Mesquakie Tribe Debates Shares of Federal Funds
Mesquakie Indians in Tama County resist a $19 million U S fund distribution set for Sac and Fox tribes. Eight members fear religious harm and council corruption, seeking independence from the larger group and calling for a senate investigation into tribal finances and a recent election.
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Tama
Tana County
Senate
Iowa
Johm Culver
Ricard Clark
Donald Wanatee
Rouel
Wanatee
Sue and Fox
U.S
Gulver
Marlene Peterson
Clear
Lok
Wanateé
Culver
Carley
Peterson
Kenneth Youngbear
Youngbear
Youngbur
Jail Tape Reveals Patty Hearst Radical Feminist Views
San Francisco report outlines a jailhouse transcript in which Patty Hearst describes her politics as revolutionary feminist while seeking bail. Authorities note the tape references defense issues and ties to ongoing state and federal cases including bank robbery and kidnapping.
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San Francisco
Patty Hearst
Patricia Tobin
Patty
Catherine
Mrg
Jlearst Aubee
Randnan Hearst
Wit
Miss Hearst
Nuival
Wilbert
Popeye" Jackson
Siam
Hearst
Page
Monticello Native New School Superintendent
Judy Davbenc reports Cedar Rapids Community Schools appoints Marvin Maire 47 former St. Louis Park superintendent as new leader. Maire, from Eastern Iowa, will start tenure Jan 1 with a 40 500 annual contract. board president Beatty notes he was the top choice after a two month search.
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Iowa
Roosevelt Junior High
Cedar Rapids
Marvin Maire
St. Louis Park
Minn
Second Avenue
Maire
Beatty
Rising Farm Exports Swell Trade Surplus
In August the United States posted a trade surplus of 1.035 billion dollars as exports rose 13 percent while imports grew 6.7 percent. Oil imports climbed 5.1 percent amid stockpiling. soybeans, corn, tobacco, cotton, roe and wheat exports all increased, pushing the year’s surplus to 7.4 billion and exceeding earlier forecasts. The report notes continued swelling despite projections for decline later in the year.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Vienna
Lee
Van Buren fifth graders run yard sale for math class
A Van Buren school fifth grade class held a yard sale on school grounds as part of a money management lesson. Students did bookkeeping counting change and bargaining finishing with a net profit of 78 dollars from donated items. Some proceeds will go to charity while the rest funds a class party.
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van Buren School
Jeff Schneider
Eleventh Street
Sonny Parke
Nineteenth Avenue
FTC Sues Cavanagh Communities for Unfair Land Sales Practices
The FTC filed a 38 count case against Cavanagh Communities Corp of Miami and eight subsidiaries alleging deceptive land sales in Florida and Arizona. The complaint claims many plots lack value or utility, some lie in flood zones, and buyers face resale losses and difficulty obtaining utilities. If upheld, restitution and disclosures may be ordered.
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Waliington
Federal Trade Commission
Florida
Arizona
Cavanagh Communities Corp
Miami
FIC
FTC
Hat Cavanagh
Cavanagh Communities Corporation
Cavanagh
GAC Corp
Florida Land
Horizon Corp
Tucson
Ariz
Amrap Corp
House Panel Backs Ford Pay Plan Unit Loss for 8.6 Percent
Washington AP reports that ten present members seek a federal pay raise of 8.60 percent but face a likely 5 percent hike after the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee voted 14 to 8 against the higher increase. The full House is expected to concur with the panel, leaving 1.4 million federal white collar workers and 2.1 million military personnel affected. If either chamber rejects Ford’s proposal, an automatic 8.68 percent hike could take effect. The Senate approved 5 percent.
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Washington
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
House
Senate
Ford
House Senate Okay Extension Until Nov 15
Congress votes to reactivate oil price controls for 30 days while pursuing long term energy policy with Ford. The Senate approved 78 to 15 and the House followed, extending controls through November 15. The measure offers a temporary stability period as talks continue on endgame pricing. Partial revival raises debate over long range pricing strategy and presidential authority.
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House
Senate
Washington
Congress
Ford
Democratic
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Dewey Bartlett
R-Okla
Bob Considine Dies of Stroke Top columnist passes away in New York
Robert Bernard Considine longtime Hearst columnist and prime war correspondent died after a stroke at New York Medical Center University Hospital. He rose with Hearst in 1937 and became known for On the Line syndicated column, wartime exclusives, and best selling biographies. He also wrote screenplays and autobiographies and reported major trials including Sing Sing executions and Jack Ruby.
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NEW York
Robert Bernard
Bob” Considine
Hearst
Salume
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Frank Coniff
MacArthur the Magnificent
Tokyo
General Wainwright
Jack Dempsey
Habe Huth
Toots Shor
Considine
Hollywood
Sing Sing
Jusus
Ethel Rosenberg
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Chuckle When I Face Ife's Greatest Computer
An enigmatic line speaks of resilience amid challenge, hinting at a test against a powerful system. The speaker vows not to fold despite being spindled and mutilated, suggesting a bold stance before a daunting machine.
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Ife
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Bureau By Indian Affairs
Youngasar
the Council
Poe
Sid Ailay
San Mateo County
Monticello
Judy Davbenc
Craig Currie
Mercer Island, Wash
Sizid
The
Seturn
Qur Society
Pew
Cedar Rap
Waning
New York City
Arianna
New Mexico
Texas
Cape Cave Corp
Cavanagh Marketing Corp
Cavad, Inc
Universal Properties, Inc
Wellington Orient, Inc
Miami Beach Vacations, Inc
Palm Beach Investment Properties, Inc
Perdido Hay Management Corp
Joseph Risin
Arthur Meltzer
Federal Pay Ltd
Wiig
Bob Considine
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