07 Jun 1980
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1980
Page
1
The forecast calls for a cooler day with a chance of thunderstorms and highs in the upper 70s. Tonight remains mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and lows around 50, followed by sunny cooler weather Sunday with highs in the upper 60s.
Three thousand state convention delegates in Iowa divided into six groups for district caucuses as a nationwide delegate compromise between Reagan and Bush supporters faded. Reagan delegates held a 20 to 10 edge with 18 confirmed and 12 nominated for Detroit. Buzz Lukens blamed the Bush faction as talks collapsed.
The Gazette links a lead editorial to Democratic primary messaging as a warning to readers. Classifieds highlight a squirrel monkey ad amid hundreds of items while features note a Moscow plane crash, a Cedar Rapids doctor with China impressions, and a playful humorous page from Picture Page.
A brief note highlights a man who can skin a rat in nine seconds claiming unmatched speed and skill as reported on page 15A.
An analyst compares a pollster to a football coach ready with explanations when correct and jokes when wrong. The commentary hints at a humorous, self assured persona and the copyright note.
Americans reduced consumer debt by 1.99 billion in April, the largest monthly decline on record, signaling a deeper recession. The Fed reported the fall followed March credit controls under President Carter, with extensions down 15 percent and revolving credit also dipping.
Iowa Republicans failed to unite around a single ticket as a proposed 18 Reagan and 18 Bush delegation plan collapsed. Reagan holds a two to one delegate edge over Bush among Iowans headed to Detroit for the Republican National Convention, with Leach, Tauke, and Grassley urging unity to back Reagan and then Carter.
At the Johnson County Courthouse jurors hear Daniel Treiber plead self defense in the 1979 stabbing of Randy Seydel in Iowa City. The Madison, Wisconsin, high school football star faces first degree murder charges as his attorney argues the fatal knife attack followed choke holding and a string of earlier quarrels.
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