Variable Cloudiness With Showers Tonight
Night showers unlikely to amount to much with lows in the low 40s. Thursday turns partly cloudy with highs in the upper 60s. Light southwest winds. Full details on page 2A.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1980
Page
1
Auto layoffs loom at Janesville GM plant
United Auto Workers members in Janesville Wisconsin listen as GM announces a indefinite layoff of 2700 workers at the local assembly plant. Other auto industry troubles and economic developments are continued on page 4A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Auto Workers
Janesville
Wis
General Motors
Cedar Rapids boxing weekend draws fans on page 5D
The note highlights a busy Cedar Rapids weekend for boxing fans. It mentions Page 5D coverage and hints at related local events and entertainment events across the edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Michael Daugherty
Bank Calendars and a Pen That Won’t Work
A brief column notes a bank offering calendars freely but jokes that a certain ball-point pen it chains down never works. The light item highlights everyday oddities in a local financial setting.
Carter weighs sanctions on Iran with no military moves before mid May
The Obama era style note aside, Carter considers new economic and diplomatic actions against Iran as early as Thursday and says any military response would wait until after mid May The White House and State Department dispute a naval blockade plan while allies are urged to prepare non military steps to pressure Iran and free 50 hostages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Iran
U.S
United States
Boston Globe
Cyrus Vance
Vance
Vienna
State Department
White House
Jody Powell
Globe
Amish seek public education at Fairview School
In Kalona, the Mid-Prairie district eyes reopening Fairview School as an Amish education site this fall. The plan would serve 20 or more Old Order Amish pupils from about six families plus current Amish students already in the district. Board members urged full cooperation with the request and approved further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Mid-Prairie
Board of Education
Fairview
Iowa
Kenneth Kempf
Kenneth Anton
Anton
Thomas Jirsa
Jirsa
Oil dividends replace taxes for Alaskans
Alaska moves to erase income tax and issue oil wealth dividends totaling about 405 million dollars to 400 000 residents by year end. The plan guarantees at least 50 dollars per year since 1959, with long-time residents getting higher totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Alaska
Jay Hammond
Prudhoe Bay
Fred Brown
Fairbanks
Iowa Lawmaker Proposes Cliche Ban Resolution
Rep. Darrell Hanson proposes a semi serious resolution to outlaw common legislative cliches and offer alternatives. The measure aims to expose vague shop talk and push lawmakers to speak plainly for voters to judge effectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Darrell Hanson
Manchester
Hanson
Hanison
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Persian Gulf
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Mary Zielinski
Gazette
Ken Sullivan
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