31 Mar 1979
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1979
Page
1
The paper surveys varied items across pages from a public relations remark on goats to tax rules, a 40 pound catfish catch, trout stocking, a Salt Lake City subterranean archival vault, and opinions on journalism. It also notes local politics, film reviews, a murder suspect, global conflicts, and upcoming events. Weather forecasts close with temperature mentions.
Thousands fled the Three Mile Island area as engineers sought a safe shutdown of the overheated reactor. Gov. Thornburgh ordered stay indoors for much of the 10 mile radius, while NRC officials said decisions in days ahead could avert a total melt down though a partial melt down remained possible.
The Carter administration asks Congress for a one year pause before phasing out the meat preservative sodium nitrite. Agencies favor a hold for one year then a gradual 1982 phase-out if feasible alternatives exist. Leaders urge more studies before any ban.
Duane Arnold Energy Center in Palo will shut over the weekend to inspect and repair a stuck shut valve in the plant’s water cleanup system. Officials say the valve blocks proper filtration but there is no safety issue, and repairs to a leaking four inch pipe will also be completed.
Negotiators for the Teamsters and trucking industry neared a three year contract to curb a possible weekend walkout. The pact would raise wages about 1.50 an hour over three years plus cost of living boosts up to 1.10 hourly, likely within the Carter inflation guidelines. Union President Frank Fitzsimmons voiced cautious optimism as talks faced a midnight deadline.
The U S government may default next Tuesday without a debt ceiling increase. Treasury postpones weekly bills and savings bonds sales while Senate and House debate a balanced budget rider, with six measures to cope announced. Social Security checks will still be mailed, and IRS refunds continue.
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