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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1979
Page
1
Sunny and warmer today with highs in the mid 50s. Increasing cloudiness tonight brings a chance of showers and lows in the lower 40s. Sunday stays cloudy and cool with more showers possible and highs in the mid 50s.
Eastern Iowans celebrate a visit to Water loo and Iowa's newest state park Pleasant Creek four miles north of Palo. Page 5A and Page 16A offer the look and view of the park.
A reader note on last week’s frenetic legislative session comments on the tone of proceedings. A question is raised about whether Iowa and Iowa State should extend their football series when the current six game contract ends in 1982.
In Des Moines lawmakers and loan agencies clashed over policy and funding. A veteran politician quips about public gullibility and the four year cycle, highlighting ongoing debates as Page 6B notes. The exchange underscores partisan tensions in loan oversight.
In a rare secret deal in Kennedy Airport hangar 17, the United States and the Soviet Union swapped two convicted spies for five imprisoned dissidents. The exchange, overseen by Zbigniew Brzezinski and Anatoli Dobrynin, followed months of private negotiations and a White House statement calling it a moral triumph. The released dissidents included Alexander Ginzburg and other prominent figures, while two Soviet spies were returned to Moscow.
A gunman firing from a camper attacked a Fiesta Parade crowd in downtown San Antonio. Ira Attebury, a 65 year old retiree and parade regular, died after a 30 minute spree that wounded six officers and about 38 civilians. Police recovered multiple rifles and ammo as officials questioned motive.
Volunteers built bank hides and porches over posts along Spring Branch near Manchester last weekend to shade and protect trout. Mick McVey from Bettendorf and Steve Pottratz from Bettendorf helped, cutting off posts in the stream and clearing debris. Details, page 10A.
Iowa Gov. Ray launches Great Iowa Cleanup Day with about 30,000 volunteers from 80 counties to clean parks and roadsides. Coordinators report strong participation, safety rules limit highway work, and corporate donations supply bags and safety vests.
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