01 Oct 1979
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1979
Page
1
The note calls Tampa Bay the sole unbeaten NFL team remaining this season on page 1B. Other items mention a 75th birthday, travel challenges, and various unrelated notices across pages 3A 8A 10A.
Strikers are expected to resume work at Rock Island on Wednesday, operated by the Kansas City Terminal Co. The brief note appears on page 4A and notes ongoing labor activity.
President Carter schedules an 8 p.m. national address on Cuba as Castro accuses him of political stunt. Talks with the Soviet Union resume after delays while Kissinger notes Nixon’s unawareness. Castro defends Soviet presence and rejects explanations. Secretary Vance and Dobrynin meet unexpectedly at the State Department.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case challenging whether workers may refuse unsafe tasks without employer retaliation. The 6th Circuit ruled for Labor Secretary Marshall’s authority after Whirlpool disciplined two Marion Ohio plant workers. The Occupational Safety and Health Act prohibits firing for safety complaints, but a Labor Department rule limits the right to walk off.
Pope John Paul II ends a 214 day Irish tour and flies from Shannon to Boston for a seven day U S visit. He visits Boston New York Philadelphia Des Moines Chicago and Washington with massive crowds expected in Boston Common and along a 20 mile motorcade route.
The second annual Gazette Recipe Contest begins today with new rules and categories. Eastern Iowans 12 or older may enter by noon Oct 19, with mailed entries postmarked by Oct 18. Winners: two per category, cook-off Nov 5 at IE Tower, with cash prizes and published recipes in The Gazette tabloid on Nov 18.
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