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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1980
Page
1
A state grant was approved to help build new facilities for law enforcement officers in Cedar Rapids. The item appears among multiple Page 5A briefs summarizing state news and local developments.
District play updates show B C R Jefferson 56 over J C West 36 and Kennedy 76 over Dubuane Sr 6. Results include Durant 72 West Branch 70 and Springville 72 E Buchanan 63 with multiple contemporaries across Cedar Rapids, Maquoketa Valley, Starmont, and Maquoketa.
Some parents discuss population growth as though they bear no responsibility while others challenge this view, debating causes and responsibilities in a community dialogue.
FBI operatives posing as bribe paying insurance salesmen have paid tens of thousands in bribes to Louisiana Texas and Oklahoma figures in a probe code named Brilab and likened to Abscam. Key targets include Carlos Marcello Gov Edwin Edwards Louis Lambert and Lt Gov Jimmy Fitzmorris with further mentions of Texas lawmakers and ongoing nationwide sting activity involving LEAA and 71 investigations. The Times notes public releases and court documents detailing government spending on the operation.
Snowmobilers enjoy fresh powder along the Cedar River near the boat harbor. Dennis Pfiffner wearing a red suit leads with 10 year old Shane Pfiffner riding behind him, making up for lost time this winter.
President Carter faces strong opposition in Congress over registering women for a possible draft while men’s registration gains broad support. Key figures include Phyllis Schlafly who condemns the plan, Iris Mitgang supporting equal rights, Eleanor Smeal backing women in combat, and lawmakers predicting the measure will fail. The ACLU vows action if men are registered without women.
U S officials say Moscow told third parties of plans to begin a large troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by month’s end though formal notification to Washington has not occurred. The move could mark a peace offensive, with Karmal saying troops will leave only after aggression ends.
In a Pentagon interview, Deputy Assistant Secretary M Kathleen Carpenter says women will share many dangers if war comes. They will fire missiles, operate anti aircraft guns and drive, with combat not allowed but high risk. She notes laws bar women from combat but may require engagement with weapons and possible capture. She rejects the idea that drafting women would erase childbearing roles, citing existing male draft exemptions.
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