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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1979
Page
1
The page surveys dieting costs and a Marion garbage program reform with a fully automated system. It notes an official opinion affecting three local massage parlors and warns about calories and convenience foods. Also mentions Iowa politics, butter versus margarine debates, and a notable London interview about life and death.
President Carter told the American Newspaper Publishers Association that the United States can tell if the Russians cheat the moment the SALT II treaty is signed. He argued the agreement, nearly complete, will curb Soviet forces and set a framework for future arms controls while campaigning for ratification.
Energy Secretary James Schlesinger sparred with Sen. Edward Kennedy at a House Senate subcommittee hearing on Carter’s decontrol plan. Kennedy charged inflationary risk and a windfall profits tax, while Schlesinger warned against sufficient votes to extend controls or defeat a filibuster. Carter pressed Congress for standby authority to ration gasoline and close stations on weekends amid Iranian supply curtailment.
Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission selected six candidates for chief of police after reviewing 15 resumes. Four current officers from Cedar Rapids and two out of state will vie for the job to replace ChiefGareth Clift, who retires June 29. The test is planned for May 15 and 16 at Gaithersburg Maryland.
Iowa farmers may run out of diesel before planting as Rep. Tom Tauke warns of a serious shortage. He urges DOE action to prioritize supplies and cites Sun Oil Kerr-McGee and Indiana Standard allocations, Plus a 12 percent statewide diesel shortfall in April and a 4 percent set aside.
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