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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1979
Page
18
Alan Patten from Bloomingdale reports his 1975 Plymouth police pursuit car, capable of 140 mph, was stolen twice on Easter Sunday. Police chased the vehicle when spotted after the second theft, but it outran patrol cars before being abandoned under a bridge.
A column reflects on a surgeon's daily ritual in a hospital operating room. Technology as god and the cathedral of modern life are contrasted with a down to earth reminder from Bombeck that life remains messy and personal, a re-entry to reality.
MEMPHIS AP report two man team from the University of Pennsylvania led by How ard Lebow 23 and Saul Gross 24 won the 1979 Intercollegiate Bridge Championship with 313 of 504 match points.
Before modern calendars, ancient astronomers believed the sun paused at the Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer during solstices. The term solstice derives from Latin roots meaning sun and to stand still, reflecting these perceived pauses in the sun's path.
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