24 Jul 1980
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1980
Page
1
A local Decorah feature hints at a new Viking themed ad venture, drawing attention on page 9A. Other items note a plane crash in Iowa County with a lucky pilot, ERA Coalition support, and various regional updates across sections 1B to 13A.
A playful note claims the nostalgia act Sha Na Na trimmed its group due to rising costs. The quip frames the situation as humorous budgeting impact on the 1950s revival act.
Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti said the Justice Department has nothing to hide in its Billy Carter Libya investigation and officers indicated no prosecution for Billy even if he lied to an FBI agent. Senate Democrats reject a Watergate style inquiry but will name a committee to probe Billy Carter’s activities as a Libyan agent. Billy Carter received 220 000 dollars from Libya and met investigators after the payment. the department notes registration was completed on July 14.
President Carter's Soviet grain embargo faced a setback in the House as several measures to end the sales suspension failed. Rep. Tom Harkin vowed to keep pushing to end the embargo despite criticism and noted potential joint hearings by Foreign Affairs and Agriculture panels. The embargo, begun in January, blocks 17 million metric tons to Russia this year while permitting eight million under a long term agreement and planning to sell eight million more starting in October.
Ronald Reagan holds a 61 to 33 percent edge over Jimmy Carter in a two way race after the Republican convention. The gap has widened since March with Reagan leading in the South and in the largest states. Carter faces a difficult path to narrow the margin before the November election.
The actor Peter Sellers died at 12:28 a.m. in London from heart failure after a long heart condition and a sudden deterioration. His wife and children were at his side as he passed, with private cremation arranged at Golders Green Crematorium. tributes poured in from friends, colleagues, and even Prince Charles as Sellers leaves a vast film legacy.
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