19 Sep 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1978
Page
1
A Cedar Rapids man pleads guilty in an incident near the Brown Derby Tavern on May 20. The paper notes a broader Iowa crisis costing businesses over 300 million annually and previews local political shifts.
Les Zachers reviews the new season at Hancher Auditorium in an opening night feature. The piece references a Kansas girl and an emerging television star whose instant fame has altered her public life.
A University of Iowa football player from Marion has a day of glory. The page notes an apology demanded from Muhammad Ali for an alleged ethnic slur. The weather forecast calls for partly cloudy and cooler tonight with a mid-50s low and cooler Wednesday with a 40 percent chance of showers and highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s.
Grinnell authorities pursued a body after a deadly weekend tornado. Lothar Ray of New Hampshire, declared missing, was later found alive in Iowa City under a false name, while his wife and two children were among the storm fatalities.
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance will brief Syrian President Hafez Assad in Damascus as part of a Middle East mission that includes visits with Jordan's King Hussein and Saudi Arabia's King Khalid. The trip aims to maintain support for the Camp David framework amid Arab opposition.
Traffic Engineer Mel Meyer said IDOT faces cement shortages delaying the parking lot project between A and B avenues and First and Third streets NE. Acting IDOT resident construction engineer John Smythe said the priority was lowered and a cement update was expected by this afternoon.
Arlene Dahl, actress and entrepreneur, spoke in Cedar Rapids promoting her Dahlia fragrance line by Dahlia Enterprises Ltd. She advocates women pursuing multiple careers and notes the challenges and pay gaps in business versus entertainment. Dahl promotes honest labeling for cosmetics and says she travels widely to market Dahlia, treating department stores as her stage.
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