08 Feb 1979
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1979
Page
1
The obituary notes birth details for Robert Luther Olson in Mayville North Dakota on September 22 1934. It references page 4B. A separate item on page 8A reports the cancellation of a proposal to seek federal funds for a study merging city and county law enforcement agencies.
The Cedar Rapids Community School Board held more than 144 hours of closed sessions Wednesday evening focusing on salaries. The item appeared on page 9A.
Linn County will reinstate a youth facilities program following an administrative appeal hearing. The initiative targets troubled Linn County youngsters and their families as part of a new test.
Restless lobbyists Wednesday watched as the state Senate began to wade through an important bill. The Iowa House accepted joint rules but there is still dissatisfaction. The paper notes on pages 12A and 16A tease pieces on teeth sealing and concrete sealing, while page 14A covers a Gallup Youth Poll debunking a belief about teen television diets.
The restaurant notes a bilingual menu and dining experience in its page 10A feature. The piece highlights that both the menu and the food are presented in two languages for patrons.
Friday Opinion columnist Roscoe Drum mond notes revelations after Teng Hsiao-ping met with President Carter. The column emphasizes surprising implications for U S China relations and policy direction.
A cold front brings clear skies and temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below zero tonight. Friday will be partly cloudy and not as cold with highs near 10 to 15 degrees.
In Des Moines Senator Art Small pressed Larry Crane of the DEQ on extending a $100 000 state grant for a study of Salsbury Laboratories waste in Charles City. The panel hearings noted needed federal support of $300 000 and argued for stronger hazardous waste disposal laws to address leakage into the Cedar River aquifer.
Labor Secretary Ray Marshall says the Carter administration may loosen the 7 percent wage ceiling if inflation rises and Congress rejects a real wage insurance tax credit. He notes inflation could reach 10 to 11 percent, complicating union compliance and urging Congress to approve the tax credit to avoid relaxing guidelines.
Shell Oil Co executive John Roorda predicts federal action to limit fuel use within months as Iran oil supplies tighten worldwide. Energy Secretary James Schlesinger warns of a sharper oil crisis than 1973 74 and tests possible mandatory controls including Sunday closures of stations and building heating and cooling limits.
Two accidents in Jones County and near Ox Ford Junction claim four lives and send three others to hospital. Cecil Lambert 62 and Martha Lambert 51 of Wyoming die in a two car crash on Highway 136. Brent Marburger 24 of Sabula faces charges after driving into Lambert’s path.
A northeast Iowa county faces controversy as Bradford House requests a liquor and beer license near the Little Brown Church in the Vale. Chickasaw County Supervisors plan to vote next Monday amid fears of rowdyism and reduced police coverage near the church and county historical society. The church, built in 1864, is famed from a popular hymn and has hosted thousands of weddings.
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