03 Aug 1977
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1977
Page
1
Gov. Robert Ray delivers a pointed response to escalating Democratic charges in the latest broadside. The article notes his use of the strongest language yet in defending his record and political stance.
Cedar Rapids Handicapped Systems broadens its long running vocational training with a growing recreational program for its 51 workshop employes.
A note on a plan to replace 100 percent cotton denim with blends stirs controversy, highlighting industry shifts and potential fashion implications. The piece references broader context and reader questions about fabric origins and standards.
The James Ross family of Solon brought five dairy animals to the Johnson county fair. Two cows earned grand champion honors and two others reserve grand champion titles, highlighting the family known in hog circles.
Former Cedar Rapids resident Mel Kenyon drew about 7000 fans at Hawkeye Downs Tuesday to showcase why he has won 83 midget championships and leads the 1977 USAC midget race for the championship.
The piece notes a profession losing the equivalent of a large graduating class to suicide annually and cites LAPD Chief Edward Davis criticizing President Carter's marijuana penalty reduction as a moral abdication. It also includes weather outlook and section references.
Archbishop Makarios president of Cyprus since independence dies from a heart attack. His death raises fears of turmoil as Greece mourns and Turkey reacts with silence. Spiros Kyprianou to serve as acting president until a successor is elected in 45 days.
Two midtown New York office buildings were hit by bombs killing one person and injuring at least eight. A Puerto Rican group FALN claimed responsibility and warned of more blasts as police evacuated sites including the World Trade Center complex and buildings housing the NFL and the ADL.
Fred Priewert, executive director of the Iowa conservation commission, said a dove season will occur this fall regardless of the legislative rules committee. The season will begin September 3, per a recent commission vote, with hunting hours pending approval by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The Iowa dove hunting rule process faces a possible 70 day delay after Senate rules chair Priebe challenged the emergency rules plan. The conflict centers on whether the commission can set a season without legislative approval, with investigations into authority and possible special session actions.
After seven hours of bargaining, House and Senate conferees agree on auto emissions revisions to avert a plant shutdown. Leaders expect quick passage before Friday recess and a Carter signature, while Schlesinger signals a forthcoming policy where the government would acquire all spent nuclear fuel rods amid disposal concerns.
The House approved Hyde amendment language by 238 182 setting subsidized abortions only when the woman's life is at risk, leaving the Senate to resolve the stalemate. Welfare recipients would still have Medicaid abortions if court challenges allow the provision to take effect, halting most abortion funding otherwise.
CIA Director Stansfield Turner testified to a joint Senate hearing that newly found documents reveal 149 subprojects on mind control using drugs hypnosis shock harassment and magicians under MK ULTRA. He said the agency does not engage in current testing and the records include 185 non governmental researchers and 80 institutions associated with the work.
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