25 Apr 1977
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1977
Page
1
A Linn County Heritage Society donation reveals early Iowa life shaped by simple pleasures and hardships. The notes reference farming, frontier poverty, and risks, alongside interest in social security for homemakers and local fraud awareness.
President Carter teaches Sunday school in Washington while Billy Carter headlines fundraisers in Naples. Billy signs beer cans and auctions T shirts as donors bid up to 40 dollars each. A $10,000 appearance fee highlights controversy as swamp buggy races are canceled and charities face impact.
The U S Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal of Charles Manson and three followers Patricia Krenwinkel Susan Atkins and Leslie Van Houten. The ruling upholds a California Supreme Court decision that the 1971 killings trial was fair.
Two workers from Lametti and Sons Construction were injured at Cedar Rapids Otis Road SE during a sewer ditch cave-in at the city’s new treatment facility site. Scott Christianson, 23, was seriously hurt and undergoing X rays and possible surgery, while John Palmer, 51, was in good condition with leg and hip injuries.
About 5 000 New York state residents who bought 1977 Buicks Oldsmobiles or Pontiacs with Chevrolet engines will receive a new car or a special insurance policy for their current car. Atty Gen Louis Lefkowitz announced the agreement with General Motors and a consent judgment signed by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Hyman Korn. The settlement, he said, could serve as a nationwide pattern for similar complaints. Those choosing new cars will get a vehicle with their preferred engine.
Arbitrator Richard F. Dole ruled for higher pay raises for Cedar Rapids police and equal pay for detectives and sergeants. City officials planned a Monday meeting to decide whether to contest the ruling or fund the increases, with the exact cost not yet known.
President Carter urged Congress to cap hospital cost increases at 9 percent next year and create a 180 million dollar program to provide medical care for poor children under six. The plan aims to curb Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements, with broader Medicaid expansion and early treatment programs for low income families.
Assistant Agriculture Secretary Robert Meyer warned at the Newspaper Farm Editors of America meeting that hamburger could cost $2 a pound in two years due to aggressive culling of beef heifers. He urged readers to buy food lockers as cattle prices may rise despite production costs. He noted possible government imports if a beef shortage develops and quipped that people will still eat beef, fish, and pizza.
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