30 Dec 1979
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1979
Page
1
University of Iowa and Iowa City clubs finish 1 and 2 in team standings at Midlands Wrestling Tournament. Page 1B notes Iowa State rivalries and overall results.
Reports suggest a contest for influence at the Coca Cola Company with key shareholders weighing options as boardroom dynamics intensify. Executives and investors monitor moves signaling potential leadership shifts.
In the 1970s gray market tensions raised prices and strained budgets as demand surged for gray market goods. The piece notes rising costs and tight supplies affecting consumers and businesses during that period.
A witty remark from the town about Noah and a parking place appears in the humorous section referencing local humor. The line is framed as a light editorial style joke amid the newspaper’s sections.
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance asks the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions on Iran if the Americans held at the U S Embassy in Tehran are not freed within a two week grace period. The plan envisions an escalating program starting with a ban on imports to Iran except food and medicine.
President Carter sent a personal hot line message to Brezhnev urging withdrawal of Soviet forces in Afghanistan after new intelligence estimated 25,000 to 30,000 troops. White House said the figure includes an air force division and two motorized rifle divisions.
Diverse voices from Moslem leaders Western European communists and the Peoples Daily in Peking denounce Soviet intervention in Afghanistan after the coup that ousted Hafizullah Amin and installed Babrak Karmal Analysts say 25000 Soviet troops were deployed and most of the bloc sent congratulatory messages while Roma condemned the action as indirect criticism.
Police and 700 National Guardsmen take over fire department duties as 13 stations close and only 40 of 190 firefighters report for a shift. Fire Chief Waas and City Manager Kipp activate emergency plan. guardsmen man stations while union firemen refuse off schedule tasks amid a contract dispute.
Rhodesia began its first full day of the new cease-fire amid claims of violations by Patriotic Front guerrillas. British officials welcomed the calm, while Rhodesian commanders said attacks and an influx of up to 700 insurgents breached the truce.
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