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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1978

Page

2

Birth notices and emergency log entries from Iowa area

Births announced from Mercy Saint Louis St Luke's Marengo Iowa City and local addresses listing parents and newborns with dates September 13 14. Also a sequence of timestamped incidents including medical emergencies battery cable malfunction mistaken alarm and electrical ballast noted along 68 15th Ave SW 16th Ave and 1330 Elmhurst Drive NE.

15Th Ave 16Th Avenue 18Th Street Elmhurst Drive

Talks at Camp David Edge Toward Weekend Duration

Camp David talks between Cyrus Vance and Menachem Begin continue with round the clock sessions on the Israeli West Bank issue. Egyptian, American, and Israeli negotiators press on as Cairo reports deadlock and Sadat may leave. Egyptian spokesman says negotiations extend beyond Sunday.

Camp David UPD Cyrus Vance Menachem Begin Egypt West Bank Jordan River Catoctin Mountains Cairo Al-Akhbar Anwar Sadat Carter Sadat

Wilson recalls $1000 wedding gift from Park amid ethics probe

Rep. Charles H. Wilson of California says he forgot the wedding gift from South Korean businessman Tongsun Park, six $100 bills and up to $400 in Korean currency. He testified the gift was unusual but not memorable, and he corrected his statement six months later after Park began cooperating with investigators.

Washington Charles H. Wilson D-Calif Tongsun Park House Wilson Park

PCB contamination found in nearly all mothers milk study

EPA announces nationwide study showing suspected PCBs in most breastfeeding mothers milk raises concern though officials say it may not prove babies’ risk. Agencies push ban on use and distribution as rail dispute expands amid possible nationwide shutdown.

Washington Environmental Protection Agency United States EPA Rail Management Clerks’ Union Norfolk & Western Railway

Portugal in brink of new government after Nobre da Costa exit

Portugal faces a government void after the socialists and conservatives united to defeat Premier Alfredo Nobre da Costa and force his resignation after 17 days. The caretaker plan was anticipated as political turmoil continued in Lisbon.

Lisbon Portugal Alfredo Nobre da Costa Nobre da Costa

Trudeau to call general election next spring in Canada

Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau said he will call a general election next spring and present a program to Parliament next month. He will lead the Liberal Party and warned he may step down if Liberal fortunes slip before the vote. In Ottawa remarks followed a year of election timing speculation.

Ottawa Pierre Elliott Trudeau Trudeau Liberal Party

Experts defend Oswald rifle photos as genuine

The House Assassinations Committee heard two photographic experts declare the pictures of Oswald with a rifle are authentic and not altered. Sgt. Cecil Kirk and Calvin McCamy explained lighting, tilt, and camera angle differences account for apparent discrepancies and affirmed the rifle matches the deadly weapon. One photo bearing Oswald’s English dedication and the Russian line was not shown to the Warren Commission.

Washington UPI House Lee Harvey Oswald Cecil Kirk Washington, D.C Calvin McCamy Kirk Texas School Book Depository Kennedy McCamy Oswald John F Kennedy Warren Commission

Defense plea voted down in Senate committee

President Carter failed to win support to restore roughly 2.2 billion dollars for defense programs in the defense authorization bill as the Senate Armed Services Committee voted unanimously against the plea. Defense Secretary Harold Brown asked again for the projects but was sent away empty handed. The committees reported identical bills to the Senate and House, effectively the same measure Carter vetoed in August minus the nuclear carrier. Carter sought smaller projects instead of restoring the carrier.

Washington Carter Senate Armed Services Committee Harold Brown House Armed Services Committee Senate House

Weather and river levels brief for the Midwest region

The report notes daytime highs upper 70s to mid 80s with overnight lows in the 50s and 60s. Wind at Coralville Lake is 13 mph from the northeast at 10 a.m. Saturday sunrise is 6 47 and sunset 7 15. River-stage readings in several towns show varied rises, including Keokuk 2 9 and Clinton 8 2 with Cedar Rapids at 3 70.

Mississippi River LaCrosse Lansing Dam McGregor Guttenberg Dubuque Davenport Keithsburg Keoku

High Court to weigh private hiring bias after Bakke ruling

The Supreme Court will hear Weber versus Kaiser Aluminum, challenging whether private employers violate federal civil rights law when favoring minority workers through affirmative action. The 5th Circuit ruled Kaiser illegally discriminated against Weber, a white employee, in a training program prioritizing Black workers.

Washington Supreme Court Brian F. Weber Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Co Gramercy Weber Kaiser United Steelworkers Union 5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Cedar Rapids Gazette Details Subscriptions and Rates

The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists address 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. It provides daily and Sunday editions with carrier and mail rates including 7 issues weekly five dollars seventeen and four weeks fifty six dollars per year. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights to the paper's local news and AP dispatches.

The Gazette Company Third Ave. SE Cedar Rapids Iowa U.S Gazette Associated Press

Nicaraguan Forces Press Attack on Leon amid Independence Day Tensions

Nicaraguan commandos backed by armored cars and helicopter fire pressed their assault on Leon as Sandinista guerrillas hold Esteli and Chinandega. Caracas dispatched planes to Costa Rica while urging international mediation. President Somoza faces sustained rebel pressure.

Managua Nicaragua Leon Costa Rica Carlos Andres Perez Anastasio Somoza Esteli Chinandega

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