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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1979

Page

3

O Hair says appeal ready in bid to halt papal mass

Atheist Madalyn Murray O Hair says an appeal is prepared if a judge rejects her bid to block Pope John Paul II from celebrating a mass on Washington Mall. The suit seeks to invalidate a National Park Service permit and $10,000 in damages as the pope arrives for a planned outdoor service on federal land.

Washington Madalyn Murray O’hair John Paul II Washington’s Mall Boston United States U.S Oliver Gasch Ms. O’hair O’hair Jon Garth Murray National Park Service Capitol Lincoln Memorial Park Service Paul Funderburk American Atheist Center Austin Texas Reli

Alcohol cancer study to probe diet links

Dr. Arthur Upton, head of the National Cancer Institute, said a major expansion of diet and cancer research includes studying whether alcohol helps cause cancer. The program increases cancer-diet funding from 18 million to 32 million dollars for fiscal 1980.

Washington National Cancer Institute Arthur Upton Senate Agriculture Subcommittee On Nutrition

Kahn Contemplates Resignation From Inflation Fight

Alfred Kahn, head of the U S anti inflation program, told President Carter he would resign but agreed to stay for a final year on leave from Cornell to continue leading the fight against inflation. He likened his role to a doll people stick pins in.

Washington Alfred Kahn Carter Kahn Cornell University Ithaca N.Y

Protestant guerrilla group proposes peace move in Northern Ireland

The Ulster Volunteer Force said it would stand down all active forces if the IRA Provos declared a cease-fire, signaling a potential political settlement behind talks on devolved administration. The UVF urged Britain to respond with political steps as violence interests wane.

Belfast Northern Ireland John Paul Irish Republican Army Ulster Volunteer Force IRA UVF

Mondale to Tour Canal Zone After End of Jurisdiction

Vice President Mondale planned a Canal Zone tour in Panama with visits to Miraflores Locks and Gaillard Cut. Cleanup crews tackled trash from celebrations marking 75 years of American rule while Panamanians and locals described Monday’s march as peaceful.

Balboa Panama Walter Mondale Canal Zone White House Mondale Miraflores Gaillard Cut Gamboa Canal Area Washington Panama City

House votes to adjourn over budget bill revoking pay raise

In Washington the House refused to shorten its vacation to pass the Senate emergency bill. Lawmakers objected to pay raises for Congress and top federal workers. The session was a formality with few members present. The House seeks stronger abortion financing language and had hoped for a 5.5 percent raise rather than the Senate’s cut.

Washington House Senate Congress

Jackson meets Sadat with message for Arafat

Rev. Jesse Jackson's surprise talks with President Sadat yield a message for Palestinian guerrilla chief Yasser Arafat. Sadat calls a cease fire with Israel a critical moment, recalling his Jerusalem visit in 1977. Mexico's Portillo rejects US damages claim over Ixtoc spill and Mexicali valley salinity effects.

Cairo Egypt Jesse Jackson Anwar Sadat Yasser Arafat Sadat Israel Jerusalem Arafat Palestine Liberation Organization PLO

Czechoslovak Bike Polo Stars Seek Asylum in Switzerland

Two bike polo players Peter Jiricek and Vladimir Jurika and their families filed for political asylum in Bern after defecting during vacation in Switzerland. The Justice Ministry noted their defection follows Soviet Olympic figure skaters Ludmila Belousova and Oleg Protopopov. A Romanian soccer player who vanished after a September match in Switzerland has not requested asylum.

Bern Switzerland Czechoslovakia Peter Jiricek Vladimir Jurika Justice Ministry Jiricek Jurika Soviet Union Ludmila Belousova Oleg Protopopov

Gazette Company Cedar Rapids Newspaper Listing

Established 1883 by the Gazette Company and published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Second Class postage paid at Cedar Rapids. Subscription rates by carrier for seven issues weekly and yearly options vary by location. AP has exclusive republication rights to local news and dispatches.

The Gazette Company Third Ave. SE Cedar Rapids Iowa Sy Mail U. S Gazette Associated Press

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