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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1978

Page

2

Births and incidents gathered in Cedar Rapids area notices

Birth announcements list several newborns in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas with parent names and addresses including Aug. dates. Later items report public safety notes and emergency responses with times and locations such as Johnson Avenue NW, Williams Boulevard SW, 16th Avenue SW, Old Marion Road NE, and 1380 mile marker incidents including a diesel spill.

16Th Ave Old Marion Road

Seabrook resumes construction amid arrests

Seabrook nuclear project restarts with about 17 demonstrators arrested as construction resumes after NRC and EPA decisions. Police bundled protesters from a private road while few dragged to cars. Clamshell Alliance members vow more actions, echoing prior large protests and a June injunction remains in force.

Seabrook, N.H UPI Seabrook Thomas Rath Clamshell Alliance Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC Environmental Protection Agency EPA Clamshell Diana Tomasello Rath Hampton District Court Superior Court the Public Service Co New Hampshire Berwyn Ill Frank Collin National Socialist Party of America Chicago Collin Progressive Labor Party

EPA plans probe wider Love Canal contamination reported

State health officials say infrared and aerial photos indicate contamination from Love Canal may extend beyond the suspected border. EPA plans to investigate. evacuation of 237 families was ordered after findings of higher miscarriage rates and five birth defects.

Niagara Falls N.Y Love Canal U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Cornell University Niagara River Lake Ontario Glenn Haughie Haughie David Axelrod Health Department Division of Laboratories and Research Hooker Chemicals and Plastics Corp State Health Department Robert Whalen Whalen New York State

Divorce Women Lead Growth in U S Households

Census Bureau data show a 46 percent rise since 1970 in households headed by single or divorced women. About 8 million households, 11 percent of the total 76 million, fall in this category, up 2.5 million since 1970, while married couples hold 62 percent.

Washington U.S Census Bureau

Navy plane crash near Guam leaves survivors and missing

A U S interior official James Joseph and 27 others survived a C-117 crash west of Guam. Two Navy crewmen are missing, authorities in Honolulu said. Minor injuries were reported for Joseph as rescue operations continued.

Agana Guam James Joseph Navy Joseph Honolulu Marine Corps Jerry Green

Floods Kill 29 as Monsoon Rains Swell Across Northern India

Floodwaters from the monsoon deluge drown 29 people across Uttar Pradesh state, raising the regional death toll to 248 as rivers like the Ganges overflow and affect Punjab Himachal Pradesh and Bihar.

New Delhi India Ganges Uttar Pradesh Punjab Himachal Pradesh Bihar

Rhodesia reports 66 guerrillas killed in recent days

Rhodesian military command announced 66 black nationalist guerrillas were killed in a series of incidents, part of a surge that has brought August fatalities to 124. Four Rhodesian soldiers and eight black civilians were also killed in crossfire amid a cease fire bid and transfer of rural administration to former guerrillas.

Salisbury Rhodesia UPI

Weather Summary and Mississippi River Readings

Sunny high in the 80s with overnight lows in the 60s. SE winds at 15 mph at 10 am. Extended forecast shows showers and possible thunderstorms midweek. River stage readings include LaCrosse 5.2 rising 0.1 and Keokuk at 3.2 rising 1.0 with several other sites showing rises or falls.

Mississippi River LaCrosse Lansing Dam McGregor Guttenberg Dubuque Davenport Keithsburg Keokuk Clinton Cedar C.R

Bomb threats at United Nations and Grand Central Station

Two dynamite devices were found early this morning at the United Nations and in Locker No. 702 at Grand Central Station. A note in a foreign language was recovered with each device, both described as active. Police transported the bombs to Rodman's Neck for examination, and no group claimed responsibility.

New York UPS United Nations Grand Central Station FALN U.N Cbs-Tv Grand Central Rodman Bronx Freedom Fighters

Cedar Rapids Gazette Publishing Details

The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription rates by carrier and mail listed. regions outside Iowa receive different 52 week pricing. AP retains exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.

The Gazette Company Third Ave Cedar Rapids Towa Iowa Gazette Associated Press

Surfer Arrested After Pier Violation at Jacksonville Beach

A 23 year old surfer, Charles Harkins, ignored repeated warnings near the Jacksonville Beach fishing pier and was arrested after becoming entangled in a fishing line. Police say he violated an ordinance banning surfing within 300 feet of the pier.

Jacksonville Beach Fila Charles Harkins C.A. Thompson Thompson Harkins

Navy probes sub accident aboard the Tullibee

The Navy investigates a propeller shaft break on the nuclear submarine Tullibee submerged in the Mediterranean on June 16. Crewmen say warnings of a developing shaft crack seven days earlier were ignored by Cmdr. Charles Arnest, who reportedly omitted them from his report. The Navy judge advocate general conducts the inquiry.

Boston Navy Tullibee Boston Globe The Mediterranean Sea Cmdr Charles Arnest Globe Arnest

Emory Professor Wins Grant On 1974 Budget Act Impact

Political science professor Dennis Ippolito of Emory University received a $73 000 grant from the Twentieth Century Fund to study whether the 1974 law allowing Congress to develop its own budget alongside the president improved Congress ability to control federal spending. The research notes Congress previously followed presidential budget proposals.

Atlanta Emory University Congress Twentieth Century Fund Dennis Ippolito

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