27 Dec 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1978
Page
1
A weekly Georgia newspaper touts a grim promotion with the claim today is your funeral and it is free. The cheeky stunt is highlighted as a sensational feature across the paper. A New York conference scene shows a hooded participant, while a forensic pathologist calls a crime “one of the most heinous.”
In the late 1800s Iowa era a farm boy grows into a national sports figure amid frontier spirit and local lore. The column sketches his beginnings and rise, framing a vivid historical portrait.
A local financial corporation re elects the chairman and all officers and directors for another term. The note lists continued leadership stability and corporate governance as key actions for the firm.
The Gazette previews top hit records for 1978 as readers weigh personal tastes against the year’s music. A brief poll note hints at political undercurrents amid Carter era concerns. Weather notes predict cloudy skies with light snow and cool highs. Prop 13 sparks talk in California. Los Angeles hosts visiting dignitaries who receive the key to the city. Copyright constraints noted.
HEW Secretary Califano said federal law does not require identical sports for boys and girls and that six-player half-court basketball in high schools is permissible if overall programs are non-discriminatory. Cedar Rapids officials welcomed the decision noting increased participation and less congestion on the floor. Page 3A will continue with basketball coverage.
Pseudorabies blamed for six Holstein dairy cattle deaths on Clyde Dunlap’s farm near Hopkinton. Three milk cows, two heifers and a steer died within 12 hours after showing foaming mouths and weakness. Hogs on the farm were blamed for spreading the disease, which state officials are trying to contain.
Elite Ranger troops opened fire on a Tehran funeral for an anti shah professor killing at least four mourners. The government imposed fuel rationing amid a petroleum workers strike while clashes with demonstrators and a brief embassy confrontation were reported.
Washington AP Transportation Secretary Brock Adams says time is short to replace conventional engines and a government industry coalition, similar to the moon program, is needed. He notes OPEC price rises and Iran events stress the need for new propulsion and deeper government involvement in research and development. He cites 30,000 auto engineers and $100 million already invested in experimental vehicles and calls for a Washington summit with auto makers to accelerate energy efficient, safe cars.
Algerian President Houari Boumedienne died after 40 days in a coma from a rare blood disease at 53. Tens of thousands filled Algiers streets as elite mourners carried his body to the Palace of the People. Rabah Bitat became interim president for 45 days while the eight-man Council of the Revolution considers successors amid a national mourning period.
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