Redfield couple decline transfusions after crash
A Redfield couple refused blood transfusions for religious reasons after a weekend car motorcycle crash, a choice reported to have potentially fatal results. The story notes state concerns over a crude oil pipeline hearing and includes remarks by Maurice Van Nostrand and Michael Blouin. A Cedar Rapids couple seeks isolation with visitors at a western Iowa site.
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Iowa
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Commerce Commission
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
van Nostrand
Second District
Michael Blouin
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Eastern Iowa steer show crowns grand champion steers
In Maquoketa seven county youth exhibitors named top two steers at the Eastern Iowa steer show. West Liberty and Jones County fair winners earned grand champion and reserve. Page 9.
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Jones County
Iowa
Maquoketa
Vilas ends streak with win over legends
Guillermo Vilas finally defeated top opponents on Sunday, ending his scorching 45 match clay court victory streak. Critics argued the streak lacked matches against tennis giants Borg and Connors, but this win marks a major shift in perception.
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Jimmy Connors
Guillermo Vilas
Weather outlook with storms and heavy rain risk
Weather forecast shows a chance of occasional thunderstorms tonight ending Tuesday with locally heavy rain possible. Low temperatures in the low 60s and highs in the low 70s.
U S Shift on Palestinians Seeks Geneva Peace Breakthrough
The state department said lasting Middle East peace requires Palestinian involvement in Arab Israeli negotiations. The move signals a shift toward engaging the PLO despite its rejection of UN resolutions. Israel fears talks with the PLO and Dayan plans a peace approach with Arab states. Carter also meets Catholic leaders to discuss how human rights policy translates abroad.
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Menahem Begin
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National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Thomas Kelly
U.S. Catholic Conference
Bloom Faces Senate Over Lance Confirmation Worries
Deputy Currency Comptroller Robert Bloom testified before the Senate Government Operations Committee that he worried about his job when recommending Bert Lance's confirmation as budget director. Bloom, then acting comptroller, said had they known Lance’s private banking info, the panel might have rejected the nomination. The committee chair said Bloom’s remarks showed concern about the decision. Lance himself prepared to appear before the committee amid ongoing controversy over bank loans and overdrafts.
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Robert Bloom
Senate
Bert Lance
Bloom
Georgia
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Lance
Abraham Ribicoff
Coed Adams Freed After Abduction in Tennessee Case
Annette Adams, missing since being dragged from a North Carolina fraternity party, was released unharmed in Morganton North Carolina. Two suspects Wayne Garrity and Shelby Ann Baker were arrested after a chase in Hickory North Carolina. Federal charges loom with bonds set at $250000 each and ransom nearly fully recovered. Adams had been blindfolded but unharmed upon release and ransom paid in Knoxville Tennessee.
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UPI
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Garrity
Miss Baker
Mecklenburg County
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Tenn
Tennessee
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Citizens oppose Carter citizen mail rate plan
President Carter proposes a 13 cent first class rate for individuals with a 16 cent rate for businesses drawing strong opposition from citizens and postal groups. Handicapped writers protest handwriting address requirements as discriminatory while business interests predict ways to evade higher rates. The postal commission will finish its review by May with general price hikes averaging 22 percent across mail classes.
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Benjamin Bailor
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Morrow
Ohio
Julia Kellogg
Bristol
Ind
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Washington, D.C
GM to Label Engines to Avoid Chevy Engine Surprises
GM will prominently identify engine origins in 1978 models to prevent surprises like Buick and Olds using Chevrolet V eight power. Posters, price stickers, and manuals will show engine size and compatible cars amid ongoing lawsuits over past engine swaps.
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