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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1980
Page
1
A Cedar Rapids couple’s plea to adopt a child led them into a perilous voyage described as a civil war journey. The piece notes the intense pursuit and its risks within the adoption process.
Washington's High Warriors defeated Waterloo Central 49 to 48 on Saturday to claim third place in Class 3A Iowa boys basketball. This result came on Page 1B.
Cedar Rapids area utilities anticipate expenditures exceeding 12.8 million dollars for ongoing construction projects this year. The figure appears in the Page 10B report detailing local infrastructure plans and funding scope.
Six farmers are named Master Farmers by Wallace’s Farmer magazine, with three winners from Eastern Iowa joining the group. The recognition highlights outstanding farm management and contributions to agriculture as featured on Page 21C.
Classified market overview notes want ads across Eastern Iowa for pages 1 through 20D. Indicates broad listings for jobs housing goods and services in local newspaper sections.
Family Focus highlights a new program called College Week at Iowa State University offering students ways to spend vacation with campus events and activities. Details on Page IE.
Arts Iowa Council Director Sam Grabarski rates Cedar Rapids a strong 10 for its role in the arts, praising the city’s support and cultural presence.
A compact listing of obituary notices and editorial items from the newspaper’s late news sections. It references Deaths on page 2A and editorials on pages 8 and 9A with related city hall and feature notes across multiple pages.
Iranian Foreign Minister Sadegh Ghotbzadeh claims Henry Kissinger and David Rockefeller tried to move the deposed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi from Panama to delay freeing American hostages in Tehran. NBC said the shah would leave Panama soon for an undisclosed location, a report not confirmed.
The sun remains a focus of study with questions about its size and future. An X-ray image shows an 868000 mile diameter and cooler red hues indicating data. An expert compares solar mysteries to judging fruit from peach fuzz.
In Montreal, two dolphins died of starvation six weeks after trainers walked off during a city workers strike that closed the aquarium. Brigitte died during a blood test. Fanny was found dead in the pool. Kim and Judith were critically ill as Pierrot and Caroline remained healthy.
A Solon area eighth grader Jim Page 13 survived a near fatal 12 gauge shotgun blast to the right side from an accidental discharge during pheasant hunting on Nov 3. After multiple surgeries and long hospital care he returned home mid January and recovered with strong family and medical support.
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