Native Thai composer writes bicentennial song for American classrooms
Paul P. Tudor of Iowa City wrote America my Home, a bicentennial march performed by Stewart School students. Born in Thailand, Tudor returned to the United States in 1974, adopted by the Tudors, teaches English to Laotian refugees, and plans U S citizenship. He distributes the song to schools, praising America's freedom and welcoming new Americans through music.
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Provo
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Yamaha Music School
Grand Wood
Cedar Rapids
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Soviet Union Buys U.S. Soybeans in Record Deal
Cargill Inc a private grain trader in Minneapolis sold one million tons of soybeans worth about 250 million dollars to the Soviet Union. About 800 thousand tons valued at 200 million are to be drawn from the 1976 crop for the 1976 77 season with 200 thousand tons via Tradax S A of Geneva on optional origin.
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Fourth bombing rocks Seabrook Post Office and region
The fourth blast in 24 hours near Boston wrecked Seabrook Post Office interior with no injuries. A male caller claimed militant group links and responsibility for Newburyport and other Massachusetts bombings. FBI warned of further incidents as security tightens for July Fourth events.
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End 391 day trip by wagon train
Twelve travelers completed a 391 day Bicentennial Wagon Train from Blaine Washington to Valley Forge Pennsylvania as five trains converge for Sunday ceremonies with President Ford in attendance. Project director Bob Gruver calls the trek a microcosm of America noting deaths, illness, marriages, and broad national support along the route.
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Supreme Court upholds some death laws in capital cases
The court ruled Friday on five murder appeals, upholding Florida Georgia and Texas death statutes with strict guidelines while striking down two mandatory systems in North Carolina and Louisiana. It leaves 71 capital cases on docket and 143 inmates on Death Row with possible future review.
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Iowa tops nation with most Bicentennial events
United Press International reports Iowa leads in Bicentennial projects with 811 communities and 1 780 projects plus 1 130 events. More than 150 events planned for the Fourth of July with dozens more around the holiday. Programs include World Food Conference at Ames and Living History Farms, plus a Friendship Fountain at Council Bluffs.
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Iowan Subdued After Roland Shooting Spree
Roland Iowa. Aatvedt Dean L. 38 holed up in a mobile home and fired more than a dozen shots over nearly four hours before officers used tear gas to force surrender. He was taken into custody around 10 p.m. at Story County jail. Charge not specified. one may be fired Saturday. Local officers conducted the standoff and negotiations.
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Washington Bicentennial Parade Draws Nationwide Viewers
A 10 000 strong Independence Avenue parade marks the Fourth of July celebration in Washington with floats horses and marching bands led by Vice President Rockefeller and grand marshal Johnny Cash. An American Nazi Party rally in Lafayette Park threatens to clash with the event as Metropolitan Police and local National Guardsmen monitor crowd safety amid tickets sold out grandstands and large standing room crowds.
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