Weather outlook with cold night and sunny Thursday
Variable cloudiness to night with continued cold and mid teens for low temperatures. Mostly sunny Thursday with highs around 30 and calm southerly winds. Weather details referenced on page 2A.
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12 Dec 1979
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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1979
Page
1
Farmers lead America as pioneers in fuel
Two men linked to the Grinnell State Bank theft were bound over to a federal grand jury this morning. Raw furs valued over 150000 dollars are expected at a Manchester auction Saturday. Page references indicate coverage on Page 15A and 9B for the fur sale and related features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Manchester
Grinnell State
Off-duty officers join labor reps at City Council meeting
Police and Hawkeye Labor Council members attended a City Council session. Opening statements in the Jos lyn-Waterbury murder trial were set for this afternoon after a jury was selected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye
Joslyn-Waterbury
Historical Note on Packaging Efficiency
A brief remark credits the American packaging industry for a historic improvement as one bag of groceries now yields two bags of garbage marking a rise in waste from modern product packaging.
Hostage visits not promised says Iranian student leaders
Iranian student leaders say they know nothing of foreign observers visiting the 50 hostages and that Foreign Minister Ghotbzadeh does not speak for them. He promised visits by international observers soon, but no meeting with the U.N. envoy is confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
Ghotbzadeh
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Zuhair Yamin
Lebanon
U.S
Carter
Shah
Court OK to route of I 380
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld a Cedar Rapids judge’s ruling allowing construction of Interstate 380 between Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. The decision lifted an injunction, clearing landowner contact and potential condemnation if needed. Farmland Preservation Association opposed the route, claiming environmental review inadequacies and insufficient consideration of alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court OK
Iowa Department of Transportation
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
St. Louis
U.S
Edward J. McManus
Farmland Preservation Association
Iowa
IDOT
McManus
8Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Keith Mossman
Vinton
Robert Goodwin
Appeals
Goodwin
Korean martial law chief detained after Seoul gunfight
Gen. Chung Seung hwa, martial law commander, was detained for questioning over the Oct. 26 assassination of President Park Chung-hee after a gun battle in Hannam Dong Seoul. Security forces seized him after heavy fighting lasting about an hour as armored units surrounded the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
South Korea
Chung Seung-hwa
Park Chung-hee
Park
CIA
Kim Jae-kyu
Chung
Defense Security
Chun Doo-hwan
Defense Security Command
Massive Colombia Ecuador border quake kills many
A powerful earthquake near the Colombia Ecuador border struck before dawn, leaving at least 71 dead and over 350 injured. The 7.7 to 8.1 magnitude quake triggered aftershocks, toppled buildings, and fires in cities including Charco Bogota Tumaco and Pereira. Rescue crews searched rubble as alarms sounded across the region.
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Colombia
Colombia-Ecuador
Tumaco
Escuande
Olaya Herrera
Charco
Pereira
Manizales
Quito
Ecuador
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