26 Mar 1979
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1979
Page
1
The Republic prints a collage of notes from culture politics and business. Highlights include Mount Mercy College's 50 year Alma Mater milestone and a Westdale Mall aerial business development view. An energy center protest and editorials on unemployment pay appear with Elvis Presley estate news and oil cartel price hikes.
A Picture Page humorist examines whether the Constitution protects an individual's right to own a hydrogen bomb. The piece uses satire to question limits on weapon ownership and constitutional freedoms.
Tuesday’s Focus notes that at home pregnancy tests may be cheaper than hospital or doctor visits, discussing cost considerations and accessibility for readers.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and a cold night with lows around 20. Tuesday will be cloudy with highs in the low 40s. The text includes a cynical note about loan interest, then a copyright line.
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin signed a treaty at the White House ending long conflict and promising mutual recognition and peace, with President Carter hailing a historic step and thousands witnessing the moment amid protests outside.
Foes of the Israel Egypt treaty stage bombings and demonstrations across Beirut Damascus and other capitals. Arafat vows to crush Carter Begin and Sadat while calling for attacks on Western interests and a broad Arab response.
A Pan American Boeing 747 bound from New York to Bahrain or Dhahran made an unscheduled landing in Damascus, Syria, after being ordered to land by ground radio threats. Officials said the flight carried 88 passengers and 16 crew and resumed its trip about two hours later with no injuries or detentions.
A suitcase in Kennedy Airport exploded in the TWA baggage area injuring four workers. An Omega 7 claim via a caller blamed anti Castro Cubans for the attack. Investigators searched for additional devices as passengers boarded Flight 17 to Los Angeles.
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