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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1979
Page
12
The Osmond family welcomes 7 pound 7 ounce son at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo. Debra Osmond gave birth Tuesday and the baby will be named Donald Clark Osmond Jr. Donny called it the longest night of his life and the hospital reports both mother and baby are fine with the new arrival as the 20th Osmond sibling.
James Keith Tucker an 18 year old from High Point North Carolina is charged with kidnapping five year old Caroline Thompson from a Daytona Beach Florida motel lot and taking her to Myrtle Beach South Carolina. He says he feared the child could not return to her mother and that he did not intend to harm her. The girl was returned unharmed to her parents and Tucker faces interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle along with kidnapping charges. He is held on a 250000 bond and may be sent to Florida. He says glue sniffing clouded his thinking and that he told the girl he was taking her home to Georgia.
Washington AP reports that nine of ten congressional districts may be altered after the 1980 census. California Texas and Florida could gain two seats each while Utah Oregon Tennessee Washington and Arizona may gain one. New York could lose four. Ohio Illinois may lose two. Pennsylvania Michigan and South Dakota may lose one. Redistribution follows population shifts, triggering political battles as states redraw lines.
A Sunday Parade section highlights a new sports revolution with bold claims and a retrospective look. The piece surveys emerging trends, players, and tactics reshaping games and fan culture across leagues. It notes enthusiasm and critique from readers and analysts alike.
Jerusalem AP reports Prime Minister Menahem Begin was pronounced in excellent condition after brain artery obstruction treatment. Doctors say he will be released from hospital Friday morning and will require a week of rest at home.
Chicago AP report Thomas Blair a 44 year old snowplow operator from Sauk Village was sentenced to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty to reckless homicide in the January blizzard killing a man. Circuit Judge George Marovitch also imposed 21 months probation with Blair offering condolences.
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