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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1979
Page
1
Microscopic evidence offers a revised view of the likely direction of lung cancer death rates, suggesting different patterns than previously thought. The analysis adds detail to the mortality discussion and may influence public health considerations.
Local residents near a burned and vandalized southeast Cedar Rapids house heard positive developments at a community meeting. The report highlights neighborhood concerns and ongoing actions by authorities.
Reporters describe difficulty covering the pending patrimony suit involving Engelbert Humperdinck and a local schoolteacher. Details remain scarce as proceedings continue on page 10A.
The article notes stiff competition Sunday night from two first run films with Roots II contending for television audiences. Page 14A.
Gary Wright's Dream Weaver is cited as a breakthrough in a field already explored by the English and Germans. Page 12A notes weather tonight with rain and possible thunder storms, shifting to snow by Friday. Lows in the mid-30s. southeast winds up to 25 mph.
The text notes the value of antiques and questions how often items outlive their original guarantee, suggesting a reflection on durability and worth. It emphasizes the enduring appeal and investment quality of aged goods.
Chinese reinforcements flood into Lang Son as battle looms in Vietnam six days after the border conflict began. Japan seeks mediation, warning of a long war, while Hanoi reports casualties exceed five thousand in a day as Vietnamese regulars join combat against Chinese forces.
The United States urged the Soviet Union not to use Indochina tensions to justify sending troops to Vietnam. Kyodo cited heightened Soviet border alert with China, denied by Moscow as dirty provocative twaddle. Bangkok sources report a Soviet naval task force near Lang Son with landing craft and reconnaissance planes over Quang Minh Province aiding Vietnamese forces.
U S commerce data show fourth quarter gross national product rose 6.4 percent annualized driven by consumer spending. Inflation remained 8.1 percent, and officials warned the pace may not hold as inflation fights and oil costs loom.
Neal Hirsh, former University of Iowa student, faced two assault counts and a robbery with aggravation charge. The jury found him innocent of robbery with aggravation but later jurors disputed the verdict, prompting a mistrial on the robbery charge after a jury poll. Hirsh had been convicted previously in 1977 for the Coralville Green Pepper Restaurant holdup.
The spring melt uncovers a car buried by heavy snowfall in the 1400 block of Mount Vernon Road SE. The owner likely abandoned the vehicle after failing to free it.
Citing the cutoff of Iranian oil, several U S companies including Shell ARCO Phillips and Texaco announce cutbacks to conserve crude. Shell plans a 5 8 percent crude reduction starting March 1 with all refined products. ARCO will limit some product sales while Phillips boosts gasoline delivery cuts to 30 percent. Other majors Exxon Gulf and more are tightening refinery sales as OPEC actions loom with price raises in the Persian Gulf and potential added increases to curb middlemen profits.
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