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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1979
Page
2
Inmates seized a downtown Tehran jail held officers as hostages while militiamen blocked surrounding streets. A bus carrying prisoners fled the scene as guards supposedly deployed their weapons. Authorities reported 200 to 300 inmates and noted some linked to SAVAK after the revolution.
Federal indictment unsealed charges a group of 14 people with racketeering drug trafficking and conspiracy to kidnap stemming from 1974 to 1978 operations that allegedly moved about 500 tons of illegal drugs into the United States. The case names Miami businessmen Meinster and Platshorn as organizers.
San Francisco testimony begins in the murder trial of former city supervisor Dan White. Cyr Copertini, secretary to the late Mayor Moscone, describes hearing shots and the moment White entered the office. Prosecutors seek the death penalty under special circumstances, alleging the killings targeted officials performing duties.
NRC official admits staff produced misinformation by suggesting a hydrogen explosion risk existed inside the damaged reactor. He says the danger was not real and only recognized 36 hours later as the bubble supposedly vanished.
The Wiehahn Commission proposed scrapping discriminatory labor laws, signaling the white minority government’s first major move against apartheid. Parliament must approve the recommendations before they take effect.
Deng Xiaoping warned UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim that Vietnam may form an Indochina federation with Laos and Cambodia, risking a wider regional war. Waldheim reported Deng doubted Vietnam’s assurances and described Indochina as part of a global confrontation.
Wind SE at 12 mph observed at 10 a.m. Sunrise Thursday 6 00, sunset 8 07. Highs Friday in the 50s, 60s weekend. lows 30s to 40s. Partly cloudy, chance of showers Saturday night through Sunday. Temperature readings show 57 42 in Anchorage and 79 58 in Atlanta.
Five individuals were arrested in Linn County for drunk driving from Tuesday evening through early today. Francis Edgeton, John Becker, Larry Barnhart, Larry White, and Kevin Barger faced varying additional charges including speeding restricted license possession of controlled substances.
Birth notices list multiple families welcoming a son or daughter including Mercy May 1 Thomas Pease Richmond Road NE a son St Luke's May 1 Randy Krause a son Nickum a daughter Thomas NE a daughter Hartman NE a daughter Davis SW a son Mayo NE adopted a son April 42 Oceanside Henderson a daughter April 30. Also notes Grandpa rents John E Hendersons Route Todd ville and Lowell R Weedes 651 40th St SE. Then police scanner: mistaken alarm Sixth Avenue SE 1:50 p.m. Tuesday under investigation 66 36th Ave SW 2:52 a.m. today medical emergency 1018 17th St SW 3:03 a.m. today.
Cyril Silberman of Minneapolis was injured in an assault at Teamsters Hall 5000 J St SW. He was treated for head lac erations and a broken nose and released. A Linn County warrant was issued for an arrest. Cedar Rapids Laborers Local 43 picketed construction sites as wage talks continued.
Calgary police report a woman hurled two of her children into the Bow River by the zoo and followed with two more in her arms. By morning three bodies were recovered, the fourth child still missing. ages range from infants to early teens. The mother, aged roughly 35 to 40, has not been identified.
The Executive Council rejected Rev. Ndabaningi Sithole's charge of gross irregularities in Rhodesia's five day election ending April 21. Sithole's party won 12 of 72 black seats and was told to seek review through the Electoral Advisory Commission and then the High Court.
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