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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1980
Page
3
The annual transatlantic pancake race in Olney ends in confusion as a television car blocks the finish. Rosemary Ludgate and Sylvia Smith are declared joint winners with no finishing times recorded.
President Carter spoke at the American Legion conference urging veteran support for U S actions in Afghanistan and NATO allies while asserting Soviet miscalculation. He also advocated the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty. A separate NYT report notes an FBI informant in Abscam may have used inside info to swindle California businessmen of at least 150000, with Joseph B Meltzer denying definite bribe conclusions.
A large ship struck a 35 foot whale found floating in the Delaware River near Deptford New Jersey. Scientists say the 17 ton mammal died from injuries to its spinal cord and crushed ribs after the collision. Biologists cut into the carcass for hours Monday to investigate the cause and why the whale appeared so far north.
In Mexico City leftists vow to stay at the Danish and Belgian embassies until their demands for political prisoner releases and better living conditions are met. They note ambassadors may leave. one Danish envoy remains, and the occupiers insist no hostages exist.
Relentless storms across Southern California, Utah, and Arizona bring flooding and mudslides with losses in the tens of millions. Los Angeles County alone faces about 100 million in damages. 24 people dead, 18 in California. Thousands evacuated as rain totals rise and a sixth storm looms.
Ronald Reagan faced fallout from an ethnic joke he told during his campaign and apologized in sub freezing temperatures in Hillsboro New Hampshire saying no slur was intended and he regrets if offended. The incident coincides with Bush gaining a Puerto Rico primary boost while other GOP candidates defend firearm limits at a Concord forum.
Negotiations stalled as Chicago firefighter strike enters sixth day. Mayor Jane Byrne vows court action to remove picketers, notes 250 recruits in stations and 400 more in processing. Three arrests of strikers reported, amid vandalism and threats. a mother of four died in a South Side blaze.
Washington AP President Carter's bid to register women as well as men is challenged as unnecessary and costly by Rep. Marjorie Holt and others on the House Armed Services Personnel subcommittee. Chairman Richard White notes six million men would be registered, prompting questions of equity and national security. Rostker defends extending registration to women.
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