U S Attorney faces discipline over contempt bid in Dubuque case
U S Attorney Kirshen faces a show cause hearing in Cedar Rapids after Judge McManus condemned his contempt petition as improper and harmful to public trust. The dispute centers on Parker of P A T Enterprises and Bitter amid a federal grand jury probe into pornography and alleged white slavery in Dubuque with Parker’s businesses linked to the Gentlemen's Book Store and previous venues.
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Shen
Bitter
McManus
Kirshen
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Parker
P.A.T. Enterprises, Inc
Gentlemen’s Book
Cinema X Movie House
Liberty House
Rochester
Parkers
Elizabeth Garris
U.S
FBI
Garrs
GWEA Contractcy Board Sets Salary Plan At Agency HQ
GWEA directors meet at 8 p.m. at agency headquarters 4401 Sixth Street SW to approve a salary package slightly above the fact finder’s summer recommendation of 11.3 percent. The first year pay rises range from $500 to $3,000 under a 190 day contract with a basic schedule from $9,300 to $19,018. Placement depends on job class and two classifications add .05 or .15 percent. The package preserves a staff reduction by reverse seniority and establishes a joint committee to study cuts. It includes twice yearly evaluations open to employee review with consent, a grievance process through binding arbitration, and a complaint procedure. Additional provisions cover insurance fringe benefits and various leaves.
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Cy’s
Sixth Street
Jim Davis
GWEA
Court rules debates exempt from equal time limits
U S court of appeals held that non partisan debates sponsored as news events may be exempt from equal time rules for major candidates. Armor on McCarthy argued the debate setup creates a political monopoly not acceptable under the Constitution. Judge Robinson noted appeals could have been pursued with the elections commission or FCC and criticized delays.
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U.S. Court of Appeals
Armor
McCarthy
United States
Robinson
Elections Commission
FCC
McCarthy Loses Ballot Appeal in Missouri
UPI reports Eugene McCarthy lost a bid to have Missouri election officials accept extra petitions to qualify as an independent presidential candidate. Justice Blackmun rejected the request without comment, following an earlier Texas ballot denial by Justice Powell. The challenge targeted Missouri’s April petition deadline for independent candidates.
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Washington
UPI
Eugene McCarthy
Supreme Court
Harry Blackmun
Minnesota
Missouri
McCarthy
Blackmun
Justice Lewis Powell
Texas
FAA Chief Promises Look Into Cedar Rapids Airport Cutback
Cedar Rapids officials met with FAA Director John McLucas in Washington. McLucas promised to personally look into the planned hours reduction, which would close the Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport between midnight and 7 a.m. saving $72,000 annually. The cutback stems from a 1974 FAA directive affecting Midwest airports including Sioux City Springfield Mo Topeka Kan. Mayor Donald Canney said the move would hurt the city’s economy and late night and early morning flights. Senator Dick Clark arranged the visit and Canney noted McLucas was surprised the order existed but may not reverse it.
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Washington
API
Cedar Rapids
Federal Aviation Administration
John McLucas
Donald Canney
McLucas
Canney
FAA
Kansas City
Midwest
Sioux City
Springfield
Topeka
Kan
Dick Clark
Iowa
Obituaries: Harvey J Boots 81 at 1304 Nineteenth Ave SW
Harvey J Boots 81 of 1304 Nineteenth avenue SW died Friday after a brief illness. A former Wilson and Co. employee retired since 1961 born September 5 1895 near Anamosa married Elsie Shuart June 24 1963 in Miami Oklahoma member Oakland Church of the Nazarene survived by wife two sons a daughter a step son a step daughter 14 grandchildren 23 great grandchildren six step grandchildren six step great grandchildren and a sister. Memorial services 10 30 a m Monday Turner Chapel West led by Rev Crawford Howe burial Hallah Cemetery south of Walford. Friends may call Turner West.
