10 Aug 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1978
Page
1
Landlord agent statements add into Cedar Rapids rezoning debate while airport globe placement remains undecided. A special atomic power committee is formed. others in the region discuss governance and civic initiatives.
A brief feature notes a restaurant prioritizes quality dishes and attentive service over gimmicks. It prompts readers to consider casual style questions for their children, asking whether brand jeans such as Levi's or Farah's matter, reflected on page 14A.
A brief note reports a patient swallowing a dental root canal reamer during an office procedure. No injuries or outcomes are specified, and the item appears as a minor curios on page 14A.
A weather update notes scattered showers and thunderstorms through Friday with a low in the mid 60s tonight and a high in the mid 80s on Friday. Rain chances are about 40 percent tonight and 30 percent Friday.
With widespread food relief easing costs, households report difficulty affording stove use. The shift highlights a paradox of abundance as multiple families conserve energy while securing meals.
The Labor Department reports wholesale food prices fell 0.3 percent in July for the first drop in 10 months, while overall wholesale prices rose 0.5 percent. Beef fell as cattle supply rose, poultry and other nonfood items rose, and the Producer Price Index stood at 195.9.
Fire investigators determined a television set started the blaze that killed 57 year old Robert C. Schneider, who lived alone at 1606 11th Ave SW. Fire quickly spread through wallboard as flames filled the living room. Firefighters took five to ten minutes to reach the room, with 10 foot flames visible from the window before entry. Schneider, a diabetic double amputee, was found dead near a chair by the window. The house sustained major fire and smoke damage. Obituary noted on page 3A.
Speaker Thomas ONeill endorsed the administration backed 18.1 billion tax cut as the House opened debate on multiple tax trimming measures. The Corman Fisher bill targets 12.7 billion for individuals while the Ways and Means plan allocates more to higher brackets and corporate relief. The Rules Committee approved debate on the measures with limited amendments.
In Casper Wyoming a man described as a professional machine beater talks about a life of theft from coin operated washers dryers and car washes. He claims to travel from Puget Sound to Tampa Bay and says he has made a living by ripping off coin machines, though he insists he does not take all the owners' money.
Gary Bowdach testified before a Senate subcommittee that he used the Freedom of Information Act to uncover a confidential informant with the intent to murder. He admitted censoring and guessing identities, warned of safeguards, and described prior coercion and violence in loan sharking operations.
Roxanne Creech of Grand Island Nebraska is not adopting a new bicycle safety device. She simply used an inner tube to haul a tire from home to the swimming pool.
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