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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 21, 1980

Page

1

Camp Fire candy linked to glass fragments found

Readers report pieces of glass found in a batch of Camp Fire candy. The item appears in the 2A section with other national and local news references.

Faculty push for salary talks with University leaders

Faculty members press Willard Boyd and the state Board of Regents for last minute salary negotiations. The note appears on page 11A with a light aside about a game oriented joke.

U of Willard Boyd State Board of Regents

MGM Grand Fire Kills 26 in Las Vegas Hotel Blaze

A hotel blaze at the MGM Grand on the Las Vegas Strip killed 26 people and injured hundreds. The 2,076-room venue housed guests who fled to the roof as helicopters evacuated some, while crews fought the flames that damaged the building and disrupted trading of MGM Grand stock.

Las Vegas Nev Mgm Grand Hotel-casino Clark County Ralph Dinsman Dinsman Red Cross Jerry Rosanblum New York MGM Grand Hotels Inc New York Stock Exchange MGM MGM Grand Hotel

Two Major Banks Raise Prime Rate to 17 Percent

Morgan Guaranty Trust Co and Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Co both boosted their prime lending rates to 17 percent in a week of rising credit costs. Citibank topped at 16 percent after a similar move, with interbank federal funds rates listed around 17 to 18 percent.

New York UPI Morgan Guaranty Trust Co Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Co Chicago Citibank Morgan Guaranty Continental

House passes appropriations bill with anti busing amendment

The House approved a 240 to 59 appropriations measure for State Justice and Commerce with a back door anti busing clause that could trigger a Carter veto. The compromise bill awaits Senate approval and Carter’s stance, while Reagan backs the provision and Abernathy urges veto.

Washington UPI House Departments of State, Justice and Commerce Carter Senate Benjamin Civiletti Ronald Reagan Justice Department Ralph David Abernathy Reagan Conference Committee U.S Soviet Union White House James McIntyre Congress Capitol Hill Conference Legal Services Corp

100 mph Italian trains crash near Vibo Valentia

Two express trains traveling at 100 mph collided with stray freight cars in a three way wreck outside Vibo Valentia Italy killing at least 20 and injuring about 100. Officials cited signal failure and recalled cars torn from a freight train colliding with a Rome bound express.

Vibo Valentia Italy Catanzaro Rome Siracusa Sicily Franco Pansitta Vibo Valentia Hospital Bologna Reggio Calabria Bitto

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