03 Jun 1980
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1980
Page
1
Weather forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies tonight with light east winds. Lows near the upper 50s and a chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday with highs in the lower 80s. Details on page 2A.
Eastern Iowa Recipes in Marion spot highlights blue ribbon strawberry ideas. The edition teases more on Russell Cross and notes Chapman column on page 10. Also mentions a debt story about a Palm Beach area evangelist and real estate buys.
An Iowa senator says he would not accept the nation’s top agriculture post even if offered. The note appears on page 10A. The item mentions the politician’s stance and potential future steps.
A cleaning woman at an empty office building tells a colleague to check the phones as someone is usually on hold. The moment hints at a quiet, tense routine in a vacant work environment.
Severe thunderstorms struck Cedar Rapids area spared while Buchanan Delaware and Dubuque counties bore the brunt with high winds heavy hail and downpours. The Earlville Great Plains Supply Co roof was torn off and demolished. debris and rearranged lumber described by Deputy Dick Snyder. Electricity outages affected multiple towns including Wyoming Independence and Cascade with restoration by nightfall. flash flood warnings issued across three counties amid two inch rainfall in thirty minutes.
President Carter was assured of enough delegates to clinch a Democratic majority in eight-state primaries, while Sen. Edward Kennedy urged the nomination was not decided. Reagan led all Republicans as uncontested nominee amid exhibition contests. Delegates totaling 696 were at stake in California New Jersey and Ohio, with Ohio expected to go Carter’s way.
The BBC announced a rare interview with ousted Ugandan President Idi Amin to be broadcast tonight on Nine O Clock News. Amin, found after a five month search, dismissed atrocities allegations and said he still sees himself as Uganda's savior.
The rusting Panamanian freighter Red Diamond V docked in Key West with about 850 Cuban refugees including a newborn at sea. UPI reports U.S. officials will file criminal charges against the captain and crew for transporting undocu mented aliens. Coast Guard coordinated the landing as part of the Cuban refugee influx amid ongoing processing at Fort Chaffee.
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