18 Dec 1977
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1977
Page
1
City Hall Notes reviews a new ordinance on building code updates for Cedar Rapids. The piece outlines changes aimed at modernizing safety standards and inspection processes within the city.
A list notes Duck's Breath, a former free beer show in Iowa, moving toward national recognition. It highlights a Guttenberg horseshoe factory and upcoming hospital guideline changes, plus a note on farm strikes reflecting recurring protests over farm prices.
A readers guide lists at home activities for children during Christmas vacation and notes feature items from The Gazette. Readers can explore pages 3D 4D 12D 19D and 25D for crafts, cultural ideas, and family entertainment while sections cover classified ads sports and community notes.
President Anwar el Sadat plans a rapid peace initiative by inviting Israeli Premier Menahem Begin to Egypt within days to discuss proposals. The move aims to maintain momentum despite potential Egyptian concessions. Many Cairo diplomats expect a major breakthrough, with Ismailia or Cairo as possible meeting sites.
The Carter administration moves to overhaul how federal agencies prepare environmental impact statements. The President's Council on Environmental Quality sent draft regulations to agency heads to implement NEPA, aiming to streamline the process and improve decision making for environmental protection amid growing criticism.
Cedar Rapids auto dealers respond to a Gazette report on a dissatisfied buyer Sharon Easton and Ed Easton filed a complaint with Iowa AG. Dealers defend service standards, note car issues common to new vehicles, and discuss dealership transition from Handler Motors to Cedar Rapids Dodge.
A 17 year old suspect armed with a small pistol robbed Hardee's No. 2 on Sixth Street. He dropped part of the loot as officers later recovered $716 in a bank bag near the restaurant and about $425 more in two other bags. Two cars with unknown drivers watched during the escape.
A DC-3 with tail number N51071, in service since 1941, crashed near Evansville Indiana moments after takeoff killing University of Evansville basketball players and others. The aircraft had served U S Army General Motors Michigan Tech Sellstrom Hawkeye Airlines and Fontana Aviation and was later owned by Bernie Basler Flight Service after a long career as a workhorse of both military and civilian aviation.
Cloudy and colder with flurries expected Sunday. Highs in the low to mid 30s and overnight lows around the 20s. Local minister ad seeks worshippers to fill slightly used pews on Sunday morning in a Missouri newspaper.
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