22 Sep 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1978
Page
1
Iowa politics show three races gaining momentum with a university tuition hike tied to one contest. The column notes a trend in Delaware County and critiques open season on a public figure while outlining the writer’s reasons.
Dr Neil Solomon explains a nutritionally sound varied soft diet for readers. The note appears on page 10A. The item accounts for dietary needs and practical meals.
Officials have pressed the minimum city housing code with ongoing debates and another step may be taken soon. Cedar Rapids man sentenced to two years in prison appears on 4A. An interview with a Stanwood area farmer discusses a candidate’s stance for farmers in the weekly feature Out on the Acres on 12A.
Mary Burke reports on a ten year effort in Eastern Iowa where a growing group explores eating as art and cooperative theology. The feature highlights locals who value culinary craft alongside religious study and community building through a unique program.
Weather outlook shows clear to partly cloudy skies with a warming trend through Saturday. Tonight’s low expected in the 45 to 50 degree range. Saturday’s high around 80 degrees.
Syria indefinitely delays Secretary of State Cyrus Vance's Damascus trip as a three day Arab summit in the capital winds on. Assad apologizes for the change while Vance seeks broader Arab support for Camp David agreements. Khadafy and Arafat fly to Amman to press Jordan against the deals.
The Iowa Board of Regents voted to raise undergraduate tuition at the state's three universities by about 1 percent starting July 1, 1979. U of I from 750 to 830, ISU from 735 to 816, UNI from 694 to 774 per year for 1979-80 and 1980-81.
A deadly blast at the government oil storage site in Hackberry, Louisiana ignited a massive fire that melted the rig. Firefighters battled to relieve pressure by burning off 25 000 to 30 000 barrels of crude while workmen escaped and one worker died from injuries.
An AP NBC poll finds Carter’s overall rating rose 16 points post summit, mainly for foreign affairs, but 77 percent rate his handling of the economy as fair or poor and energy as poor or fair. Only 43 percent say he can get things done, with 8 percent unsure.
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