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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1979
Page
4
Gallatin Tennessee UPI report says country singer Mel Tillis 46 could not complete his marriage vow to Julia Ann Edwards 28 due to a heavy stutter. Judge Bethel Brown aided by repeating vows slowly so the ceremony could proceed.
John Travolta is reportedly landing in Papeete for a two week rest incognito. Maera Beach Hotel director confirmed the visit and privacy plan.
In Plains Georgia Billy Carter's gas station posts No Gas signs as its March allotment from emergency stocks runs out The empty pumps reflect changes since Jimmy Carter left office and the rise of other stations in town The station owner cites lack of competition as the reason for previous allotments and notes the boss is away fishing
Sen William Proxmire demands a ban on using official trips for personal vacations. He cites a Senate staff report of EPA officials taking unreported leave in Hawaii and Paris while on official travel. EPA Administrator Douglas Castle defends actions and notes travel cancellations and ongoing bilateral agreements.
Elizabeth Sullivan of South Boston says she keeps her thermostat at 60 as heating costs surge. An AP NBC News poll of 1600 finds most Americans cite costs over President Carter appeals, with 68 percent calling oil shortages a hoax.
Roman Ebbel 65, long imprisoned in Peking, arrived in San Francisco in a wheelchair to reunite with his mother. He said he is free and can speak and breathe after years of confinement in 1952 and a decade of Red Cross and government efforts. Ebbel traveled from Hong Kong following a Jan. 22 border release notice.
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