Alcohol in Blood of Ferry Captain Drives Disaster
New Orleans coroner said ferry captain Egidio Auletta had a blood alcohol level near 0.1 percent and was fatigued when the Mississippi collision with the Norwegian tanker Frosta killed about 100 people. Autopsy on Auletta found no drugs. 68 bodies recovered with 18 survivors. Survivors described engines cut before the tanker struck, with questions raised about past risky proximity to passing ships.
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Grader vs Locomotive Collision Near Conroy Iowa
A county road grader was struck by a Milwaukee road locomotive at a crossing two miles west and south of Conroy around 1 p.m. Tuesday. Operator Lewis Smith, 61, of Williamsburg, suffered multiple injuries and remained in fair condition at University Hospitals Iowa City on Wednesday. The state trooper reported the train incident details.
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U S Air Force to Deploy F 15s in Europe Soon
The Pentagon announced a major boost to U S air power in Europe with a net 84 more fighters, bringing total European deployments to about 550. The F-15 will join NATO forces, marking a key expansion in air strength amid East West tensions.
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Prayer Ban Stays In College District
The College Community school board voted unanimously to reject a petition calling for a moment of silence before classes daily the pledge of allegiance and the national anthem. Superintendent Bayne said the move would be unconstitutional due to prayer aims. The district’s high school vote showed 93 in favor and 389 against.
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William Boland, Jr
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William Johnson
Ohio Street
Mary Selzer
No Kidding Halloween Falls On Sunday In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids officials clarified that Halloween will be observed on Sunday October 31 as the official Trick or Treat day. Mayor Don Canney and Safety Commissioner Ed Colton warned revelers to be careful while children roam neighborhoods, noting a 1971 Sunday Halloween caused a two night doorbell spike.
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Ford Victory is Tradition Continues
In Emmetsburg Iowa rural Palo Alto county a local paper poll shows Ford leading Carter 50.6 to 46.7 with 2.9 for McCarthy as residents claim the area votes with the winner. In Bracken county Kentucky Sheriff Roy Allen Jett says Carter will win, noting a long pattern of voting for the winner and a Democratic tilt despite local party leaders calling it a horse race.
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Adlai Stevenson
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Cedar Rapids Human Rights Commission Weighed Quorum Change
The Cedar Rapids Human Rights Commission failed to reach a quorum for its meeting as only seven of 15 members attended. With two vacancies, the group debated revising rules so a majority of serving members would constitute a quorum, but couldn't adopt the resolution until an eighth member arrived an hour late.
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Ford Carter clash over Nixon ties shapes campaign in Midwest
Ford and Carter push distance from Nixon era as they tour the Northeast following Midwest stops. Ford says he reduced White House staff power and shifted duties to cabinet agencies since taking office in 1974. Carter accuses Ford of keeping Nixon officials and failing to bring in new faces to fix past wrongs. Ford forecasts momentum and a Truman style upset heading into Tuesday’s vote. He comments on a GOP pamphlet pairing Carter with Playboy and a Bible, calling it misleading.
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