09 Sep 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1978
Page
1
A Cedar Rapids couple left security of jobs and home to pursue a dream, prompting readers to follow their example. The Spokesman urges careful study before establishing an Iowa bikeway network, and Cedar Rapids plans new equestrian competition later this month.
Notices to hunters about updated regulations at Otter Creek Marsh affecting waterfowl season. The item appears in a local newspaper, with multiple briefs on page references.
Multiple games across Iowa feature a mix of blowouts and tight finishes. Notable results include Washington routing Cedar Falls 26 to 0, Dubuque Senior beating Waterloo West 12 to 0, and Wilton defeating Washington 25 to 0. Other scores show Mount Pleasant 20 0 over C R Prairie and Sigourney 20 Belle Plain 0.
Partly cloudy today with widely scattered thundershowers possible this afternoon and tonight. High near 90 with lows in the low 60s. Sunday looks mostly sunny and not as warm.
Researchers explain that bacteria survive briefly on cash but do not pose ongoing health risks. Monetary bills exchange hands rapidly, and standard hygiene practices reduce potential contamination. Experts emphasize washing hands and avoiding touching the face to limit spread.
The SEC accuses 33 defendants in a $112 million unregistered securities scheme tied to a Wyoming coal venture. Prominent investors include Elvis Presley heirs and athletes Spencer Haywood and Earl Monroe, with 800 investors named and Garfinkle and Osserman as promoters.
Mrs. Harlan Sailor welcomed Cedar Rapids Water Department crew as they delayed shutting off water to finish repairs on a broken main. The Friday crises included a cut telephone line, a 100 block Outlook Drive SW main break, and a 2400 block Second Street SW rupture, marking three breaks in a week.
The Mount Mercy College celebration opens with a mass balloon ascent led by Peter Stamats Ed Prusia and Ron Kurtz from the hilltop campus. Also taking part were balloonists Dick Braley and John Kenney. Sen Dick Clark addresses the kickoff Friday afternoon.
The Eastern Iowa forecast shows partly cloudy skies with a 20 percent chance of isolated thunderstorms and highs near 90 today. Tonight will be cooler with lows around 60, following a Friday high near 92 at Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport.
Two American mercenaries, Michael Echanis and Carlos Wilfred Sanders, and a National Guard brigadier general died when a light Aero-Commander crashed near Lake Nicaragua amid troop movements and protests against President Anastasio Somoza Debayle. A Vietnamese refugee also perished. weather was cited as the cause.
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