03 Oct 1980
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1980
Page
1
The Labor Department reports September unemployment at 7.5 percent, down from 7.6, with 200000 more jobs mainly in construction and farming. Wholesale prices drop 0.2 percent after August 1.5 percent rise, signaling a modest economic turn ahead of the November election.
A three-term congressman is charged with soliciting sex from a 16 year old boy. The report notes this is on page 8A.
A Cedar Rapids woman is finally reunited with her Lebanese mother after a 22 year separation. In another brief, Linn County attorney discontinues prosecution of a Lisbon man on a manslaughter charge.
Marion City Council members focus on traffic impact rather than the alleged scariness of a proposed haunted house. Officials worry about visitor flow, congestion, and safety issues as the project moves forward.
A columnist quips about an investment broker asking how he’s performing in stocks. The broker jokes that last week his headache split two for one. The line reflects a light financial humor tone with a pun on two for one.
Both nations claim control of Khorramshahr amid ongoing hostilities. Iran says a strategic railroad to Ahwaz has reopened after being cut and reports paratrooper actions and air support. Iraq asserts it held Khorramshahr and cut the Abadan Tehran rail link, with the port under Iraqi control.
Chicago residents L. C. Winford Sandra Williams and Cynthia Mayfield were jailed in Cedar Rapids on a payroll of phony checks drawn on out-of-town banks. The trio suspected of a ring spanning Illinois Iowa Michigan Indiana and New York face charges as investigators probe further. Should be page 2A.
Father John Richter of St. Patrick's Church in the Irish Settlement near Cumming recalls Pope John Paul II's Iowa visit a year ago. He laughs at the pope's humor and notes the leader's warmth with children as crowds of more than 300000 greeted the pontiff and his message of stewardship and feeding the poor.
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