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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1978
Page
1
A proposed ban on early morning parking in Space A downtown aims to speed snow removal. The plan, outlined for consideration today, would restrict vehicle parking before 7 a.m. to clear streets efficiently.
A page 4B review discusses the Lily Tomlin and John Travolta film Moment by Moment. It argues the audience may credibly accept one performance while disbelieving the other, highlighting tonal mismatch and flawed chemistry.
Previously confidential Firestone documents show company awareness of tire deficiencies as early as April. The depth of internal knowledge is disclosed on page 6B, with impact noted across safety concerns and regulatory scrutiny.
A global celebration of Christ’s birth marks the holiday for nearly one billion Christians. Also on page 7B a fostered girl overcomes delays with loving guardians. A California Man Watchers group hails an actor’s “macho with incredible animal magnetism” as prime viewing material.
A three part series launches examining Iowa wrestling from Gotch to Gable. The feature traces the sport’s rise, key figures, and enduring legacy shaping Iowa athletics.
Mostly clear and quite cold tonight with a low from zero to five above. Wednesday brings clear to partly cloudy skies with a high between 20 and 25. Christmas neckties are noted separately in the report.
Rioting spreads across Tehran and Tabriz as troops fire on demonstrators and oil production drops to a record low under 600000 barrels daily. At least eight killed, many injured, while oil tankers linger offshore unable to load amid curbs on supplies.
About 11 railroad cars derailed from the C Street SW bridge into the Cedar River near Prairie Creek power station at 1 40 a m on Christmas Day. Three engines and 92 cars were involved with minimal bridge damage about 17 000 dollars. Clean-up will take two days as divers attach cables to riverbound cars for removal.
The Huey Fong carrying 2,700 Vietnamese refugees is barred from landing in Hong Kong amid threats from one refugee to mass suicide if the ship sails again. Captain Shu Wen-shin said he would be murdered if he raises anchor. Four refugees reportedly jumped overboard seeking land. 香港 authorities ordered the vessel to proceed to Kaohsiung Taiwan.
In Cleveland, Mayor Dennis Kucinich's bid to refinance 15.5 million in notes stalled as 16 of 17 council members appeared but refused entry to the meeting. Council foes branded the plan illegal, delaying layoffs of about 2,000 municipal workers unless the ordinance passes. A special election Feb 27 seeks a 0.5 percent income tax hike and sale of the Municipal Light Plant. The Fraternal Order of Police warned it would sue to halt layoffs.
A Bengal tiger escaped during feeding in Minot, pursued by its keeper for three blocks, then shot and killed by police near a skating rink after failing to tranquilize. The tiger wandered a park with a baseball diamond and rink, as skaters scattered and law enforcement used shotguns and a rifle.
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