30 Mar 1979
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1979
Page
1
Ralph Nader's Public Citizen group releases a list of telephone numbers. The report notes inclusion of a number for Operation Peace of Mind. Other items reference hair dryer retailers suspending sales and two major league umpires signing 1979 contracts with many yet sidelined.
Columnists Angle and Walters warn that Carter and his associates repeatedly strike an exposed nerve in Washington. The column appears on page 6A warning of political missteps and public reaction.
The IDOT and Cedar Rapids city council plan a light discussion at next Tuesday's session. Page 8A.
The Iowa House opens debate on a sweeping hazardous waste management bill with potential broad regulatory impact. Insurance industry representatives warn of economic effects as a new federal crop insurance program draws attention on Page 14A.
Dr Solomon responds to reader inquiries about temporary sterility blood pressure and cataracts providing concise explanations and guidance for common concerns. The item appears on page 13A of the publication.
A reader notes a Hawks game loss and questions tax deductions while noting wet weather and closed seasons. Forest and Stream provides guidance on a different kind of hunting, focusing on practical tips for activities suited to current conditions.
Variable cloudiness tonight and Saturday. Tonight colder with lows around 25 to 30. Saturday highs in the low 40s. A reflective line about a man and courage is included with no clear weather relevance. Copyright.
Gov. Thornburgh orders pre school children and pregnant women evacuated from within five miles and closes 23 schools as radioactive releases from the Three Mile Island facility continue for days. He urges residents within ten miles to stay indoors while officials describe the releases as larger than expected but controlled, with no panic.
Iowa Electric Light and Power and Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric issue memos to staff noting The China Syndrome is fiction. The companies quote an Atomic Industrial Forum review saying the film contains an anti nuclear message but aims to entertain and profit.
United Airlines will suspend all Cedar Rapids and other city flights at 12:00 a.m. Saturday due to a strike by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. En route flights will proceed to destinations without boarding new passengers. overnight stays are expected as aircraft return to base.
Braddyville reports the worst damage with 32 houses and businesses destroyed and five more damaged as a Thursday evening tornado hits the center of town. Gov. Ray authorizes 30 Iowa National Guardsmen for security and traffic control while officials note extensive rural damage in Lenox Gravity Siam Peru and St Charles areas. No fatalities reported and injuries exceed twenty in the state with further details on page 3A.
Bill Bjorenson of Linn County Municipal Civil Defense says the Midwest sees most tornadoes and explains the frequency nearly 200 times annually in speeches. He presents preparedness tips for all Iowans to see in Monday's Gazette.
Gene Leroy Hart, once an escaped convict, is found not guilty of the June 1977 murders of Doris Milner 10 Michelle Guse 9 and Lori Farmer 8 at a remote summer camp. The verdict follows hours of deliberation, triggering emotional reactions in the courtroom as Hart prepares to return to prison for sentences totaling 305 years for kidnapping rape and burglary.
An 18 year old Boston man Julio Valentin Rodrigues is in custody charged with arson in fires at the Copley Plaza and Sheraton Boston hotels where he once worked. The blazes forced 1900 guests from both hotels and caused at least 750000 dollars in damage. Eight people were burned and 64 hospitalized as an arson scare spread among the city’s major hotels.
The Senate confirmed former Senator Dick Clark as ambassador-at large for refugee affairs by voice vote with no dissents. Senator Humphrey criticized past support for communist groups and regimes and pressed for more detail on Clark's duties in the $57,500 yearly post, as McClure joined in the call for clarification.
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