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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1979
Page
4
A training drill for Cedar Rapids Airport Safety Officers derailed when a fuel pit flashback occurred while fueling a second fire. 300 gallons burned, then a foam extinguishment halted the exercise. no injuries, and officials plan to reschedule after evaluating remaining fuel.
Nine new Cedar Rapids police officers including the city’s first Black member in years will graduate from the Police Academy Friday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. in the Memorial Coliseum armory. They join 11 recruits from Linn County and area departments for a total graduation cohort.
Firefighters responded to a morning blaze at 3915 Red Bud Road NE. The rec room rear window burned as smoke and water damage spread through the home. Firefighters and owner Roy Saub had not determined the cause by noon, but a smoke detector likely alerted residents.
John Flowers aged 22 of 1420 Ninth St SW is held in Linn County Jail on a charged assault. A Linn County attorney’s complaint alleges he struck Timmy Grubs on July 17 in an apartment on Cobban Court SE. Police arrested Flowers after a Bever Park incident with shots fired.
With nearly two months to file, at least six candidates seek Cedar Rapids Parks Commissioner. Jeff Cook, 56, of 1635 Keith Drive NE, has obtained papers and circulated campaign literature. he has worked 15 years with the Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission.
On this date in 1969 scientists began testing lunar rocks brought back by Apollo XI. The astronauts arrived in Pearl Harbor after their moon landing and Pacific splashdown, marking a historic sequence of events.
Brenda Vaccaro stars in the ABC movie Before and After about America's weight phobia. She plays a woman who harms her marriage by becoming obsessed with losing weight. Kim Friedman directs from a script by Hindi Brooks and Jim Henerson.
Jerry Davis of Waverly named general manager of the Anamosa Newspapers and Monticello Express. He will take the newly created post after August 1, having served four years as GM of the Waverly Newspapers. The papers involved are the Anamosa Eureka Anamosa Journal and Monticello Express. Also noted is Eva Peron's death in 1952.
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