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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1979
Page
22
University of Illinois water expert warns the Ixtoc I oil spill may spread and cut Gulf moisture, risking a major Midwest drought by next year. He notes the Gulf supplies rain and snow to the region and proposes ringed tanker operations to skim oil and recover water.
A flurry of FBI deaths on Thursday left three agents dead in separate shootings, with Cleveland agent Johnnie L. Oliver among the slain. In California, mental health officials said a warning to two agents about James Maloney came too late, as he killed them and himself. Authorities pursued fugitive Melvin Bay Guyon in Cleveland as more details emerged about the case.
A two year Pennsylvania project will track about 8000 births from women within ten miles of the Three Mile Island plant. Researchers will examine fetal deaths congenital defects premature births and outcomes at birth while assessing psychological stress and drug use during the crisis. The study, funded in part by the federal Health Department, aims to compare pregnancies during the ten day crisis to those afterward.
Iowa Conservation Commission announced Backbone Lake at Backbone State Park near Dundee will be drained beginning Sept. 10 for dam repairs. Parks superintendent Joe Brill said the 80 acre lake will drain over two weeks and the dam work will occur this fall. Most鱼 fish are expected to drift downstream into the Maquoketa River. Restocking is planned next spring. On this date in 1909 the first radio SOS was sent by a disabled ocean liner off Cape Hatteras NC.
Classified page listing many cars with ages models and prices. Includes 1970 Maverick 1975 XR Cougar 1978 Cougar XR7 1975 Trans Am 1974 Thunderbird and various Chevys Fords Oldsmobiles Pontiacs with mileages prices and contact numbers. Some ads note must sell best offer or call.
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