21 Jun 1979
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1979
Page
1
Mostly sunny today with a high in the mid 80s. Clear to partly cloudy tonight and Friday with a low around 60. Cooler Friday with a high near 80 and west to northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Weather details on page 2A.
Iowa River search follows a psychic based on step by step directions as authorities seek a Belle Plaine man reported missing. Officials acknowledge optimism in liquor bottle return projections.
Cedar Rapids hosts the Midwest League All Star game with the Southern Division delivering standout play. Arthur A. Collins, 70, founder of Collins Radio Company, receives a major award in a separate feature. Three of twelve defendants charged with criminal trespass at the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Palo face court proceedings.
The day marks the official start of summer with a 6 56 p m sunset. A weather note quotes seasonal timing and asks where spring has gone as readers anticipate warmer days.
Witty line lampoons a reunion attendee who stayed youthful and amassed wealth, contrasting memories with current success. The quip hints at social envy and nostalgia at a gathering. It reflects light satire on wealth and aging within a nostalgic setting.
Nikola Kavala, a 45 year old Serbian national and convicted bombmaker, surrendered from an American Airlines Boeing 707 in Shannon Ireland after a 22 hour hijacking from New York to Chicago. Police removed detonators and explosives from the plane as Kavala and his lawyer were taken into custody. No one was harmed.
President Carter urged Congress to lift most federal controls on trucking to restore competition and energy savings. The plan ends price fixing, phases out route and cargo limits by 1984, and allows rate cuts up to 20 percent yearly with easier service expansions.
Independent truckers strike escalates with 18 trucks shot in 12 states and a fatality in Alabama. Govs James and Thompson weigh armed response and National Guard, FBI joins probe, and dairy farmers lose milk while fuel and food supply lines are threatened nationwide.
Governors meeting in Cedar Rapids press for ending Special Rule 9 that guarantees 100 per cent diesel fuel for agricultural equipment. White House reviews the rule set to expire July 31. Iowa Governor Ray notes potential Guard use if fuel disputes escalate as truck strikes and depots spark protests across Wisconsin and Minnesota.
President Carter earned a major foreign policy win as the House approved a bill implementing treaties turning the Panama Canal over to Panama by 224 to 202 after suppressing amendments supporters said would wreck the agreement. The measure keeps a U.S. commission to run the canal until 1999 with Panama facing potential payments if linked to Nicaragua unrest.
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