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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1979
Page
1
The Gazette profiles a resident displaced by health hazard orders and outlines city actions. Plus notes on Cedar Rapids housing code hearings, school substitutes, council petitions, a Corning Glassware recall, and college football radio plans for September events.
A reader seeks companionship but accepts her place, Erma Bombeck notes anniversaries as a newspaper joy, and Tom Braden discusses Carter's White House family conference while a farm Datebook previews Eastern Iowa agriculture for the next week.
A truck driver halted beside a stalled sports car and asked the driver if he needed a new flint, prompting a brief roadside exchange captured in the incident report.
Hurricane David churns along the Atlantic coast with 90 mph winds heading for Charleston South Carolina prompting evacuations in Georgia and South Carolina. Forecasters warn landfall near or parallel to the Georgia coast then South Carolina as residents stock up and authorities issue warnings.
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat sailed into Haifa aboard a presidential yacht for talks with Prime Minister Begin. He pressed for a comprehensive settlement by year end and affirmed a moral commitment to resolve the Palestinian issue.
A Chinook helicopter from Fort Lewis landed on Mount Rainier's summit to rescue disc jockey Terry MacDonald and two guides after they were stranded by 8 feet of snow and fatal avalanche danger. They followed the sound of the blades, endured fog and blizzard conditions, and were airlifted after a lengthy rescue attempt that began at Camp Muir. MacDonald had been climbing to raise funds for muscular dystrophy, with pledges totaling 27000 dollars.
Engine 6483 rolled from West Seneca through farm towns for 50 miles with no crew aboard. It derailed 56 yards from a hotel complex in Genessee County, prompting state police to clear patrons and witness prayers from the hotel owner. A motorist alerted authorities at 12:45 pm after the train passed a crossing without a whistle while traveling about 35 mph.
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