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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1979
Page
2
Attorney General Griffin Bell announced violent crime rose 17 percent in Q1 1979 with a 11 percent increase in serious crimes from a year earlier. Robberies, aggravated assaults, murders and rapes led the surge across regions and city sizes, prompting calls for a nationwide anti crime push.
The Senate will vote today on a constitutional amendment for direct presidential elections amid close expectations. Sen. Birch Bayh said supporters are within striking distance of 67 votes while Sen. Orrin Hatch warned of a tight, uncertain outcome.
After Vienna pledges, the United States and the Soviet Union presented identical 13 article drafts to the Geneva Disarmament Conference. They agree not to develop produce stockpile or use radiological weapons. The accord excludes atomic hydrogen and neutron bombs.
In Managua a military source calls the national guard hopeless as rumors of President Somoza's resignation spread. Residents, relying on official broadcasts and rebel radios, ask foreign reporters if he has left, with a 12 year old signaling a midnight departure to Miami. The source of the reports remains unclear.
Knut Kloster, owner of the former luxury liner France, offers to rent the 66,000 ton ship for $18 million to anchor off Southeast Asia as a floating refugee station for Vietnamese evacuees. He made the proposal to A Boat for Vietnam, a Norwegian relief committee aiding the Ile de Lumiere hospital ship now in Singapore. Agil Nansen leads the effort.
North Korea rejected a Carter Park proposal for joint talks with the United States and South Korea. It offered separate negotiations with Washington on U.S. troop withdrawal and an armistice replacement, and with Seoul on reunification, insisting Koreans handle domestic issues without foreign interference.
The Institutional Revolutionary Party dominates in the Chamber of Deputies with 285 of 289 seats reporting, the PRI’s 50 year rule continues. The National Action Party secure four seats. 100 seats remain unsettled due to a recent reform expanding the chamber to 400.
Two packed commuter trains collided outside Naples causing at least 12 deaths and about 60 injuries. Police say several are in serious condition as rescuers use blowtorches to reach survivors amid tangled wreckage.
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance warned the Senate committee that rejecting SALT II would imperil negotiations on anti-satellite weapons nuclear testing and force reductions in Europe. He argued the pact is essential to curb the arms race, with NATO allies counting on ratification to strengthen security and deter nuclear threats.
Prime Minister Menachem Begin arrived in Alexandria Egypt for a three day summit with President Anwar Sadat at a Mediterranean resort. Both sides said they expect no major advance toward agreement on Palestinian autonomy.
Sunday July 8 Sears listing shows a price drop for a ten inch table saw blade pack with a sale price of 69.99 from 84.99. An apology note precedes the notice for an apparent error in pricing details.
Births listed from Mercy and St. Luke's on July 9 include a son for Loren Con ley and Joanne Ferguson in Lisbon and two sons for Charles Smith and John Lint with Cedar Rapids residents named. Separately, two pairs of individuals are noted with locations Cedar Rapids and Shells burg. Times mark several unrelated incidents: engine compartment fire at 4501 First Ave SE, a river search at 427 First St SE, and a medical emergency at 235 26th Ave SW.
Convicted killer David Berkowitz was slashed on the neck with a razor in the Attica Correctional Facility reception area. He received 50 to 60 stitches and was listed in good condition at the prison hospital. An inmate assailant was unnamed as state police began an investigation.
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