Sadat and Begin vow no more war in Middle East
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat returns to Cairo amid a hero's welcome after a historic trip to Israel. Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin pledge to pursue negotiations toward a final peace and vow no more war between their nations.
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Cairo
UPI
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Sadat
Menahem Begin
Giza
Begin
Middle East
Tel Aviv
Ephraim Katzir
Yitzhak Rabin
Jerusalem
Knesset
Egypt
Syria
Thanksgiving Ecumenical Service in Riverside Scheduled
Riverside prepares a community ecumenical service on Wednesday evening November 23 at 7 30 featuring combined Protestant and Catholic choirs. Rev Douglas Lloyd of Trinity United Methodist Church will speak. A Thanksgiving Mass will follow at St Mary's of the Assumption at 9 a m Thursday.
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Riverside
Douglas Lloyd
Trinity United Methodist Church
St. Mary’s of the Assumption
Vandals damage city Christmas display in Central Park
Vandals have damaged Central Park Christmas decorations, with heads broken from reindeer figures in the display set up in recent days for the day after Thanksgiving lighting. The incidents show several acts of vandalism as authorities investigate.
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Central Park
Thanksgiving Day Dinner at United Presbyterian Church
A Thanksgiving Day community dinner will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at the United Presbyterian Church for those who are alone. Sponsored by the church deacons, transportation is available by calling the church office at 3-6588.
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United Presbyterian Church
Kalona Gun Incident Claims Two Teen Lives
In Kalona Iowa Ralph Peiffer 22 from Iowa City died Sunday night after an unloaded .22 caliber pistol he held to his head discharged as he waved it. The same shot struck Lawrence Graber 19 also of Kalona in the chest. Graber remained in serious condition today.
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Hosni Mubarak
Mamdouh Salem
Syaed Marei
Ben Gurion
Sadat
Kalona
Iowa
UPI
Ralph Peiffer
Iowa City
Peiffer
Lawrence Graber
Graber
Break-ins Solved as Two Admit More Thefts
City police report two men, Larry Leland Smith and Steve G. Gingerich, picked up for thefts at J.C. Penney Store have admitted involvement in multiple other break-ins. The suspects list includes Sueppel's Stations, Soil Conservation Office, Medical Building, Coffee Car, Freshwaters Feed, Iowa Cafe, and a private residence, and they confessed to stealing a purse from a pickup.
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J.C. Penney
Larry Leland Smith
Steve G. Gingerich
Sueppel
Soil Conservation Office
Freshwaters Feed
Iowa
Liberals win big at National Women’s Conference vote
In Houston 2000 delegates endorsed gay rights abortion and sex education after a heated two day debate. Betty Friedan urged inclusion of lesbians as a civil rights issue while conservatives warned it would hurt the ERA and family standards. Delegates also backed federal health insurance and welfare concerns for rural older and disabled women.
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UPI
Congress
Carter
White House
Midge Costanza
Betty Friedan
Women's Movement
Doris Holmes
Georgia
Katheryn Nelson
Florida
Ann O'Donnell
Missouri
ERA
Auto licenses go on sale December 1 1978
Washington County treasurer Wallace L. Fagen announced that auto licenses and validation stickers will go on sale December 1. Most vehicles will receive one rear plate validation sticker. penalties apply for those not purchased by February 1, 1978 at five percent per month. Owners applying by mail or in person should ensure their plate number is recorded for workers in the treasurer’s office. Those storing a vehicle should bring both plates and registration to the treasurer’s office between December and January 31.
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Wallace L. Fagen
Washington County
Court House
Treasurer's Office
Weather outlook: partly cloudy and colder tonight
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with increasing cloudiness and a chance of snow on Tuesday. Low around 15, high in the 30s, winds light and variable tonight with a 40 percent chance of snow Tuesday.
Harkin decries indecision on set-aside amid foreign affairs links
Des Moines congressman Tom Harkin argues Carter aides fear foreign policy turmoil over a 10 percent set-aside of feed grain acreage. He questions CIA grain forecasts, cites Brezhnev speech, and urges tighter monitoring of US grain sales by subsidiaries, warning prices could rise.
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Des Moines
Tom Harkin
Carter
Harkin
Ames Democrat
U.S. State
Treasury Department
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Leonid Brezhnev
Brezhnev
State Department
United States
U.S
The Gift Box to Open on Wednesday
The Gift Box at 215 South Second Avenue opens Wednesday morning under owner Annie Tetley. The renovated ground floor displays overseas imports and varied gift items plus hand hammered pewter and brass pieces from Iran and Egypt. Judy Bates will demonstrate silk flowers on opening day. Hours are 9 am to noon and 1 to 5 pm daily, until 9 pm on Thursdays, with holiday hours during Christmas season.
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Washington
South Second Avenue
Annie Tetley
Iran
Egypt
Cyclone and tidal wave devastate Andhra Pradesh area
In a weekend disaster, a tropical cyclone and tidal wave hit Andhra Pradesh near Madras. Official counts exceed 6,000 dead with 100,000 homeless as roofs and huts were swept away. Rescue helicopters delivered food to marooned villagers while communications failed across rural zones. Official death tolls rose from urban centers as residents faced widespread destruction.
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New Delhi
India
UPI
Samchar
Bay of Bengal
Andhra Pradesh
Madras
Mayflower Compact descendants meet in Iowa for annual luncheon
Des Moines hosts the Mayflower Compact Day luncheon on Nov 19 as Iowa's Society of Mayflower Descendants marks 357 years since the Plymouth signing. Members, including Harold Bowen and John Howland descendants, discuss lineage proofs, society rules, and historical notes about the original signers and commemorations.
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John Rundberg
DES Moines
ICPA
Iowa
Plymouth
Society of Mayflower Descendants
Iowa Society
Ames
Harold King Bowen
Pasadena
Calif
Maurine Coe
John Howland
Elizabeth Tilly
Coe
General Society
Mass
Lawrence K. Boutin
Boutin
General Compact Society
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