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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1979
Page
1
Cedar Rapids News Highlights and Local Plans
A Cedar Rapids visitor enjoys a U S vacation by bus reflecting her travel life. Rockwell Collins to cut building electricity by eight percent due to an environmental computer system. Statewide National Guard reorganization brings more full time Cedar Rapids personnel. Local group accuses bias after subsidized Oak Hill housing plan rejection. Northeast Iowa pipeline opponents’ board to meet today to decide next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
U.S
Rockwell-Collins
National Guard
Oak Hill
Northeast Iowa
No. 1 prep basketball recruit picks Virginia
The top high school basketball prospect nationwide has announced his choice of the University of Virginia, with coaches and scouts noting the impact on recruitment. Virginia gains a highly touted guard forward prospect expected to contribute immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Missionary walks 2000 miles for jeep ride in Cedar Rapids
A missionary on leave from Uganda travels 2000 miles to earn a jeep, visiting Cedar Rapids as part of a Religion page feature. The issue also highlights a neighbor profile about a Catholic priest who commutes by motorcycle. A travel agent quips that for a chosen budget, the Navy offers a good option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uganda
Cedar Rapids
Unemployment Holds Steady At 9.8 Percent In May
Unemployment stayed at 9.8 percent in May as manufacturing jobs fell slightly for the second month in a row. Gains in highway construction and the return of 50 000 workers helped offset losses, with the rate near a five year low while inflation concerns persisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Judge delays Carter wage price sanctions order
U.S. District Judge Barrington Parker postponed until next Wednesday the enforcement of his order barring the administration from threatening sanctions against firms that violate the 7 percent wage and price guidelines. The ruling delays effects to allow a likely appeal by the Justice Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Carter
U.S
Barrington Parker
Parker
Justice Department
Mark Sheehan
Iowa Gov signed medicinal marijuana bill into law
DES MOINES Gov Robert Ray signed a bill legalizing medicinal marijuana with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy Examiners to create distribution rules within 90 days from July 1. NORML praised the measure as a strong step and urged broader reform including legalization of social use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Robert Ray
Iowa Board of Pharmacy Examiners
Ray
Pharmacy Board
Judd Golden
Lawa
National Organization For the Reform of Marijuana Laws
NORML
Illinois
Minnesota
Golden
Cleanup in Vinton After Freight Train Derailment
Workers clear wreckage from a Rock Island Railroad freight train derailment near downtown Vinton. Damage estimated at 10000 dollars to the Don Gardner home patio and garage wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Railroad
Vinton
Don Gardner
Gasoline price rise eyed after OPEC moves
Analysts warn another eight cent jump in gasoline could occur if OPEC raises crude oil prices at its June 26 meeting. With current base price tensions, Saudi Arabia faces losses while urging global consumption changes as supplies remain mostly stable across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Saudi Arabia
Geneva
Oid
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Rifleman surrenders after North Carolina shooting rampage
In Rutherfordton North Carolina a 50 year old textile worker James Williams Hutchins hid in a wooded thicket as a posse of about 200 law officers hunted him through the night. He surrendered at 7 13 a m after firing two shotgun blasts at investigators and leaving behind a high powered rifle and shotgun. Killed were Rutherford County Sheriff Captain Roy Huskey 48 deputy Sgt Owen Messersmith 58 and Highway Patrolman R L Pete Peterson. Hutchins allegedly started the spree over a family quarrel about his daughter attending a graduation party. This is a personal tragedy to Sheriff Huskey who called it over and nobody else hurt. Turn to page 3A Gunman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutherfordton
N.C
James Williams Hutchins
Hutchins
Cleveland County
Shelby
Larry Davis
Davis
Rutherford County
Roy Huskey
Damon Huskey
Owen Messersmith
R.L. “Pete” Peterson
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Forest City
Tom McDevitt
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