20 Aug 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1978
Page
1
The former operators of Ce Mar Acres recount the enjoyment and excitement of the historic amusement site. The piece appears in the TodAS general news section summarizing memories from the park’s heyday and its impact on local readers.
Iowa readers are invited to tour an ice cave near Decorah on Page 1B. A feature profiles a man in Manchester who takes on unusual chores on Page 1B. A new silage research facility is under construction on Page 6B.
In a three part series, the article notes more job sharing and flexible hours with planned career changes and gradual retirements. A second piece previews shifts in employment and aging workforces. It cites city notes and a City Hall column.
After a decade of self built effort, an Atkins couple completes their home on Page 13C.
A brief overview notes increasing teen pregnancies across regions. A local grade school pair offers kindergarten advice, while Rod Levi’s initial amusement fades amid later events. Dan Kennedy shifts football coaching within the same conference.
The fragment lists sections and page references such as ArdTown 2D Arts 16D Books 17D Food 12D TV list 18D Travel 19D, indicating a categorized catalog or index within a newspaper page. The readable items point to section headings and page designations without full article text.
Former president Richard Nixon plans a major overseas itinerary including Europe and China as he moves toward reentering public life. He would avoid the Middle East for now to not disrupt ongoing Israeli Egyptian peace talks. Nixon has accepted invitations as aides inform the State Department and White House, though his wife may not accompany him.
The article notes Don McElhinney and his wife once operated Ce-Mar Acres amusement park. An unused concession stand remains as a rare reminder of the site. More pictures and article on page 6A.
Vatican cardinals press non Italians to settle on two or three candidates before the conclave to choose the pope. The secret gathering in the Sistine Chapel begins next Friday with 111 cardinals, 27 Italians, and shifts in European majority amid illness and deaths reducing non European representation.
President Carter administration pledges action in coming weeks to defend the dollar after the Federal Reserve raised rates. Officials say the currency’s slide affects imports and domestic prices, with the dollar down broadly versus yen, the Swiss franc, and the mark. The White House awaits cabinet guidance as speculation fueled the decline.
About 200 workers at the Duane Arnold Nuclear Energy Center near Palo walked off the job in the early hours after several firings. NRC comments had warned the plant may not reopen before December, but IE Power President Duane Arnold said the delay should be limited. Roadblocks formed as traffic was blocked outside the plant and deputies and troopers arrived to clear the way.
Weather report shows sunny and warmer conditions today and Monday. Expect highs in the lower 80s today and mid 80s on Monday, with clear skies tonight and overnight lows around the upper 50s.
A humorous musing asks whether a Good Samaritan who stops to help would face a traffic ticket for making a U turn in the middle of a block in today’s rules. The note plays on evolving enforcement and pedestrian aid.
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