13 Sep 1980
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1980
Page
1
The Gazette argues longer sessions matter, noting the changing Congress and impact on legislation. A page 6A opinion stresses careful governance over efficiency and questions the value of shorter meetings.
President Carter increases grain exports to Poland amid a shift in agricultural policy. Officials state the move aims to bolster U S trade relations while supporting global food aid programs and domestic farming interests.
President Carter warns Republicans will seize on any misstep while John Anderson floats tax incentives for buying fuel efficient American cars. In Europe most allies adopt wait and see on Turkey coup, Greece mobilizes troops.
A dramatic six second collapse sent a bridge into the Mississippi River on Page 4B. The incident describes rapid structural failure and swift downfall over a brief moment. Details remain sparse in the accessible excerpt.
Mid-Prairie dominates Durant with a 42 to 0 victory. West Branch edges West Liberty 30 to 20. Solon leads Clear Creek in a suspended game 21 to 6, third quarter. Guttenberg defeats Lincoln 30 to 0 in a separate matchup.
A humorous contrast compares crowds staying hushed for a golfer addressing a stationary ball with fans yelling aggressively at a batter facing a 90 mph pitch, highlighting the different social norms in golf and baseball.
Khomeini states four conditions including return of the shahs wealth and no U.S. intervention as prerequisite to freeing 52 American hostages. Carter cautious, State Dept notes uncertainty about wealth and claims. Parliament and moderates clash over hostage fate as message is read on Tehran Radio.
An IRS survey shows 38.2 percent of tax filers pay 60.1 percent of taxes, with the heaviest burden on households earning 15 000 to 50 000 dollars annually. Inflation pushed more income into higher tax brackets, raising the rate from 13.78 to 14.79 percent.
Washington AP reports Courtenay Slater, chief economist at the Department of Commerce, says it appears the 1980 recession ended in August and a mild recovery may begin this quarter. She cautions the data are estimates and unemployment may rise for a while.
Flowers of many colors fill the Noelridge Park Greenhouse terraces at 4900 Council St NE as visiting season ends before frost. Celosia varieties include Golden Triumph and Fairy Fountains in dwarf and tall forms, with tips on spring planting and drying for winter arrangements.
Two gunmen robbed the Community Savings Bank in Edgewood taking about 4200 dollars and injuring a teller minorly with a ricochet bullet. The men fled in a pickup along Iowa Highway 3, later found abandoned 140 miles south in a farmstead garage. FBI and Iowa State Patrol assist in the Delaware County investigation.
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