25 Aug 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1978
Page
1
Marion Mary Cummings, 99, joined about 300 others at the Linn County Old Settlers Association 88th annual reunion on Thursday, an event noted on page 7A of the paper.
Comedian Bob Newhart outlines his upcoming path in show business, describing planned projects and potential formats. He reflects on past successes and weighs options for new TV, stage, and film appearances.
Page 1B reports major league umpires considering a strike amid season tensions. The note follows with NFL teams aiming to extend unbeaten streaks on Page 1B, and a business leader warning of recession risks as the dollar strengthens on Page 6B.
A Weekend Ramble guides readers through a tour of important firsts in southeastern Iowa. Youth from St Pauls United Methodist Church spent two years preparing to visit sites of historic significance and learn from the experience.
Variable cloudiness with a chance of showers and thunderstorms through Saturday. Continued very warm and humid. Low tonight around 70. High Saturday around 90. Rain chances are 30 percent tonight and Saturday.
A wry note on postal delays finds humor in letters arriving late and stamps gaining collector value. The piece frames mail service timing as a nostalgic, almost quaint concern.
The American Postal Workers Union votes 94 000 to 78 000 to reject the July 21 tentative contract prompting demands to reopen negotiations within five days or risk a national strike. The National Association of Letter Carriers also rejected the deal earlier, heightening prospects of work stoppage.
Passengers and crew of a TWA Boeing 707 from New York left the Geneva bound jetliner after a seven hour standoff that authorities called a possible hijacking or hoax. A 19 page demand list and threats of bombs prompted police and two negotiators to board the plane. all 79 passengers and nine crew members were released with no confirmed hijackers.
Iowa Electric Light and Power announces start next week on installing eight replacement pipe assemblies for the Palo nuclear plant cooling system after a leak shut the 550 megawatt station on June 17. Duane Arnold rejects energy cost adjustment claims, says Commission estimate of two million dollars is low.
Iowa attorney general finds a new insurance law unconstitutional citing equal protection issues. The opinion argues the ban targets individual policies but not group plans or Blue Cross Blue Shield. Insurance commissioner Anderson plans to ignore earlier rulings and issue a bulletin to companies.
More than 100 cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the papal conclave, take an oath of secrecy, and prepare for multiple daily ballots to choose a new pope. Voting starts Saturday with four ballots daily, amid worldwide television coverage.
The article notes the cardinals celebrated mass at St Peter's Basilica ahead of the conclave opening. It mentions the smoke signals for ballots with black smoke before a winner and white smoke after. The papal chamberlain, Cardinal Jean is referenced in Latin remarks.
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