Rhodesian troops withdraw after Mozambique raid
Rhodesian forces end operation near Mapai after killing at least 32 Mozambican guerrillas and destroying rebel camps. Gen. Walls says bases neutralized to stop cross-border attacks. U S warnings of consequences echoed as Rhodesia faces international pressure.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Mozambique
Peter Walls
Mapai
Robert Mugabe
Zimbabwe National Liberation Army
Walls
Washington
United Nations
South Africa
U.N
Southern Africa
Mugabe
The
Cause of Beverly Hills Supper Club fire near Zebra Room
Southgate officials say the Zebra Room is the starting point and arson is ruled out while investigators near determining the blaze’s cause. Two more victims identified, Lenora Hill Gentry and Charlene Matthews of Cincinnati, both part of a Gospel choir. toll rises to 16.
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Southgate
Beverly Hills
Dick Riesenberg
Midwest
Lenora Hill Gentry
Charlene Matthews
Cincinnati
Campbell County
Fred Stine
Kentucky
Ken Brandenburgh
Dubuque’s new face for F.L.S.T. film stirs town nostalgia
Dubuque joins a turn of the century production for FI.S.T. starring Sylvester Stallone by burning mineral oil to darken skies and dressing locals as 1930s extras. City crews poured a $12,000 fence and sourced antique cars and clothes while Huron Productions works with local firms to recreate a Cleveland-like 1930s mood.
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Dubuque, Town
Dubuque
Sylvester Stallone
Rocky
Huron Productions
United Artists
Wittenberg
Huron
John Rothwell
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
Warhead not seen as bargaining chip in talks with Soviets
The Carter administration says a new more powerful nuclear warhead is not a bargaining chip in strategic arms talks. A change in U S plans is possible if the Soviets want to negotiate seriously. The statement frames Washington’s stance while signaling potential shifts if negotiations gain traction.
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Washington
U.S
Battle over new energy department narrows to pricing power
Washington House debate opens on creating a national energy department led by James R. Schlesinger, amid clashes over who may set or regulate energy prices. Rep Moss warns the plan concentrates power. Amstrong criticizes an ill defined policy. Senate passage already trimmed presidential pricing power. Weather notes and stray calendar data follow in a cluttered closing.
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Washington
House
Energy Department
Senate
Carter
James R. Schlesinger
John Mass
D-Cal
Schlesinger
Energy Secretary
John Conyers
D-Mich
Moss
Congress
William L. Armstrong
Rcolp
Oelwein Pool Opens After Delays For Summer Formals
The Oelwein pool opened after pump and heater issues delayed filling and heating. Normal hours run 1 30 to 4 30 daily with 4 30 to 5 30 closed, family swim 3 30 to 7, public 7 to 9. Thursday shop and swim 9 to 10 30. Admission 75 cents adults 50 cents children. Season tickets 25 dollars family 15 adults 10 children. City crews from street water and sewer repaired lockers toilets showers baby pool walls pipes and windows.
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Oelwein
Peter Gardner
Gardner
Register
Widow files $1 million claim after fatal bus collision
The widow of Keith Schmeltzer sues Western Dubuque school district for $1 million in damages from an April crash on Highway 20 near Dubuque that killed Schmeltzer. She alleges school bus driver Judy Thurm failed to yield at a stop sign.
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Keith Schmeltzer
Highway 20
Dubuque
Grassley objects to metric highway sign plan
Rep. Charles Grassley of Iowa demanded that the Federal Highway Administration drop its plan to convert highway signs to metric within five years. He told Administrator William Cox that Congress did not authorize a full metric conversion and that metric signs should complement rather than replace customary signs.
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Washington
Charles E. Grassley
Iowa
Federal Highway Administration
Grassley
William M. Cox
Congress
Federal Register
The
Highway Administration
Iowa and Des Moines News In Brief
Iowa officials weigh a county reimbursement hearing as the total bill may reach 200000. Chief Justice Moore links drug use to overcrowded dockets and prison crowding. Donato rules on Williams retrial evidentiary issues ahead of June Cedar Rapids trial. Auditor Smith flags 700000 surplus in vehicle depreciation reserves. ICC sues North Western Railway to restore service on a 19.1 mile branch in Story and Marshall counties. Families face higher grocery bills with coffee prices rising per AP. Carter administration clashes with Fed Chair Burns over tax rebates and rate hikes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
C. Edwin Moore
Moore
Supreme Court
Polk County District Court
James P. Donato
Robert Anthony Williams
Williams
Pamela Powes
Urbandale
U.S. Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids
Interstate Commerce Commission
U.S
The
North Western Railway
Story
Marshall Counties
Marshalltown
Zearing
North Western
Polk County May Face Nearly 60000 in Legal Fees
A partial tabulation suggests Polk County may owe about $60,000 in legal fees to the Alsagers’ attorneys Rena Aviller of New York and Gordon Allen of Des Moines. The Alsagers lost custody after Polk County Juvenile Court Judge Don Tidrick terminated their parental rights in 1970 amid a long series of court actions. Aviller is with the American Civil Liberties Union and Allen is with the Iowa Civil Liberties Union.
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DES Moines
Polk County
Charles
Darlene Alsager
Rena Aviller
New York
Gordon Allen
Don Tidrick
Agiller
American Civil Liberties Union
Allen
Iowa Civil
Terrorists fire at TV masts during Dutch train siege
South Moluccan gunmen holding at least 55 hostages on a hijacked Dutch train fired on television observation towers near the halted train eight miles north of Assen. No injuries reported as talks and mediation efforts continued with officials and groups on the scene.
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Assen
Netherlands
Justice Ministry
Toos Faber
Faber
Bavensmilde
Joop den Uyl
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