08 Mar 1979
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1979
Page
1
A newspaper snippet notes the All-Iowa Fair will include the Oak Ridge Boys the Hager Twins PRCA Rodeo and Czech Heritage Day as part of this year’s events. Also mentions a Roscoe Drummond column about fears for Americans and Panamanians.
An upcoming workshop addresses communicating with deaf individuals when writing is not possible. Page 10A.
A list of twelve dilapidated properties will be presented to the Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday for potential action. The item appears on Page 4A.
The article notes a potential Sampsons of Colesburg reunion tied to the Girls State Basketball Tournament, suggesting a notable local gathering around the event. It also mentions menu appeals to diverse groups and a Gallup Youth Survey finding gaps in arts education.
The extraordinary Miss Moore returned to prime time Sunday but A C Nielsen Co offered poor news. Weather forecast notes a slight chance of rain or snow tonight with rain and snow Friday. Tonight’s lows in the upper 20s and Friday’s highs in the upper 30s. An English professor commented that the student’s vocabulary is mean and impoverished yet adequate to express thoughts.
President Carter lands in Cairo amid a jubilant welcome and pledges to pursue a just and durable Middle East peace. Officials caution optimism is low as Egypt seeks Palestinian self rule and acceptance of Gaza and West Bank timelines. Begin and Dayan back U S proposals, while Egypt signals counter offers and bans American air bases in Sinai.
Wholesale prices rose 1 percent in February led by food costs, with beef and veal slower but vegetables pork sugar fruit and fish higher. The increase follows 1.3 percent in January, signaling ongoing inflation pressure and higher future retail prices.
Boston researchers report healthy men often have irregular breathing or low blood oxygen during sleep. In a study of 30 men and 19 women, two thirds of men showed apnea or desaturation, leading doctors to speculate a possible link to higher male heart attack and mortality rates.
Wendell Rainbolt and his Filipino wife Rosario fled Tehran after two months of confinement amid revolution violence. The Cedar Rapids native, a Bell Helicopter engineer, said they endured constant gunfire and threats before boarding an evacuation flight to the United States. The couple plan a three month rest before deciding on future plans and will reunite with their daughters in the Philippines.
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