07 Oct 1979
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1979
Page
1
Partly cloudy conditions continue today and tonight with high temperatures between 60 and 65 and overnight lows in the low 40s. Monday brings a slight chance of showers and highs in the mid 60s. Weather details on page 2A.
Safety commissioner and police chief pursue an auxiliary police unit in Cedar Rapids. Reforms to the nominating process slow democracy. A West Union physical education program promotes lifelong activities and may extend life. See pages 14A 16A 23A.
A group of 14 Saudi Arabian businessmen arrives in Cedar Rapids for a visit focused on production and processing of food. The newspaper highlights their visit, with related items on class behavior, juvenile crime treatment, community meals, sportsmen farmers, shopper ads, local labor mood, and travel features across pages.
United States action to stabilize the dollar and curb inflation raises the federal discount rate from 11 to 12 percent. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker outlined complementary measures including tighter money, fewer dollars in circulation, and a higher marginal reserve requirement to restrain bank credit and gold buying.
About 2,000 demonstrators faced tear gas and troopers at Seabrook New Hampshire as they tried to take over the unfinished nuclear power plant. Two men were arrested for fence scaling and cutting, no injuries reported, and most protesters retreated by afternoon.
Oktoberfest parade drawn crowds in Middle Amana on Saturday afternoon. Spectators enjoyed bands from local high schools and classic automobiles marching past, creating a lively autumn scene in the town.
Pope John Paul II met President Carter in the Oval Office on a historic White House visit. They discussed hunger refugees and nuclear threat and urged moral leadership to ease global suffering. Carter praised the pope as a champion of dignity and decency for every human being.
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