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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1979
Page
13
U S officials believe key manuals for the F-14 fighter and Phoenix missile system may have fallen into Iran during upheaval. Dissident Iranian air force cadets and technicians reportedly had access to sensitive technical data, potentially undermining U S defenses.
Defense and State spokesmen deny firm evidence of access to Isfahan and Shiraz bases where F-14s are stationed but acknowledge Soviet KGB influence among Iranian dissidents. U S officials fear Soviet penetration of F-14 manuals and AWG-9 radar, potentially undermining U S fleet air defense. Some senior Pentagon figures reportedly discussed neutralizing or destroying Persian Gulf Hawk missile sites, though seen as unlikely.
Final organizational meeting for parade entries is set for Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Gin Mill on 1st Avenue. The page also lists multiple local ads including sales at Allied Glass, a winter clearance, and various entertainment and services around Cedar Rapids.
Defense Secretary Harold Brown in Cairo pledged U S military and diplomatic support to Egypt saying the United States can and will prevent outside intervention in the Middle East. He urged cooperation with regional allies as Iran's upheaval looms and discussed arms and peace efforts with President Sadat and Defense Minister Ali.
William Webster appointed John Glover as head of the Milwaukee FBI office, making him the bureau's first black field office chief. The 40 year old veteran replaces J. Gerard Hogan and spoke of serving as a role model for qualified blacks seeking FBI work.
A group of 100 community hospitals said they would aim to meet the Carter administration guideline for hospital cost increases and try to keep 1979 rises within the target even if it means lower than 9.7 percent. The National Council of Community Hospitals urged restraint as part of a broad inflation fight.
A court-appointed psychiatrist found John Wayne Gacy mentally competent to stand trial on murder charges. Judge Louis Garippo must issue the final determination. Gacy, 36, pleads innocent to seven murder counts amid suspicions connected to as many as 32 victims. Authorities seek to widen a search warrant for further excavations at his suburban home where 26 skeletal remains have been recovered and another body was found in the garage.
Albert Szent Gyorgyi, a Hungarian scientist, earned the 1937 Nobel Prize for work on paprika and the discovery of bioflavonoids. These substances are linked to supporting the body's capillary health.
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