Fourth of 5 Prison Escapees Nabbed in Illinois Manhunt
Henry Gargano, 43, was identified by Indiana authorities as one of five dangerous convicts who escaped from Marion federal penitentiary. Two others were captured Monday, one remains at large, and Gargano was found walking along railroad tracks in Salem, Indiana with two accomplices apprehended nearby.
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Salem
Ill
Indiana
Henry Gargano
Illinois
FBI
Gargano
Chicago
Marion County
Edward Roche
Katonah
N.Y
Maurice Philion
Oakland
Calif
Marion Federal Penitentiary
Roche
Arthur Mankins
Germantown
N.C
Dennis Hunter
Hunter
Tom Fischer
Philion
Norman Rose
Rose
Victor Schaeffer
Nobel in Economics to Soviet American winners named
The 1975 Nobel Prize in economics goes to Tjalling Koopmans and Leonid Kantorovich for contributions to optimal resource allocation. Kantorovich, a Soviet dissident, is the first Soviet citizen honored in this field, while Koopmans is from Yale. The prize shares a $143,000 award amid Soviet sensitivity following Sakharov’s peace prize.
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Stockholm
Royal Academy of Science
Tjalling Koopmans
Yale University
Leonid Kantorovich
Soviet Union
Kantorovich
Kremlin
Erik Lundberg
Swedish Academy of Sciences
Norway
Andrei Sakharov
Sakharov
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Supreme Court rejects double jeopardy claim by ex Cedar Rapids man
A Cedar Rapids man Leroy James Stewart lost his bid for Supreme Court review of his manslaughter conviction from the 1971 fatal highway crash near Vinton. The justices declined to overturn the conviction, though three justices dissented.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Iowa
Leroy James Stewart
Stewart
Cedar Rapids
Vinton
John Platt
Platt
U.S. Supreme Court
Iowa Supreme Court
Lois Roberts
James Carlson
Record House of Cards? Miami teen stacks 17 decks in 14 stories
David Brannock, 15, of suburban Miami, says he set a world record by building a 14 story house from 17 decks of cards in four hours after checking the Guinness Book of Records. He notes there was nothing good on TV to watch.
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David Brannock
Miami
Fla
David
Renewal Tag for Czech Village in Cedar Rapids
Preliminary plans outline transforming part of Sixteenth Avenue SW into a mall with behind building parking to evoke a Czech village. Czech Heritage Inc representing about 80 percent of area businesses hopes to close Sixteenth Avenue and link the project to national bicentennial observances, with work aimed to start next spring.
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Cedar Rapids
Sixteenth Avenue
Fifteenth
Seventeenth Avenues
Hamilton Street
Cedar River
Czech Heritage, Inc
Dave Dickens
Leo Peiffer and Associates
Record Highs Hit Nine Iowa Cities Including Cedar Rapids
Nine Iowa cities including Cedar Rapids set new date records with highs up to 89 at Cedar Rapids airport and 91 downtown. Other cities such as Sioux City Mason City Spencer Waterloo Des Moines Ottumwa and Dubuque also posted new records, with 21 cities across eight states breaking or tying for the date. A two hour tornado watch affected parts of northwest Iowa including Lyon Sioux Plymouth and Woodbury counties Tuesday night.
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Iowa Cities
Cedar Rapids
Lowa
Lyon
Sioux
Plymouth
Woodbury
Sioux City
Mason City
Spencer
Waterloo
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Dubuque
Lamont
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Illinois
Wisconsin
Ohio
Michigan
Minnesota
Omaha
Lincoln
Moline
Madison
Milwaukee
Rockford
Rochester
Chicago
Two Burning Periods Proposed for Cedar Rapids Leaves
Cedar Rapids city council plans to vote on allowing open burn of leaves and grass clippings during two eight day periods in October and November. The proposal runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays through Sundays and seeks to reduce fire calls by limiting windy day burns. Fire officials note past weekends saw 62 calls first weekend and 24 second weekend, with weather influencing incidents. The measure follows a history of three three day weekends and aims to balance resident needs with safety concerns.
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Cedar Rapids
Public Improvements
Richard Phillips
James Steinbeck
Steinbeck
Ford budget plan seeks tax cut tied to spending cuts
The White House lists 28 billion dollars in proposed budget reductions aimed at slowing federal spending growth and paired with tax cuts. Treasury Secretary Simon denies social security or veteran programs are targeted, calling the plan a restraint rather than a cut. OMB officials say cabinet members will vet the draft before January proposals.
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Washington
White House
Ford
Congress
Treasury
William Simon
Paul O'Neill
Office of Management and Budget
Simon
Nbc-Tv
O'Neill
OMB
Oelwein Board Approves Christmas Bonus Distribution
The Oelwein Community School District allocates 12138 in uncommitted funds for year end bonuses. Custodial workers will receive 39 each, teachers 53 each, and administrators will be included in the payout before Christmas.
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Oelwein
Oelwein Community School
Directors in their 30s Shape Teenager Oriented Films
The statement argues that movie making targets different age groups by role. Directors in their 30s craft films for producers in their 40s who seek distribution to audiences including teenagers, reflecting a broad industry dynamic about age-focused collaboration and market targets.
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Greene County
Bloomfield
Ind
Telephoto
Marion, Ill
Virginia
Federal Power Commission
TV Guide Magazine
Columbus
William Kunstler
Eastlake
C.R
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