Mystery of the 1908 Tunguska Blast Explored
A six part series excerpt recounts the Tunguska event of June 30 1908. A space object exploded over central Siberia causing a colossal shock wave, fire, and widespread seismic and atmospheric disturbances observed as far as Washington and Jena.
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Siberia
John Baxter
Thomas Atkins
Western
China
Gobi Desert
Atory
Jena
Germany
Washington
Java
Prosecutor Probes Laundered Ford Funds Ties to Unions
Special prosecutor Charles Ruff probes whether funds from two large maritime unions were laundered through Republican committees in Kent County Michigan and paid covertly to Gerald Ford while in Congress. Records subpoenaed include MEBA and SIU, with prior FBI IRS and House review.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Watergate
Ford
Congress
Charles Ruff
Kent County
Michigan
New York Times
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
MEBA
Seafarers International Union
SIU
Ruff
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bipartisan Tax Cut Backed by Committee in 1977 Debate
The congressional Joint Economic Committee, split along party lines, urged new tax cuts next year to spur growth while arguing over federal spending's role in recovery. Democrats favor keeping spending high to support jobs, while Republicans push tax cuts, indexing tax brackets, and private-sector job incentives.
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Washington
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Ford
Clarence Brow
Ohio
GOP
Jimmy Carter
Brown
Democrats
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Carter Maintains Comfortable Lead After First Ford Debate
Harris-ABC News poll shows Carter at 50 percent to Ford 41 percent nationwide in a two horse race, with a 46-39 lead in a four way race when McCarthy and Maddox are factored. Debate viewing shifted support, favoring both candidates but small shifts misshape early momentum.
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Ford
Jimmy Carter
Eugene McCarthy
Lester Maddox
Carter
ABC News
Midwest
South
Fall News Teasers With Bed Race And Quarry Photos
A collage of notes highlights fall days with bed race in Iowa City and underground quarrying at Stone City. Other items cover sex bias in education, child awareness topics, and a reader guide to pages 12 14 15 16 and 170 for more stories and features.
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Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
University of Iowa
Jeff Ingleby
Bettendorf
Sarah Hoefing
Manson
Iowa City
Stone City
Kirkwood Community College
Amana Machinists Reject Agreement and Strike
Machinists Local 1526 at Amana Refrigeration voted against a tentative contract with a substantial majority from about 1,200 ballots. The union authorized a strike after contract expiration, while the plant planned to operate one shift and possibly two.
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Amana
Amana Refrigeration
Machinists Local 1526
John Elam
Local 1526
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Russia
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Tunguska
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
OWA
Gazette
L.W. Ward
Ternal Revenue Service
House Judiciary Committee
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Jacob Javits
New York
By Louis Harris
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