Weather Outlook Through Wednesday
Cloudy today through Wednesday with highs in the mid 30s and nights dropping to the low 20s. Highs on Wednesday expected in the low 30s. Weather details on page 2A.
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1980
Page
1
Newborns gain immune edge from Soviet swimming program
The Soviet Union opens a swimming school for newborns, with a doctor claiming enrollees become more resistant to colds and pneumonia. Other brief items note back rules, Nixon’s invitation, heating costs, a bride’s concerns, a young actress, and a calf bacteria aiding resistance to H somnus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Procrastinator's Club of America Claims 500000 Members
The Procrastinator's Club of America announces a claimed 500,000 members yet only 3,500 have mailed in their applications. This humorous note appears in the paper under the humor or editorial section and reflects light social commentary on delays in formal enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Procrastinator’s Club of America
Brezhnev lied to Carter over Afghanistan invasion
President Carter called Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev’s explanations about Afghanistan false in a New Year’s Eve statement. He questioned Kremlin motives and noted Brezhnev was not giving accurate facts about the Kabul intervention. The interview touched Iran hostages and potential U.S. options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Carter
Soviet Union
Leonid Brezhnev
Russia
Afghanistan
Brezhnev
Kremlin
Kabul
Iran
U.S
Tehran
U.N
United Press International
New Iowa laws take effect with the new year
Gov Robert Ray signed a batch of 1979 laws into effect July 1 spanning soil conservation domestic abuse library material theft optometrist drug use apartment tax breaks and small loan limits. The domestic abuse law enables emergency court orders to protect victims as outlined in the new statutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Robert Ray
Looking Ahead to the Eighties in Iowa
Dale Kueter surveys the shift from the 1970s to the 1980s with readers invited to share views. Experts foresee energy pressure, possible polarisation over energy and nuclear power, a growth of European socialist ideas among intellectuals, and gradual transport shifts including railroad improvements and fewer long haul trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josepher
Edmund Burke
Harry Boyd
The
Gazette
Space
Earth
Akers
Vietnam
Kassel
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Richard Nixon
Abby
Burbank
Dr. Block
Walter Block
Marion
U.S. A
Kurt Waldheim
Paris
Waldheim
New York
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Khomeini
Foreign Ministry
Dale Kueter
City Desk
Cedar Rapids Gazette
3Rd Ave
Cedar Rapids
Boyd
Ron Akers
Department of
University of Iowa
Marx
United States
Europe
Will George
Orwell
Ray Kassel
Iowa Department of Transportation
Nees
Search the Cedar Rapids Gazette Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Cedar Rapids Gazette?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.