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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1979
Page
1
The article notes Pope John Paul II will begin a historic journey with an Ireland stop and hopes to urge an end to war during his Iowa and international tour. The report references related pages and context from the same edition.
A Gazet te guest editorial on page 6A argues that the best transportation modes in the United States are also the worst. It notes a shift from baseball to football season and comments on larger shaving commercials as the season changes.
President Carter using emergency powers halts the three week walkout by the Railway Employees and United Transportation unions for 60 days. A special board will report on the strike's impact risking $3 billion in grain shipments and 170000 workers in a 13 state region.
Britain and the Zimbabwe Rhodesia government reported progress toward a new constitution that would weaken white minority power. Foreign Minister Mukome said agreement was near on the constitution, while Lord Carrington sought wider backing including from Joshua Nkomo and Robert Mugabe and from the Patriotic Front.
National Park Council sues in U S District Court to block a USDA no nitrite label order set to take effect. The petition calls the labeling arbitrary and warns it could cause consumer illness and harm the image and economics of pork and red meat products. Leaders from Iowa Idaho and Minnesota back the suit, with USDA officials named as defendants.
Linn County officials dispute state forecasts showing a 3 percent growth to 169 516 by 2000, arguing the Linn County Regional Planning Commission projects 186 275 residents. A hearing before the Iowa Water Quality Commission will test the projections used for EPA grant planning.
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