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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1980
Page
1
The forecast calls for cloudy skies tonight with a chance of drizzle or snow flurries. Lows fall to the low 30s. Saturday brings gradually decreasing clouds with highs in the mid 30s and light northwest winds. Weather details on page 2A.
January CPI rose 1.4 percent led by gasoline and heating oil, the largest monthly gain in over six decades. Citibank set a 16 percent prime rate amid inflation concerns as OPEC nations boosted oil prices and production cuts warned of further hikes.
The report notes a bill ready for debate in the Iowa Senate aiming to ease the impact of a heavier income tax. Also covered are House members backing parental authority to appoint someone to spank with cause and a Richard Turner letter prompting the Regents to drop mandatory campus cable fees from dorm charges.
A union of 360 blue collar workers voted to accept a fact-finders report while Cedar Rapids rejected the proposal. A wage dispute involving the city and its police may soon reach a resolution.
An index sign in a television repair shop advocates DIY work and directs customers to call Wallace for assistance. The notice implies guidance on handling repairs and ownership of the service. The wording links to a copyrighted message and suggests a naming attribution.
The five member U N commission on Iran was cleared to depart Geneva for Tehran on Saturday. The delegation aims to hear Iranian grievances about the deposed shah and U S involvement while hostages remain held at the U S Embassy in Tehran. Diplomatic sources say militant demands and Khomeini support delayed travel. The U N co chair Bedjaoui reports no deadline but a gentlemens agreement to link talks with hostage release. The captors demand the shah’s extradition and warn that without him, American concessions are unlikely.
Sheri Sorokos and her daughter Nikole, held by Evangelos in a Greek-capital plot to take Nikole to Greece, are united in Marion after private eye Lan Withers aided the rescue. Withers reports 183 recoveries and a 95 percent success rate, with ongoing international work including a recent Naxos operation.
A $10,000 reward was announced today by Public Safety Commissioner Floyd Bergen and Police Chief Raymond Baker for information leading to Michelle Martinko's killer. The 17 year old Kennedy High School senior was found stabbed to death near Westdale Mall after her car was left at a J C Penney parking area.
Reports from Kabul say three civilians were killed when gunfire hit an anti-Soviet merchants strike, as Soviet MiG-21s patrolled rooftops. Afghan government declares martial law and imposes curfew while foreign agents blamed for the disruption. Brezhnev signals possible Soviet troop withdrawal if outside interference ends. Kabul marketplaces close amid nationwide protests linked to the occupation.
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