13 Mar 1979
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1979
Page
1
The Cedar Rapids widow of a man killed March 3 in Nicaragua heads back to Central America with two aims one professional and one personal. The article notes Cedar Rapids may soon become the only Iowa city with a certain designation, a distinction Mayor Don Canney criticizes.
An Iowa legislator warns residents that pickup owners may subsidize large truck buyers, signaling political friction over vehicle subsidies and tax policy. The remark appears on page 7B.
A reader note advises against visiting county parks for the next three weeks due to local conditions. The item appears among page 5A content references.
Dr. Percy Harris says the recommended frequency of physical examinations may surprise readers. The column advises on adults and pediatric checkups, emphasizing preventive care and regular health assessments for families.
Variable cloudiness and sharpened cold tonight with a chance of snow flurries. Lows near 10. Wednesday will be partly cloudy with highs in the lower 30s. The rest is unrelated content about currency and copyright.
The Cedar Rapids Police Department introduces 16 new white Chevrolet patrol cars replacing older blue Chrysler models. Each car costs 5900 dollars, totaling over 94000 dollars, with radios sirens and lights being transferred as they enter service. Patrolmen Robert Jaeger and Arnold Latuska inspect the new squad cars as the fleet expands.
President Carter reports a breakthrough toward an Egypt Israel peace treaty with Egypt accepting compromise proposals and Begin to review them with his cabinet. Success hinges on Israeli cabinet and later Knesset approval, with ratification by Egypt’s parliament seen as formal. Carter and Sadat and Begin held dawn meetings in Jerusalem and Cairo before Carter’s flight home.
Cedar Rapids police release a general order directing officers to order motorists to stay in their cars with hands on the steering wheel during traffic stops. In felony stops, all occupants are treated as armed and dangerous and may be asked to exit one at a time with weapons drawn if necessary.
Cleveland Amory, president of the Fund for Animals, holds a baby seal on the Sea Shepherd deck in the Gulf of St. Lawrence off Quebec. Canada faces harsh winter with winds that help hunters and hinder rescuers while officials say ice packs will stabilize off Newfoundland.
AFL-CIO and nine unions sue in federal court to strike down penalty provisions in the president’s wage and price guidelines, arguing penalties render the program mandatory and illegal without Congress. Meany criticizes the plan as unfair and announces a nationwide price monitoring effort with potential consumer actions.
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