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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1978
Page
1
A film crew occupies the mayor’s Cedar Rapids office as page 6A reports. A social service agency merger begins shaping Cedar Rapids civic services. The Rights Commission considers probing Job Service of Iowa’s decision on page 6A.
A federal judge rules that private enterprise belongs outside prison walls, outlining limits on corporate involvement in incarceration matters. The decision frames the balance between private enterprise and public correctional systems.
Teachers propose sports as a tool to teach arithmetic while outlining broader trends in education. A Midwest conference speaker discusses fairness toward small farmers and local 4-H members prepare for state events as industry and agriculture topics appear across sections.
A Memphis blackout blamed on a drunken security guard cut power for about two and a half hours triggering looting. Richard Hyder, 29, of Military Guard Service, was charged with interfering with power lines at his substation after tests showed he was legally drunk. Investigators said he acted on his own and no link to a strike was established.
Helen Hertel, Amana, and Doris Hahn, Middle Amana, admire Mrs Hertel's knitting and crocheting at the Amana Artists' Guild Fine Arts Festival in Homestead. More photos appear on the picture page.
Iowa will mail all food stamps to recipients, reducing office visits. Commissioner Victor Preisser says a $100,000 machine will sort, stuff, lick, and mail stamps to 35,000 families, with about 11,000 recipients currently mailed each month. The program aims to expand statewide and includes a pilot in restaurants for the elderly. Preisser discusses mental health care integration and differences from his prior DOT role, noting the softer, people oriented challenges.
The House approved an ERA extension 223 to 189 adding 39 months to win ratification in three more states. Grassley opposed. Leach joined other Republicans and several Democrats in supporting the measure as Senate challenges loom. Byrd may permit one debate cut off but filibuster risk remains.
James Earl Ray testified he did not shoot Martin Luther King Jr. and alleged a conspiracy involving the FBI and Memphis police. He said he was miles away at a gas station when King was killed on April 4, 1968, and claimed he handed the rifle to a man named Raoul. Ray described his public oath amid heavy security before a House committee hearing.
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