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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1979
Page
10
The 79 year old Fred Astaire dismisses being named by a committee as the all time best dresser influencing masculine elegance. He says he never thinks about clothes and dislikes dress suits especially white tie and tails.
Hollywood critics note Judy Collins posed nude for a new album cover to push boundaries, with the singer who just turned 40 seeking more openness in her art. Meanwhile in Stockton California a WWII jeep homecoming drew Jamie Farr and a presidential nod, as students restored a Willys Willys jeep captured in Italy and Holland during the war.
Pfc. Robert Russell Garwood, 33, of Greensburg Indiana, released by Vietnam after 13 years, arrived Bangkok en route to the United States aboard an Air France flight. He will undergo medical exam and Okinawa stay before U.S. return amid controversy over alleged collaboration with Viet Cong.
An AP NBC News poll finds Americans approve Carter's Middle East diplomacy and peace talks with Egypt and Israel but rate his handling of energy and the economy poorly. Overall opinion shows little net change with 29 percent rating his performance excellent or good, similar to last month.
Spot shortages of gasoline are expected to emerge as summer travel peaks, with industry sources noting unusually high demand this winter. API reports a 23 percent drop in gasoline stocks to 246.4 million barrels for the week ending March 16, while imports remain higher than last year. Congress questions whether oil firms are delaying supplies to boost prices as summer approaches.
Iowa audit finds Maj. Gen. Joseph G. May received 112 hours of leave toward resignation in 1977 but was overpaid for 195.66 hours prior, totaling $5,254.83. The report urges recovery, notes May faces federal charges and has ties to the Guard’s upheaval and subsequent resignations.
The Iowa Senate amended a bill on snow days to require districts to makeup half the weather lost days while ensuring at least 175 days in session. Critics argued it could unfairly force some districts to makeup more days than others.
Five men, including Gary Frazer of Oelwein, charged in Lee County District Court after escaping from Iowa State Penitentiary by hiding in a garbage truck March 13. Frazer, a life prisoner, also faces a motor vehicle theft count. arraignment set for March 26. Other escapees named White, Matzen, Lewis, and Robinson.
London AP reports Richard Beckinsale British comedy actor known for BBC series Porridge died at his home in Sunningdale Berkshire from an apparent heart attack He was 31 years old and had recently appeared on television
Emergency contact numbers for Cedar Rapids include Ambulance 366 7654 FBI 402 348 1210 Highway Patrol 364 5171 After Hours 396 4414 Police 998 5353 Sheriff 398 3911 Medical Seca 365 2527 Foundation II 362 2174 Alcohol Drug Counseling.
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