05 Apr 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1978
Page
1
The item highlights gaps in Iowa law over professional reputation injuries and tracks how a controversial dream advances. It mentions a potential shake up of military leadership for President Carter and notes ongoing questions about grain grade determinations with input from farmers and elevator operators.
The page previews Show Business Beat names Olivia Newton-John Mitzi Gaynor Henry Winkler Ann-Margret and Peter Ustinov. It notes Pat Boone may realize a wish and mentions diverse topics from fashion to family dynamics and public surveys. Weather forecasts predict thunderstorms tonight with flash flood watch and a warm, clearing Thursday.
A satirical note complains New York is crowded because toll booths surround the city, trapping residents and leaving them unable to leave. It highlights high living costs and paid exits as barriers to mobility.
An economics feature surveys anxiety over the dollar, yen shifts, and a looming global downturn. At a Financial Times conference in London, 34 nations heard dire warnings from officials and bankers about unstable monetary systems, rising unemployment, and the risk of protectionism.
President Carter plans to veto a large farm aid bill if approved by Congress saying it would raise food prices and idle more cropland. White House aides described it as hastily conceived and inflationary, while officials anticipate action on energy and inflation policy.
A noontime act by the Royal Lichtenstein Circus entertains on the Pentacrest in Iowa City, featuring trained dogs and cats among other acts. Separately a College Board release discusses rising college costs and the eligibility rules for financial aid, noting many middle and even some higher income families may qualify.
A New York AP report notes that families earning 25 000 to 30 000 dollars for the 1977 78 academic year could qualify for an average 835 dollars in aid to meet college costs of about 5 000 dollars. Aid rose with costs and many families wrongly assume they cannot qualify.
The Gazette reports tuition and room and board increases at area colleges with forecasts indicating hikes up to 12 percent. The piece analyzes how both public and private institutions project higher costs and what that may mean for students and families.
House Democrats voted 150 to 57 in favor of lowering Social Security payroll taxes funded partly by general revenues. The nonbinding caucus resolution urges a principle of tax relief without detailing the amount or method. Representative James Burke argues current increases threaten jobs, inflation, and industries like steel and automobiles.
Cedar Rapids police charged 19 year old Robert Robb with willful injury after a 12 30 a m fight in the 200 block of Second Avenue SE left Steven White with part of his nose bitten off. White and his cousin Donny retraced the scene. the fragment was found and reattached at St Luke's Hospital where White was listed in good condition.
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