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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1979
Page
2
The Labor Department said unemployment rose to 5.8 percent in April from 5.7, while total employment showed a large drop. Household surveys indicated a 670,000 decline to 96.2 million employed, the biggest since 1968, while payroll data hinted little change at 88.3 million.
UPI report says U.S. District Judge Barrington Parker rejected a motion by the United Rubber Workers and AFL-CIO for a temporary restraining order against government enforcement of 7 percent wage-price guidelines on Big Four tire makers. A quick merits hearing was promised.
Cold shutdown at Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station may last several days due to low cooling water indicated by instrument readings. NRC staff cites combined human and mechanical actions as cause, with no radiation release, no interior radioactivity abnormal readings, no injuries, and no plant damage observed.
Wind direction NE at 7 mph this morning. Sunrise 5 58 am Saturday sunset 8 08 pm. Year ago today high 54 low 47 with .17 inches of rain. Extended forecast partly cloudy Sunday with showers Monday and Tuesday. Highs in the 50s Sunday and near 70 Monday and Tuesday. lows from the 30s Sunday to the 50s by Tuesday.
President Carter affirms support for a vigorous breeder reactor research program while opposing Clinch River. He stresses breeder reactors can supplement renewables and solar energy as a path to inexhaustible electricity. letter dated April 24 to House Speaker O'Neill. Japanese Prime Minister Ohira visits NYC after clashes with U S lawmakers over export restrictions. meetings with Rockefeller entourage in New York amid congressional objections to Japan trade policies.
Remnants of Amin's army flee from northern Uganda toward Sudan and Zaire as Tanzanian troops extend control east and north of Kampala. Authorities say Amin still holds about half the country north of a line from Soroti to Masindi while Tanzanian led advances meet little resistance. Col. Henry Everard reports the push, advised by Prime Minister Ian Smith ahead of a power handover to Muzorewa.
Washington reports say Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, 72, appears frail and tires easily, potentially curtailing an upcoming summit with President Carter. Officials note diminished stamina limits detailed talks to about an hour while Kremlin succession struggles intensify amid a Lenin-Stalin era comparison.
Rhodesia formally dissolved its white dominated Parliament to form a majority rule chamber with 72 black and 28 white members. The House of Assembly had 50 whites and 16 blacks before the election won by United Methodist Bishop Abel Muzorewa. The proclamation was issued by acting president Lt.
Six former Boise policewomen fired in 1977 for alleged lesbian activity were awarded more than 103000 dollars in back pay taxes and attorneys fees by U.S. District Judge Ray McNichols The judge had found the citys investigation violated due process rights but did not order reinstatement The women had sued for over 20 million dollars asserting their rights were violated by the firing without a hearing and the investigation.
River gauges show LaCrosse 11.2 fall .3 and Dam 9 23.6 fall .2 with several rise readings at Dubuque Keokuk and Guthtenberg while Clinton reports no data. Birth notices list multiple couples in Cedar Rapids Marion Rock Island Coralville Arvada and other Iowa locales with dozens of newborns speaking to May 3. Local incident logs record emergency calls from First Ave NE to Dennis Drive NW and Ac setting around 9:55 am to 2:28 pm Thursday.
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