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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1979
Page
3
Cyril Brown, 57, a carpenter in Big Sur California, constructs a three story ark near his home using scrap lumber from the Big Sur River and the Pacific Ocean along with dead logs from nearby forests. Winter rains often cause delays and necessitate repairs to the evolving project.
Washington reports that on the first day of the new fiscal year a Senate House disagreement over abortion and a pay raise halted new appropriations. Agencies lack legal spending authority while the Senate plans to attach a continuing resolution to FTC funding.
Defense Secretary Harold Brown plans a mainland China trip late this year or early next year, the first by a Pentagon head. Officials say it signals normalizing relations, not a confrontation with the Soviet Union, and weapon sales policies to China remain unchanged. A separate obituary notes Juilis of Pan Am dies of an apparent heart attack in Miami after a career spanning 37 years.
President Carter unveils modified wage and price guidelines effective today to mark year two of the program. Inflation remains at a 13 percent annual rate as a 15 member Pay Advisory Committee and a five member Price Advisory Committee are created to suggest changes to the Council on Wage and Price Stability. The pay board will judge if contracts meet the guidelines.
Pan American Airlines reports Captain Vernon Juilfs died after requesting to be excused from the controls on Flight 812 from Honolulu to Los Angeles. He began to leave his cockpit seat during descent and was found collapsed in a bathroom by a crew member. The plane landed without incident in Los Angeles.
Henry Kissinger says Gen. Alexander Haig proposed using B 52s in the 1972 Christmas bombings and urged Nixon to unleash a massive shock. Kissinger notes he initially resisted but later supported a bomber campaign over all of North Vietnam advising airpower as the decisive tactic.
A Greek cargo ship carrying butane gas bottles exploded at Soudha Bay near Khania Crete early today. Initial reports say at least 105 people injured, 25 seriously, with debris falling for miles. The 691-ton Panormitis S sank in the harbor after the blast. No further details available.
Three white youths were arrested on assault and battery with a dangerous weapon charges in the shooting of 15 year old Darryl Williams at a Jamaica Plain High School scrimmage. Williams remains in critical condition paralyzed from the neck down at City Hospital.
A man armed with a penknife apparently went berserk aboard an American Airlines DC-10 from Chicago to San Francisco injuring three passengers. He was subdued by travelers and arrested in Denver where he is held for investigation of interfering with a flight crew.
Aristides Royo raised Panama’s flag on Ancon Hill symbolizing the end of 76 years of U S occupation as the zone shifts to Panamanian administration. Vice President Mondale attended with Mexican President Portillo. Thousands march into the zone while Canal operations pass to the new Panama Canal Commission through 2000.
Rhodesian commandos destroyed the main base of Robert Mugabe's guerrillas in Mozambique and killed about 500 fighters during a four day operation. The raid occurred 25 miles inside Mozambique and included brief clashes with Mozambican army tanks before the base was cleared. No official comment was available from Salisbury authorities.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by the Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday editions from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription rates include carrier 1.40 weekly and mail options with various 4 and 52 week plans. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news republication and AP dispatches.
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