31 Jul 1980
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1980
Page
1
The article notes Hayden Fry presenting his coaching bible to Iown prep coaches on Wednesday. It also references a separate item about government changes saving at least 7.5 million dollars in the next year and a 12 percent drop in gasoline use in the first half of 1980.
A note mentions United Way of Linn County assuming Information and Referral duties. Page references 10A and a review on 6B note a concert scene with Bob Boland, not Kenny Rogers, drawing a crowd on page 10A.
James Kilpatrick argues against equating Billy Carter with John Mitch ell or Jimmy Carter with Richard Nixon. He contends such comparisons misstate political realities and undermine context in a commentary on national figures.
A 1960s era flower child shifts focus from street life to finance. The page 15A feature profiles a transitions narrative, detailing a personal rethink of career paths and the appeal of Wall Street. The piece blends social history with individual choice.
A wry saying compares a wife to a fisherman noting she boasts about the ones that got away and laments the one she actually caught. The remark uses humor to reflect on marriage and relationship dynamics.
A veteran autoworker held 17 hostages at gunpoint in the Fisher Body plant before surrendering without a shot. Franklin Rainey, 47, of Troy, a GM glazier, was persuaded to give up by attorney William Waterman. Rainey faced possible SUB benefits issues as a motive. eight to ten officers arrived as plant operations paused.
Harnischfeger Corp in Cedar Rapids will rehire 250 laid off workers who started June 20 with returns beginning August 25. Sheller Globe Corp in Iowa City recalls 200 production workers and plans to hire 75 to 100 more as the plant reopens for the 1981 model season.
Billy Carter disputes a Justice Department account that he had copies of State Department cables or that President Carter shared documents about Libya. He says he has nothing and Jimmy has shown him nothing. The incident raises questions about the president's distance from his brother's Libyan ties.
Chrysler Corp reports a 536.1 million dollar second quarter loss the largest ever for a U S automaker while a government panel approves 300 million more in loan guarantees bringing total guarantees to 800 million Congress authorized up to 1 5 billion and Chrysler plans a 10 year government backed note issue production stays curtailed GM weighs a new Detroit plant and U S Steel 561 7 million fourth quarter loss stands as a higher corporate deficit record.
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