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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1979

Page

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Pleasant Outlook With Mild Nights Through Monday

Weather forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and pleasant conditions through Monday. Highs in the mid 80s with lows near 60 tonight. Detailed weather on page 3A.

Downtown traffic woes loom from June 11 event

Richard Pinney warns that a fine French restaurant dining scene faces potential trouble as a June 11 event may disrupt downtown traffic. Officials anticipate transit delays and crowd impacts near the venue, with detours and parking changes likely.

Richard Pinney

Landmark from 1874 to be auctioned this week

A Buchanan County landmark dating from 1874 heads to the auction block this week as pages note. North Linn High School at Troy Millis appears to have a corner on state youth group leaders, per late edition summaries.

Buchanan County North Linn High School Troy Millis

Carter promises change but actions lag

The article questions what President Carter has done after vowing to cut the bureaucracy down to size. It contrasts rhetoric with results, suggesting continued administrative hurdles and unfulfilled promises at the federal level.

Carter President Carter

Saddle shoe classic from 1906 origins to present

A Pennsylvania company began making a new gym shoe in 1906, evolving into the saddle shoe now a lasting favorite. The item appears among shopper features and news briefs across the edition. The page references hint at broader culture and history sections.

Pennsylvania

Joyous Polish welcome as pope returns home

Pope John Paul II drew a delirious Warsaw crowd of up to two million as he kissed Poland’s ground on arrival. He declared happiness to be home, urged that no government keep Christ from lives, and received thunderous praise for defending faith amid atheistic communism.

Warsaw Poland UPI John Paul II John Paul Christ God Karol Wojtyla Carter Leonid Brezhnev Victory Square

Convoy of Truckers to Parade On Washington

The Associated Press reports angry truckers plan a Monday return to Washington to protest diesel costs. The Independent Truckers Association says 30 to 40 rigs will clog capital streets, seeking action from the Department of Energy and the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Washington Independent Truckers Association Department of Energy Interstate Commerce Commission Mike Parkhurst Lee Roberts

Dubuque Man Held After Clayton Farmyard Shooting

A Dubuque man is dead and another was jailed after an early Saturday shooting on a farm three miles west of Strawberry Point. Rodney Howell, 20, was killed, Jeffery Niday, 19, held on murder charges with bond set at 190000, and Harrington, also from Dubuque, identified by police, aided in the incident. State investigators were summoned as details remain unclear.

Strawberry Point Here Rodney Allen Howell Jeffery Donald Niday Niday Ralph Sheckles Sheckles Harrington Dubuque Mary Oberbreckling Clayton County Howell Luke and Mary Oberbreckling State Bureau of Criminal Mark Oberbreckling Luke

Kennedy Assassination Report Links Mob and Cubans to Plot

The House Assassinations Committee concludes a conspiracy may have killed President Kennedy with possible ties to organized crime and Cuban figures. The final report cites circumstantial evidence and notes acoustical data suggesting two gunmen, while acknowledging no single smoking gun and gaps in surveillance of Marcello and Trafficante.

Washington House Select Committee On Warren Commission Kennedy James R. Hoffa International Brotherhood of Teamsters Federal Bureau of Investigation Kennedy Justice Department Robert F Kennedy Carlos Marcello New Orleans Santos Trafficante Tampa

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