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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 20, 1979
Page
1
Adams swept out in Cabinet purge
President Carter fired Energy Secretary James Schlesinger and transportation chief Brock Adams amid a fuel for Cabinet reshuffle. Deputy Defense Secretary Charles Duncan Jr. to lead energy, Navy Secretary W Graham Claytor to interim head Adams role. Califano, Blumenthal, Bell exits earlier week. Harris and Miller named successors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Washington
Carter
Energy
James Schlesinger
Transportation
Brock Adams
Defense
Charles W. Duncan Jr
Schlesinger
Navy
W. Graham Claytor
Duncan
Energy Department
White House
Powell
Health, Education and Welfare
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
Friend
Al Rosen joins Yankees exec quitters list
In Cedar Rapids and Iowa City coverage, Al Rosen is added to the growing roll of executives who have left the New York Yankees in the last six years. The scene highlights major sports and legal notices across the state with multiple pages noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Rosen
New York Yankees
Question Haunts Aftermath: Man Faces Loss and Guilt
A man confronts a tragedy after his son is killed in a violent incident. The article notes the emotional impact and the moral question asked by those involved as investigators seek accountability.
Saturday features teach your dog to play Frisbee guide
The Cedar Rapids Gazette presents a Saturday story and photo on teaching dogs to play Frisbee. Also highlighted is a Czech festival parade in Traer with pictures. The Neighbor spot profiles a Manchester man who crafts from scrap wood and junk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Traer
Cedar Rapids
Manchester
Miss Sayalero Crown Sparks Stage Collapse at Miss Universe
At the Perth center the final moment of the Miss Universe pageant caused a 6 foot hole in the wooden stage as reporters surged forward. Maritza Sayalero of Venezuela remained unhurt and will reign for a year with $18,500 in prizes. Miss Malta Dain Borg Bartolo and Miss Turkey Fusan Tahire Demirtan were hospitalized with injuries. Miss Britain and Miss Brazil tumbled with seven or eight journalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perth
Australia
Maritza Sayalero
Venezuela
Miss Sayalero
Malta
Dain Borg Bartolo
Turkey
Fusan Tahire Demirtan
Perth Entertainment Center
Britain
Brazil
David Tanner
Perth Daily News
Vietnam signals no halt to Indochinese refugee flow
At a Geneva conference Vietnam avoided promising to curb boat people. Deputy Foreign Minister Phan Hien urged Western nations to fund rescue efforts and processing centers on Vietnamese soil while warning against politicizing the crisis. U N secretary general Waldheim urged concrete aid and urged restraint among delegates from 50 countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Switzerland
Vietnam
United States
Phan Hien
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
U S Economic Output Drops in Second Quarter
The Commerce Department reports a 3.3 percent annualized decline in real GNP for Q2, the largest drop since 1975, with inflation rising yearly and sales down 4.5 percent after a 1.1 percent rise. The Carter administration warns of job losses as oil price hikes weigh on growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Adren Cooper
Carter
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Rabies cases rise in Iowa and Midwest cycling up
Iowa reports 102 rabies cases this year up from 78 in 1978 with Illinois and Missouri showing similar increases. Dr. Russell Currier of the Iowa Health Department notes rabies runs in cycles and a peak is near, expecting higher figures this year and next followed by a decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Currier
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Congressional
Hamilton Jordan
Dent
Jody Powell
Griffin B. Bell
Housing and Urban Development
Patricia R. Harris
Califano
Federal Reserve
G. William Miller
Blumenthal
Benjamin R. Civiletti
Bell
Miller
Harris
Detroit
Congress
Federal Aviation Administration
Langhorne Bond
John L. Sullivan
Review
Hancher Auditorium
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids Area
Iowa Association of Trial Lawyers
Marion
Miss Savalero
Bermuda
Gina Swainson
Caroline Seaward
Meartha Dacosta
Sweden
Annette Sekstrogem
Mary Terese Friel
Rochester
N.Y
Waldheim
China
Robert Ray
Margaret Thatcher
Thailand
Malaysia
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Philippines
U.S
Phan Hein
Public Administration
Walter Mondale
Richard Haugh
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