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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1979
Page
1
After 18 years of false starts the Houston Astros feel things are picking up. Page 1B. A controversial comeback last Monday gives way to improved form and renewed confidence for the Astros.
A Lake Mills man wins the state pistol championship while an Illinois shooter outscored him. Other items note a Rock Island Railroad strike spread to two more lines and a rising Iowa weekend death toll. Priscilla Presley starts a new career, and Pope John Paul II reverses a disciplinary decision for a Polish American order. Jean Seberg reportedly attempted suicide last month per her fourth husband.
President Carter rejects a report that Senator Kennedy asked him to quit the 1980 race. Both Kennedy aides and Mrs Carter deny involvement, while White House officials say no change to Carter's campaign timetable. The Atlanta Journal and Constitution story sparked denials from Kennedy and his family.
London based conference opens to end ten year Rhodesia war with Bishop Muzorewa and two guerrilla factions represented. British insist seating remains fixed as Patriotic Front demands shift, warning that failure could extend bloodshed and devastate communities.
A 20,000 gallon hydrochloric acid tank car leaked two to five gallons per minute as it was moved from the Cedar Rapids yard to a sparsely populated area outside Atkins. Fire officials warned of toxic chlorine fumes and potential sewer or water contamination. No injuries were reported.
Scientists report carbon rich meteoritic material in Antarctic carbonaceous chondrites and ancient Greenland rocks, suggesting life may have begun on Earth earlier than thought and that chemical evolution could occur beyond our planet.
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