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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1980
Page
1
Hawkeye Cagers Fall to Indiana 81 69
Iowa basketball loses to Indiana by eight points in a diversionary game reflected in the Iowa City coverage. The loss comes amid a busy week with several upcoming political and local development stories on pages 2C through 11A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye Cagers
Indiana
Page
Free Speech as a Continuous Obligation
An essay notes that some individuals view free speech not as a right but as an ongoing duty, implying steadfast responsibility in exercising expression. It reflects on civic duty, discourse, and the balance between liberty and accountability in public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ao Fort Worth
GNP Shows No 79 Recession Despite Inflation Pressures
The Commerce Department reports 1979 GNP rose 2.3 percent for the year with a 1.4 percent fourth-quarter rate. Negative growth in Q2 kept the average annual gain 2.3 percent, while inflation ran 8.7 percent in Q4 and 8.8 percent for the year. Consumers boosted purchases, saving just 3.3 percent in Q4, the Korean War era low, and investment lagged in Q4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
GNP
European gold prices soar past $800 as markets rally worldwide
Gold opened above $800 in Europe with Zurich at 810 rising to 820.50, London opening 815 climbing to 825, a Europe record. In Hong Kong the price peaked at 832.97 before settling near 810.85, while silver hit a record 49.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Europe
New York
Hong Kong
Zurich
U.S
Afghanistan
Iran
Devout teen hijacks Beirut to Tehran plane seeks Imam Sadr answer
A Shiite youth from Khirbet Silm hijacked a Middle East Airlines Boeing 707 shortly after takeoff from Beirut, ordering a path to Tehran to press for Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini to intervene in the fate of Imam Musa Sadr. He surrendered when the jet returned to Beirut for refueling, the plane carrying 72 passengers and crew of nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Lebanon
Iran
Middle East Airlines
Tehran
Khirbet Silm
Imam Musa Sadr
Libya
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Sadr
Mediterranean
Larnaca
Cyprus
Khomeini
Fuaded
Fuad Hamadeh
Iowa House approves 19.7 million commercial property tax relief
The Iowa House adopted a 19.7 million commercial property tax relief bill with 13 Democrats and one Republican voting no. The plan shifts some local tax burden to residential and agricultural property while the state boosts homestead and agricultural land credits and school aid. The measure caps commercial assessment increases at 6 percent, limiting revenue losses to 19.7 million and shifting most of the gap onto state aid and credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
House of Representatives
Senate
James West
R State Center
House
Ways and Means
Republican
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Cedar Rapids
Anne Wexler
Carter
Marion
Marion Boulevard
Sixth Avenue
Texas
American Automobile Association
Smith Hempstone
Russia
Vietnam
Washington County
Dear Abby
Paul McCartney
Tokyo
U.S. A
Steelers
Treasury
G. William Miller
Far East
Hong Kong Gold and Silver Exchange
GOP
Eral
Robert Ray
Ray
Rep
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