23 Dec 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1978
Page
1
A Cedar Rapids rabbi disputes mixing Hanukkah songs with Christmas. The item notes reunions at the Cedar Rapids bus depot and cites criticism of new utility shut-off rules. A survey guides Iowa officials on drinking driver trends for spring safety efforts. Bob Cummings tops a poll by a wide margin.
Joanne the mallard recovers and will aid research. Winter walks offer more to see than expected. Fishing thrives under the ice as anglers enjoy the bite. Plan your free time to use it well. A Charles City man distributes toys by the truckload. A top 1950s movie remake delights sci fi fans.
Metro Area B independents lead with Independence 78 Center Point 5 while B West Branch earns 82 over Columbus Junction 48 G Clear Creek tops Ottumwa 66 62 Mt Vernon over Washington 48 G Mt Vernon 66 Lisbon 62 in regional action.
Cloudy skies with a chance of snow through tonight. Daytime temperatures near the mid 30s and a low around 20. Tomorrow clears and turns colder with highs in the upper 20s.
A homeowner answered an advertisement promising a device to cut utility bills. The company sent a paperweight rather than the device, highlighting a deceptive sales scheme and misrepresentation in the transaction.
U S and Soviet officials voiced optimism on a new Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty as talks in Geneva stretched beyond two days. President Carter cautioned progress remains uncertain while a possible Carter Brezhnev summit to finalize the pact loomed amid final instructions from Moscow.
An Alitalia DC-9 jetliner carrying 124 passengers including four babies ditched in the Tyrrhenian Sea near Punta Raisi airport after engine trouble. Fifty-nine were rescued, 26 survivors plucked by fishing boats, 103 listed missing as Navy ships and helicopters searched the waters.
A Guyanese coroner's jury ruled that Rev. Jim Jones and associates were criminally responsible for the 910 deaths at Jonestown. Jones was murdered, with only Ann Moore dying by her own action. The inquiry also clears the way for death certificates and body releases from Dover Air Force Base.
Sen. Barry Goldwater filed suit to safeguard the 1955 Taiwan defense treaty after President Carter signaled termination. Goldwater urged that diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China end the pact and warned against allowing a president to terminate treaties unilaterally.
Former CIA clerk William Kampiles was sentenced to 40 years in prison for selling top secret satellite plans to the Soviet Union. Judge McNagny offered potential sentence reduction if a national security damage assessment shows less impact. The case cited a severe U.S. setback from the sale. Kampiles apologized, claiming remorse for the events.
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