09 Aug 1979
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1979
Page
1
Gazette writer recalls England assignment as a chief constable pursues helicopter landing amid press scrutiny. Other notes cite Iowa Electric Light and Power Co liability denial to a commerce commission, aviation executives meeting in Cedar Rapids, a warm Linn County Health Center visit, and Iowa authorities seizing a truckload of marijuana valued at about 4.5 million dollars.
The 31st annual Emmy nominations spotlight Lou Grant as a leading contender. ABCs 20/20 magazine notes growing summer audience as TV awards buzz heats up. Ramada Inn features Wild Fire live entertainment to complement the season.
A social worker in E Centro California killed two FBI agents and then committed suicide. The incident occurred at a state location and prompted an ongoing investigation by federal authorities. Authorities have not released a motive or identified a suspect publicly.
The Five Seasons Center shook with Ted Nugent's hard driving rock as the music filled the venue. The report notes the loud performance highlighting Nugent's energetic guitar work and crowd reaction.
The Labor Department said July wholesale prices climbed 1.1 percent after moderation, driven by a 9 percent jump in home heating oil and a 3.9 percent rise in gasoline. Energy costs pushed nonfood items up 1.4 percent, with food prices unchanged.
The Carter administration sketches a $1.6 billion energy aid plan for 1980 and a $2.4 billion program in 1981 to help up to 15 million Americans, funded by a windfall profits tax on oil company revenues. Aid targets Aid to Families with Dependent Children and SSI, plus energy crisis programs, with broader eligibility planned for 1981.
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co announced a September price increase the sixth in 20 months. The hike adds 4.52 dollars monthly for typical Iowa residential customers using natural gas year round, totaling 23 million dollars yearly passed to NGPA for federal approval.
Harrison County Magistrate Edward Houston fined Woodbine 25 dollars for selling non deposit soda cans at the municipal pool, marking likely the first fine under Iowa's new bottle bill. The town denied wrongdoing, plea of no contest was rejected, and costs of 8.50 were added with a promise to use only legal containers henceforth. Woodbine, population 1400, lies 30 miles northeast of Council Bluffs on US 30.
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