31 Oct 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1978
Page
1
Report notes a guest of honor circling overhead in a plane during a GOP fundraising lunch while others gathered below. Separate item reports a Marion car dealer staying late led to three alleged vandals being apprehended. Also mentions a haunted house in Equality Illinois with a perfect record in doubt.
Linn County supervisor candidates Curtis Hayes and Joseph Rinas confront planetary themes in a race notes feature. Parallel pages highlight legal action by Robert Edleman against Mount Vernon City Council alleging discrimination and a Kirkwood seminar addressing the triple burden of terminal illness for parents.
Tanzania accuses Ugandan President Idi Amin of invading its territory as heavy fighting rages along the 100 mile frontier near Lake Victoria. The U S Embassy in Dar es Salaam says 16 Americans including five Brown University archaeologists may be in the West Lake region and are being consulted on possible evacuation plans.
A general strike against the shah halts Iran's $20 billion oil industry, disrupting supplies to the United States and the Soviet Union. Reports cite 36 dead in clashes including Pol-E Zahab and Paveh, with Iran facing an estimated $60 million daily loss and potential global price impacts. Guards and civilians clash as hardline Muslims oppose westernization and demand Islamic governance.
The AFL-CIO rejected President Carter's voluntary anti inflation program as unfair to workers and urged Congress to impose mandatory wage, price, rent, and profit controls. George Meany called for a special congressional session while noting Nixon style controls last used in 1971.
The Leffert family of Buffalo recounts a string of injuries and medical problems after bringing volcanic rocks from Hawaii home. They believe the rocks invoked Madame Pele, leading them to ship the stones back to Hilo and see a cessation of misfortune.
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