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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1979
Page
3
A December 14 to 16 poll shows Carter at 58 percent to Kennedy’s 38 among 910 likely Democratic voters. Carter’s gain followed the Iranian crisis deepening, with Kennedy slipping. analysts warn the race remains unsettled after the crisis subsides.
Kansas City firefighters enter day eleven of a work slowdown after rejecting a 600000 dollar city wage offer. Police and National Guardsmen manned stations as 37 union members reported for duty and 8 of 32 stations remained closed. City officials say protection remains adequate though diminished.
Retired Gen. James Gavin leading the Washington Belong In Boston Committee says the group will negotiate a lower price with the Boston Athenaeum which agreed to sell the Gilbert Stuart portraits to the National Portrait Gallery in Washington.
Rhodesian forces under British command dig in along the eastern frontier with Mozambique to curb guerrilla infiltration after Salisbury reports hundreds crossing the border in violation of the cease fire. Lord Soames ordered the deployment. spokesman Nicholas Fenn cautions about ongoing problems but not despair. About 600 guerrillas from Mugabe's army infiltrated from Mozambique in the prior 48 hours.
The Vatican upheld the order banning Rev. Hans Kung from teaching Roman Catholic theology. It urged Kung to modify his views for possible reinstatement. Kung said he would continue teaching as decisively as before.
New York AP Richard Rodgers dies at his East Side home age 77 with wife Dorothy by his side. The famed composer, known for Oklahoma South Pacific and The King and I, had been ill with a throat ailment and recently received a pacemaker. He wrote 43 stage scores 40 for Broadway and created timeless songs with Hart and Hammerstein II.
The Commerce Department reports November leading indicators fell 1.3 percent, the second drop in as many months, signaling a high probability of a recession as the index drops to 136.6 from earlier highs. Economists warn the downturn may begin in early 1980 after a weak fourth quarter outlook. The index’s level reflects a 36.6 percent lead over the 1967 base, the lowest since mid 1977.
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