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Harvey J. Boots
Nineteenth Avenue
Wilson and Co
Anamosa
Elsie Shuart
Miami
Oklo
Oakland Church of the Nazarene
Wilbur
Cedar Rapids
la Verne
Brandon
Evelyn Mahan
Harry M. Shuart
Kansas City
Kan
Ivan Pattison
Shellsburg
Bertha Pritchard
Park Rapids
Minn
Turner Chapel West
Crawford Howe
Hala Cemetery
Walford
Turner West
Mental Patient Holds Counselor in Standoff in Coral Gables
A mental patient kept counselor Stephanie Hirsch in her Coral Gables office for more than 24 hours before releasing her Friday evening after negotiations by her lawyer Stanford Blake. Wayne Wilson surrendered to police unarmed. past hospital custody noted. The incident began Thursday afternoon and ended with Wilson’s voluntary release following calls to his attorney.
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Coral Gables
Fila
Wayne Wilson
Stephanie Hirsch
Miami
Wilson
Stanford Blake
Miss Hirsch
Blake
Ronald Bergman
Bergman
Preview Slide Programs of Cedar Rapids Businesses
Cedar Rapids and Marion area chamber of commerce previews two slide program concepts by a 60 educator and 60 businessman task force. The effort, led by Roger Schreder, seeks fair, honest representation of the economic system and a sustained curriculum linking schools with local industry. The project covers career awareness with films like Outside Jobs and Inside Jobs, four co chaired committees, and an economics test for high school seniors. A January teacher seminar will offer orientation to Cedar Rapids business and industry. Egypt and Israel exchange rocket fire across the Suez Canal for the first time in 13 months.
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Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
Schulz
Schreder
Cedar Rapids
FMC
Chamber of Commerce
Mittee
William Holtz
Bud Paulson
Paul Darling
Tom White
Dr. Schulz
Jean Kruse
Paul Shawver
Don Stout
Vitalizing
Don Menning
Gun Ban Alternative Stricken from Massachusetts Ballot
The Massachusetts supreme court ordered the removal of a proposed legislative alternative to a handgun ban from the November ballot. Secretary of State Paul Guzzi will comply, leaving voters with a simple yes or no on banning private handgun ownership. The alternative favored mandatory sentences for violent offenders in possession of a handgun, backed by gun groups and People versus Handguns.
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Boston
UPS
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Paul Guzzi
Guzzi
People Versus Handguns
Croatian Hijacker Reported at LaGuardia Hour Before Bombing
UPI reports that Zvonko Busic, a Croatian nationalist linked to a hijacking and a Grand Central bomb, was at LaGuardia less than an hour before the Dec 29 explosion. Prosecutors say he admits hijacking the TWA flight and learning bomb construction from The Anarchists Cookbook, though he denies LaGuardia involvement.
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New York
UPI
Zvonko Busic
LaGuardia Airport
Busic
Julienne
TWA
Chicago
Grand Central Station
Bush
Grand Central
LaGuardia
Weather, births, fire report from northwest region
C R Weather notes a northwest region forecast for Monday through Wednesday with fair skies and cooler temperatures. highs in the 60s, lows around 40s. September 17 announces multiple births including sons for St John, Williams, Luke, Eckert, and a daughter for Rude and Oliphant. fire incident at 4 51 p.m. Friday involves welding torch igniting gas fumes at 101 Sixteenth Avenue SW.
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John St. John
Eighth Avenue
Gerald Williams
Avenue NW
Donald Luke
Twenty Fifth Street
James Eckert
Thirty-sixth Street
Harry Rude
Greenwood Drive
Lonnie Oliphant
Toddville
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Wall Safe Tied to Jesse James Robbery Found in Minot
In Minot North Dakota the Magic City Lions club uncovered a three by four foot plate iron wall safe dated 1851 hidden behind a brick wall in a downtown building. The safe linked to an 1876 Jesse James robbery attempt and will be returned to Northfield Minnesota where three James gang members were killed and three captured.
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Minot
N.D
Magic City Lions Club
Jesse James
Lions Club
Northfield
Magic City Club
Northfield Club
James
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