Ford and Carter clash over Yugoslavia peace risk in final debate
President Ford accused Jimmy Carter of inviting Soviet action in Yugoslavia by his debate remarks. Carter defended his stance that he would not enter war over a Soviet invasion should Tito die. Press secretary Nessen called Carter naive and warned against tipping hands to adversaries as polls show mixed outcomes for the candidates.
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Ford
Jimmy Carter
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Carter
Tito
Ron Nessen
Moscow
United States
Time Magazine
Yankelovich, Skelly
White
Flu Clinic Locations in Linn County
Free swine flu vaccine sites listed for Linn county include Kirkwood Community College Iowa hall Armory and city hall Marion Community Center Mt Vernon City Hall Cornell College Palisades Room Commons and Coe College Fieldhouse with varied hours from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and later noon to 5:30 p.m.
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Linn County
Kirkwood Community College
Iowa Hall
Armory
City Hall
Marion Community Center
Mt. Vernon City Hall
Cornell College
Palisades
Coe College
Mt. Mercy College
J.J. Smpehl
Lincolnshire Drive
Linn County Board of Health
James Stiles
Indian Hill Road
Linn County Medical Society
Gazette
Iowa Supreme Court allows five new appeals judges to take office Nov. 1
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that all five new intermediate appellate judges may assume office November 1. It denied a temporary injunction sought by Sen. James Redmond and ordered pleadings by October 27. The court will hear Redmond's questions on November 10 and allowed Attorney General Turner to intervene.
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DES Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
New
Intermediate Court of Appeals
High Court
James Redmond
Cedar Rapids
Redmond
Supreme Court
Atty
Richard Turner
Turner
Polk County District Court
Iowa
Appeals Court
Robert Allbee
Leo Oxberger
James Carter
Allen Danielson
Bruce Snell
Ida Grove
Eugene Davis
Davis
Coe Survey Finds No Clear Winner in Final Debate
A Coe College poll of Cedar Rapids voters shows no decisive gains for Ford or Carter in the last presidential debate. Ford leads Carter by 8 percent in the area, with Democratic challenger Carter narrowing the margin slightly. Over 250 voters were surveyed, about 100 agreeing to post debate interviews.
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Ford
Carter
New York Daily News
New York
Eugene McCarthy
New York Times
Raleigh News and Observer
North Carolina
Federal Election Commission
Carolinas
New Jersey
Virginia
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Jimmy Carter
Thomas Sweeney
Coe
Sweeney
No Night Off for Policeman
Captain Louis Stepanek head of Cedar Rapids police traffic bureau was summoned from a police appreciation banquet after an apparent drunk driver rammed into his garage at 51 Wilson Avenue SW causing about 6000 in damage to the structure and 500 to a car. John Roberts 29 of 407 Twenty sixth Avenue SW drove the car that jumped a curb and crashed into the garage. Roberts was unhurt but charged with drunk driving and jailed in Linn County on 500 bond. Stepanek called the incident weird noting the boss taking the night off.
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Louis Stepanek
Cedar Rapids
Stepanek
Wilson Avenue
John Roberts
Twenty-sixth Avenue
Roberts
Linn County
Mystery surrounds Cedar Rapids Legion disease death
The article reports on the Legionnaires disease mystery tied to the Philadelphia convention outbreak, noting 180 cases with 29 deaths nationwide. It highlights that Sister Mildred Trzil of Cedar Rapids is not believed to have died from Legion disease, per local pathologists, while CDC officials acknowledge uncertain causation and long odds of determining a cause.
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National Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Helen Neff
CDC Information Office
American Legion
Philadelphia
Cedar Rapids
CDC
Mildred Trzil
Trzil
Robert Sedlacek
Sedilacek
The
Gazette
Indiana
Center For Disease Control
Pennsylvania Health Department
Bellevue-Stratford
Lewis Polk
Archdiocese of
Dubuque
Christians seal southern Lebanon border against Palestinian raids
Christian forces shutter the last gateway to the Arkoub Hills near Khiam in southern Lebanon, blocking Palestinian guerrillas from staging raids into Israel. The bloodless victory ends a two week drive to secure the border area as Arab leaders prepare a Cairo summit to resolve the Lebanon war. Shimon Peres warned southern Lebanon villagers may defend themselves and Israel will aid only if needed.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Israel
Cairo
Arkoub
Pal
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Tel Aviv
Shimon Peres
Peres
New science program tests thinking over reading in district schools
District schools pilot a new science program emphasizing activities and discovery to boost thinking abilities. The approach differs from typical reading focused classes and is being tested in selected schools. Story on Page 12A.
Television Sets and the Shifting Child
A playful editorial notes that a television set can seem to transform a child from a powerful force into a passive object. Readers are invited to consider media’s influence as sections outline city notes, reports, and various listings across the paper.
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John Grier
Marshalltown
Danielson
Snell
Greer
Judicial Nominating Commission
Robert Ray
By Tom Fruehling
C.R
Paul Jensen
Khiam
Discovering Science
Nickelodeon
Mederville
Glaver
Marion
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