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18 Jul 1980
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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 18, 1980
Page
1
First-time GOP convention reactions prompt dialogue
Bob Greene reports on first-time participants reacting to the GOP convention. A broad respondent mix highlights enthusiasm and concern as observers weigh party aims and political climate.
Evening in Milwaukee perfume idea lands in Paris
A note proposes marketing a fragrance titled Evening in Milwaukee in Paris as a quirky money making concept. No legal or factual rollout details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Milwaukee
Bakhtiar assassination attempt ends in two deaths
Paris reports an assassination team posing as reporters tried to shoot Shah Bakhtiar outside his Paris apartment. Police clashed with gunmen. two killed include a 25-year-old officer and a 45-year-old woman, with another officer severely wounded. The Guards of Islam Group claimed Bakhtiar’s death sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
UPI
Shahpour Bakhtiar
Bakhtiar
Ruhollah
Iran
Tehran
Guards of Islam Group
London
Kurdistan
GNP drops in 1980 quarter match 1975 recession
The Commerce Department reported a 9.1 percent annual GNP decline in April through June, the worst since 1975. Inflation-adjusted output reached 1.41 trillion dollars, with housing starts rising and inflation easing signals, while unemployment is expected near 9 percent next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Charles Schultze
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Gunman steals ammo for fish in Prairie du Chien
Prairie du Chien police hunt a suspected fisherman who robbed a bait shop owner near the Mississippi River at about 6 30 a m. The thief seized 40 dozen nightcrawlers valued at 26 dollars and fled armed with a handgun. The description: about 30 years old, six feet tall, 200 pounds, sandy hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Mississippi River
Walter “Red” Walker
Bandit
Reagan Bush launch campaign in Detroit amid slums focus
Reagan and Bush began with a Detroit breakfast with Mayor Coleman Young Governor William Milliken and GM chairman Thomas Murphy to woo urban black and blue collar voters. They discussed inner city housing renovation and met with UAW president Douglas Fraser as they plan nationwide campaigning ahead of November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
UPI
Ronald Reagan
George Bush
Carter
Reagan
Bush
Coleman Young
Michigan
William Milliken
General Motors
Thomas Murphy
United Auto Workers
Douglas Fraser
Young
Democratic Platform Committee
Fraser
GOP
Iran
America
Texas
California
Maine
Iowa delegates in Detroit praise Reagan and unity
Iowa Republican leaders laud Ronald Reagan and the GOP convention in Detroit as they return to Iowa. Mary Louise Smith and Sen. Roger Jepsen credited the event with uniting the party and boosting campaign enthusiasm for the November elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Iowa
Ronald Reagan
Troy
Mary Louise Smith
GOP
Smith
Sen
Roger Jepsen
George Bush
Reagan
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By Ken Sullivan
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