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06 Jul 1979
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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1979
Page
1
Rex Smith Faces Spotlight at 23
A snapshot notes Rex Smith, age 23, not feeling like a star yet, with content about celebrity life. Additional items cite Dr. Neil Soloman answering if pregnancy is safe after 40, a U S Embassy note on an agreement signing in Peking, and a new round of postage rate hikes totaling 413 percent since 1971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Smith
Neil Soloman
Puns amuse Car Kane and prompts playful lines
Car Kane, author of Write right, says puns are good enough for him and offers several. Patricia Hearst Shaw makes a public appearance to speak on battered women is a notable editorial page item. Dolly Parton alleges intimidation over a management contract with Porter Wagoner in a Page 14A feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Car Kane
Patricia Hearst Shaw
Dolly Parton
Porter Wagoner
Fourth of July picnic activity contrasts with Cedar Rapids area camp use
The report notes high picnic use but light campsite occupancy in Cedar Rapids area over the Fourth. It also mentions Sugar Bottom Recreational Area near North Liberty enjoying an easy win with no opposition, and the City Council discussing the problem of heavy trucks on Marion streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Sugar Bottom
North Liberty
Marion
The Gazette Teases Religion Page On Holy Sepulcher
Saturday issue notes the Church of the Holy Sepulcher has many churches and previews religion coverage. It also reports that about one in five Americans hiked last year and discusses hikers vying for trail access. A restaurant sign boasts catering to joggers, “We cater to joggers-people who eat and run.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Saturday Morning Gazette
Unemployment Dips to Five Year Low in June
The Labor Department reports the unemployment rate fell to 5.6 percent in June the lowest in five years driven by fewer teenage job seekers. Teen unemployment dropped 130000 with the teenage rate down from 16.8 to 15.3 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Carter cancels planned energy talk to governors
President Carter cancels a weekend speech to the nation’s governors and holds energy policy consultations at Camp David with Mondale and a group of state executives. The talks, led by Mondale, may extend into next week as aides describe a focus on domestic issues beyond energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter
Camp David
Walter Mondale
Atlanta
Charles Kirbo
Kirbo
Julian Carroll
Kentucky
National Governors’ Association
Louisville
Governors Group
Mondale
Jody Powell
Hamilton Jordan
Gerald Rafshoon
Stuart Eizenstat
Patrick Caddell
The
Washington Post Today
White House
Food cuts wholesale price rise
Wholesale prices rose 0.5 percent in June led by fuel costs while meat prices fell. Food costs declined 1.2 percent for a third straight month, signaling possible lower supermarket prices. non food items rose 1.1 percent as energy prices climbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
John Layng
Strauss touts breakthrough in Israel Egypt autonomy talks
U S mediator Robert Strauss declares a breakthrough in the deadlocked talks on Palestinian autonomy in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. Working groups will discuss election plans for a Palestinian council and the powers of home rule with full negotiating teams continuing other issues. The next full meeting is set for Aug 5 in Israel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Egypt
U.S
Robert Strauss
Israel
West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Occupied Territories
Mustafa Khalil
Khalil
Strauss
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Harvey Hamel
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Powell
Dominick Hudson
Mideast
Yosef Burg
Robert
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