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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1978

Page

2

Mideast peace talks resume as Arab hard-liners meet

Negotiations between Israel and Egypt resume in Washington after a brief pause with officials saying no crisis exists. In Baghdad Arab foreign ministers open talks to prepare a summit aimed at countering Camp David and the Egypt‑Israel peace drive, while PLO leader Arafat meets Soviet officials in Moscow.

Mideast Washington Baghdad Iraq Camp David Saadoun Hamadi Palestine Arab League Egypt Menachem Begin Jerusalem Sinai Peninsula Israel Madison Hotel Moshe Dayan Arieh Naor State Department Cyrus Vance U.S West Bank Jordan River Israel Radio Begin Carter Anwar Sadat Saudi Arabia Saud el Faisal Syria Sadat Middle East Arafat Moscow United States PLO

Sunny and wind reports with scattered notices and births

At 10 a.m. the wind is SSW 16 mph. Sunrise Tuesday 6 38 sunset 5 02. Highs 50s to 60s with little precipitation. a year ago today high 55 low 37. Birth notices list Mercy Kasparek daughter born Oct 30 Marion and several other newborns including Downs Myers Swick Reeves. Multiple emergency and weather entries record Sunday incidents and locations across familiar streets and avenues.

Bismarck Anchorage Chicago Atlanta Miami Cincinnati PtCidy Boston Nashvi Moss Des Moines N.orleans Detroit Penne St. Louis Sioux Falls

Hurricane Kendra Warned Northward As It Lingers Off Florida

Hurricane Kendra, designated the season’s fifth hurricane, remains off Florida in the Atlantic with warnings reaching as far north as Delaware. Forecaster Gil Clark notes landfall is unlikely and that hurricanes often turn east near Florida, making U S landfall late in the season rare.

Miami Delaware Kendra Atlantic Florida Gil Clark National Hurricane Center United States

Pan Am flight attendants strike over contract dispute

Pan American World Airways faced a wildcat sickout with up to four hour delays as about half of its 3,800 flight attendants called in sick. The action, begun this weekend, was not authorized by the International Union of Flight Attendants which has not yet reached a new labor contract to replace the expired one from October 31.

New York Pan American World Airways Pan Am International Union of Flight Attendants

Coast Guard to raise Cuyahoga wreck as death toll hits eleven

The Coast Guard and Navy plan to lift the sunk cutter Cuyahoga from the Chesapeake Bay after the death toll rose to 11. Senior Chief Machinery Technician David Markin, 34, of Newport News Va was found near the sinking site from the Oct 20 collision with Santa Cruz II. Eighteen crewmen were rescued. no injuries on the freighter.

Portsmouth Coast Guard Cuyahoga Navy Chesapeake Bay David Markin Newport News

Leading indicators rise 0.9 percent in September

The Commerce Department reports the leading indicator index up 0.9 percent in September, driven mainly by building permits and money supply. The gain, the largest since April, offers unclear trend signals as inflation risks remain with a higher money supply. The index stands at 138.3, up from 132.5 a year earlier in September 1977.

Washington Commerce Department

Strikes threaten Iran oil exports

Tens of thousands of youths demonstrated across Tehran and provincial centers as wildcat strikes threatened crude oil and gas exports. About 25,000 people defied armed soldiers in Mashad to protest a dusk to dawn curfew, with ministers in Jaafar Sharif-Emami's government rumored to resign soon.

Tehran Iran UPI Mashad Jaafar Sharif-Emamis

Wage-price controls better says Carter aide

Alfred Kahn, new chief of the anti inflation effort, says if forced pick between mandatory wage price controls or recession he would choose controls. He expects to implement voluntary wage price limits while avoiding broad, nonsensical application. Treasury secretary Blumenthal says program stays in place a year to four years and markets will adjust as policies move forward.

Washington Carter Alfred Kahn Council On Wage and Treasury W. Michael Bumenthal Blumenthal

Uganda claims casualties in alleged border battle

Uganda says heavy casualties were inflicted on Tanzanian troops seen crossing into southern Uganda last week. The Tanzanian government rejected the claim as baseless while Kenya reports suggest a mutiny within Uganda’s army aided by Simba battalion. Uganda says warplanes will intercept intruding aircraft and may launch air strikes if the situation worsens.

Nairobs Kenya Uganda Tanzania Egypt Idi Amin Dar Es Salaam Amin Ben Mpaka Daily Nation Simba Mustafa Adrisi Kampala Cairo Adrisi Defense Council

Basque Language Stagnates Among Spain Basque People

In San Sebastian the Academy of the Basque Language reports only 22.7 percent of Spain's Basque population still speak the Basque language, signaling continuing language decline and cultural erosion.

San Sebastian Spain The Academy of the Basque Language

Labor statistician Julius Shiskin dies at 66

Julius Shiskin, longtime head of the Labor Department Bureau of Labor Statistics, dies at 66 after a kidney illness. He led key indices shaping the monthly employment and inflation reports and testified before Congress. Survived by his wife Frances, two daughters, a sister, and four grandchildren.

Washington Julius Shiskin Shiskin Labor Department Bureau of Labor Statistics George Washington University Hospital Congressional Joint Economic Committee War Production Board Census Bureau Bureau Old Bureau of the Budget White House Office of Management and Budget New York City Rutgers University Frances

Gazette Publishing Details and Rates

The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists address at 3rd Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406 and notes subscription rates by carrier 1.15 per week with 7 issues 54 4 weeks 56.00 52 weeks. Mail subscriptions limited by carrier service and AP distribution details are provided.

Ga Publi Third Ave Sese Cedar Rapids Iowa Owo Associated Press

Seminar outlines help for families facing terminal illness

Francis Woods of the University of Iowa spoke at Kirkwood Community College on easing parental burdens and enriching the lives of seriously ill children. Washington columnists Martha Angle and Robert Walters view voter anger in the Clark Jepsen Senate race.

Francis Woods University of Iowa Kirkwood Community College Washington Martha Angle Robert Walters Dick Clark U.S. Senate Americans For Democratic Action Roger Jepsen

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