08 Dec 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1978
Page
1
Cedar Rapids Aegis basketball players receive a history lesson on Page 1B. The item notes a history lesson attached to a youth game day experience.
The manufacturer of a pesticide used across the Midwest challenges claims it caused illness among farmers and promises ongoing testing and public clarification as the issue unfolds on page 16A. Human Rights commissioners report progress and discuss revision proposals on page 8A.
Report notes the largest Nixon loyalist gathering since his White House farewell. The scene is described as emotional with liberals protesting at the Democratic midterm conference as Gazette statehouse reporter Roger Munns covers the event.
Marlon Brando appeared unexpectedly before the ABC Roots: The Next Generation crew during filming for an eight minute segment. The incident occurred as producers and cast prepared for a key scene on page 14A.
Saturday morning Gazette notes high demand for raccoon pelts lifts prices for hunters while poachers increase activity. It also reports Eastern Iowans leaving recreation vehicles unlocked in cold weather and finding unexpected year round uses for RVs.
Partly cloudy Saturday with a high in the teens. The item also notes a tongue in cheek line about middle management and rumors.
Golda Meir, longtime Israeli leader and former prime minister, died at Hadassah Hospital at 4:28 p.m. after battles with cancer of the blood and jaundice. She guided Israel through the 1973 Yom Kippur War and subsequent peace efforts with Egypt and Syria. Survived by two children and a sister. details withheld until after the Sabbath.
The Labor Department reports the jobless rate at 5.8 percent for November with 540,000 new jobs created. Adult men increased employment from 51.4 to 51.9 million, while the overall employment rate rose to a record 59.1 percent.
Ice forms along the Mississippi threatening early halt to barge movement. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spokesman Ray Gall notes 22 boats remain in the district with most south of Clinton. Rock Island District oversees gates from Guttenberg to Laverton. Despite late start due to cold, a 1977 cargo record may be broken this year with 24.95 million tons through October and a typical month around 2.5 million. North of Dubuque has already closed for winter.
Rioters in Isfahan set ablaze the Grumman Corp. Iranian headquarters as troops moved in to disperse pro shah protesters. Six employees escaped unharmed, with no other casualties reported. The incident followed martial law curbs and a government reversal on demonstrations during Moharram.
Eight year old Danny Scherer called a Seattle ad for Santa and spoke with a recording from New York. The Pacific Northwest Bell promo charged 54 cents a minute peak rates, with lower evening and weekend rates. Neighbors voiced concern over promoting long distance calls to children and the ads were withdrawn.
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