09 May 1979
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1979
Page
1
A roundup of consumer columns and local notices highlights home freezer use, fuel and transportation concerns in Cedar Rapids, health questions about high blood pressure, and a court ruling on radar detectors. It also mentions a Hancher Auditorium performance and a rib eye steak ad. cross references include Iowa energy outlook workshops and regional price quirks.
The United States and the Soviet Union announced a basic SALT agreement at the White House after seven years of talks. A summit with Brezhnev and Carter is eyed for mid June with Helsinki Vienna Stockholm or Geneva as possible sites.
The Carter administration waged a late lobbying push for its updated rationing scheme while California began a tentative rollout. White House aides warned of limited patience if Congress rejects the plan as Sen Byrd and colleagues eyed votes. The plan would allocate coupons by past usage and place decision power in the president’s hands.
U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy will speak at the Iowa State Bar Association annual dinner in Cedar Rapids on June 14 at Stouffer's Five Seasons Hotel. The talk is not open to the public and will be of national significance. Eighty-one judges were invited, reflecting high expectations among Iowa lawyers and speculation about a 1980 presidential bid.
Voters rejected a 1 million dollar bond plan to create a 127 acre lake at Squaw Creek Park with 56 percent approval, 8,057 of 88,922 turnout. Officials may consider another election after low turnout and mixed rural-urban results.
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