18 Oct 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1978
Page
1
The Cedar Rapids city planner hints at a long discussed beltway to ease traffic within the next ten years while other pages note stalled engine start plans. The paper revisits disputed dates and decisions on local zoning and business regulation.
U S Secretary of State Cyrus Vance participates in undisclosed discussions in South Africa amid rising speculation about diplomatic moves. The meetings are reported on page 4B.
Readers struggle with the candidate name yet more people identify it, while a Bob Greene column raises concerns about an incident noted by Cedar Rapids hospital chaplains, highlighting potential implications.
Today's Gazette features an interview with a partner in a 1,170 acre farming operation alongside her husband. The profile highlights their partnership, land size, and rural life insights.
The report notes Linda Ronstadt's new album Living in the U S A and its release details mentioned on page 3B. It also highlights Sylvia Porter's explanation of the child care credit for working parents, covered on page 6B.
Maureen Stapleton, noted poker player, confronts a problem in the filming of The Gin Game as reported on page 2B. Weather outlook predicts clear cool tonight with a mid-30s low and sunny mild Thursday around 60. The Postal Service is criticized for delayed letters reaching recipients long after they matter.
Amy Burrows and Kathie Navy assist Julie Neighbor during an operation backstage makeup session at Novak Elementary in Marion. Cedar Rapids Community Theatre sponsors the event educating students about play production and demonstrating makeup techniques to 258 students across 30 volunteers.
American mediator Alfred Atherton opened separate sessions with Egyptian and Israeli delegates at the Madison Hotel as Carter joined discussions. Dayan cited difficulties but officials said no crisis exists and no major snag is evident in the talks.
In Manassas Park Virginia twenty one households protest water and sewer bills rising up to five hundred percent. Residents refuse to pay as authorities struggle to restore service amid a costly sewage treatment plant project.
Reggie Jackson stars for the New York Yankees as they top the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 Tuesday night. The win emphasizes Jackson and the Yankees in a World Series feature on page 10.
Gov Robert Ray avoids endorsing or rejecting the highlighted property tax plan from opponent Jerry Fitzgerald and says most ideas mirror his. Ray declines to release a plan before the election, notes current proposals are largely already law, and questions budget implications of proposed costs.
Viktor Korchnoi, near tears, conceded the 32nd game allowing Anatoly Karpov to keep the world champion title. Karpov earned 450000 dollars, while Korchnoi received 250000 from a 700000 dollar purse.
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