GOP Chief Visit Sparks Attack in Cedar Rapids
Candidate Riley accuses freshman congressman Blovio of misusing funds on a six day Rolls Royce trip, supported by Mary Louise Smith who defends Riley and slams Democratic spending. Elliott Richardson backs Riley at a Roosevelt luncheon, framing Democratic policies as machine politics with excessive red tape.
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Cedar Rapids
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Jaun
Elquin
Carter
Fuey
March Hearing Set for Hearst Retrial Appeal
Oral arguments in Patty Hearst's retrial appeal are scheduled for March 7. Hearst, 22, was sentenced Sept. 24 to seven years in prison for bank robbery with the Symbionese Liberation Army, ten weeks after her kidnapping by the group. She is serving her term at the Federal Youth Center in Pleasanton, California.
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UPI
Patty
Hearst
New
Nixon Approved 1970 Brookings Breakin Claim
Washington AP report summarizes Dean testimony that President Nixon knew of and ordered a 1970 plot to break into the Brookings Institution to steal Vietnam era papers. Dean says White House aide Colson ordered firings and burglary after a planned firebomb, aiming to embarrass the Nixon administration. Dean claims he stopped the plan.
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Joan Dean
Nixon
Brookings Institute
White House
NBC
New York
Dean
Institute
Weater
Charles Colson
Brookings
Kraakin Sonne
Palestinians, Syrians clash near Beirut on Damascus highway
Palestinian and Syrian troops battled along the Damascus highway southeast of Beirut as Christian forces bombarded the Moslem quarter of the capital. Dozens of civilian casualties were reported amid heavy mortar fire and house to house fighting in Bhamdoun, 13 miles from Beirut, with Palestinians claiming they halted a Syrian thrust.
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Lebanon
UPI
Damascus
Beirut
Capital Path
Bhamdoun
T Damascus
U S Bribes Task Force Established
Washington Justice Department forms a new task force in its criminal division to investigate alleged bribes paid by U S firms in foreign countries. Assistant Attorney General Richard Thornburgh cites growing volume of allegations tied to Lockheed scandals and says mutual cooperation pacts with prosecutors in a dozen countries are in place.
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Justice Department
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Lockheed
Amana Bargain Talks To Resume Amid Strike
Mediator Hob Bergstrom announced negotiations will resume Monday between Amana Refrigeration and striking Machinists Local 1526. About 1,800 Amana machinists have been on strike since September 26 after rejecting a two year wage fringe package around one dollar per hour. Bergstrom said both sides show willingness to cooperate and move toward a settlement as Amana continues limited day shift operations.
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Atanas
Bergstrom
Amana
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Wnion
Minnie Pearl Falls Sick on Grand Ole Opry Stage
Minnie Pearl, famed country music comedienne, collapsed on the Grand Ole Opry stage in Wasiville Tennessee Thursday night and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
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Minnie Pearl
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Grand Ole Opry
Shots for High Risk Children Slated in C R
The county health department and Linn County Medical Society plan immunization of high risk children against A New Jersey influenza and A Victoria influenza in public clinics. Parents must obtain written verification from their physician noting the child is high risk and bring it to the clinic registration clerk. Vaccination and clinic procedures vary. volunteers are urged to contact numbers W2967 after 1 pm or 383-6009 398-3651 for clerical help.
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Linn County
New Jersey
Jimmy Carter's Son Visit to Cedar Rapids Planned
Jack Carter, son of David, will visit Cedar Rapids on Tuesday arriving at 1 20 p m at the airport with Deputy Mike Blot. A 2 p m press conference is set for Cherry Auditorium at Coe College. From 2 15 to 3 Carter will address students faculty and the public. That night he will perform with Tom T Hall at 8 p m at the Memorial Union University of Iowa campus.
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Ondar Rapids
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Cedar Rapids
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Cherry Auditorium
Coe College
County-Western
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Johnson County
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Union
University of Fawe
Most Halted Swine Flu Programs Restart Across States
A federal official says most areas that paused swine flu inoculations are resuming as studies show elderly deaths were coincidental. Dr. David Sencer of the CDC announced the restart at a Washington news conference. Presidents Ford and family, along with health officials, received shots to promote the nationwide program. Vaccinations resume in states including Washington, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico and Alaska, with Michigan and Wisconsin among those still halted.
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David Sencer
Federal
Center For Disease Control
Washington
Ford
David Mathews
Florida
Rubin Askew
Fords
White House
Frank Clack
Pittsburgh-rea
Allegheny County
Michigan
Wisconsin
David Smith
Maine
Human Service
Vermont
Ala
Louisiana
Texas
Njeer Tong
New Mexico
Alaska
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Kirkwood Student Congress elect names and posts
Tom McGivern, arts and sciences student from Keystone, wins the Kirkwood Community College student government presidency for 1976 77. Norman Mallory Ed Vaughan and Larry Gearhart, all Cedar Rapids, also run. Susan Dever Iowa City and David Knight Toddville win executive secretary and treasurer posts respectively. other officers include Linda Triggs Du buque chair of public relations and promotion, Nan Little Washington chair of the academic committees, Kathy Prudeen Newhall and Jobin Hawes Cedar Rapids co chairs of student life, Kerry Hansen Cedar Rapids chair of construction committee, and Wilke Monticello chair of certain activities.
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Keystone
Preelor
Kirkwood County College
McGivert
Norman Mallory
Vaughan
Larry
Gearhart
Cedar Rapids
Susan Dever
Iowa City
David Knight
Toddville
Dever
Terri Pecenka
Knight
Vicki Hagensten
Herb Lockwood
Wit, Nan
Little
Posters Denounce Mao Widow Posters Denounce Mao
AP reports posters in Shanghai denounce Mao Zedong's widow Chiang Ching and three other top Communist Party leaders for allegedly plotting a coup. A Japanese dispatch in Peking cited a Shanghai resident describing posters placed on a wall. Public reaction and timing remain unconfirmed by officials.
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Shanghai Frey
Mao Tae Nang
Chiang Ching
Oher
Comrunkt Party
Japan
Kyodo
Shanghai
Mader Wang
Chang Chun
Tilao
Yio-Wen-yuan A. Kyodo
Peking
Stanghai
Forest Fires Rage Across Wisconsin and Minnesota Suburbs
Dozens of wildfires swept through Minnesota and Wisconsin as drouth plagued the region. Winds up to 50 mph fanned more than 80 fires, threatening homes in Minneapolis suburbs and consuming thousands of acres, with relief seen from a Friday snow forecast.
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Minneapolis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Blaine
Early 20th Century Astronomer Attracts Crowds Tonight
The New York Sun described crowds visiting Ita offices in the early 1900s to witness a famed astronomer through a telescope. Reports note fascination with a theory of small figures seen on the Moon via his instrument.
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Liallicd Peresnterrade
New York Sun
Ita
Jony Secles
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