10 Nov 1979
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1979
Page
1
Four Iranians and one Sudanese, all Mankato State University students, were arrested near or inside Gov. Al Quie’s Minnesota mansion on charges of conspiring to kidnap the governor. Quie urged calm and normal legal handling, noting 60 Americans held in Iran.
Opinion urges passage of a strict child labor law to prevent families from exhausting themselves and harming children. Highlights need for protections, enforcement, and standards to curb dangerous work conditions.
Tens of thousands of Iranians march on the U S Embassy chanting Burn Carter Burn as Yasser Arafat may have obtained a channel to Tehran. Arafat, in touch with Iranian authorities, was told to expect midnight news while the PLO met Iran's new foreign minister Abu Hassan Bani Sadr. Arafat's emissaries and Ramsey Clark engaged in talks as Tehran demands extradition of the shah. The UN Security Council urged Iran to free the hostages as Carter faces family meetings and diplomatic pressure.
Linn County faces interest loss as late mailed property tax payments sit uninvested. Delays in distributing revenue to cities and schools strain budgets that expected October and November receipts. Treasurer James Hennessey cites new Property Tax and Rent Reimbursement rules and late state guidance as causes.
Indian Creek Railroad Club members Dan Oakley Dick Schultz and Diane Karr work on an extensive layout in Cedar Rapids railyards preparing for an open house on November 18. The Indian Creek Line has laid 600 feet of track with more planned.
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