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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1979
Page
3
A San Salvador protest sees leftists surge as rumor of police advance triggers gun drawing by over 50 protesters. President Romero’s regime holds firm while independence week draws tens of thousands, with demands for free elections in March growing.
Retired Maj. Gen. John Singlaub stated Soviet troops in Cuba are there to guard nuclear warheads, not missiles, a claim he says was misinterpreted by a newspaper. He cited Pentagon testimony and noted warheads could be aboard MIG 23s, while State Department officials said there is no evidence supporting the allegations. Kissinger urged continued diplomacy, backing Vance’s talks with the Soviet envoy and calling for an end to the Cuban combat brigade.
U S Mideast envoy Robert Strauss and Israeli negotiators agree to form committees to study practical self rule issues in the occupied territories. No progress reported on troop redeployment settlements or future of Jerusalem as three day mission ends.
London dispatch reports the Patriotic Front agreed to discuss constitutional issues before other matters. Guerrilla leaders Joshua Nkomo and Robert Mugabe said they would begin by drafting an independence constitution for Zimbabwe Rhodesia as conference chairman Lord Carrington pressed for it.
Agostinho Neto’s chosen successors assume interim roles as president and MPLA head. Jose Eduard dos Santos becomes president while Lucio Lara leads the party after Neto dies of pancreatic cancer in Moscow at age 56. Lara previously led the central committee. The MPLA delegation traveled to reclaim Neto’s body.
President Carter unveiled a plan in New England to expand federal energy assistance to about 3.6 million individuals and 3.7 million families, with $1.6 billion this winter and $2.4 billion yearly thereafter, based on household income and local heating needs. He noted ample home heating oil stocks amid higher production. He spoke at a health care forum sponsored by senior groups before traveling to Steubenville for a town hall on energy in coal and steel country.
The House wrestling with a pay raise for 1980. Starting salary is 57500. A subcommittee revived legislation to grant a 7 percent cost of living boost, challenging leaders who expected a freeze.
A strong earthquake measured at 8.0 on the Richter scale struck off Papua New Guinea this afternoon. No immediate land casualties or damage were reported. The quake occurred at 2:30 p.m. New Guinea time and is the strongest since an Aug 19 1977 tremor.
The House Commerce Committee approved a Carter backed bill to speed high priority energy projects by creating an Energy Mobilization Board with power to waive laws. The 20 to 7 vote signals possible floor debate as critics fear overreach while Carter seeks swift decisions and hedge against red tape. The plan faces environmental and state rights concerns.
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