24 Jun 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1978
Page
1
Fancy dance steps lit up Mount Mercy College on Friday as a lively social event entertained attendees on campus. The page notes cover additional local items and features elsewhere in the edition.
A Realtor’s sign in front of a dilapidated farmhouse touts For Sale Oleo Acres as one of the less expensive spreads. The snippet hints at local property listings and economic contrasts in a Victorian Du buque context with page references.
Judy Daubenmier reflects on a stormy camping trip and the paradox of roughing it in comfort. She describes wind and lightning over Coralville Reservoir Kentucky Lake State Park and recalls fridge failures and improvised icebox methods. The piece questions why Americans seek crowded campgrounds over home comfort.
A Des Moines special legislative committee defeated a package plan aimed at raising home loan interest rates while lowering consumer credit rates. The measure failed 4 to 5 and did not advance to form recommendations, as officials noted the panel was one vote short of a majority.
An underground cable fault at the Clinton substation on Wilson Avenue SW caused a power outage Friday evening, affecting about 3,000 customers across Clinton Jefferson and Westwood substations. Power was restored before 8 p.m. No fires or injuries reported.
President Carter urged action on a national energy policy during fundraisers in Houston and Fort Worth. He argued the United States has failed to exploit geothermal, solar and other non petroleum sources, warning dependence on foreign oil weakens security. Carter promised vetoes on inflationary federal spending and outlined plans tied to Bonn talks on oil import fees.
Police nabbed 22 year old Terry Dye after a high speed pursuit in a stolen 1973 green Ford. The chase included multiple detective cars and a police helicopter, with Dye clocked at up to 90 mph before crashing into a tree near Ellis Boulevard and Penn Avenue. Dye was taken into custody about ten minutes after the chase began.
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