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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1979

Page

3

Turkeys and broilers seen cheaper for Thanksgiving and Christmas

The Agriculture Department says turkey prices may average 58 to 60 cents a pound on the New York wholesale market this fall, down from 77.1 cents last year, with broilers at 35 to 37 cents a pound. The NY market guides national pricing as seasonal declines pass through to consumers. Circuit Judge Louis Garippo notes that trying all 33 charges at trial would be lengthy and costly, setting January 7 as the start date.

Washington Agriculture Department New York Louis Garippo Terry Sullivan Gacy

Thatcher checks Ulster security in Belfast visit

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher toured Belfast to review security after Mountbatten’s murder and IRA violence. She met ministers and security chiefs, with talk of redeploying troops and beefing up police, while a Brussels bandstand bombing and a Protestant backlash added regional tension.

Belfast Northern Ireland UPI Margart Thatcher IRA Lord Mountbatten Ulster Mountbatten Thatcher Humphrey Atkins Queen Elizabeth Dickie Grande Place Brussels Belgium Ulster Freedom Fighters Mrs. Thatcher Airey Neave House of Commons London

Government cites $1.75 million loss for early SS payments

The Social Security Administration will mail 9 billion in checks three days early to avoid delay due to Labor Day. Officials say the early mailing costs 1.75 million in lost interest, but September checks will reach recipients on time.

Washington

Duncan pledges oil assurance for Northeast winter

Energy Secretary Charles Duncan, sworn in Friday, met nine Northeast governors in Boston to promise sufficient heating oil this winter. He aims to secure 10 million barrels of SPR storage in New England with potential for another 10 million barrels, seeking congressional approval.

Boston Charles Duncan Northeast Duncan U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve New England

Pioneer 11 Sends First Photos of Iapetus En Route to Saturn

Mountain View California AP reports Pioneer 11 has sent back first images of Iapetus as it speeds toward Saturn at 50 000 mph. NASA Ames researchers expect more photos of the ringed planet surpassing Earth telescope views while the probe nears its six year two billion mile mission to survey Saturn, its rings and eight of its ten moons. CHICAGO AP John Gacy to be tried once on charges of murdering 33 young men and boys.

Mountain View Calif Saturn National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Research Center Chicago John Gacy

Tropical low threat to Laguna Madre oil spill cleanup

Coast Guardsmen continued efforts to contain oil from a blown Mexican well as a tropical low mood moved offshore toward the Laguna Madre. Scientists warn it could strengthen into a tropical storm Elena, potentially undermining floating barriers protecting the ecologically sensitive lagoon and its shrimp breeding grounds.

Corpus Christi Texas Coast Laguna Madre Mexico Coast Guard Elena

World Warmer welcome for Mondale in Xian China

Vice President Walter Mondale arrived in Xian to an estimated crowd of about 100,000, with officials calling the turnout spontaneous and unprecedented. Deng Xiaoping saw Mondale off in Peking after Mondale's four day visit, described as very successful.

Xian China Walter Mondale Lian Mondale Peking Deng Xiaoping Teng Hsiao-ping

Happy Joe's Seeks Aggressive Grow-Driven Applicants

Advertisement invites motivated individuals to join Happy Joe's on Council St. NE. It highlights expansion, offers potential store ownership after two years, emphasizes hard work and long hours, and invites interested people to call or visit for an appointment.

Happy Joe’s Council St. N.E

Second rail union joins strike against Rock Island

A second rail union joined the Rock Island walkout disrupting grain and produce shipments. UTU members walked off at 6 a.m. after the clerks struck for retroactive pay totaling 14 million dollars. The strike affected 7,200 miles of track and 27,000 suburban riders in Illinois and nearby states.

Chicago Rock Island Harold Nelson United Transportation Union UTU Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Rock Island and Pacific Joliet Ill Illinois Iowa Minnesota Missouri Kansas Colorado New Mexico Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana Tennessee Nebraska

Hurricane David skirts Barbados toward Martinique and Dominica

Hurricane David, packing 140 mph winds, skirted Barbados and veered toward Martinique and Dominica. The storm, 35 miles southeast of Martinique, moved northwest at 14 mph, with warnings for Guadeloupe and diminished alerts for St Lucia and Barbados. No casualties reported as authorities monitor its path toward Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

San Juan Puerto Rico David Barbados Martinique Dominica U.S. National Weather Service Lesser Antilles Tion Virgin Islands United States Guadeloupe St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines South America

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