29 Jul 1979
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1979
Page
1
A newspaper snippet notes reader input on a health issue and reports substitute teachers cost four local districts 502716 last year. It also asks if residents live in Marion or Cedar Rapids with many answering yes. Page references: 12A 16A 18A.
A large community bash at Grand Mound raises funds to cover a boy’s substantial medical expenses. Organizers and local residents rally to support the family with donations and events aimed at easing medical costs.
In a tense sub-state prep baseball playoff Kennedy falls 5-4 to Burlington. The late rally by Burlington seals the win as Kennedy exits the postseason.
Trend notes Linn County Social Services reports about 55 cases of child abuse each month. The item cites page 10. Also mentioned are Bill Swim, 72, greeting from his Kirkwood office with thoughts on retirement on page 40 and Lester Hindman of Alburnet, who has spent about 40 years in the saddle, noted on page 19C.
Classified want ads sweep Eastern Iowa market pages 10 through 21D. The listing highlights items for sale employment services and opportunities with storefronts and local contact numbers for readers seeking deals or gigs in the region.
A slice of summer from Eastern Iowa features a visit to Grandma and Grandpa, a recipe for scalloped pineapple by Pam Vileta now in Florida, and a home styled to look old but newly built. Also notes on Helen Baumhoefener’s garden aroma and a family story on house design.
A GAO study finds the Defense Department FMS program rife with financial mismanagement risking billions in liabilities. Iran cancellations and unpaid contracts leave the U.S. potentially covering $800 million in terminations and $2 billion in total liability, with disputed Iran orders and unclear funds on deposit.
The U S Supreme Court ordered immediate implementation of Columbus public school integration with busing of 37000 of 89000 pupils, closing a delay loophole. The ruling, upholding a 1973 precedent, followed a rehearing petition filed by the Columbus board to stay enforcement.
76 year old Ingvald Glesne joyfully recovers his Pomeranian Lady after a hospital search. Lady disappeared July 17 while Glesne received eye treatment at Veterans Administration Hospital Iowa City. The pair were spotted in Alexandria, Missouri, and reunited at the hospital before returning to Ardmore Oklahoma.
A pre dawn wave of shootings stabbings beatings and robberies marred a World Series of Rock show in Cleveland at Municipal Stadium. One man Joseph Went 18 was fatally shot. Police reported multiple arrests and a damaged patrol car with a drowning incident unlinked to the violence.
A United Press International report follows Thomas Pham Cong Nga and his family as they flee Vietnam for Malaysia and eventual resettlement in America. The piece contrasts hardship in detention camps with aid from good Samaritans, detailing family history, persecution, and a hopeful journey toward the Golden Gate.
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