Democrats face Ray Linn county caucus as governor weighs fifth term
Linn county Democrats hold a late night caucus at the Knights of Columbus hall in Cedar Rapids with a straw poll on Whitney Fitzgerald Smith and Harkin. Governor Ray leads polls, making a Democratic bid for governor unlikely while his future plans loom over 1978 races.
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Linn County
Knights of Columbus
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Woodbury
Steve Severn
Neal Smith
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Ray
Powell leaks echo Watergate era clash at White House
The article critiques Jody Powell's leak as inappropriate and ill-timed amid Percy Lance scrutiny. It notes Powell's gaffes and Republican reactions, questions if more than Powell was involved, and contrasts with Lance's later Senate questioning showing self-defense.
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Jody Powell
Sen. Percy
Lance
White House
Percy
Senate
Bell and Howell
National Bank of Georgia
Carter
Powell
Lance case needs special prosecutor says Safire
Safire argues Bert Lance case demands an independent special prosecutor to avoid political influence and ensure fair inquiry. He highlights possible violations including misapplication of bank funds and willful income disclosure while noting internal Justice Department debate over who should lead a probe.
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Lance
IRS
Sen
Eagleton
Bell
Ben Civiletti
Charles Kirbo
Pittsburgh
Peter Flaherty
Bert Lance
Carter
Cargo preference: the greater scandal and harm
Washington analysis argues Bert Lance affair hides a bigger scandal as the cargo preference bill advances in Congress. It warns a 9.5 percent oil import share would be mandated in five years, with unions pressing for higher targets and critics calling the move a costly payoff tied to political promises.
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Washington
Bert Lance
Carter
White House
Jules Witcover
Jack Germond
Washington Star
Albert R. Karr
Wall Street Journal
Richard Nixon
Panama Canal Debate and Fairness in War Scenarios
The letter argues for fairness over chauvinism in Panama Canal policy linking it to World War readiness. It contrasts American and foreign burdens, notes malaria fatalities among workers, and downplays the canal’s utility with a provocative simile about a male pig, urging restraint from war rhetoric.
Editorial Folklore and Canal Debate Prompt Sunshine and Strife
The letter to the editor argues Panama canal tensions risk harming U S ties with Central and South America and urges ratification of a new treaty. It cites Mr Nixon in Venezuela as a warning and calls for public pressure to curb perceived moralizing and X rated advertising in newspapers, urging boycott as a policy lever.
Fund raisers Benefit March of Dimes Hawkeye Chapter
The Hawkeye chapter of the March of Dimes thanks participants in a Sept. 10 11 fund raiser to support birth defects research. Names include Mayor Don Canney Cedar Rapids Britt Tech Corp Arlo Waterhouse Embassy Shrine Club KCRG Lindale Plaza and TAP volunteers.
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Hawkeye Chapter
March of Dimes
America
Don Canney
Cedar Rapids
Britt-Tech Corp
Arlo Waterhouse
Hiawatha
Embassy Shrine Club
Dick Davis
al Chrogge
Gary Schmott
KCRG
Lindale Plaza
Carol Wright
Euelane Daugherty
James King
Jerry Strait
Carlotta Strait
Kathy Sheridan
Barb Edmunds
Florence Winkler
John Shramek
TAP Organization
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Can
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Neu
Jody
Chicago Sun-Times
Nixon
Grassley
Leach
Lance Case
By William Safire
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Griffin Bell
Flaherty
Richard Thornburgh
FBI
Thornburgh
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Mark Richard
Commission
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Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
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Robert S. Strauss
Stuart Eizenstat
Eizenstat
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Mr. Nixon
Treasury
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Washington Star Syndicate
Virgil
Evangelist Billy Graham
Panama Canal
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