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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1977
Page
1
A wave of muggings appears solved with the arrest of one suspect and a warrant issued for another. The report highlights ongoing police investigations and potential leads, with authorities assessing further cases and connections to similar incidents.
House and Senate conferees logged 714 hours Monday on the massive farm and food aid bill but two principal items remained unresolved as of press time.
Edna Blanche Deakins explains she felt guided by the Lord to help abandoned children in Brazil. The piece appears on page 11.
President Carter proposes removing federal criminal penalties for possession of up to one ounce of marijuana while keeping trafficking a serious offense. He orders intensified drug investigations, tighter penalties reviews, and studies on passport revocation for major dealers. He also directs HEW to audit drug firms and focus on barbiturate abuse.
Cedar Rapids safety chief reinterprets city ordinance on selling and solicitation. Moonie fundraisers may continue without permits, while Girl Scouts and booster groups face enforcement for solicitations or sales. Council to revisit permit waivers and enforcement.
In East Norriton township a hospital emergency room mixed up oxygen and nitrous oxide for six months. About 9,000 patients were treated while 300 may have been exposed. 32 ER deaths were recorded but no single death tied to the error yet. State officials investigate faulty built-in gas system.
Ex U 2 pilot Francis Gary Powers and television cameraman George Spears die in a helicopter crash on a Los Angeles baseball field during a news assignment. Powers, 47, ran out of gas and crashed to avoid landing on a softball game. His 1960 U 2 mission sparked a Cold War furor and later exchange for a Soviet spy.
Parks Commissioner Stan Reinis said he will likely form a citizens advisory committee to help decide the future of Bever Park Zoo after a resident survey showed most homeowners favor keeping the zoo as is. About 33 percent of 30,000 water bill mailings were returned. 45.2 percent chose keep the zoo, 22 percent want abolition, and smaller groups prefer partial conservation options.
In Washington AP dispatch House Democratic leaders express confidence Carter price controls on natural gas will survive key votes. Senate panel backs a 16 mpg plus annual gains to 21 mpg by 1985 with a $10,000 annual fine for noncompliance, while administration may not oppose a 1980 ban on gas guzzlers.
The Carter administration ruled federal funds may not cover abortions for rape or incest victims, saying the ban is a clear prohibition in the law itself. The Hyde Amendment exception only applies when the mother's life is at risk, and not for rape or incest. The House vote on the provision was expected soon with efforts to reinsert conference-report language.
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