08 Jul 1979
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1979
Page
1
The article questions potential benefits for Iowans from the marijuana medicine bill and notes the Marion Fire Department has logged over 500 calls since launching a rescue van service two years ago.
Donna Troyna keeps busy teaching coaching playing softball umpiring running and shouting. The note highlights her versatile involvement in community sports with a reference to a wrestling camp described as intense and not for everyone on pages 1B and 7B.
A summary notes that many high school dropouts return to a Kirkwood Community College program at the Iowa State Men’s Reformatory. Bill Bjorensen, Linn County Civil Defense director, monitors Skylab’s descent. A separate short item mentions a woman driver tying her husband in a contest.
Classified listings from Eastern Iowa market pages 1D through 21D show a range of advertisements. The items include job postings, real estate, autos, services, and merchandise notices. Sales and rental options reflect local economic activity and consumer demand in the region.
Linn County youths attend a mobile camp bringing activities to them this summer. Amana resident Karen Wesack shares family favorites such as baked eggs butter chips and oven beef stew on page six of the publication.
Governors say President Carter plans executive orders and legislative recommendations to break the stranglehold of foreign oil producers and may announce high level personnel changes. Vice President Mondale and adviser Eizenstat signal a robust domestic initiative from Camp David and a united, sweeping plan to tackle energy and inflation.
Senator John C. Culver of Iowa announced he will vote to ratify SALT II. He says the treaty strengthens U S security and can be reliably verified, with rejection risking dire foreign and defense consequences. Senate debate on SALT II begins this week in Washington.
President Anastasio Somoza says he will not resign as he calls Congress into his bunker. The Sandinista guerrillas report progress near Masaya while U S Embassy and Red Cross sources cite attacks on Red Cross offices in Managua. A provisional junta is planned if Sandinistas win.
Space trackers sharpen the predicted reentry window for Skylab to Wednesday at about 3:30 p.m. CDT as it crosses South America en route to the Atlantic. The 77 ton craft could still fall any time within a 40 hour window from July 10 to July 12, with NORAD and NASA stressing estimates remain tentative.
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