World leaders honor Sadat as Cairo funeral draws tense turnout
Western and American leaders converge in Cairo for the funeral of Anwar Sadat. Hosni Mubarak greets Begin as security tightens after threats and clashes in Asyut raise fears of wider unrest. Kissinger, Carter, Ford, Nixon attend, with Haig guiding U S talks amid mourning and diplomacy.
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Wholesale inflation hits three year low as prices ease
U S wholesale prices cooled to a three year low with food costs stable and car prices down. Energy rose 0.6 percent in September while the Producer Price Index edged up 0.2 percent, signaling a 2.2 percent annual inflation rate if the trend continues.
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Woman loses 10000 in classic pigeon drop swindle
A 78-year-old Fairfax woman was bilked out of $10,000 in a Cedar Rapids pigeon drop. In a Jack's Department Store parking lot she was approached by two women who claimed to have found 45000. The con artists urged the victim to advance cash to shield the money from IRS, then fled.
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Life Investors Takeover Stall Delays Dutch Bid
The Eighth Circuit halted AGO Holding N.V. from buying Life Investors Inc. shares and set a 2:30 p.m. Thursday hearing in St. Paul. A 1.5 million share tender planned to start at 11:01 p.m. Iowa time after losses in four states prompted further appeals. A Birmingham hearing is slated for Saturday at 1 p.m. with page 7B full coverage.
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Iowa Highlanders Band Loss Sparks Nostalgia and Funding Debate
Margie DeKock recalls the University of Iowa Scottish Highlanders as a cherished symbol amid a funding cut that ended the 1981 82 budget. The 70 member group faced student hostility and has since sought Student Senate support while continuing as a registered student organization.
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Man Seeks Infinite Plane Capacity in Business Rise
An executive profile notes a business leader celebrated for constant travel by air, implying an endless capacity to take planes. The item highlights the individual's work ethic and global reach within the corporate arena.
Americans and Swede Win Nobel Prize in Medicine
The 1981 Nobel Prize in Medicine honors American Robert Sperry and American David Hubel with Torsten Wiesel of Sweden for discoveries on brain hemisphere functions and how the eye’s images are processed. Sperry, 68, at Caltech, Hubel, 55, and Wiesel, 57, were praised by Karolinska Institute officials for breakthroughs in neural interpretation and perception.
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