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Clear to partly cloudy conditions continue with highs in the upper 80s and overnight lows around the upper 60s. Monday’s highs near 90 degrees with the forecast details on page 3A.
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22 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 22, 1979
Page
1
Walden reference and council notes headline
The page cites Thoreau discussion with Charles Stroh and hints at city council input upcoming. It notes public comments on Arlington landscape changes described as resembling a big golf ball and reports furrier Alfred Berger will not sell products made from endangered species hides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Alfred Berger
Spaniard Becomes Youngest Brit ish Open Champion in a Century
History records a Spaniard winning the British Open as the youngest champion in over a hundred years. Also noted this month Milo Soukup marked 45 years with Collins Radio Group of Rockwell International.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Soukup
Collins Radio Group
Rockwell International
Hops vine borer spotted in Linn County farm pest
Read about a newly discovered pest affecting crops in Linn County and its impact on farming. The piece connects agricultural challenges to broader waste disposal insights and mentions guidance for seniors regarding property tax payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Want ads for the shopper
Classified listings from Eastern Iowa’s market printed on pages 10 through 21D. Includes buy and sell notices, job chances, rentals, and services advertised for local readers. Readable items show prices, locations, and contact details where available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Focus and Food Highlight at Stephens College in Columbia
A former Cedar Rapids resident discusses an innovative elementary program at Stephens College in Columbia Missouri. The feature appears on page 3E.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Stephens College
Columbia, Mo
The George Kofrons Yard Proves Small Can Be Beautiful
A brief feature on the George Kofrons and their compact yard design shown on page 4F, illustrating how a small space can be aesthetically appealing and well cultivated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kofrons
Republicans pick Cedar Rapids for 1980 convention
Iowa Republicans affirm moving the 1980 GOP convention to Cedar Rapids with 105 guaranteed hotel rooms at Stouffer's Five Seasons Center and dormitory housing for delegates. The central committee also cuts delegates by 20 percent. Some members fear dorms and room limits will sour Cedar Rapids’ convention image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Vitation
Linn County Republicans
New Stouffer’s
Five Seasons Center
Stouffer's
John Merriman
Marion Pfaff
Dubuque
Ted Johnson
Ken Logemann
Northwood
Vietnam pledge halts departures at least briefly
At a Geneva conference on Indochinese refugees United Nations Secretary General Kurt Waldheim announced Vietnam promised for a reasonable period to stop illegal departures. He urged Malaysia and other Southeast Asian nations to accept boatloads temporarily while U S pledges to increase aid and intake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Switzerland
Vietnam
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Waldheim
Malaysia
U.S
Walter Mondale
Nazi Germany
Southeast Asia
United States
Oil spill fears rise after twin tanker collision
U S joins relief effort as fire on the Atlantic Empress is controlled and tugs tow the vessel away from Tobago in a bid to avert history’s worst oil spill. 27 seamen are missing from the two tankers, the Aegean Captain and the Atlantic Empress, after a storm collision off Tobago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarborough, Tobago
Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago
Coast Guard
United States
International Relief and Salvage Effort
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Tobago
Empress
Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard
Aegean
Atlantic
Early Balloonists Race Opens With Dawn Launches
Twenty six hot air balloons lifted from Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids for a Hare and Hounds event. Ed Prusia of Cedar Rapids won first prize with a marker three inches from the target earning 1000 points, while Chuck Grant of Fort Dodge placed second with 961 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Johnson
Julie
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Johnsons
Mason City
Marv Shipman
al Christensen
Cedar Rapids Sports Club-Miller
Jim Christensen
Omaha
Christensen
Ed Prusia
Chuck Grant
Fort Dodge
Carter reshapes White House as cabinet purge resumes
President Carter defends a rapid cabinet purge and new lineup aimed at unity and competence. He cites replacing Health Secretary Califano with Patricia Harris and hints at more staff changes to broaden views while avoiding further dramatic dismissals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter
White House
Health, Education and Welfare
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Patricia Roberts Harris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Todas
Thoreau
Walden
Charles Stroh
City Hall
Metro
Marion
Focus & Food
Stone City
Page IF
C.R
Veterans Auditorium
United Methodist Church
Paul Hartling
Gazette
Mike Fogue
Phil Gray
Indianola
Gray
Linda
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