British honorary consul abducted in Asmara Ethiopia
Gunmen in plain clothes abduct Basil Burwood-Taylor a 58 year old British businessman and honorary consul in Asmara Eritrea. The foreign office cited a report linking the incident to elements of the Eritrean secessionist movement while security forces searched for him.
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London
Asmara
Ethiopia
Foreign Office
Basil Burwood-Taylor
Addis Ababa
Burwood-Taylor
Ruling Soon in Cycle Case Briefs Filed in Helmet Law Disputes
More than 50 motorcyclists seeking dismissal in protests against Iowa helmet law may have rulings by month end. Judge Lynne Brady will decide on written briefs after arguments were canceled. one brief challenges the law as unconstitutional and conflicting with federal funding conditions.
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Lynne Brad
Brady
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Cancer cure rate rise described as significant in Iowa workshop
Wanda Rex of Ames told volunteers from 15 Eastern Iowa cancer groups that the cure rate is up from one in four to one in three due to earlier detection faster treatment and new tools like chemotherapy. She said an additional 111 000 lives could be saved annually and urged stronger local education to reach those dying of cancer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cancer Society
Cedar Rapids
Wanda Rex
Ames
Iowa
Cancer Societies
Miss Rex
Driver's license IDs for blind Tennesseans begin distribution
Tennessee starts issuing non driving identification licenses to 10,000 blind residents listed on the state human services register. The program, funded by the legislature, aims to let blind individuals identify themselves like sighted people, says Human Services Commissioner Horace Bass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Tennessee
Department of Human Services
Human Services
Horace Bass
Two Children Injured When Car Door Opened
Two children suffered minor injuries Wednesday after falling from a car door as it turned. Lisa Orton four and David Cutter three were treated at Mercy Hospital and released. Police said the car was driven by Barbara Ann Orton forty three, with the incident occurring on a left turn from Dalewood Avenue onto Fortieth Street SE.
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Mercy Hospital
Lisa Orton
Broadway Drive
David Cutter
Thirty-eighth Street
Barbara Ann Orton
Orton
Fortieth Street
Dalewood Avenue
Man Suffers Slash Wound in Street Attack
Paul L. Bispo, 19, of 1551 Seventh avenue SE, suffered a six inch slash wound to the face in a street attack on Fifteenth street SE. He received 40 to 50 stitches at Mercy hospital and was released. Police say three young men approached and one struck him with a shiny object. no arrests have been made and the investigation continues.
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Paul L. Bispo
Seventh Avenue SE
Fifteenth Street
Bispo
Mercy Hospital
Request To Try Rape Defendant As Adult Denied
Waukon district judge denied the county attorney’s bid to try a 16 year old as an adult for the Aug 5 rape of an 85 year old Waukon woman. The youth remains under juvenile supervision awaiting completion of juvenile proceedings in Allamakee County district court.
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Waukon
C.W. Antes
Allamakee
Northeast
Iowa
Allamakee County
Bullet in Head Could Be Worse
Los Angeles cab driver Nicholas Miele 35 was attacked downtown by a gunman who struck him in the head at close range. He lost $30 but survived with a fractured skull and was in satisfactory condition after transfer to Harbor General hospital in Torrance. he reported picking up the fare in Hollywood.
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Los Angeles
Nicholas Miele
California Hospital
Miele
Harbor General Hospital
Torrance
Hollywood
Official Denies IPERS Funds Part of Deposit
DES MOINES AP A state official denied that 15 million dollars in funds deposited at Central National Bank Des Moines belong to IPERS. He said the money came from other state sources and the deposit is fully protected. He added IPERS holds no New York City bonds and that bank investments are not disclosed beyond legal limits.
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DES Moines
Central National Bank of Des Moines
Iowa Public Employee Retirement System
IPERS
Roger Barnett
State Treasurer’s Office
Barnett
Central National
New York City
Ipers Advisory Investment Board
U.S. Treasury
Treasury
Iowa
Edwards Questions Remain About Ruby FBI Link
Washington AP chairman Rep Don Edwards says unanswered questions remain about Jack Ruby’s ties to the FBI. He seeks more on Ruby’s role as an informer and notes Hoover’s letter not included in the Warren Commission report. Adams testified the threatening note from Oswald was destroyed and details remain disputed.
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Washington
House
FBI
Kennedy
Jack Ruby
Don Edwards
D-Calif
Ruby
Edwards
Lee Harvey Oswald
Warren Commission
Oswald
James Adams
Dallas
Adams
House Judiciary Subcommittee On Constitutional and Civil Rights
J. Edgar Hoover
Lee Rankin
Commission
Hoover
Rankin
William Sullivan
FBI Intelligence Division
Reactor Robber Is Shortchanged
In Inglewood California a thief stole two valuable metal parts for a naval submarine reactor. Police and federal agents recovered the pieces at a scrap dealer and later detained Antony Martinez Rodriguez when he returned with more metal. The parts were valued at 239000 dollars, but the thief received only 26.10 dollars at sale.
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Inglewood
Calif
Cedar Rapids items report thefts and events in briefs
Taken from a pickup at Kenneth Dunlap’s residence were a tape player worth 100 dollars and two music tapes valued at 12 dollars. Other notices include a missing 1680 dollar brick forms, 95 dollars in pins and wedges at a Toddville site, and 89 dollars cash stolen from Linda Saemers’s vehicle. Events noted cover church dinners, auctions, and community activities with various times and locations across Cedar Rapids.
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Kenneth Dunlap
C Avenue NE
Jerry Enos
Enos Concrete Construction Inc
Toddville
Nineteenth Street
Lisbon Man Charged With Drunk Driving
Earl L. Yocum, 62, of Lisbon, was charged with drunk driving after deputies said he drove erratically in Lisbon on Wednesday night. He remained in Linn County jail Thursday on a $500 bond.
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Earl L. Yocum
Lisbon
Linn
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Britain
Eritrean Liberation Front
Eritrea
U.S
Iowa General Assembly
National Motor Vehicle Safety Advisory Council
The
United States
Gary Sharpe
187
Tenth Street
Bia
UCM Ae
Richard Phillips
Ee Country Stores
First Ave
Center Pt. Rd
Edgewood Rd
Sixth St
Mt. Vernon Rd
Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams Paints
Accent
Weli
S.E
Sherwams Company
Salem United Methodist Church
First Avenue
Blue Moon
1St Ave
Johnny’s Parkway
Ellis and
F Ave
Pierson’s Florist
Ellis Blvd
Avenue Floral
16Th Ave
Steven Bray
First Avenue SE
Linda
Rae Saemers
Fish and Shri
Civitan
Robert Harris
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Bishops Downtown
Lins Rd
Neil St
Col Ene
Kenwood
Lovely Lane Methodist Church
Peter Suits
Forurteenth Street
Patie
Mosh
Wallace E. Goodwin
Camburncourt SE
Hayes Salva
Mark David Neuhaus
Ford
Citizen Band Radio
Pieck
Winifred Murphy
Sixth Street
Legionnaires — Auxiliary
Hanford
Adv
Alicia Adams
Northwestern Bell
the Crucible
Dows Theatre
Churches United
Karen Miller
Route Two
Village Inn
F Avenue NW
Minneapolis
Chicago
Mimi Schillig
Elmhurst Drive
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley
Paris Two
Paris Clinic
2Nd Ave. SE
Mark Rowell
John Stuelke
Embassy Club
Cae
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