27 Jan 1979
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1979
Page
1
The notice outlines public events at the new Five Seasons Center this weekend with an open house Sunday. Readers are urged to consult floor plans and seating charts and to bring the Gazette pull out section from pages 11 12A for details.
A brief item notes the onset of darkness before noon on February 26, advising readers not to look at the sun. The fragment signals a calendar or astronomical placeholder on page 7A.
A Cedar Rapids pair toiled seven years to restore a pickup to pristine condition, yet no longer drives it. The item appears on Picture Page with a note that the couple plans future display or sale.
Mississippi Valley G C R Jett 62 Central City 46 and 8 Dubuave 52 C R Jett 49 lead a slate of boys basketball results. Linn Mar 65 Regis 64, Dub Hempstead 67 Wash 64 in OT, Prairie 82 Benton 48, Marion 77 Vinton 71, Independence 54 Vinton 52, Regis 64 Linn Mar 65, and many more district games across Iowa.
Snow is diminishing with flurries possible tonight and 1 to 3 inches more could fall. Blowing and drifting snow makes travel difficult with a high around 20 and a low near 10. Clouds linger with a chance of flurries Sunday and a high near 20.
A playful observation notes that over half of Americans wear glasses, suggesting the high relevance of cars in daily life and broad public reliance on vision aids.
Former Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, 70, died Friday night at Lenox Hill Hospital after collapsing at his desk in Rockefeller Center. Spokesman Hugh Morrow said he slumped while working on a book about his modern art collection and was pronounced dead on arrival. Rockefeller served as New York governor four times and was a three-time GOP presidential hopeful. He had been working normally at his office earlier in the day and was married to Margaretta Rockefeller.
Cedar Rapids hosts a world premiere of Dribble about girls basketball and marks the first Cedar Rapids appearance of Iowa's only major league team, the Cornets, who lead the fast break through weekend festivities. The Comets open at 2 p.m. today in the new Five Seasons Center, with a public open house Sunday noon to 6 p.m.
President Carter dismisses fears that recognizing the PRC will trigger conflict with Taiwan or the Soviet Union. He opposes Kennedy’s Taiwan independence bill and vows to veto any breach of the U.S. China agreement. China’s Teng arrives for an eight day visit to discuss broad agendas and possible accords.
Frigid Iowa faces steady snowfall with up to four inches in western areas and three inches possible in the east. Icy interstates cause spinouts and one minor injury near Jefferson High School. A travelers advisory remains in effect as the National Weather Service expects snow today then flurries. Gas use climbs 16 percent in Cedar Rapids in early January as temps stay cold. Page 3A continues with snow details.
In Brighton, Dr. John Flower of the University of Sussex explores a lab scale Scotch still to study the drink's chemistry. He notes more than 200 congeners shape flavor, and warns trimming distillation could affect taste. Customs rules limit tasting and require disposal by day’s end.
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