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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1977
Page
1
Local Cedar Rapids stores report empty shelves as indoor and electronic video games fly off the racks during the holidays. A 76 year old local woman continues to invent, produce, and market indoor games, keeping her business active despite age.
A Marion man and his two sons who three years ago discovered they could sing will be making television appearances during the coming month. The article notes the featured trio's rise from a piano session to TV spots, highlighting local entertainment.
Federal safety inspectors faced open animosity from Galveston grain elevator officials before Tuesday blast that claimed at least 16 lives. The article also notes other national items such as Miller's criticism by church groups over weapons sales and a judge’s ruling on a Hungary crown transfer. Weather forecasts warn of a winter storm with heavy snow and cold temperatures through tonight.
A 20 year old Cedar Rapids man, Craig O Roedema, was listed in critical condition at St Luke's Hospital after a head on collision with a van driven by Glenn G Maas on Center Point Road NE at Glass roads NE. Police say Roedema was speeding and crossed the center line before the crash.
A 1970 dispute over hospital choice for births surfaces again as a Gazette letter alleges some Cedar Rapids doctors push patients toward St. Luke's. Two of 14 new mothers corroborate pressure, noting St. Luke's higher births and a new NICU, with Mercy proposing eight delivery criteria favoring St. Luke's in high risk cases.
A weeknight raid culminated in eight drug arrests, including a female juvenile, with five suspects seized at 1613 B Ave NE. Detectives say over a pound of marijuana was sold and $2,000 of cocaine confiscated at the same address. Arrested at B Avenue: Diane Rule 23 Danny L Hall 22 Randall J Harris 20 and others. Bonds ranged from five thousand to twenty thousand dollars.
South Korean rice dealer Tongsun Park will return to the United States to testify in a court case over alleged influence buying in Congress. The Justice Department will drop its 36 count indictment after truthful testimony, with immunity from further U.S. prosecution but possible perjury charges if false. The timing hinges on schedule of trials.
President Carter told a Warsaw state dinner he would never start a war except by mistake and that the Soviet Union would do so only under profound provocation or misunderstanding. He praised Poland’s human rights record and detente while dissidents outside the palace protested. the dinner closed his first full day of a 15,982 mile six nation trip.
A developing Central Rockies storm will move through Eastern Iowa this weekend and trigger a winter storm watch for the state. Snow may accumulate 2 to 5 inches with dense fog reducing ceilings at Cedar Rapids Airport from three miles to about three quarters of a mile, though flights were not affected.
Iowa State faces North Carolina State in the Peach Bowl with about 14 000 fans in Atlanta while many Hawkeyes stay behind. Cy the Cyclone will appear on TV and the writer notes a large Iowa contingent including 1723 in Linn County plus non graduates and Iowa fans split in support amid varied bowl‑game history.
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