19 May 1979
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1979
Page
1
A 2 p.m. Shrine Parade is planned in downtown Cedar Rapids with the Cedar Rapids Charity Horse Show adding a new hog roast aspect this year. The piece notes rising motorcycle sales, highway safety cautions, and a broad snapshot of local events across multiple pages.
The piece notes that the U S Senate is a wealthy elite club based on financial disclosure statements. It also mentions an average life expectancy of 73.2 years and attributes comments to presidential hopeful Philip Crane denying reports. A lighter line about a woman stopping traffic and a golf lesson joke appears as a captioned image note with a punchy quip about clubs.
House and Senate panels approve a First Budget Resolution cutting Carter’s projected 1980 deficit to 23 billion dollars. The plan sets 1980 outlays at 532 billion with 509 billion in revenues, aiming for surpluses in 1981 and 1982 and forecasts further tax and revenue adjustments. The agreement narrows differences between chambers, with Muskie backing surplus targets and continued talks on a Second Budget Resolution due in July.
The Teamsters approved a three year National Master Freight Agreement by a 127,872 to 45,577 margin. The pact raises hourly wages by 80 cents then 35 cents and 35 cents and includes more than 30 percent in wage and benefit increases for about 300,000 drivers and warehousemen. The vote followed a 10 day strike in April and aims to meet Carter era wage guidelines amid inflation projections.
A ride to the bluff top gives a sweeping city and Mississippi River panorama. With a gas crunch Iowans seek shorter trips, and Dubuque is reachable from most Eastern Iowa points on a single tank of gas. See story on page 9A.
President Carter’s spokesman says gasoline shortages will be allocated as equitably as possible among all states, with no special sacrifice for California. He denies plans to shift shortages to favor other states and notes a 5 percent potential shortfall from expected summer demand.
Former Iowa governor and senator Harold E. Hughes discusses his failed White House bid, his 1975 departure to pursue religious calling, and his pacifist beliefs. He reflects on political life, finances, and the future, urging hope for those facing personal battles.
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