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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1979
Page
2
The automatic 9.9 percent cost of living increase raises average Social Security payments by about 25 dollars monthly, with some recipients gaining up to 50 dollars. About 35 million retired or disabled workers and families plus 5 million SSI recipients benefit, costing the trust funds 10.2 billion dollars.
President Carter offers to double state gasoline coupons for workers with long commutes as Senate action looms on standby rationing. House committee members debate, Republicans boycott meeting, intent to revive plan remains. Oil company profits rise sharply in first quarter as world prices climb.
United Airlines announced a 5 percent fare increase on nearly all continental U S flights due to skyrocketing jet fuel costs. Spokesman Marc Michaelson said the request covers July 5 to August 31 and is not tied to the Machinists Union strike that has halted operations since March 31.
U N Secretary General Kurt Waldheim flies to Hanoi to offer good offices in mediation as China proposes an eight point plan to settle disputes with Vietnam. The plan includes withdrawal of Vietnamese troops from Cambodia following a month long border war.
Federal regulators weighed staff recommendations to close eight reactors over safety risk while utility officials warned of possible blackouts. NRC commissioners postponed a final decision. Other items: a presidential commission sworn in, cleanup funding for nuclear wastes, and Pennsylvania Electric Cal rate adjustments related to Three Mile Island.
About 250 survivors and victims’ relatives will divide a 6.7 million settlement approved by Campbell County Circuit Court and U S District Court. Defendants Union Light Heat Power and Market Insurance agreed. Club owners had settled for 3 million. many claims remain against 900 insurers and 60 wire and aluminum firms.
Chicago AP reports John Wayne Gacy Jr 37 pleaded innocent to 26 additional murder charges after already facing seven counts. The circuit court judge indicated trial could begin this fall as prosecutors pursue the cases tied to his alleged victims.
Wind direction NW at 23 mph at 10 a.m. and mostly sunny skies forecast through Saturday and Sunday. Highs range from the mid 50s to mid 60s with overnight lows in the 30s to 40s, and a chance of showers Sunday night into Monday.
Mercy and St Luke's birth notices announce a son for Mr and Mrs Jeffrey Weimer at 209 18th St NW and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Roger Waline at 61414 C Ave NW along with two more births to the Ealy and Deal families in Marion and Cedar Rapids area. Local EMS logs record multiple medical emergencies and lightning strikes across Cedar Rapids and nearby areas with times from 11:23 a.m. to 3:18 a.m. today and yesterday.
NBC president Fred Silverman and network loyalty are touched as Johnny Carson explains his NBC ties in a Mike Wallace interview filmed in Los Angeles. CBS moved the segment earlier after Carson announced plans to leave the Tonight show before year end. Ted Turner invites Carson to join WTCG supervised ventures.
Syrian air force jets patrolled over Beirut as a UN arranged cease fire quieted Israeli and Palestinian fire. Observers noted signs of closer Syria PLO cooperation while Palestinian sources reported 10 more deaths in strikes around Tyre and Nabatiyeh. Over 40,000 Lebanese fled north to Beirut amid the violence.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883, prints daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. It lists carrier and mail subscription prices for 7 issues weekly and 4, 52 week terms, with restrictions on mail delivery areas and AP republication rights.
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