Glimmer of hope for Big Mac price relief
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29 Dec 1978
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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 29, 1978
Page
1
Judge Reflects on 17 Years of Service
Judge Anthony Scolaro looks back on seventeen years of community service in a reflective retrospective. The feature notes his public work and impact within the local judiciary and civic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Scolaro
Vikings brace for unhappy NFC playoff outcome
A columnist predicts the Minnesota Vikings will be disappointed after Sunday’s National Football Conference playoff. the note appears on Page 1B. The final installment of Mike Chapman’s series on Iowa wrestling runs today on Page 1B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota Vikings
Mike Chapman
Iowa
Saturday Snowmobiling Sparks Winter Fun
A note on snowmobiling highlights winter recreation and the joy of snow. It warns that without precautions tragedy can enter the scene, stressing safety for riders and spectators.
Rare total solar eclipse sighted end of February 1979
Weather forecast warns of wind and cold with a 50 percent chance of snow tonight and Saturday. Temperatures dip to 5 to 10 tonight and 10 to 15 Saturday with north winds at 15 to 30 mph. The piece muses that what counts as good clean fun today has broadened, and notes copyright.
Shah taps opposition to form government in Iran
Shahr seeks reconciliation as Bakhtiar accepts mandate to form civilian government amid widespread unrest. Protests, gunfire, and curfews rage in Tehran with power cuts and bread shortages feared. U S weighs carrier action in Persian Gulf while backing the shah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shah
Tehran
Iran
Shapour Bakhtiar
National Front
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Washington
Carter
Persian Gulf
Soviet Union
Disgusted Ray Forces Resignation of Iowa National Guard Leader
Iowa Governor Robert D. Ray demanded the resignation of Adjutant General Junior H. Burkhead after a year marred by controversy and investigations. The move follows disclosures about Guard recruiter Capt. David Barth attending Ray news conferences in civilian clothes and Burkhead's handling of payments for personal typing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Junior H. Burkhead
Iowa National Guard
Robert D. Ray
David Barth
Gov. Ray
Ray
House Legislative Committee
Burkhead
David Oman
Bulkhead
Miracle jetliner crash claims only 10 fatalities
A United Airlines DC-8 with 185 aboard crashed near Portland Airport after likely fuel exhaustion. Ten people were killed. 171 accounted for, with 45 injured and 116 uninjured. No ground injuries occurred, and authorities noted a miracle given the wreckage in a suburban area. Captain Malburn McBroom reported engine flameouts and Mayday before the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Airlines
Portland
Ore
Multonomah County
Suspect arrested in death of Iowa man
Cedar Rapids police arrested Dennis Lee France 26 at 6 p m Thursday in the death of Warren H Johnson 58 of the Allison Hotel The case is being prepared for extradition to Henderson Texas where he faces a capital murder charge France who used the name Gary Chambers appeared before District Judge Robert Osmundson who set bond at 100 000 and appointed counsel Extradition continued to 8 45 a m Tuesday Johnson s body was found in Room 304 of the Allison on Dec 23 Police said France was arrested at a mobile home on Bowling Street SW where 21 year old George Steven Van Fleet and Debra M Lightfoot were also questioned and later accused of interference with official acts The investigation included a composite sketch and evidence placing France in the Allison on Dec 22 The killing occurred after midnight with multiple throat wounds and a knife used The motive remains unclear and the weapon has not been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Dennis Lee France
Warren H. Johnson
Allison
First Ave. SE
France
Robert Osmundson
Johnson
The
Gary Chambers
Bowling St
George Steven van Fleet
Debra M. Lightfoot
Vinita
Okla
van Fleet
James Barnes
Lightfoot
Barnes
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