Satellite rescue mission linked to Soviet orbit beacon
A light plane crash in remote Canada left three men badly injured. A Soviet satellite passing overhead at 17 500 miles per hour radioed their location to a ground station near Ottawa 1 600 miles away, enabling a rescue the next day. The article notes the surprising help from space hardware amid a rugged backcountry recovery.
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Canada
Ottawa
Royals express dismay at private 1964 Buckingham photos
A Wednesday publication of private royal family photos from 1964 showing Queen Elizabeth II in bed sparks dismay and disdain from Buckingham Palace. The story appears on People page 9B.
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Buckingham Palace
Queen Elizabeth I
People
Teleconnect wins five year Linn County phone contract
Linn County supervisors award Teleconnect Inc of Cedar Rapids a 161 268 dollar five year contract for phones used by state paid social service employees now relocating to the Iowa Building in Cedar Rapids. The decision comes despite a competing lower bid from another phone company.
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Linn County Supervisors
Teleconnect Inc
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Fourth Ave
Metro
Repurchasers warned as bank repurchase deals face risk
A court ruling on an Iowa bank states depositors who invest in highly advertised repurchase agreements have no guarantee of recovering their funds if the bank fails. The item appears on Money page 40.
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Iowa
Money
Ringgold majorette Peggy Ward near weight limit in Monongahela
Peggy Ward a Ringgold High School majorette weighed 137 pounds slightly over a 126 pound limit and will miss another football game in Monongahela Pennsylvania. Band instructor Joseph Cersosimo had set weight restrictions for the 17 majorettes and 23 drill team members last spring as part of discipline for the marching group.
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Ringgold High School
Peggy Ward
Monongahela
Joseph Cersosimo
Federal grant funds three senior citizen work centers in Iowa
A $150000 federal demonstration grant from the Health and Human Services Department will back three new senior citizen work centers in Central City Anamosa and Cedar Rapids. The project called Golden Gadgets will employ about 220 elderly Iowans at roughly $3.35 an hour to make toys and household items.
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The
Health and Human Services Department
Central City
Hacap
Anamosa
Cedar Rapids
North English
Heritage Agency On Aging
Don Maniccia
Iowa
Maniccia
HACAP bids to run Linn County workfare program
The Linn County Board of Social Services weighs HACAP plan to operate the Community Work Experience program for AFDC unemployed parents. If approved, HACAP would administer, assess, and place workers at public and private sites, with funds from federal sources and local contributions.
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HACAP
Jones, Johnson, Benton
Iowa
Washington
Don Maniccia
Maniccia
Department of Social Services
Hacap Employment Services Unit
Jeffrey Johnson
Linn County
AFDC
Johnson
Jones
Benton
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday editions at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids lowa 52406. Subscriptions by carrier and mail listed with weekly and yearly prices. USPS and AP news dispatches rights noted.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Lowe
U.S
Associated Press
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