Balloonist Ed Yost Presses Atlantic Solo Crossing
US balloonist Ed Yost faced turbulent winds 700 miles west of Portugal while attempting a solo Atlantic crossing. Cmdr Jose Carvalheira reported Yost in good condition but being tossed and possibly forced to ditch if ballast runs out, with rescue aircraft on standby.
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Azores
Ed Yost
Atlantic
Jose Carvalheira
Yost
Carvalheira
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Military Joint Rescue Center
Ramstein
West Germany
Portugal
Azores Islands
Lisbon
Gibraltar
North African
Weather and notices from frigid Saturday in Daily Record
Local weather figures show a chilly Oct night with 10 p.m. wind NW at 7 and a 9 97 barometer. Extended forecast calls for mild days with little rain through Thursday and highs in the 70s. The section also lists multiple births and a run of service calls and incidents including a house fire at 523 McKinley SE and fire alarms, ambulance call to Hiawatha, and various residence updates.
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Hiawatha
Third Avenue
Telephone Company
McKinley Street
Crestview Drive
Third Street
Third Avenue SE
Edgewood Road
North Western
Leonard Terrace
Walter Karr 72 Cedar Rapids dies after sudden illness
Walter Leonard Pug Karr 72 of 4420 Bowling Street SW died Friday after a sudden illness. Born April 10, 1904 in Palo, he lived in Cedar Rapids all his life. Survived by son James H. Puryear Seattle a sister Mrs Robert Strickell California. Services Monday 10:30 am Turner Chapel West by Rev Charles Mehaffey. Burial Palo cemetery. Friends may call Turner’s.
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Bowling Street
Palo
Cedar Rapids
Operating Engineers Local 234
James H. Puryear
Seattle
Robert Strickell
California
Turner Chapel
Charles Mehaffey
Palo Cemetery
Turner’s
George T. Nekvinda
Amana
U.S. Army
Nekvinda
Fairfax American Legion
Libbie Krofta
Norway
Brushchapel
Castek
Swisher
IOOF Meeting Opens Today at Town House Motor Inn
The annual state convention of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows starts today at the Town House motor inn and runs through Friday. Grand Encampment and Grand Ladies Encampment meet Monday and Tuesday. Rebekah assembly and Grand Lodge meet Wednesday through Friday with officer installations. Public access is allowed to all installations and the flags display. A joint memorial service is planned at Cedar Memorial park Wednesday afternoon.
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Town House Motor Inn
Grand
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Chapel of Memories
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Man Charged With Carrying Assembled Shotgun in Car
James E. Meyers, 57, of 1207 N Street SW, was charged Saturday with carrying an assembled shotgun in his car. He posted a $125 bond and was released.
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James E. Meyers
Bus Hits Motor Home Near Cedar Rapids Injures Four
Four people injured Saturday when a Marshall Motor Coach bus rear ended a motor home left in a construction zone on Highway 30 west of Cedar Rapids. The bus struck the left rear of the motor home shoving it into a ditch. Driver Lloyd E Leckness was cited for failure to stop in the assured clear distance.
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Norway Corners
Highway 30
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Highway Patrol
Kenneth B. Rigoni
Palo
Richard L. Barnes
Barnes
Lloyd E. Leckness
Marshalltown
Rigoni
Mercy Hospital
Seckness
Man Critical After Cycle Crash In Cedar Rapids
Thomas Brewer 23 of 322 6th Avenue NW was listed in critical condition at University of Iowa Hospitals Iowa City after a motorcycle crash on Third Street NW. Brewer rode as a passenger to driver Mark Sterkowicz 21 of the same address. The bike hit a building at 300 I Avenue after crossing a T intersection at 12 42 a m with speed cited and skid marks extending 190 feet.
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Avenue NW
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Brewer
Mark A. Sterkowicz
Third Street
I Avenue
Two Americans Conquer Mt. Everest
Dr. Chris Chandler and Robert Cormack, members of a 12 person American bicentennial expedition, reached the summit of Mt. Everest at 4 15 p m local time on Friday after arriving in Nepal in July. They stood on the peak for about 30 minutes and photographed the view from nearly 5 5 miles high. Expedition doctor Dee Crouch said the climbers are relieved and proud, with most of the team unlikely to drink more than a few sips of Scotch due to altitude. Sherpa guide Ang Phurba turned back due to a faulty oxygen set and carried off the American and Nepalese flags planned for planting on the summit.
