09 Oct 1979
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1979
Page
1
Baltimore is favored as the World Series begins tonight. It profiles expectations and key matchups for the championship series while noting page references for related items across the paper.
An Americ an pilot, Robert Baudin, circled the United Nations complex in a single engine plane near LaGuardia, threatening a short field landing on his publisher Harcourt Brace. He later landed safely as U.N. evacuated and police said no explicit threat to crash was made.
Chase Manhattan Bank hiked its prime lending rate by one point to 14.4 percent, with other New York banks like Morgan Guaranty and Chemical following. The move, tied to Fed credit-tightening, sent stock prices down as analysts noted rates will rise for consumers and businesses. Treasury Secretary Miller defended Fed actions to curb inflation, while Rep. James Jones forecast a the tax cut to aid purchasing power, with timing debated by politicians and Volcker cautioned about timing for tax relief.
During morning rush hour in Canton bicyclists, China’s most popular transport, crowd special lanes while motor vehicle traffic remains limited.
Coleman Air Transport, a new Rockford Illinois commuter line, plans eight daily Cedar Rapids flights starting October 28. Vice president Bill Seymour says the Cedar Rapids entry fills service gaps, not as Ozark strike relief, with Ozark handling ticket sales and staff if needed. Four Cedar Rapids departures head to Rockford where quick connections link to Milwaukee Cincinnati Indianapolis Detroit Peoria Moline and other system destinations. The 19 seat twin turbo jets carry two pilots and a flight attendant and may offer cocktails on longer legs.
Wayne Cullinane 22 who fired from an office building and held a hostage for almost a day was found dead in his San Francisco Hall of Justice cell at about 6 30 a m authorities said He apparently hanged himself with a bed sheet between 4 30 and 5 a m
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