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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1978
Page
2
HEW Secretary Joseph Califano denies providing secret drug company records to a House investigation subcommittee. Moss threatens contempt charge with possible referral to the full House and Justice Department action. Califano cites trade secrets in discussions of generic drugs and industry relationships.
The Washington Post reports the Carter administration will deny political patronage to Democratic lawmakers who persist in criticizing the president. If warnings fail, officials will replace patronage appointees from offending Democrats. The article also notes shifts in the White House staff as Fallows departs and Jagoda's future role is uncertain.
Palestinian guerrillas defused a large TNT charge in Beirut's Sabra refugee camp moments before detonation. Authorities found 66 to 88 pounds of TNT in a car with a timing device, set to explode within half an hour. No suspects or target identified.
Vatican officials report Cardinal Paul Yu Pin, 77, once Archbishop of Nanking and resident in Taiwan, died in a Rome convent at 12:50 p.m. Local time. His death reduces expected conclave voters to 111 for the August 25 papal election. cause not disclosed. He had felt ill after attending Pope Paul VI funeral rites in St. Peter's Square.
The Vatican reported Pope Paul VI died at 9 40 p m on August 6 in Vatican City. An alarm clock that rang at 6 each morning woke him for years since his service as a Vatican diplomat in Poland, the spokesman said.
Hua Kuo-feng arrived in Romania on his first Europe trip since Mao era leadership. The Chinese leader, welcomed by a neutral Romanian government, toured via Pakistan and several countries, including Afghanistan Iran and Bulgaria before reaching the Black Sea coast. Antonio Guzman sworn in as Dominican Republic president watched by Cyrus Vance signaling democratic process celebration. longtime Balaguer era ends.
A short classifieds fragment hints at a hidden marketplace activity. The readable words suggest small ad listings, possible sales or trades, and unspecified participants.
The Senate voted 68 to 28 for a Carter backed measure to extend grants and loan guarantees, widening eligibility to include 1.5 million more students by removing the 25 000 income cap on loan interest. The bill, costing about 11 billion over five years, now goes to the House where a similar proposal awaits action. President Carter has signaled a veto of tuition credits.
High temperatures Tuesday into the 70s to low 80s with overnight lows in the mid 50s to around 60. Winds from WNW at 14 mph at 10 am. Extended forecast shows a chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday then mostly fair through Sunday. River stage notes list several locations with readings and changes, including Dubuque and Clinton.
At Reidsville State Prison white inmates using homemade knives attacked black inmates during a farm work detail. One man was killed and three injured as violence at the facility under federal desegregation orders continues. Six inmates have died and over 30 injured in the past seven and a half months. Names were not released pending next of kin notices.
List of births at St Luke's on Aug 15 including families Jeffrey Page Robert Cronbaugh Hutchcroft Rynearson Becker and others in Cedar Rapids Manchester Springville and Wichita. Also names couples from Cedar Rapids Iowa City Lisbon and Hiawatha with appointments and a sequence of emergency incidents from Tuesday including extrication medical emergency trash fire and car fire at local intersections.
Lynn Pierson, 27, a lung cancer patient who persuaded New Mexico lawmakers to legalize medical cannabis, died Tuesday in Albuquerque. His advocacy helped pass a measure permitting marijuana use for certain medical purposes.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883, published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Subscription rates list carrier and mail options with various 7 issue, 4 week, and 52 week terms and restrictions on mail subscriptions in carrier areas.
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