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11 Mar 1979
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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1979
Page
1
Iowa lawmakers seek weather fix via other avenues
Iowa legislators admit they cannot control the weather yet pursue alternate paths seen as the next best approach. The report notes discussions and debates among lawmakers while observers watch for tangible results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Real but overlooked life issue prompts pain and debate
A trend ignored by medicine affects up to 40 million Americans. The author of Part VII in the Course by Newspaper argues some deaths are more acceptable than others. Janette and Dale McDonald watch wildlife from their front yard, reflecting on accessible nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janette
Dale McDonald
Women mix careers and rewards in Cedar Rapids series
The second part of the series features women from diverse backgrounds explaining why they work and what they gain. The Cedar Rapids Symphony calendar for 1979-80 will include soprano Beverly Sills and jazz icon Dizzy Gillespie along with local talents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Sills
Dizzy Gillespie
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Iowa Cagers End Season in Final Page 1E
University of Iowa basketball team faces season end with page 1E coverage noting conclusion of their campaign. The brief item marks the end of competition and signals the wrap of the team's schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Iowa
Deaths and notices from Kane Man C Hall
Page summary lists death notices and related memorial items in the Kane Man C Hall section, including references to death entries on pages 10 and 11A along with scattered notices across the edition. Other sections note editorials Marion RCd and various features like sports and want ads.
Partly cloudy and warmer through Monday
Partly cloudy skies bring a warmer spell through Monday. Highs reach the upper 30s today and Monday with tonight's lows between 20 and 25 degrees.
If you can't find it in the atlas or encyclopedia
The quotation urges seeking information at the drugstore when missing from reference books. It cites general knowledge and ends with a nod to copyright. The tone suggests practical wisdom for locating facts beyond standard sources.
Major rift in Chinese leadership amid Vietnam war tension
Western and Vietnamese reports describe a rare front page editorial in People's Daily about party grudges and factional splits linked to the war. Hanoi cites internal opposition driving China to withdraw, while a clandestine radio broadcasts anti war messages from inside China.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Peking
Communist Party
Hanoi
Vietnam
China
People’s Daily
Chinese Communist Party
Japan
Kyodo
Nhan Dan
U.S
Carter Begins Talks with Begin on Mideast Peace
President Carter briefed Israeli Prime Minister Begin for over an hour on his Cairo talks with Egyptian President Sadat signaling cautious optimism for peace. Demonstrators in Jerusalem jeered Carter as a crowd shouted go home and an egg hit his limousine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Sadat
Jerusalem
UPI
Menachem Begin
Anwar Sadat
Middle East
Egypt
Cairo
Alexandria
Yitzhak Navon
Israel
White House
Begin
Dan Pattir
Pattit
Defense Council
Jerusa
Women in Iran walk out protest curtailment of freedoms
Tens of thousands of women dressed in blue jeans and skirts stopped work in Tehran to protest limits on their freedoms. Zealots attacked some protesters near the British Embassy on Ferdowsi Street, with at least one stabbing and several injuries. Militiamen fired into the air to disperse attackers and the walkout paralyzed banking and many private businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
Ferdowsi Street
Palo plant security under scrutiny over unscreened workers
Contractors at the Palo nuclear plant worked during recent repairs without NRC recommended screening. Threat letters from an anti nuclear group claimed insiders inside the plant, prompting NRC to urge ANSI N18.17 based checks and three years of documented reliability. IE officials say they conduct background checks on Iowa Electric employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Robert A. Clark
NRC
Darrell Berry
Berry- Mahurin Construction
Marion
Dave Brown
Cedar Rapids
Battle over state building funds stirs Iowa lawmakers
North of the Capitol a three story vocational rehabilitation building rises with 2.6 million in federal grant funds. 850 thousand short, lawmakers pressured as bureaucrat McCausland defends fast action. Controversy grows over informing legislators and funding the gap.
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Des Moines
Capitol Building
Grand Avenue
Stanley McCausland
Iowa General Services
McCausland
Iowa
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