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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1979
Page
3
Congress rushes to approve 1.2 billion in emergency energy aid for poor households facing higher heating costs this winter. The plan would grant up to 400 per household with options including cash, emergency fuel, clothing or shelter.
California quake damage nears 10 million dollars as aftershocks continue in Imperial County. Gov Brown visits El Centro amid 5.2 aftershock while debris removal reveals hidden damage to structures.
Troops and police dispersed demonstrators opposing El Salvador's new military government after promises to free political prisoners and redistribute wealth. Barricades were erected, offices seized, and slogans daubed. reports said four people died in a suburb clash, while downtown protests yielded no casualties.
Investigators say the Media West Chester line wreck in southwest Philadelphia may have been caused by the engineer of the last train ignoring a stop signal. About 1,200 passengers were aboard when the 8:15 a.m. crash sent 442 to area hospitals. 416 released, one conductor remains in serious condition.
A UPI report notes nearly half of students drop out, highlighting alarming attrition levels in New York education. The article cites contributing factors and calls for program reforms.
Organized protests by the Campaign for Lower Energy Prices pressure President Carter and Congress to reimpose price controls on domestic oil natural gas and home heating oil. Actions included a rally at the API in Washington a card campaign in Cleveland and Chicago a honk in at Carter Mondale HQ in Concord New Hampshire a candle vigil at Amoco and Mobil facilities in Detroit and a mine workers march in Charleston West Virginia.
NASA reports pictures from Voyager 2 show a new moon designated 1979-1-1 orbiting Jupiter. At 18 to 25 miles across, it travels about 67,000 miles per hour near the outer Jovian ring, roughly 36,000 miles above cloud tops. Discovery credited to Caltech researchers G Edward Danielson and David Jewitt.
President Carter signed legislation establishing a new Department of Education with a budget of 14.2 billion dollars. He described the move as a major step in improving national schooling and federal support for schools.
The Bahamas became an independent nation within the British Commonwealth in 1973. On July 9, 1973, the Bahamian flag was raised for the first time and later that month the country joined the United Nations as its 138th member.
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