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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1979
Page
1
Cedar Rapids traffic engineer Mel Meyer debunks two widespread myths about stop signs and speed limits. Marion City Manager Larry Asaro calls the topic sticky as the city weighs traffic policies. The paper also highlights hope for First Avenue and features several local stories across pages.
Pediatricians weigh the pros and cons of being an only child in a concise feature on page 7D. The piece explores family dynamics and child development with expert input.
Labor Department figures for urban four member families place Cedar Rapids budgets at 18224 for moderate living 11332 for lower level and 26584 for higher level. National urban median income 18622 with Austin Texas lowest costs and San Francisco New York Boston highest. Anchorage Honolulu higher costs due to transport. Page 3A Budget.
Iowa senator Roger Jepsen says Congress is moving slowly but productively in early 1979, praising reduced activist spending and urging oversight of regulatory agencies. He cites diesel fuel shortages in Iowa, the Iran situation, and the OPEC impact, backing deregulation and a windfall profits tax to fund new energy sources.
More than 9,500 demonstrators gathered at the Rocky Flats plant outside Denver to oppose nuclear weapons. Daniel Ellsberg led arrests a year ago and vowed civil disobedience to close the facility as Buddhist monks prayed near the fence. protests spread to other plants as Three Mile Island's accident fuels the movement.
National Cancer Institute scientists report reserpine, used for high blood pressure, may cause cancer in animals and possibly humans. Ciba Geigy challenges procedures as preliminary findings are reviewed by the Clearinghouse on Environmental Carcinogenesis. Authorities urge against stopping the drug without medical advice.
The article notes the start of daylight saving time with clocks set forward one hour at 2 a.m. The change, effective today, began on the second Sunday in March and ends on the last Sunday in October when clocks revert to standard time.
Five year old Eirik Kepler waits with family as the Mechanicsville Cleanup Day parade begins. The event is sponsored by the local garden club and honors the town spirit with residents including James and wife as part of the Mechanicsville celebration.
Across the United States stations in some metro areas faced fuel shortages this weekend while others reported ample supplies. In California and Seattle shortages were evident with many stations posting No Gas signs and long lines, whereas Kansas, South Dakota and Utah reported no problems. Oil delivery cuts and restricted dealer allocations worsened the April shortage, with May supplies due midweek.
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