20 Apr 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1978
Page
1
An Iowa politician and a federal nuclear regulatory official discuss energy problems in a briefing on Page 4A. The report notes policy challenges, potential reforms, and the regulatory framework shaping energy choices in the state.
The article presents advice for businessmen vulnerable to fraud. It notes guidance from a well known business writer on Page 18A and suggests practical steps to reduce risk and increase vigilance.
Weather note on page 17A mentions clear and cold tonight and Friday with lows in the mid 20s and highs in the upper 40s to low 50s. The question asks how long an auto maker is responsible for a wear out part, implying legal or warranty context not provided in the visible text.
The Federal Trade Commission reviews ads in comic books amid concerns over what 5 to 15 year olds buy. Ads promise body building kits, sea monkeys, stamps, and novelty gadgets earning millions in sales. FTC official William Erxleben cites vast child readership and warns about disillusionment with free enterprise. Page 3.
The Gazette reports the Civil Service Commission certified a list of 11 top scorers for police officer trainees, all white, with four women among the certified, and a reserve list of 13 mostly white males. If vacancies remain, the city will hire from the reserve or certify more applicants.
A derailment on Milwaukee Road tracks near the First Avenue viaduct left a tank car of anhydrous ammonia and a corn hopper car on their sides along with three empty cars. No rupture or fumes occurred, and workers moved the cars back as firefighters stood by. Trainmaster M W Van Sickle cited softened roadbed from recent rains and heavy cars as likely causes. the line was to reopen by 5 p m.
Rome reporter finds a photograph purporting to show former premier Aldo Moro alive holding La Repubblica as Red Brigades claim he remains alive. Investigators seek authenticity of the image and the communique while a guard is killed in Milan and another hostage death is reported.
Negotiations began in Washington on a new labor pact for 554,000 postal workers the largest U S bargaining item of the year. Union leaders reject White House pleas to curb wage demands amid inflation concerns.
A man in a beer carton mask robbed Vickers Service Station of 12 dollars at 3:45 a.m. He fled south on foot and the case may link to a Sno White Laundry robbery earlier that night. No arrests yet. two women and two men involved in the laundry incident.
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