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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1979
Page
3
Mark Kevin McGlothlen, 15, of Creston, showed Mork a 1 220 pound Angus-Chianina steer named after the animal was awarded 4-H grand champion at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Saturday.
Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti states he has no knowledge that Israeli intelligence spied on an unauthorized meeting between Andrew Young and a Palestine Liberation Organization official. He sees no reason to probe whether Israel violated U.S. law by placing listening devices in New York.
A 3.6 magnitude earthquake shook northwest South Carolina and was felt in parts of North Carolina and Georgia. The U.S. Geological Survey located the epicenter about 35 miles northwest of Greenville at 8:32 p.m. CDT, with no damage anticipated.
In Naples the three surviving octuplets born to Pasqualina Chianese ten days ago are gaining weight and healthy for now. Doctors warn prematurity can cause rapid changes. Stefano Chianese visits Anna Silvana and Valentina while Pasqualina has not yet seen her three daughters.
Pope John Paul II arrives in Canale dAgordo to celebrate the first anniversary of John Paul I with an open air mass. The birthplace of his predecessor, the town expects 5,000 more visitors after 10,000 had already gathered by Saturday.
Technicians collected the first radioactive water samples from the Unit 2 basement at Three Mile Island. The samples will go to Oak Ridge National Laboratory and to Lynchburg for Babcock & Wilcox analysis to assess a proposed filtration system aimed at decontaminating about 550000 gallons in the building since the accident. The EPA proposed keeping the weed killer Treflan on the market amid concerns it contains nitrosamines linked to cancer in animals and possible human risks.
An aide to Mayor Dennis J. Kucinich said there is no apparent way for Cleveland to avoid a second default in less than a year. The city had defaulted on 14 million dollars in municipal notes on December 15, 1978 and now faces possible default on 17.4 million dollars in loans.
In a joint statement after a Snagov meeting, Nicolae Ceausescu and Yasser Arafat urged Israel to withdraw from occupied Arab territories and recognize the Palestinian right to self determination. The meeting occurred near Bucharest at Snagov.
The new black led government of Zimbabwe Rhodesia plans to rename the country Zimbabwe before talks sponsored by Britain to end the guerrilla war begin September 10. A spokesman said Parliament could act this week and the constitutional conference would start in London next month.
Three armed guards were seized by inmates at City Hall jail around 9 a.m. Saturday. Inmates reportedly declared they were willing to die to back undisclosed demands. Lt. J.O. Smith said late Saturday the guards were well and unharmed.
Band leader Stan Kenton, a pioneering figure in jazz for over 35 years, died Saturday at Midway Hospital in Hollywood. He was 67.
William Boorstein, a 60 year old American textile plant manager, was held by about 40 workers for 9 1/2 days at a San Salvador factory before escaping through a window. He described constant surveillance and said the incident was a political act, not a wage dispute. He flew from Miami to Philadelphia where relatives greeted him at the airport.
Vice President Mondale arrived in Peking with Deng Xiaoping to discuss most favored nation trade status and a China relations plan. Security was tight as a 12 course state banquet awaited and aides prepared for two days of talks with Deng and Hua Guofeng.
About 7,000 teachers in Louisiana Oklahoma City Park Hill Missouri head into Monday with schools opening. In Jefferson Parish three fourths of 3030 teachers struck for higher wages and a Sunday rally looms. Oklahoma City teachers vote on honoring picket lines as classes begin for 43000 students. Park Hill district plans open with nonstriking staff while PTA opposes classroom parent staffing.
An explosion and fire at the Orchard Sulfur Mine in Texas sent a toxic smoke plume over three small towns Orchard East Bernard and Tavner forcing evacuations. One person was injured with no deaths reported. Roads were closed and traffic was heavy as residents fled the area. In Cleveland Tennessee 2500 residents returned home after a toxic nitric acid leak from a tanker. Police said all clear had been given.
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