Ex-officers urge rejection of SALT II treaty
More than 1,600 retired generals and admirals delivered a letter to the Senate urging rejection of SALT II. Admiral Thomas Moorer testified that active duty leaders could not oppose the pact, while signers labeled it advantageous to the Soviet Union and hard to verify. The missive circulated as hearings resumed amid Cuban troop reports and Cuban officials called U S statements a maneuver.
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Senate
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm
Thomas Moorer
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Cuba
Polls, prices, and plans drive Iowa pages across the day
A jumble of brief items shows Rock Island Railroad strike effects on Eastern and Northern Iowa farmers with corn price range shifts. Reports cite Cedar Rapids encouragements, Marion cable work, Hiawatha bridge talks, and a push for prenatal sex testing guidelines while Linda Blair advocates against drugs.
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Rock Island Railroad
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Bank Robber Walks Off With $784 After Midtown Hold Up
Police guarding a Midtown Manhattan bank failed to stop a disguised thief who handed a note and flashed a gun, took $784, and left by cab. Tellers and staff were unaware until the suspect was already gone, and the alarm came only after he departed. Police noted the day marked relatively low bank robbery activity amid prior security measures. A separate pursuit near Chemical Bank ended with a bag containing $2,555 recovered in Chinatown.
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New York
Bery
Lower Manhattan
Chinatown
Michael Paul
Iowa history teachers hired for coaching roles study says
A state study finds Iowa high schools hire history teachers mainly for coaching, harming history teaching quality as nearly half of history instructors also serve as coaches. The report, funded by a University of Iowa grant, calls for new course requirements and clearer hiring standards across districts.
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The
University of Iowa
William Carroll
Cornell College History Department
Gazette
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Carroll
Cedar Rapids
Tropical Storm David Batters Northeast. Floods, Deaths Rise
Gale winds and heavy rain from Tropical Storm David lash the urban Northeast. Tornadoes touch down from Virginia to New Jersey. 14 U.S. deaths total as 800 to 1,000 evacuated in Maryland and New York, with widespread power outages and school closures from New Jersey to Connecticut. Frederic swirls over Hispaniola as David weakens inland.
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Connecticut
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Massachusetts
Frederic
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