28 Apr 1977
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1977
Page
1
A coalition formed Wednesday by Cedar Rapids and Iowa City area artists aims to promote and protect their professional interests. The move signals organized collaboration to advance artistic work and advocacy.
In Stavanger Norway an American led team failed in three attempts to choke off the Bravo offshore oil well amid a growing spill of 644 million gallons. Norway ordered a temporary halt in all Ekofisk field production while Phillips Petroleum officials assessed the failed cap attempts and possible reasons including inverted blowout preventer and weak blind rams.
City rules governing use of city owned cars and pickup trucks are due to take effect Monday. Some officials oppose or doubt compliance while the mayor jokes about penalties as a compromise is discussed.
A West German court sentenced Andreas Baader Jan Carl Raspe and Gudrun Ensslin to life imprisonment for the slayings of four U S soldiers and a German policeman. The court rejected the defense claim they were prisoners of war and held they acted as cold blooded murderers after a two year trial under tight security. The defendants were tied to 1972 bombings of the U S 7th Army HQ in Frankfurt and the U S Army European Command HQ in Heidelberg.
The Iowa house defeated a proposed special aid plan for workers losing jobs if a mandatory beverage deposit bill becomes law. Debate continued on the deposit approach and a large litter tax, with leaders signaling possible votes for mandatory deposits and opposition citing job loss risks.
The United States and Cuba set preliminary maritime boundaries and agreed Cuban fishermen may take surplus catches within 200 miles of U S shores. Talks in New York and Havana produced a joint state department release, outlining a slow thaw after a 16-year split, with no detail on broader issues.
The Elkader Central Community School District board voted 6 to 1 to keep the Ginn 360 and Houghton Mifflin series as supplemental reading materials at the middle school, and retain the New Dimension book at a higher maturity level. The decision followed a complaint by Val Sage over content and a petition signed by over 800 supporters.
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