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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1979

Page

3

Boy 10 Loses Monopoly Bid in New York Championship

Angelo Repole, 10, Staten Island, failed to raise 1300 for Park Place rent against defending champ Dana Terman, 23, Wheaton Md, in a tuxedo match at the Palace Restaurant. Angelo jawsed the crowd as he exhausted nearly two hours of play while his mother Marti helped with bubble gum relief and spectators likened the scene to a Las Vegas high roller game.

New York Angelo Repole Park Place Angelo United States Staten Island Dana Terman Wheaton Marti Angela Plush Palace Las Vegas St. Charles Place Terman

Chicago delays teacher pay as funds shuffled

Chicago public schools will delay this week’s paychecks for five days to cover $89 million in short-term notes due Monday. The move came after a $37 million state advance and Gov. Thompson’s transfer of $120 million to the common school fund. Superintendent Hannon warned of layoffs and program cuts as he seeks a longer term fix and tax support.

Chicago Chicago Board of Education James Thompson General Revenue Fund Common School Fund James Skilbeck Thompson Joseph Hannon

Darryl Zanuck in stable condition after pneumonia

In Palm Springs California Darryl Zanuck veteran 20th Century Fox figure age 77 is in satisfactory condition at Desert Hospital after pneumonia doctors say he entered the hospital October 28 with the illness Zanuck who helped launch careers of Tyrone Power James Cagney and Edward G Robinson is reported to be improving His wife Virginia notes a minor heart issue but says he is up and walking.

Palm Springs Calif Darryl Zanuck 20Th Century-Fox Tyrone Power James Cagney Edward G. Robinson Zanuck Desert Hospital Virginia

Unity plea from Kirkland sparks mixed union response

AFL-CIO president Lane Kirkland urges reunification of Teamsters and United Auto Workers under one labor roof after election, calling for a united front. Critics label his stance arrogant and worry it could hinder affiliation as he succeeds George Meany leading the 13.6 million member federation.

Washington Afl-Cio Lane Kirkland Teamsters United Auto Workers Hoboken Kirkland UAW George Meany Labor Federation Meany United Labor Front

Hostages freed unharmed in three state incidents

An unemployed woman seeking work a man trying to mend a breakup and a disabled man seeking attention held hostages at gunpoint then released them unharmed in Tennessee Alabama and Kentucky. Louis Posey 27 was jailed on armed and aggravated assault charges after a Knoxville classroom standoff. Emily Curtis 38 held three workers in Jackson before surrendering and was not charged. Joseph Blair 23 faced kidnapping counts after a six hour stand in Florence Kentucky over a past relationship.

Tennessee Alabama Kentucky Louis Posey Knoxville, Tenn Business College Posey Doug Norman Lakeshore Mental Health Institute Knoxville Business College Emily Curtis Dale Fortner Blair Julie Heeger

Washington Gov Reopens Hanford Waste Disposal Site

Governor Dixy Lee Ray ends six week closure of Hanford low level radioactive waste site. Utilities hospitals and other producers may resume shipments immediately if packaging and transport rules are met. Ray calls for more disposal sites and shared nuclear waste responsibility.

Olympia Wash Washington Dixy Lee Ray Hanford Three Mile Island Ray Congress

Panel splits on SALT II treaty in Senate panel

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee splits over SALT II with a majority urging ratification and arguing the treaty promotes deeper arms cuts while critics say it is unfair and unverifiable. The panel's 9 to 6 vote favored ratification, warning that defeating SALT II could spark a new arms race.

Washington Senate Foreign Relations Committee Soviet Union Senate

Every Day Ad Wording Propels Gazette Classifieds

Classifieds blaze with daily ad ideas and practical placements. Readers discover affordable options to sell goods find services and locate jobs through a steady stream of compact notices. The page emphasizes value and quick visibility for local traders and residents.

Arab League Summit Opens With Oil Weapon Threat

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein calls for an all out economic offense against Israel's friends and allies at the Arab League summit urging use of the oil weapon to exploit the region's economic potential in a worldwide struggle against Israeli aggression.

Tunis Arab League Saddam Hussein Israel Hussein

Senate weighs Carter windfall tax plan amid holiday delay

Senate fights two attempts to weaken the windfall profits tax. Sen. Dale Bumpers sponsors an amendment to replace the Finance Committee bill with a $277 billion levy, directing half to Social Security cuts and offsetting energy costs. A vote may be delayed until after Thanksgiving recess as another Dole proposal to cut rates failed 58 to 32.

Washington Senate Carter Sen Dale Bumpers D-Ark Senate Finance Committee House Finance Committee Robert Dole Bkan

Oil covers Galveston beaches after tanker spill

Oil from the Burmah Agate burn ing tanker has coated beaches along Galveston Island and could continue through Wednesday. The collision with the Mimosa near Galveston Ship Channel left 15 bodies recovered and 17 sailors missing and presumed dead. Galveston, a summer tourist area, faces beach closures and cleanup.

Galveston

New York Court Expands Access to Pretrial Hearings

New York's Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that the public and press may attend many pretrial proceedings, limiting judges' ability to close courtrooms. The decision builds on a prior ruling that allowed excluding press from certain hearings and signals stricter scrutiny of closures.

Albany N.Y Court of Appeals

Kaunda Mobilizes Forces After Zimbabwe Rhodesia Raids

President Kaunda declares a full scale war situation in Zambia after raids by Zimbabwe Rhodesia on Patriotic Front camps and Zambia’s lifelines to the sea. He accuses South Africa of conspiring in attacks since October, citing destroyed bridges and nine Zambian deaths. Grenada note mentions a new single runway airport.

Lusaka Zambia Kenneth Kaunda Zimbabwe Rhodesia Kaunda Patriotic Front South Africa

Cuba to aid Grenada with airport project and technicians

Grenada Prime Minister Maurice Bishop says Cuba will send 250 technicians and equipment valued in the millions of dollars to construct a new international airport. He credited discussions with Fidel Castro in New York during the U.N. General Assembly as the basis for the aid.

ST. Georges Grenada Cuba Caribbean Maurice Bishop Fidel Castro New York U.N. General Assembly Bishop Eric Garry

Special relief shipment arrives for Cambodian refugees

A shipment arranged by Mrs. Rosalynn Carter and valued at 276000 dollars landed in Bangkok. The cargo includes a water purification unit water storage tanks plastic sheets tents and medical supplies as Carter had arranged during her Thailand visit.

Bangkok Thailand Rosalynn Carter U.S Carter

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