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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1979
Page
2
Shellsburg marks its 125th birthday with a two day festival featuring water games led by Gary Cummings from Pleasant Creek Estate, a bucket pass contest in the Anything Goes event, and a greased pig competition for 10 to 12 year olds with pigs weighing about 70 to 75 pounds.
Snipers fired on a wooden building housing the Bureau of Indian Affairs police headquarters at Red Lake in a three hour pre-dawn exchange. Acting Superintendent James Stevens said police returned fire while targeting was selective. The feud pits dissident tribal members against Tribal Chairman Roger Jourdain amid months of clashes and prior seizures and arson.
Congress moves on President Carter energy package with a $142 billion price tag funded by windfall profits tax on oil companies. Debate centers on tax scope, possible exemptions for independent producers, and Senate Finance Committee action aimed before the August recess.
Archaeologists near Blue Mesa Reservoir in Colorado believe they uncovered a dwelling about 4500 years old, possibly the oldest habitation site in North America. Carbon14 dating from charcoal supports the find as Park Service surveys halted campground plans and prompted testing.
Iowa Senator John Culver and Senator Roger Jepsen helped defeat an amendment to restrict cattle hide exports. The 38 to 44 vote blocked proposed controls tied to revisions of the Export Administration Act. Culver warned against market interference while Jepsen warned of harming U.S. trade and the economy.
The Lomblen island disaster left 171 bodies recovered and up to 700 missing after thirty foot tsunamis raced ashore at 90 mph. Only 23 survivors were found in four villages. Indonesian Brig. Gen. Dading linked the waves to Gunung Werung’s collapse and related eruptions.
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