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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1979
Page
3
Keith Kitteredge, 18, clings to a 90 foot church steeple in Brooklyn awaiting rescue on a Thursday evening. Wanted by police in connection with the armed robbery of a woman taxicab driver, he jumped onto the roof of the Sheepshead Church.
A presidential panel probing nuclear safety plans a strong critique of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. It urges wide changes in NRC operations as it weighs licensing actions affecting 10 reactors in six states. The report, due Oct. 25, seeks major reforms in the licensing process and agency policies.
Astronomers in Washington report a possible first detection of a double quasar about ten billion light years away, a source of immense energy that could power Earth for a billion years in a single second.
OSHA acting regional administrator Ronald McCann says the Rosemont Horizon roof collapse, which killed five workers and injured 15, was preventable. Details of findings await a full report due in about a month.
Vice President Mondale departed from Andrews Air Force Base aboard Air Force Two for talks with Chinese officials. He said the trip aims to advance normalization and maximize gains for both nations amid a recently restored diplomatic relationship.
Panicked residents of Tyre fled by sea from shelling near the ancient port as the city came under attack. Boats loaded with civilians pulled from harbors while firefights echoed along the coastline and emergency crews moved to shelter residents.
A Libyan student Mohammed Assmounah, 28, hijacked a jetliner over Libya and steered it to Larnaca Cyprus where he surrendered. Passengers disembarked unharmed and asylum status was not confirmed by civil aviation officials.
U S District Judge A Andrew Hauk ruled U S courts lack jurisdiction over sovereign oil exporting nations in a bid by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers to block OPEC price fixing. He noted OPEC acts are sovereign and not conducted on U S soil, allowing appeals but not dismissal.
Washington gas station operators call Energy Department price estimates for eight brands in 20 cities worthless and misleading. Leaders say figures dated Aug 6 and revised Aug 21 fail to reflect legal charges or current prices, risking false complaints and gouging claims.
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