Unseasonable Rainstorm Hits Cedar Rapids
A warm rain and thunderstorms drenched Cedar Rapids Saturday washing away snow. Downtown rainfall reached 1.81 inches by Sunday and wind gusts hit 40 mph at the airport as traffic lights failed and police directed intersections. Northwest Iowa faced snow and freezing rain with a traveler advisory, while Dubuque reported gusts over 50 mph. Forecasts called for continued cold, windy conditions with light snow statewide.
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Iowa
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Dubuque
National Weather Service
Ford's Court Choice: Stevens Named to Supreme Court
President Ford nominated Judge John Paul Stevens of Chicago to the Supreme Court. The pick is described as safe, noncontroversial, and respected, balancing tradition with political considerations for easy Senate confirmation.
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Ford
John Paul Stevens
Chicago
Supreme Court
Senate
Greeks Answered War Call in Cedar Rapids during World War I
The Cedar Rapids Greek community rose to support the war effort after 1917 with many young men volunteering. Early arrivals included John Papadopoulos, Akreve Lapes, Mike Bellas, and Alex Varvaris who helped build the city’s social and economic fabric.
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America
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Morris Plan
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Alex Varvaris
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St. Louis
United States
Wilson
Germany
Louis Roth
Iowa
Penick
Greece
Bellas
U.S
Lapes
Twenty-third Street
Chicago
Akreve
John Lapes
Sparta
St. Peter
John Ganger
Minnesota
Ellis Boulevard
Moolakis
Public hearings spark public opinion across federal agencies
Federal agencies and committees hold hearings around the country on various subjects. The story asks if leaders listen to public comments. Also notes local features from Ely and Sumner and human interest items about a centenarian and Bigfoot stories.
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Ely
Sumner
Iowa Could Have Fair Solar Supply for Iowans
University of Iowa professor John S. Neff and research assistant J. K. Davidson report solar power could provide a fair, not abundant, supply in Iowa especially for summer air conditioning. Analysis of 262 days from November 1974 to September 1975 shows about half with clear or thin cloud cover, 29 percent of days cloudy. Neff cautions the figures are upper-limit estimates and not guaranteed.
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University of Iowa
Neff
J.K. Davidson
Iowa Energy Policy Council
Grain Corruption Scandal Could Hurt U S Grain Trade
A widening probe links graft in the grain sector to harmed growers and potential economic damage. Foreign buyers, now shifting to Brazil and Europe, threaten U S revenues in a $12 billion annual grain trade as indictments rise and officials pledge reform.
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America
Brazil
U.S
House Agriculture Committee
General Accounting Office
GAO
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United States
Europe
Agriculture Department
Ford hails peace in Asia during Alaska stop
President Ford tells a 5 000 strong flag waving crowd at Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks Alaska that the United States and China have found common ground in pledging peace in Asia. He cites non interference in internal affairs and plans to strengthen these ties as he embarks on a 10 day Far East trip ending in Peking.
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Alaska
Ford
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China
Asia
Peking
Far East
Erielson Air Force Base
Five Iowa steers in running for open steer title at Chicago show
At the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago five Iowa steers remain in contention after first-round judging. California judge George Strathearn narrowed 239 entries to 12, with four advancing to breed championship judging and a grand championship to be decided by Gary Minish of Virginia Tech. Iowa exhibitors Lars Wright of Milo and William Spratt of Oxford own two of the three top Angus steers, and Spratt has the sole Iowa Hereford in the running.
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Burlingame
Gary Minish
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Iowa
Lisa Wright
Milo
William Spratt
Oxford
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Anamosa
Roxanne Beal
Cincinnati
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Brotherson Brothers
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Belmond
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Center Junction
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Perry
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Bill Thompson
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Hereford
Danner Brothers
Muscatine
Kraig Schilder
Malcom
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Clinton
Ind
Iown
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Lynette Leonard
Elbin Hebner
Jefferson
O'Brien
Oxfords
Cresco
Hebner
O’brien
Hawkeye Institute of Technology of Waterloo
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