06 Oct 1979
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1979
Page
1
The annual parade starts at 10 30 a m at Greene Square Park then travels Fifth Street Second Avenue Second Street Third Avenue and returns to the square.
A July gathering in Grant Park attracted over 1.5 million people for Pope John Paul II's address. Despite crowding and a temporary mic glitch, he urged unity among nations while protests by atheists occurred nearby and a Washington court allowed a papal mass on the Mall.
In Des Moines the pope’s Iowa visit spurred four hour open air mass success and mass souvenir markdowns. Papal paraphernalia cleared from stores as thousands remembered the event while Living History Farms left with garbage. A 400 student effort supported the coverage.
A self styled radical guerrilla from the SLA-WOC barricaded a hostage in the state Workers Compensation Fund Building on the 16th floor and opened fire on Market Street injuring one pedestrian. Police negotiators and escort squads evacuated civilians as bullets shattered glass and plates.
Hundreds gathered in fog outside the Seabrook nuclear plant site as state police and National Guardsmen prepared for a dawn attempt to storm the fortified construction area. About 400 protesters were present, with authorities alert for injuries and arrests.
The Senate Intelligence Committee reports U S capabilities may confirm some SALT II limits with high confidence while others lack certainty It urges higher monitoring budgets and notes Soviet concealment likely continuing The panel backs administration views but signals reservations from some senators including Joe Biden and John Glenn
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