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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1979
Page
3
OPEC members warn of possible emergency talks in September as the dollar's decline boosts oil prices. Analysts expect a price uptick of a penny or two per gallon, with June's base price rising from 14.55 to 18 dollars and a ceiling of 23.50.
UNEF, the 4015 member United Nations Emergency Force, ceased to exist on July 25 as peacekeepers wrapped gear and prepared to depart from CAMP SINAI Egypt. The departure follows the 1973 Arab Israeli war truce and the Egypt Israel treaty of March 26, with the Soviet Union opposing an extension of UNEF’s mandate. Swedes were among the first to leave the base camp near the Suez Canal.
The Senate approved a House backed formula to cut about one fifth of Amtrak routes, likely eliminating 20 percent of the system. Plans set criteria for surviving trains and preserve commuter trains to 1981, with final decisions later.
Torrential rains and tornado warnings sweep southern Indiana as Posey County levee breaks flood 25 000 acres of farmland and claim four lives. Two Indianapolis girls Leanne Raines 11 and Angela Martini 13 drown amid flood waters while rescuing a dog.
The Senate approved Benjamin Civiletti as attorney general and Thomas Watson as ambassador to Moscow. Civiletti, a Maryland lawyer, served as deputy attorney general under Griffin Bell for 14 months. Watson, ex IBM president, will replace Malcolm Toon. Additional nominees included Douglas Bennet Jr, Harvey Feldman, and Frank Wisner.
U.S. District Judge Robert Duncan denied school officials’ request to delay desegregation and ordered the court plan to take effect this fall. Columbus School District, state’s second largest, serves about 83,400 pupils with 36 percent non-white.
The Tellico Dam project moves again to the Senate after the House voted to allow completion of the $119 million project despite threats to the snail darter. This marks the third Senate consideration this year with prior rulings to scrap the dam.
Washington AP reports organizers launched The Citizens Committee as a new political party aiming to draw voters unhappy with Republicans and Democrats. The group intends to focus on inflation and energy and will nominate a presidential ticket.
Glenn Heller 30, owner of a Beacon Hill service station, faces arraignment on 28 counts of overcharging customers after a federal grand jury indicted him on charges of selling gasoline above federal guidelines. U.S. Attorney Edward Harrington announced the indictment.
Troops and police fired on demonstrators protesting a 50 percent gasoline increase. Four people were killed, about 30 injured, and over 700 arrested as public transit drivers led a march against the 60 cent rise to 1.85 dollars per gallon. The crowd burned three cars and attacked buses guarded by troops.
A man armed with a revolver robbed the paymaster’s office at an army barracks in Mont de Marsan, took about $71,400, and forced a guard to open the safe. One hour later he called to say the money was in a nearby phone booth, where it was recovered as authorities investigated the bizarre stickup.
Typhoon Hope tore into Hong Kong with 150 mph winds as marine police hunted for 408 Vietnamese refugees feared lost at sea. Macao sent back a refugee junk, five people survived, and authorities reported at least three dead and 123 injured including a 3 year old girl, an electrician, and a 66 year old man.
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