busted after more than 25 rural break-ins in the county were solved. Four youths implicated. one 17 year old Coralville youth arrested for breaking and entering and released to parents pending a juvenile hearing. Police recovered numerous stolen items sold to private buyers nationwide. Please turn to Page 8.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Gary Hughes
Hughes
Public TV chief resigns after staff uproar at IPBN
Iowa Public Broadcasting Network executive director Thomas Ditzel resigns amid tension over his firing of a staffer who claimed mismanagement. Interim head Hugh Kordier named as Ditzel’s successor while allegations of pornography use and internal investigations are noted by IPBN officials.
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Des Moines
Iowa Public Broadcasting Network
Thomas M. Ditzel
IPBN
State Educational Radio and Television Facility Board
Kordier
University of Iowa
Ditzel
Michael Feld
Feld
Gary Koerselman
UPI
LaBonia
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Unification Church
Convoy
Mideast
KFS
U.S
C.R
Ee Iee
Dale Kueter
Pany
Ray
Associated Press
NEW York Times
Dar Rapids, Iowa
Garden City
Ford Clark Gazette
Hugh Kordier
Michael LaBonia
Thomas
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