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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1979
Page
1
The 13th week of the General Assembly marks a key move toward a tax rebate as lawmakers completed the first necessary step. Local readers learn of ongoing budget actions, weather updates, and calendar items across sections 5A and 3A.
A man leaving church after services jokes that the sermon felt aimed at someone else as he comments on its message. The line, "For once I felt he didn't mean me," captures a dry, humorous reaction to a sermon.
Striking Teamsters and trucking industry negotiators ended talks after two days, leaving the six day nationwide shutdown unresolved. Chief mediator Horvitz warned talks were not closer to a settlement and the disruption could extend into next week with auto industry impact.
United States economist Alfred Kahn said higher oil prices could be offset by savings from lower consumption and reduced imports, strengthening the dollar. Carter’s energy policy includes a windfall tax on oil company revenues, to fund domestic energy development and aid the poor, while price controls are to be eliminated by Sept. 30, 1981.
Spring brings out mopeds as Cedar Rapids hosts a safety seminar at the airport. About 2,000 of the motorized two wheelers are expected on city streets this year, highlighting growing moped interest among youths.
Nairobi AP report says Libyan forces pull out of Kampala heading to Jinja amid invasion pressure. Idi Amin declares he is a true Ugandan and will never leave the capital, praising Ugandans and vowing to defend the country while exile sources claim final push imminent.
A violent April storm lashed the Great Lakes with near hurricane force winds and heavy snow. At least 19 people died, including eight in Canada, as power outages hit tens of thousands and a 325 foot Canadian freighter Labrodor battled water in Lake Erie until help arrived.
Rep. Stewart McKinney of Connecticut was robbed at gunpoint by two teenagers near his Capitol Hill bar stop. He refused to surrender money, saying it was a robbery, while the assailants fled after firing one shot. The five term congressman, a former Air Force drill instructor, said he was unhurt and reflected on cigarette smoking hazards.
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