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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1979
Page
2
Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan plans to ask the Cabinet for power to make negotiating decisions with Egyptian representatives in the Washington talks. Final decisions would still require full Cabinet approval. Earlier talks paused as Dayan and Defense Minister Weizman briefed the Cabinet, which sometimes overruled Washington decisions.
Steven Camblin, district security guard, drove a dump truck into the gunfire line to shield victims during the Cleveland Elementary School shooting. The board cited his heroic actions, noting he aided police by placing the vehicle as a shield for the wounded as Brenda Ann Spencer, 16, faced charges.
House Republican Policy Committee chair Bud Shuster says GOP backing for a constitutional balanced budget amendment remains strong despite Minority Leader Rhodes opposition. He fears a runaway convention but notes potential support and caution from Rhodes.
Wind NW at 15 mph this morning. Thursday sunrise 7 12 am sunset 5 30 pm. Yesterday high 15 low 7 with no precipitation. Friday to Sunday little or no rain or snow expected. Highs in the teens to mid 20s Friday, 20s to around 30 Saturday and Sunday. Lows 5 below to 5 above Friday warming to 5 to 15 above by Sunday.
A major winter storm swept Dixie with heavy snow and halted travel as airports closed in major Northeastern cities. Up to 10 inches fell in Tennessee and Maryland forecasts, with 8 inches in Virginia and 10 in Washington area suburbs. Schools closed. power disrupted by ice laden limbs. Georgia reported fatalities and multiple accidents as crews struggled to keep up with the pace of snowfall. The storm stretched from Arkansas to the Carolinas with freezing rain and sleet in parts of Tennessee and Georgia, while New Orleans saw rain and clearing skies.
Vital statistics report multiple births at Mercy St Luke's and out of town birth in Warrensburg Mo. listing parents names and addresses. It also records several Cedar Rapids marriage licenses and a series of early morning police and emergency calls including a false alarm on H Ave NW and a medical emergency on Eastview Ave SW.
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