Births and weather notes in Cedar Rapids Gazette
Tonight shower activity is indicated for parts of the north Pacific coast upper Plains and upper Mississippi Valley and portions of Texas. Births are listed for Mercy Hospital and several area couples with dates from Sept. 7 to Sept. 8 and a Chilean birth for Lipsky family in Santiago. Names include Konigsmark Keen Schrock Con ley Jess and Lipsky with addresses and home towns.
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North Pacific Coast
Upper Plains
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Texas
New York to drain and disinfect water towers
Mayor Edward Koch announced that New York would drain disinfect and refill all standing water towers after five confirmed and 50 suspected Legionnaires' disease cases emerged. CDC epidemiologist Dr. David Fraser led experts to the West 35th Street area while authorities collect air and water samples.
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New York
Edward Koch
Koch
West 35Th Street
David Fraser
CDC
Thursay
Fraser
Philadelphia
New York City
Don Berreth
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Garment District
Baptist Hospital
Memphis
Mississippi
Carter assigns Kirbo to oversee GSA probe
President Carter designates Charles Kirbo to monitor the General Services Administration investigation into bribery and kickbacks. Senator William Roth calls for an impartial special investigator, citing concerns about Kirbo's objectivity and close ties to the administration. Grand juries in Washington and Baltimore probe overcharges and kickbacks in GSA.
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Roth
GSA
Charles Kirbo
Executive Branch
Kirbo
Washington
Carter
Atlanta
Baltimore
Vincent Alto
United States
New Orleans Judge Blocks Key Louisiana Abortion Law
U S District Judge Robert Collins issued a 10 day order blocking enforcement of Louisiana s new abortion law set to take effect today He cited substantial questions about constitutionality and scheduled a hearing later The state had agreed not to enforce the law pending court ruling The measure requires a waiting period with fetal life instruction from conception.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
U.S
Robert Collins
Collins
Americans conquer second highest peak K2 in Pakistan
Two climbers from a 13 member expedition led by Jim Whitaker of Seattle reached the summit of K2 on the Pakistani Chinese border becoming the first Americans to stand on the peak. The ascent places them on the world’s second highest mountain after Everest.
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Islamabad
Pakistan
Jim Whittaker
Seattle
Karakorum Range
Mount
Everest
Callaghan Shocks Nation By Delaying General Elections
London reports Prime Minister James Callaghan will not hold general elections next month. Opponents call him frightened, while Labor backs the move as the economy improves with falling inflation and unemployment. Analysts say he may gamble on no united opposition.
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London
UPI
James Callaghan
Callaghan
Labor
Labor Party
House committee backs Susan B Anthony dollar coin plan
The House Banking Committee approves 37 to 1 the Susan B Anthony dollar proposal moving toward final approval. The coin would be slightly larger than a quarter and feature a likeness of Susan B Anthony. The panel also endorses an eagle landing on the moon image on the tails side as agreed with the Senate.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Senate
Crawford Granted Visa to Leave Soviet Union
F. Jay Crawford, an International Harvester executive, was cleared to depart Moscow after authorities approved his exit visa. The 37 year old had been convicted on currency speculation charges with a suspended prison term and probation, and plans to travel to Frankfurt with his fiancee this evening.
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Moscow
UPI
F. Jay Crawford
Frankfurt
West Germany
John Chelliman
Crawford
International Harvester Corp
Arms talks in Moscow conclude after one day
The Soviet and American negotiators ended a one day round described as constructive by U.S. chief Paul Warnke. Warnke and U.S. Ambassador Malcolm Toon will return to Washington. Gromyko joined a working lunch with Toon after Warnke arrived Thursday. A senior Western source called the talks a step in the process ahead of Gromyko and Secretary Vance’s planned talks later this month.
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UPI
U.S
Paul Warnke
Warnke
Washington
Malcolm Toon
Andrei Gromyko
Toon
Gromyko
Cyrus) Vance
United States
Weather snapshot and river stages brief
Sunny weather elsewhere with high temperatures in the 80s and fair skies through Tuesday. Mississippi River stages today show several locations near flood or falling readings with notes on changes.
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Lansing
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Guttenberg
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Davenport
Keithsburg
Keokuk
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Nashville
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N.orleans
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Duluth
Denver
New York
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Houston
Washington
Detroit
C.R. Weather
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S Hebsiiaias
Milwaukee
Corres
Errr Terres
St. Paul
Cloudy
Omaha
Cobb
St. Louis
Sioux Falls
Recall expected for Firestone 500 tires amid safety probe
The Detroit News reports the federal highway safety agency plans to order a recall of up to 13 million Firestone 500 steel belted tires after a court-ordered data delivery. Firestone denies an order exists as NHTSA reviews complaints, deaths, injuries and incidents linked to the tires.
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Detroit
Federal Auto Safety Agency
Detroit News
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Washington
NHTSA
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Bob Cook
Firestone
Robert Troyer
U.S. District Court
The
Traffic Administration
House
Troyer
Researcher Hersey dies at 92 in Rhode Island
Mayo Dyer Hersey, noted for friction research and methods to reduce wear in machines saving oil, died at age 92 in Providence Rhode Island. Also recalled is the 1935 Baton Rouge shooting of Senator Huey Long who died two days later.
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Providence, RI
Mayo Dyer Hersey
Sen
Huey Long
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Broadcaster Rex Howell Dies at 71 in Colorado
Rex Howell chairman of XYZ Television Inc and former NAB board head died at 71 in Grand Junction Colorado. In 1934 the liner Morro Castle burned off Asbury Park New Jersey killing 137. Thought for today Groucho Marx quote.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Rex Howell
XYZ Television Inc
National Association of Broadcasters
U.S
Asbury Park
N.J
Cedar Rapids Gazette Rates and Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists address at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 with daily and Sunday publication. Subscription rates are given for carrier and mail orders, including 7 issues per week and varying 4 and 52 week prices.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S Territories
Gazette
Associated Press
Couple tries to return $700 IRS refund in Florida
George and Betty Gould say they will not keep the $700 refund they received from the IRS. They discovered their name on a list of taxpayers who never got 1976 refunds and plan to deposit the money back, noting they have no other funds coming.
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Tallahassee
Fla
George
Betty Gould
Internal Revenue Service
Gould
IRS
Junk food craving worries BYU officials
BYU officials worry over heavy junk food consumption by students. Last year students reportedly bought over 2 million candy bars 500000 snack cakes and 125000 sodas while a student newspaper notes total junk food spending exceeded 500000 for BYU's 25000 students.
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Provo
Utah
Brigham Young University
BYU
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mormon
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