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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1979
Page
1
A report notes Frederic may be among the three most devastating U S hurricanes in history with page 3A coverage. Elvis Presley’s doctor faces a criminal investigation over prescription activity for the late star.
A Central City retiree produces 24 bars of soap per batch for under six cents each with a choice of fragrance. The note appears on Page 9A, highlighting economical home soap making.
Mississippi Valley 18 at C R Kennedy 14. Iowa City West 14 at Dubuque Hempstead 7. Newton 31 at City High 18. Dubuque Rockland 34 over Dubuque Senior 7. Benton Community 36 over Monticello 6. Dyersville Beckman 41 over West Delaware 6. Linn-Moor 25 over Anamosa 0. Maquoketa 13 at West Delaware 7. Marion 18 at Prairie 6. Vinton 55 over Wilton 4. Tipton 4 at Wilton 15.
General Motors and the United Auto Workers reached a tentative three year national contract for 750000 workers after a 27 hour bargaining session. The deal averts a strike scheduled before the midnight Friday deadline and covers GM's 450000 workers while guiding later talks with Ford and Chrysler.
AP NBC News poll shows three to one favor delaying SALT II ratification until Soviet troops leave Cuba. Only 22 percent oppose delay while 12 percent undecided. Six in ten aware of troops feel delay warranted despite half unsure about SALT II.
Central City resident Gordon Hatch pours 24 bars of homemade soap into a wood form he built for his hobby. He estimates each bar costs about six cents using common household ingredients and fat. His dog Skookum watches from the sideline like a family member.
Iowa Governor Robert D. Ray and his wife Billie will make a 16 day trip starting October 13 visiting the People's Republic of China and refugee camps in Thailand. Ray chairs the National Governors Association refugee task force and seeks talks on a potential Iowa China trade mission.
Congressional GAO report ties a winter fall in U.S. oil output from 8.83 to 8.46 million barrels daily to the spring shortage. The drop plus Iranian supply cuts reduced crude by 600 700 thousand barrels per day from 1978 averages, aggravating gasoline lines and heating oil tightness.
Treasury Secretary G William Miller said the recession is halfway through and unemployment may reach about 7 percent next year. He noted a 1.1 percent drop in August industrial output, with autos and household goods hit hard, boosting job layoffs and shrinking tax receipts while fiscal 1981 budget balance remains unlikely.
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