16 May 1980
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1980
Page
1
A weather note expects occasional rain tonight with lows in the mid 50s. Saturday brings mostly cloudy skies and more chances of rain with highs in the mid 60s. East winds at 15 to 25 mph. Details on page 2A.
A compact digest highlights People magazine items on page 18A and 1B including a disgraced former vice presidential figure, Cedar Rapids and Norway catchers earning top opportunities, Genuine Risk racing a fresh group of colts, Marion residents opposing Skogman development, rising food shares, a sharp stage review of A View from the Bridge, and Kirkwood honoring 10 individuals for agricultural education support.
An architect warns that rising prices are pushing the new airport terminal budget up by about 1 million dollars each year. The report notes inflation impact and project funding considerations. Honorary degrees will be awarded to a church leader an ornithologist and an anthropologist by Coe College.
The article notes that Senator Culver’s plan to diversify the Federal Reserve Board has been adopted. It appears in a concise page 20 item alongside brief mentions of a study tip on standardized testing and a page 19A reference.
Saturday reports note lake remains largely inaccessible at Frog Hollow Lake in Fayette County as work continues to open the site. The outdoor page previews progress on Iowa’s biggest recreation area and expected reopening timeline.
U S Secretary of State Edmund Muskie and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko hold high level talks at Hofburg Palace in Vienna after Muskie denounces the Soviet Afghan intervention. The session stresses detente while Kabul's pro Soviet government proposes a peace plan and Warsaw Pact moves loom.
Israeli helicopters and gunboats raid southern Lebanon leaving 11 dead and 17 wounded. Seven Saiqa guerrillas die by a booby trapped device near Kfarwa, a Lebanese driver is killed near Nabatiyeh, and Tyre endures heavy naval fire. Three Palestinians are wounded in Kfarwa. Prime Minister Salim el Hoss condemns the attacks as defiant to UN resolutions. Page 2A Mideast continues.
Jerry Jimmison, 25, pleaded guilty to second degree murder for the February 20 shooting of Joe Lee Love outside the L and H Lounge. He faces up to 25 years, while a first degree murder charge carried life. Details described how the gun was obtained and fired after a tavern dispute.
In Ames in 1970 tear gas drove students from the Story County Draft Board office as police arrested a student protester. Judy Daubenmier reports for the Gazette about those stormy days and speaks with people who lived through them.
Congress rapid approval of a 2.56 billion emergency appropriation extends food stamp subsidies for months. The measure funds continuation through the current fiscal year and into 1981, while a non-binding pledge caps total at 3 billion and urges fraud reduction. President Carter was expected to sign promptly.
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