18 Aug 1979
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1979
Page
1
Partly cloudy with a good chance of showers and thunderstorms today, some possibly heavy. Highs in the mid to upper 80s. Tonight partly cloudy, Sunday with lows in the low 60s and highs in the low to mid 80s. Details on page 2A.
Picture page notes Cedar Rapids area residents have been catching large ducks, not in Linn County. The feature highlights a young musician playing a tune for the birds on page 11A.
The note cites an Iowa connection with the film star whose movie opened Friday night in Cedar Rapids. Page 12A mentions the event and location.
A light joke notes players who linger in college for five years or more. They can run and kick but cannot pass, a playful poke at typical football roles and academic tenure.
UPI reports with Israel in dissent over broadening negotiations by reworking basic UN resolutions. President Carter may propose a fresh text at the Security Council as Andrew Young stays as UN ambassador awaiting a successor after his resignation. Fourteen Iowa lawmakers urge Dick Clark as Young’s replacement citing foreign policy experience.
The Free Democratic Party protests the appointment of Rev. Ernst Alt to a Werneck elementary school claiming the exorcism case that led to Anneliese Michel's death taints his fitness. Authorities say the government has no role in such hiring.
A Cedar County farmer found a newborn fawn caught in a fence and alerted conservation officers. Betsy Trumpold and family cared for the playful creature at home, feeding it with a milk bottle and enjoying its habit of nibbling ears before it moved to a state park.
Iowa faces tight home heating oil stocks with limited drops left and a 20 to 30 percent shortfall cited by fuel distributors. Ed Stanek of the Energy Policy Council said conditions are improving but demand will rise, while low income households may spend 30 to 50 percent of net income on energy. Kirkwood Community College heard concerns at a Small Business subcommittee hearing.
President Carter leaves for a seven day riverboat cruise aboard the Delta Queen to campaign on energy policy. He vows to freeze oil imports below eight point two million barrels daily and says foreign oil consumption remains high. A Cedar Rapids Huey helicopter charter for White House staff is arranged with no local tax dollars used.
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