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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1979
Page
2
A heavy truck driven by Robert Potter from Brownsville Texas collided with steel beams of a railroad bridge in Marion Saturday morning. The truck attempted to pass the bridge but the immovable structure prevailed, ending the journey en route to an unspecified destination.
Iowa Rep to the National Congress of Petroleum Retailers Al Dalziel says local self-serve stations show no plans to close or curb self-service. He cites a survey of about 20 area stations and notes price gaps between self and full service are narrowing, with self-serve offering lower overhead.
Residents of Cedar Rapids will encounter a red themed event in Czech Village on Monday St. Josephs Day. A Mt. Mercy program will mirror changes seen globally in the last 50 years through a special observance.
AP reports health secretary Califano said $565 million was misspent in the first half of 1978 across welfare programs. The AFDC error rate fell from 8.7 to 8.1 percent, while SSI steady at 4.6 percent, the lowest in SSA history. A cease-fire in 1962 ended the Algerian war.
On this date in 1776 George Washington assumed control of Boston following British evacuation during the American Revolution. The transfer marked a key moment as American forces consolidated leadership in the siege aftermath.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette hosts Town Meeting III on April 3 from 7 30 to 9 p m in the Five Seasons Center ballroom. A panel of experts from University of Iowa Northwestern Bell ISU Extension Service and Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids will answer audience questions about supervision personal problems balancing work and family and homemaking while employed. The screening committee and moderator John Robertson of The Gazette oversee the event with questions submitted on cards. verbal questions are not allowed. The Gazette notes a reader survey of 428 working women and a four part series in March.
Iowa locals of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees ratified contracts for professional and non professional staff. The vote covered 17,000 state employees and passed by a slim margin per Don Anderson, director of Council 61.
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