13 May 1979
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1979
Page
1
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies today through Monday with a chance of showers on Monday. Highs will reach the upper 60s both days, with overnight low temperatures in the upper 40s. Weather details on page 10A.
Iowa service station operators will not participate in a four day national gas shutdown planned to begin May 17. Dalziel, voice of a Iowa group, cited support from state officials and Gov. Ray. He said talks aim to press Congress for a federal energy review.
In Hot Springs Virginia officials say the United States can adequately monitor Soviet compliance with the SALT II pact. George Seignious notes verification will detect cheating before the strategic balance shifts. Izvestia voices concern over Senate ratification and hints at possible SALT III talks.
In Guangxi Canton the United States and China will initial a new trade pact. Commerce Secretary Juanita Kreps said negotiators in Beijing reached a settlement requiring China to pay 80.5 million dollars to Americans whose property was seized after 1949. Li Qiang will join Kreps to ink the agreement at the Canton trade fair site.
G K Thompson known as George King Thompson died Saturday in a local care center at age 91. A native Iowan, he spent over 40 years in public service on county district and state levels, retiring from the Supreme Court in 1965 at 77. Born November 24 1887 near Jamaica Guthrie County he studied at Panora and the University of Iowa earning a law degree in 1914.
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