Carter denies pressure about his cabinet picks
President elect Jimmy Carter dismissed claims of heavy pressure on cabinet choices as greatly exaggerated. He met with Time Inc executive Joan Manley and Duke official Juanita Kreps as potential commerce and labor secretaries, and planned talks with AFL CIO leaders supporting Dunlop and Schlesinger for defense. He noted about 45 people under consideration for 15 jobs and aimed to finalize the cabinet by Christmas, with rehearsals set at a coastal Georgia retreat.
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Zbigniew Brzezinski
Carter
Barbara Jordan
D-Tex
Luxembourg
Patricia Harris
South Georgia
Brunswick
Probe into high stakes poker game robbery in Midwest
Des Moines (UPI) officers in Minnesota and Iowa probe a violent shoot-out during a poker game near Indianola. A Minnesota man died. two others face charges or extradition. Investigators pursue a possible hired enforcement group and an informant linked to gambling debts. An unrelated Washington collision caused $500 damage.
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Des Moines
UPI
Minnesota
Iowa
Indianola
Jack Taylor
Des Moines Tribune
Taylor’s
Roger Stephens
David E. Anacker
St. Paul
Minn
Ankeny
Schmidt vows US troop presence key to European security
Bonn West Germany Chancellor Helmut Schmidt reiterated that American armed forces in Europe are essential to West German and European security. He outlined a four year policy, stressing the U S role cannot be replaced politically or militarily and hopes to maintain ties with Carter. He warned NATO members may struggle to keep adequate conventional forces for deterrence and cautioned against relying on nuclear arms.
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Bonn
West Germany
UPI
Europe
Helmut Schmidt
United States
Schmidt
Ford
Jimmy Carter
NATO
Markets Livestock Des Moines Report Trade Mixed
Livestock trading at Des Moines shows generally moderate activity with demand uneven to largely good. Butchers are uneven late, steady to 50 cents lower. sows steady. No 1-3 200-230 lb butchers 38.00-39.50. 230-250 lb 37.00-39.25. 250-270 lb 36.00-37.75. 270-330 lb 32.50-36.50. Sows 270-330 lb 26.50-29.00. 330-400 lb 26.50-28.50. No 2-3 400-450 lb 26.00-27.75. 450-550 lb 25.00-27.25. Receipts estimated 70,000. Thursday actual 88,000. week ago 53,000. year ago 75,000.
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Des Moines
UPI
Mid-Prairie FFA wraps citrus sale with prizes
The Mid-Prairie FFA reports 826 boxes of citrus sold for a gross value of 6000 dollars. Wes Schuman won first with 116 boxes, Joe Wright was second, and Tom Vincent placed third. Curtis Stutzman, a state award winner, spoke to the Wellman Rotary on soil conservation, while Eddie Chabal and Tim Krabill addressed the Kalona Optimists on the same topic.
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Mid-Prairie
FFA
Wes Schuman
Joe Wright
Tom Vincent
Curtis Stutzman
Wellman Rotary
Eddie Chabal
Tim Krabill
Kalona
Iowa farm land values jump averages rise 24.5 percent
Iowa farm land values climbed 24.5 percent to an average of 1231 per acre, per a Nov 1 survey of 524 brokers. The east-central district led gains at 28.3 percent, Grundy County topped values at 1822 per acre, and Monroe County remained the lowest at 460. Factors include farm enlargement demand, scarce listings, inflation, and prices for crops and livestock.
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Ames, Iowa
UPI
Iowa
Iowa State University
ISU
Duane Harris
Tim Lord
Harris
Lord
Grundy County
Hamilton County
Webster County
Monroe
Joliet Market Report Cattle Steady to Higher Prices
In Joliet Illinois live cattle numbers around 800 with steers steady to 50 higher and heifers up to 50 higher. High choice and prime steers 38.00 to 41.00, choice 39.50 to 40.00, good to choice 38.50 to 40.00. Heifers top 39.00, others 36.50 to 39.00. Cows none cannery or cutter. Hogs 1,100 head up 50 to 1.00 with No 1-2 200-230 lb at 41.50 to 42.00, No 1-3 200-240 lb 41.00 to 41.50, No 2-3 240-260 lb 38.25 to 41.00, some 270 lb at 37.50. Monday receipts projected cattle 5,000 hogs 1,600.
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Joliet, Ill
UPI
Counseling clinic details marriages and intake process
Counseling director Adams describes intake as a first talk to uncover real problems or the lack thereof. The clinic aims to provide a nonjudgmental, confidential space with listening focus, and to set measurable goals for subsequent sessions.
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Adams
Stolen 6‑month‑old found alive in beer carton
Jason Bustillos was reported stolen from his crib last Monday and found safe, hungry, and warm in an empty beer carton outside the Horseshoe Bar in Montclair. Deputies recovered the baby 45 miles from home and, after hospital checks, Los Angeles authorities reunited him with his relieved parents. The case remains unsolved with no ransom notes or suspects identified.
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Hawthorne
Calif
UPI
Jason Timothy Bustillos
Montclair
San Bernardino
Los Angeles
Doris Bustillos
Louvre Burglars Steal Charles X Diamond Sword in Dawn Heist
Three masked burglars breached the Louvre at dawn and took the diamond studded sword of King Charles X from Apollo Hall. They climbed scaffolding, smashed a second floor window, struck two guards, and fled with the 1824 Frederic Bapst sword valued beyond measure while leaving its stirrups and saddle. The thiefs may target the diamonds for quick resale.
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Paris
UPI
Louvre Museum
Charles X
Frederic Bapst
Apollo Hall
France
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Wellman
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