22 Aug 1979
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1979
Page
1
A strong chance of thunderstorms remains tonight with potential severe activity. Lows dip to the low 60s and winds stay light. Thursday brings partly cloudy skies with a slight shower chance and highs near 75 to 80. Details continue on page 2A.
President Jimmy Carter praised American farmers at a Burlington town meeting in Crapo Park before 3000 spectators. He urged energy independence, urged Congress to pass a windfall profits tax on oil companies, and thanked farmers in Iowa Illinois and across the heartland for their productive work as questions on agriculture were raised by attendees.
A Chemical Bank branch on Manhattan’s Upper East Side was robbed at about 9 30 a m with a teller note and about 500 dollars taken. Police note a wave of robberies with 11 incidents across 10 banks and an armored car heist as New York faces a surge in bank crimes.
Early Septembers gaze at a deep red moon hints at unsettled weather as rivers and creeks rise across Iowa. Burlington’s bid to beat the Cedar Rapids Giants faces a setback with rain washing away hopes for an upset. An investors group reportedly eyes General Growth Properties with a $265 million bid for its real estate holdings.
City Council reviews a new ordinance governing the Cedar Rapids Human Rights Commission. Jury trial underway in Linn District Court for a suit filed by two former officers of Carpenter Union Local 308. A Cedar Rapids patrolman was fired following an Iowa City incident probe.
A five year dispute over Lisbon's baseball diamond resurfaces in Linn County with protests and council meetings noted on page 4A. Local officials, residents, and school representatives seek a resolution amid conflicting plans and funding questions.
A report notes John Belushi buying a private beach but clarifies no plan for an nude bathers section or Animal House style scene. The item appears on page 5B with a light caution about sensational interpretations.
Consumers ask whether pan dimensions like 9 x 13 refer to the top or bottom. The column on Page 6B offers guidance from Con sumer Answerline, clarifying measurement conventions and practical baking implications.
President Carter personally approved a one time export of 47 million dollars in kerosene and diesel to Iran to ease shortages. The sale, endorsed by State Defense Energy, was handled by Amerada Hess at 55 cents per gallon amid Kurdish fighting and rising deaths in Kurdistan.
Lori Adams of Liscomb won the rolling pin throw at the Iowa State Fair with a 175 foot 5 inch toss. The Iowa State University softball catcher also won the event in 1976 and 1978, aiming for Guinness World Records with a distance exceeding the previous 157 feet.
A committee of Iowa chiropractors will file a federal suit charging a medical establishment conspiracy to destroy chiropractors. Defendants include the Iowa Medical Society the Iowa Hospital Association the American Medical Association Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa and state Health Commissioner Norman Pawlewski plus eight others. The suit seeks treble damages and injunctive relief under antitrust and Iowa law saying doctors pressure insurers to deny chiropractic care.
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