Kissinger Haig knew of Korean lobbying evidence says
Congressional investigators report documentary proof that Kissinger and Haig were aware of covert Korean lobbying as early as 1972 while Nixon was president. The probe cites a paper trail from CIA and NSA sources and mentions funds gifts and entertainment given to lawmakers by South Korean agents to sway U S policy and legislation.
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Park Tong Sun
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Kim Dong Jo
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Blue Grass Festival Draws All Ages at Central City
Large turnout for an all ages Blue Grass festival at Central City with a lively strumming and hand clapping atmosphere. Photos of participants are featured on Page 4A and the piece notes labor day’s quiet history in Cedar Rapids with historical context on Page 5A.
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Cedar Rapids
Rural churches remain busy in Cedar Rapids area
Picture Page features story and photos of active small churches around Cedar Rapids highlighting ongoing worship, community events, and neighborhood outreach. Local congregations showcase varied programs and historic parish life thriving in rural surroundings.
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Cedar Rapids
Colson says Haldeman disobeyed Nixon on taping system
Charles Colson states H R Haldeman ignored Nixon orders to remove or alter a White House taping system during Watergate. Colson recalls Nixon twice instructed destruction or disabling the system and says Haldeman did not follow those directives. Nixon has said he warned Haldeman in December 1973.
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David Frost
Weather Outlook With Warm Confident Temperatures
Sunny today with highs in the low to mid 80s. Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with lows in the low 60s and highs again in the 80s. A light political aside notes a wife not criticizing in public, added as a quip.
Mother of Slain Man Found Dead
Mary Louise White 51 of 3000 J Street SW Cedar Rapids died Sunday by apparent overdose leaving a note to her son Dennis Stastny. Investigators say Elavil pills found and a photo of Dennis near her body. Stastny’s body was recovered from the Cedar River after his disappearance following a bloody knife discovery in his apartment.
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Mary Louise White
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Health Care Plan Delay Could Cost $750 Million
The Carter administration plan to curb hospital bill increases faces Congress delays, likely costing Americans about 750 million in hospital charges for October to December. HEW officials warn of higher costs if action is stalled longer, with projected 3 billion in savings for 1978. The plan would cap hospital cost rises at inflation plus care improvements, aiming at roughly 9 percent annual increases.
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Joseph Califano
Rebuilt Fire Trucks Cut Costs Under SLEP Plan
Cedar Rapids adopts service life extension program for fire department trucks to curb rising costs. Rebuilding 1,250 gpm pumps instead of buying new ones could save 30 to 45 percent, reversing 10 percent annual cost increases and extending truck life beyond 20 years despite heavy salt exposure.
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Cedar Rapids
Chinatown Restaurant Killing Leaves Five Dead in San Francisco
Three masked gunmen opened fire inside the Golden Dragon restaurant in Chinatown, killing a reputed gang member and at least four patrons and wounding 16. Police tied the attack to a gang war, as witnesses described a terrifying, chaotic scene with dozens seeking cover.
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Washington Street
Charles Gain
Victor Macia
Francine Novak
Four-engine airliner crashes near Cuenca killing 33
A four-engine Ecudorian Airlines SAN plane crashed into the Lagoon of Casas near Cuenca, Ecuador, killing all 33 aboard. Rescue helicopter crews found no survivors. The craft carried soccer officials including a referee and line judges en route to Cuenca for a game.
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Labor Pushes for Full Employment Bill Amid Nationwide Rallies
Organized labor pressed for the Humphrey Hawkins full employment bill with weeklong events in over 50 cities to pressure Carter and Congress. AFL CIO leaders, plus civic and religious groups, seek guaranteed jobs at decent wages despite mixed White House backing and inflation concerns. Unemployment rose to 7.1 percent, with Black unemployment at 14.5 percent and Black youth at about 35 percent, signaling ongoing economic weakness.
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Twenty-third Street
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Dave DeWitt
Golfview Court
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