Weekend Rain Outlook With Cooler Conditions
Clouds, light showers possible this afternoon with highs in the mid 40s. Rain likely tonight into Sunday with overnight lows in the mid 30s and Sunday highs in the upper 30s. Details continue on page 2A.
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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 22, 1979
Page
1
Railroad must clear tracks for passenger trains in consent order
A railroad agreed in a consent order after Amtrak suit to clear its tracks for passenger train use. The Gazette notes Senator Edward Kennedy contends with the White House over President Carter energy policy. Possible library planning looms if a new facility is built, per The Gazette.
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Sen
Edward Kennedy
White House
Carter
the Gazette
A Christmas Rifle Discovered Again After Funeral
A note on a film titled A Christmas Rifle resurfaces after a funeral. The review highlights special effects and sets as the film’s standout elements. Patronage and regional cinema context are implied in a brief entertainment snippet.
Santa Says Goodbye to Travelers and Relatives at Holiday Sendoff
A page note describes Santa bidding farewell to travelers heading home for Christmas and to relatives, marking a seasonal farewell moment on page 5A.
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Santa
Carter asks UN to impose Iran sanctions amid hostages crisis
President Carter urges an early Security Council meeting to impose international economic sanctions on Iran in response to its defiance while the Export‑Import Bank declares 245 million dollars in Iran loan defaults. The move aims to cut credit and pressure Tehran to free the 50 Americans held in the U.S. Embassy. Senate leader Byrd supports the action.
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Carter
United Nations
Iran
America
U.S
Tehran
United Nations Security Council
Council
States
Capitol Hill
Senate
Robert Byrd
Minister enslaved 9 members in Durham church case
Nine members of the Church of God and True Holiness were beaten and kept in slavery by Rev. Robert Carr and three others, with some forced to work in a poultry plant. Indictments allege nine counts of violating slavery laws and one count of conspiracy. Victims linked to Wilson, North Carolina, ages and hometowns not listed. Carr arrested in California, held on $100,000 bond.
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N.C
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FBI
Compton
Calif
Fred Reagan
Los Angeles
Heavy fog slows travel in Eastern Iowa during weekend
Traffic slows as thick fog clusters area roads Friday night ahead of Christmas weekend. Police report multiple minor accidents in Iowa City while the Highway Patrol notes few incidents overall. Cedar Rapids sees highs around 50 with optimism for clearing skies and a green Christmas unlikely this year.
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Iowa City
Iowa Highway Patrol
Cedar Rapids
U.S. Weather Service
Des Moines
Midwest
Grandma
Santa
Senators tie OK on SALT to U.N. vote
Senate leaders say Soviet veto of UN sanctions against Iran could derail SALT II. Byrd Stevens and others warn the crisis may influence treaty fate, as Carter meets with lawmakers. They stress U.S. strategy to secure hostages and world support, noting renewed parliamentary focus in 1980.
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Iran
Robert Byrd
Ted Stevens
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Carter
White House
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Foreign Relations Committee
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Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Security Council
Byrd
Congress
Stevens
Rhodesia sanctions lifted after peace treaty signed
The United Nations Security Council voted 13 to 0 to lift sanctions on Rhodesia hours after black Rhodesian leaders signed a London peace pact. Muzorewa warned democracy would end if rivals win the upcoming elections, while British officials and troops prepare for a February vote and Zimbabwe independence under Soames.
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Rhodesia
London
Abel Muzorewa
U.N. Security Council
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Czechoslovakia
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Security Council
Britain
Patriotic Front
Salisbury
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