Variable cloudiness with thundershowers expected
A weather forecast notes variable cloudiness tonight and Thursday with a chance of occasional thundershowers. Lows near 60 tonight and cooler highs in the mid 70s Thursday. Details on page 2A.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1979
Page
1
Trucker slowdown halted by lone Iowa trooper on I 80
A single state patrol car blocked two trucks slowing I 80 near Williamsburg, Iowa. Officers questioned gun use while drivers claim protest over diesel prices and seek fair fuel costs. No charges filed yet, investigation possible. The slowdown spanned 163 miles from Morris Illinois to a 2 a.m. start.
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Williamsburg
Here
Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
Hampton
Dave Sonnenberg
Pella
Sonnenberg
Iowa Highway Patrol
Midwest
Trucker union to decide on possible strike in Washington
Independent Truckers Association of America officials meet with U S Energy Department leaders in Washington to decide on strike action while anger over diesel price and supply grows. President Mike Parkhurst warns immediate action and California group Ohio arrests highlight rising tensions with halted Interstate 70 lanes and planned stoppage next Sunday.
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Independent Truckers Association of America
U.S. Department of Energy
Washington
Joy Fitzgerald
Altoona
Mike Parkhurst
California
The
Independent Truckers
Iowa
Utah
Ohio
Salt Lake City
Cedar Rapids industry to expand doubling facilities and jobs
A Cedar Rapids industry will expand starting immediately, doubling production facilities and adding 100 jobs. The development boosts the city’s finances, with coverage on pages 4C and 11B noting the council decision on garbage collection. Objectors to the Boyson Road extension persist as a focal local issue.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Boyson Road
High School Parking Free on Campus
Local high school students may park on school property without charge as a potential solution to a parking problem. The piece hints at ongoing discussions and possible alternative measures while noting broader policy discourse. The column references an energy policy explanation scene for context.
America's Sweetheart Dies at 86 After Years in Seclusion
The renowned public figure known as America’s Sweetheart has died at age 86 after a 13 year period of isolation in her secluded hilltop home. Page 10B obituary note.
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America
Summer extension aides picked for Eastern Iowa
A number of summer extension aides have been selected to work in Eastern Iowa. The article notes page references 10A and 13B for related items. It also mentions a humorous anecdote about a job application where the applicant wrote Gemini instead of a conventional signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Oil Firms Cut June Gas Supplies Across Regions
Texaco will cut nationwide allocations while Gulf limits to east of the Rockies with larger West Coast allocations. Chevron plans to increase pump gasoline in June. Government predicts June supply improves but dealers fear a tight weekend as shipments may be delayed.
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Texaco
Gulf Oil Companies
Gulf
Rocky Mountains
Standard Oil of California
Chevron
Army of federal agents hunts assassin in Wood slaying
In San Antonio, FBI led by James Ingraham deploys a 40 agent team to find the killer of U S District Judge John Wood known as Maximum John after he was shot in the parking lot. U S Attorney General Griffin Bell vows no stone unturned.
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San Antonio, Texas
FBI
U.S
John Wood
John
Griffin Bell
Wood
San Antonio
West Texas
Bell
James Ingraham
Iowa Supreme Court upholds nude dancing ban in taverns
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled 8-0 to uphold an 18 month old law prohibiting nude dancing in places selling alcohol. It found state power to regulate alcohol sales and public safety outweighs claims of unequal protection, noting frequent disturbances linked to such venues.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Harvey Uhlenhopp
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