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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1979
Page
3
The House reconsidered and again defeated a 7 percent pay raise for members, leaving the $57,500 salary at $61,525 unresolved. A 5.5 percent option was noted as potentially more viable, with broader reach to 22,000 top federal workers.
A congressional compromise bill to implement Panama Canal treaties faces opposition in both chambers as a conference committee plan nears final approval. The measure would create a U S controlled commission to run the canal until Panama assumes control. it must pass both houses before becoming law with effect slated Oct 1.
A Palestinian bicycle bomb exploded in the Alno Cafe area on Ben Yehuda Street injuring 42 and killing at least one as crowds shopped for Rosh ha-Shanah. A second bomb was disabled. Arabs in the area were questioned. The PLO claimed responsibility.
A strong earthquake near Norcia in Umbria and about 300 aftershocks rocked central Italy killing at least five people. Dozens of towns suffered damage as residents fled in panic, with Rome Caracas Vatican and Naples reporting tremors and widespread alarm.
Rosalynn Carter said President Carter has decided when he will announce his candidacy but refused to specify a date. She noted the decision is settled and will come later in the fall during a two day swing in South Carolina and Florida. In Washington, Carter met with congressional leaders on Soviet troops in Cuba and possible certification requirements.
In Peking during Richard Nixon’s visit to Chinese sites, a Vietnamese border negotiator denounced Nixon and China as plotting against Vietnam. Dinh Nho Liem, Hanoi’s delegate, accused the Chinese and Nixon of warlike aims and of being ousted after Watergate.
Coast Guard officials in Miami say the United States can operate in Cuban waters and air space after Fidel Castro’s government ends a 17 year ban. The understanding, built on humanitarian grounds, allows cooperation in search and rescue missions and was arranged last year but kept quiet amid South Florida Cuban exile concerns.
Nuclear scientists familiar with the letter from Charles Hansen say its hydrogen bomb secrets offer no usable information for terrorists. The Justice Department cites the letter as containing sensitive material, but experts insist there is no practical basis for misuse.
Mail in ballots from conservative voters flipped Sweden’s general election results, briefly granting the non-socialist coalition a one seat lead once held by socialists. With economic hardship ahead observers warn the outcome remains uncertain and the path to government unclear.
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