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Mountain Kingdom of
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Boulder
Ang Phurba
Tigers of the Snow
Sherpa Guides
Four Charged In Holdups In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police say four juveniles were arrested in connection with two armed robberies. Suspects Charles D. Janey 17 Eric Volz 16 Brian Klinefelter 17 and Terry Jones 17 are held at Linn county detention center or jail on robbery with aggravation charges. Volz was later arrested after a separate Northwest side PDQ robbery.
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Sixteenth Street
Koch’s Tavern
First Street
Khouri’s
Koch’s
Linn County Detention Center
Charles D. Janey
Eric Volz
Brian Klinefelter
Linn County
Terry Jones
Ninth Avenue SW
Volz
Northwest Side
Man Charged With Drunk Driving in Cedar Rapids
Joe W. Love, 24, of 505 Fifth Avenue SE, was arrested by Cedar Rapids police Saturday night on a drunk driving charge. He was picked up in the 1000 block of Third Avenue SE and also charged with failure to have an Iowa driver's license. He is held in Linn County Jail.
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Fifth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapid
Love
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
Linn County
Man Struck in Face Breaks Jaw in Cedar Rapids
Police seek a suspect after a Cedar Rapids man was struck in the face early Saturday, breaking his jaw. Timothy Meis, 1431 Second Avenue SE, said he was on Park Court SE about 2:30 a.m. when someone yelled a challenge and then attacked him. he received treatment at Mercy Hospital.
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Timothy Meis
Second Avenue SE
Park Court SE
Meis
Mercy Hospital
Two Arrested After Central City Fight
Two people were arrested Saturday night after a disturbance at a party in Central City. Linn County deputies responded to reports of a fight at the scene. No additional details were available at press time.
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Central City
Linn County
Ford Caps Beef Imports as Carter Debate Attacks Escalate
President Ford signed a proclamation fixing beef imports at 1.23 billion pounds for 1976, aiming to prop up falling domestic prices. He accused Carter of 14 errors in their debate while a White House list disputed over 20 Carter statements. Senator Dole warned Carter could threaten world stability if elected.
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Ford
United States
Midwest
Agriculture Department
The
White House
Dole
Washington, D.C
Europe
McCarthy lists potential cabinet picks amid reorganization plan
McCarthy discusses possible administration choices including Harold Hughes and William Fulbright for top posts and revises on future appointments. He names David Riesman and Herbert Reed for advisory roles and notes interest in Frank Getlein and Delores Tucker. He avoids naming a vice president, citing the need to know the attorney general beforehand. He says he could be on the ballot in at least 30 states with 355 electoral votes and has prospects in six more states.
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Washington, D.C
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Frank Getlein
Pennsylvania
Delores Tucker
Carl Gruhn
Tonka Mills
Minnesota
United States
Iowa
Hua Guofeng rises in China after Mao death
The article notes Hua Guofeng’s rise to premier following Mao Zedong’s death and recalls Mao’s influence on policy. It discusses Hua’s uncertain origins, his role in Lin Biao’s coup investigation, and the factional struggle between Hua and Teng in a secretive Beijing power transition.
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Soviet Union
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Chou
Peking
Teng
Mastermind of Munich Massacre Said Killed by Israelis
Reports claim Ali Hassan Salamah also known as Hassan head of intelligence in the Al Fatah group and operations chief of Black September was killed by Israeli agents. Palestinian and leftist sources contested the claim stating Hassan was alive after an Al Safir report.
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Lebanon
London
Daily Telegraph
The
Daily Mail
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Telegraph
the Mail
al Safir
Hassan
Ali Hassan Salamah
al Fatah
Mail
Hussein
Jordan
Humphrey Up and Around After Cancer Surgery
Minnesota Senator Hubert Humphrey recuperates at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center after bladder cancer surgery. A hospital spokesman says his condition remains very good with stable vital signs. He watches television and attends pulmonary therapy, rising from bed for exercises.
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New York
UPI
Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Gazette Co Cedar Rapids Daily Local News Pricing Note
The Gazette Co established 1883 in Cedar Rapids publishes daily and Sunday editions from 500 Thidave SE. It lists subscription options including weekly and yearly rates by carrier and mail, notes postal details, and states AP holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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the Gazette Co
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Associated Press
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