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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1979
Page
2
A young Soviet man entered the U S embassy in Moscow and threatened to explode a bomb unless granted a visa to emigrate to the United States. Negotiations with Soviet and American officials followed as Marines evacuated the north embassy section housing consular offices and apartments.
The report notes wind from the south at 16 mph at 10 a.m and includes sunshine with no precipitation. Extended forecast shows a chance of rain Friday and Sunday, with highs in the 40s and 50s and lows in the 20s and 30s. Mississippi River stages are listed for multiple towns with several rises and falls. notable readings include LaCrosse 8.6, Davenport 13.5 steady to fall, Keokuk 16.0 fall, Clinton 12.5 fall, and Cedar at C.R. 8.80.
Mercy and St. Luke's hospitals report multiple births including a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. John Ebsen and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kindl. Additional births noted at St. Luke's and Iowa City plus marriages licenses for several couples. Also mentions recent emergencies and a Jane Austen quote.
Karen Ann Quinlan will celebrate her 25th birthday Thursday while still in a coma at Morris Plains New Jersey. Her mother Julia Quinlan expresses gratitude and says they did not expect Karen to survive this long.
Tanzania faces Libyan ultimatum fears as Col Khadafy backs war warning while Uganda's Kampala remains under Amin control after a failed coup attempt. In Iran, Turkoman rebels and government troops report a cease-fire after two days of heavy fighting near Gonbad-E-Qabous with dozens killed and several dozen wounded. Airlines in Geneva begin talks on fare increases due to oil price spikes.
President Carter plans to wait until next week to propose new energy measures as OPEC hikes prices by 9 percent. He revised proposals and postponed an address, with some steps needing congressional action. Officials warn the move could raise gasoline costs and deepen inflation concerns.
The Carter administration asks Congress for 12.8 million dollars to accelerate underground nuclear tests while negotiating a Soviet ban. The money would fund trials for several experimental warheads the Pentagon fears may go untested if a treaty ends sooner than expected. The request went to Capitol Hill with routine White House notification.
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