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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1980
Page
1
Cloudy conditions with periods of light rain early today ending this afternoon. Highs around 60. Tonight and Monday partly cloudy with lows in the upper 40s. Monday highs in the upper 60s. Weather details on page 2A.
City and state officials report that HUD backed loans aimed at rehabilitating homes at three percent interest are being scrapped. A turnabout in summer employment prospects is noted with disadvantaged youths expected to gain an upper edge in job access. In Linn County Jail inmates now have direct phone access due to a lawsuit. Local preparations for the Iowa Republican Convention in Cedar Rapids proceed despite the three week lead time.
Codex held off Genuine Risk in the stretch to capture the $250,000 Preakness on Saturday. The win ends Genuine Risk's pursuit of the Triple Crown and caps a dramatic stretch duel for the featured race on Page 1B.
Cedar Rapids area credit unions control about 14 percent of Iowa credit union assets and roughly 17 percent of the state's members, data show.
In Linn County District Court the number of trend lawsuits grows, with judges struggling to manage the caseload as docket backlogs increase. Federal figures project a rental housing shortage ahead, while Cedar Rapids experts anticipate annual rent increases near 12 percent.
Ed Ferreter of Central City, aged record for Mount Mercy College, has graduated as the oldest student to complete a degree. He now plans to enroll at the University of Iowa.
Classifieds across Eastern Iowa on pages 1 to 18D showcase job openings, housing, and misc listings. The section emphasizes local ads and marketplace activity within the region.
Former children who played with Lincoln logs now oversee a real house built by their high school, set for public tours this week. The project mirrors early play with a modern, fully constructed home.
U N Secretary General Kurt Waldheim will dispatch Adib Daoudy a Syrian jurist to Tehran within 10 days to restart the U N five member commission of inquiry and pursue the release of 53 American hostages. Discussions followed lengthy talks with Ed Muskie and Sadegh Ghotbzadeh as Waldheim seeks a negotiated settlement.
After the Tampa verdicts, Miami saw two killed and many injured in black neighborhoods as fires and vandalism swept through downtown areas. Gov. Graham dispatched 500 National Guard troops and 70 Highway Patrol officers as up to 5,000 protesters gathered outside the Metro Justice Building.
A 30 foot overloaded pleasure boat with 52 aboard capsized in 4 to 5 foot seas 28 miles north of Havana after panic among Cuban refugees. Ten dead include three men and seven women with four missing. Coast Guard rescued 38 survivors flown to USS Saipan. victims flown to Key West.
At the Iowa State Penitentiary complex 42 of 79 Oakdale inmates joined a weeklong preparation that culminated in a production of Jesus Christ Superstar. The piece credits Coe College staff and Julie Amada for guidance and care shaping personal change and future plans.
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