21 Dec 1977
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1977
Page
1
The Benton Community High School in Van Horne serves full fledged chef's salads to liven the school lunch break. The report notes lunch menu changes and student engagement as part of daily routines.
A page six brief notes that anti abortion groups are unlikely to succeed in pushing a constitutional amendment to outlaw abortion. The report flags political hurdles and uncertain public support as key obstacles to their campaign.
Thirty one people are taken into custody in Texas as protesting farmers disrupt a newspaper delivery that printed an editorial critical of union tactics. The incident highlights tensions over farm labor issues amid editorial controversy.
Butcher Merle Ellis argues home sausage making is both enjoyable and economical. The piece explains basic methods and tips for beginners, highlighting cost savings and practical steps to start curing and grinding at home.
A rollercoaster first half defines Tuesday's Washington Jefferson basketball clash as detailed on page 23. Weather notes forecast clear colder tonight with a low near five degrees and partly cloudy highs in the low twenties tomorrow. Inflation claims to align luxuries and necessities in price.
An 87 year old Cedar Rapids woman receives weekly free dinners at Johnny's Parkway thanks to owner and staff. Annie Suits delivers the hot meals to Emma Bowen every Friday at 10 50 a.m. The act joins other local gestures that brighten holidays and daily life. In Kansas City a couple funds a free plane ride for Cedar Rapids bound victims after a hospital meeting and tragedies from crashes involving Linda Null and Brad Leyton.
The Labor Department reports a 0.5 percent rise in the Consumer Price Index for November, led by higher beef and fruit costs and a 1.5 percent jump in new car prices. Food prices rose 0.6 percent, the largest advance in five months, with overall inflation seen quickening.
Eastern Iowans faced icy, snow covered roads as a winter storm belted Cedar Rapids area. Winds up to 40 mph created driving hazards and led to many closures and cancellations, though by Wednesday morning gusts eased though roads remained slick and cold. Public Improvements Commissioner Richard Phillips noted plowing had been hampered by wind and freezing temperatures.
The Iowa Supreme Court directed Linn County Judge Osmundson to determine if Kandee Jacoby should be retried for the Jan 3 1976 shooting death of her husband. The court found the judge failed to apply guidelines on defense access to a police report from a detective who testified at the trial. Jacoby, 26, is serving up to eight years in the Rockwell City Women’s Reformatory after a 1976 manslaughter conviction.
Assistant Police Chief James Barnes says cold weather and stricter patrol explain a sharp drop in robberies, assaults, burglaries, and larcenies compared with December 1975 and 1976 figures. He credits the uniform division for longer, more complete reports and investigations.
A Filipino gunman at a Subic Bay bank on the U S Naval Base threatened to kill 21 hostages including an American unless given a helicopter. When a helicopter arrived he refused to exchange hostages and waited as Marines surrounded the scene near the base gate.
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