30 Jan 1979
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1979
Page
1
Carl Kane argues a unique approach in the Iowa Legislature. The piece notes ongoing debates on policy and the legislature's path forward.
Picture page item notes that the "First Brother" struggles to win headlines or contests even when off duty and enjoying leisure. The caption hints at ongoing public interest in the family and the public image of the leadership.
Mike Deupree wonders how a film featuring Barbara Bach in a bath could fail to be good pointing to Page 9A coverage.
In Out on the Acres a young farmer offers an opinion on Oren Lee Staley's resignation, reflecting local reaction and the impact on the farming community. The piece appears on page 12A.
The note references the NFL season stretching unusually long with a nod to Son of Super Bowl XIII, implying wrap coverage on page 1B. The exact events or dates are not detailed in the fragment.
A column by Tom Ecker offers step by step directions to cut up frying chickens at home, promoting cost savings. The piece notes superstition influences hotel and apartment construction, suggesting cultural beliefs shape building design.
Forecast calls for clearing skies and colder temperatures with lows between five and ten below zero. Wednesday will be clear to partly cloudy with highs in the mid teens. Snow chances fall to about 20 percent tonight as winds ease.
Brenda Spencer, 16, confessed to classmates she would do something big to get on TV. She fired 30 rounds at Cleveland Elementary in San Diego, killing principal Burton Wragg and custodian Michael Suchar and wounding eight others including Officer Robert Robb. She barricaded herself at home for seven hours before surrendering. she remains in jail with possible adult charges.
The Commerce Department reports a 1978 foreign trade deficit of 28.45 billion, with Japan deficit at 11.6 billion. Oil imports fell 6.8 percent to 39.5 billion, while overall exports rose to 143.57 billion and imports to 172 billion for the year. December deficit was 2.04 billion.
President Carter and Chinese Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-ping wrap two hour talks at the White House praising a new relationship. Carter calls discussions far reaching and constructive as Teng says prospects span politics economics science technology and culture. They plan a brief meeting Wednesday to sign an umbrella agreement.
Patty Hearst will be released from federal prison on Thursday after President Carter commuted her 7 year sentence for the 1974 San Francisco bank robbery. The 25 year old heiress plans to marry fiance Bernard Shaw in a church after her release and transfer to her mother's Hillsborough home.
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