11 Apr 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1978
Page
1
The city weighs a bold refuse collection proposal presented as irresistible on Page 8. Details remain scarce but officials hint at sweeping efficiency gains and potential cost savings for residents, prompting debate over contract terms and implementation timelines.
The Cedar Rapids Community School Board debates Eisenhower School's future as Page 4 hints at a possible decision. Other items include Pike the bloodhound joining Page 8 and Otis Road East review by Linn County supervisors on Page 8.
Government figures show current average house prices across regions with notable rises in major cities. Analysts cite mortgage trends and regional demand as primary factors behind shifting affordability in the housing market.
A brief question on whether pitcher Vida Blue wears No. 40 for the Cincinnati Reds or No. 14 for the San Francisco Giants. Weather note follows with a partly cloudy night and cooler lows. A wry line defines a pickpocket as a holdup man whose fingers do the walking.
President Carter ruled out wage and price controls and urged labor and industry to keep hikes near the two year average. He warned of possible action to curb oil imports if Congress delays energy legislation and pressed for meaningful measures without further delay.
Betty Ford, citing insidious over medicating, checks into Naval Hospital in Long Beach for treatment. Acting superintendent Capt James Zimble says she faces a medication problem in the alcohol and drug rehabilitation center and may stay two to three weeks. Gerald Ford continues his schedule in Alabama.
The Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission voted unanimously to seek a judicial decision on its firefighter hiring guidelines after objections from the Cedar Rapids Human Rights Commission executive secretary. The state Civil Rights Commission had ruled the guidelines discriminatory, prompting calls for court action and a request to the City Council for attorney involvement.
Israel Horowitz writes of a quarter million pound mackerel in a new play Mack erel while Kerry Comerford unveils a one ton foam wood and rubber construction as its first public display wheeled from workshop to Folger Theater in Washington.
Ar kady Shevchenko, the top Soviet official at the United Nations, is in hiding amid reports he seeks political asylum in the United States. U.N. Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim commented that Shevchenko does not want to return to the Soviet Union, while U.S. and U.N. sources note the case drew confidential discussions with Soviet and American officials.
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