Weather outlook for Cedar Rapids: colder with low twenties
Blustery night cools to the low 20s in Cedar Rapids. Saturday brings clear to partly cloudy skies with highs in the mid 30s and light northwesterly winds. Weather details appear on page 2A.
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23 Nov 1979
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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
Nov 23, 1979
Page
1
Gas efficiency push targets 1985 auto weight drop
The article notes plastics and aluminum could trim the average car to about 2,800 pounds by 1985 as automakers seek higher fuel mileage. It also mentions related topics and future plans across pages 2C and 2B.
Ramble to Iowa City Offers Family Fun This Saturday
Cold weather break invites families to Iowa City for a Saturday ramble with The Gazette. The note highlights accessible activities and a schoolboy voice saluting the flag while pledging allowance to the Flag. Copyright remains with the publication.
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Iowa City
the Gazette
Carter Warns Iran Over Hostages as Crisis Deepens
President Carter warned Tehran of extremely grave consequences if any U S hostage is harmed at the Tehran embassy while Iran refuses payments on foreign debts and considers options including military action. A UPI dispatch notes protests in Calcutta over Mecca's seizure and Mecca related unrest in India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Iran
U.S
Tehran
Foreign Ministry
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Shah
Tehran Radio
White House
United States
Jody Powell
Powell
Air Force
David Jones
Joint Chiefs of Staff
CIA
Stansfield Turner
Walter Mondale
Cyrus Vance
Defense
Harold Brown
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Arabian Sea
Calcutta
India
UPI
Mecca
Americans evacuated from Islamabad after embassy riot
More than 300 Americans left the Pakistani capital in an airlift ordered by the State Department after a mob sacked the U S Embassy killing six people including two American soldiers Marines Cpl Steven Crowley of Long Island and Army CW O Bryan Ellis of Spring Lake boarded the chartered Pan Am jet along with 40 dependents and non essential personnel. The flight to Washington with a refueling stop in Europe left under tight security.
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Islamabad
Pakistan
State Department
U.S
Marine Cpl
Steven Crowley
Long Island
N.Y
Army
Bryan Ellis
Spring Lake
N.C
Karachi
Washington
Europe
Arthur Hummel Jr
Tehran
Madison prankster hoax targets NBC Real People show
Madison lawyer Edward Ben Elson staged a benign hoax by hiring an Algerian lookalike to impersonate him on NBC’s Real People. Officials demanded repayment and faced allegations of fraud after the stunt, which involved travel, hotel, and a staged interview.
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NBC
Kohoutek
Los Angeles
Si-Ahmed
Edward Ben Elson
Madison
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