24 Apr 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1978
Page
1
A U.S. agriculture official touts an upcoming early warning system for farmers yet judges it not a solution to broader issues. The piece notes industry profits timing, a volatile dollar, and mixed interpretations across cities. Context snippets reference political polls, public relations views in Cedar Rapids, Loyola staff criticism, and elders in economics praising older workers.
The public figure known to millions as a sage patriarch has died, ending a long and dynamic career as a civic advocate and widely recognized public personality.
News brief notes a possible three way prisoner exchange that might lead to the release of a Soviet dissident. The item references page 20 in the edition and notes surrounding context from the era.
David Berkowitz, the Son of Sam, was ruled mentally competent to stand trial for the Stacy Moskowitz murder. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Joseph Corso set May 8 for preliminary hearings or jury selection if the defense waives them.
In the early 1930s Cedar Rapids police used an alley near the station to receive distant radio signals. Henry Nemec, age 29, joined in 1931 and by 1933 became police radio engineer after pioneering a two way mobile transmitter. He recalls a spring 1933 test that led to a landmark in police communications possibly equaling Detroit's system.
A twin engine plane carrying seven USAC staff members and two others crashed in a muddy Indiana cornfield, killing all aboard. Victims include Frank DelRey Ray Marquette Shim Malone Stan Worley Don Peabody Judy Phillips Russ Teegarden Dr Bruce White and pilot Don Mullendore. The flight was from Johnstown Pennsylvania to Indianapolis after a race in Trenton New Jersey. USAC president Dick King stayed behind in New Jersey for business.
In Des Moines a clash unfolds as private finance pressures loom over last minute bills while citizen lawmakers debate government involvement in money markets. The dispute pits lobbyists against elected officials amid questions of research versus gut instinct.
The Supreme Court refused to review Patty Hearst's 1976 bank robbery conviction. Brennan alone would have granted review limited to jailhouse recording admissibility. Hearst could face imprisonment if judges order. Lawyers may seek reconsideration within 25 days, or face continued release or new trial options.
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