28 Dec 1980
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1980
Page
1
A Cedar Rapids educator argues married couples need better local employment options as Iowa celebrates its 134th birthday. The note aligns with a year opening when 40 new laws take effect. Nebraska won the Sun Bowl and Purdue the Liberty Bowl, noted for page 1C highlights.
Travel feature highlights Las Vegas allure for Eastern Iowa travelers with night life, casinos, and entertainment options. It paints a picture of iconic sights, shows, dining, and quick getaway logistics aimed at weekend trips and longer visits.
Cedar Rapids project notes reveal Bobby Driscoll, a leading child actor of the early 1950s, endured tough consequences from swift stardom and early fame. Details point to a costly rise and personal struggles amid archival tape release.
A concise guide urges homeowners to weigh appraisal, financing, and long term gains before remodeling. It advises comparing project costs to potential blue book value increases and utility improvements, plus evaluating disruption and resale impact.
Eastern Iowans can find more than 100 classifications across pages 1 to 14F. The note humorously contrasts optimists and pessimists among businessmen regarding the recession, ending with a copyright statement.
Iran's Prime Minister Mohammad Ali Rajai unveiled three options for the United States regarding the hostage issue during a Tehran briefing to about 100 foreign envoys and journalists. The plan hinges on depositing Iran’s claimed assets with Algeria, with hostages kept as collateral in disputed cases. The first option requires Algeria to secure payment of amounts Iran claims, including cash and gold, while the second would release undisputed funds. the third accuses the U.S. of conspiring to block Iran’s affairs.
Exiled Afghan nationalists marked the first anniversary of the Soviet backed coup with anti Soviet demonstrations from India to Norway. In New Delhi about 250 protesters marched on the Soviet Embassy while 80 hunger strikers called attention to 85 000 Soviet troops in Afghanistan. Protests also erupted at the Soviet Embassy in Tehran and the Afghan Embassy in Iran, with guards rebuffing demonstrators.
Iran television broadcast films of 12 more hostages on Saturday showing them singing carols praying and receiving gifts near a Christmas tree. Nine spoke in messages while others appeared in still photos bringing the total identified on TV or stills since Christmas Day to at least 40.
President Jimmy Carter broke his left collarbone in a cross country ski fall near Camp David. He was flown to Bethesda Naval Hospital for X rays confirming a clavicle fracture and placed in a figure eight harness as doctors expect several days of pain medication.
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