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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1978
Page
2
The extended forecast shows high temperatures in the 20s on Wednesday and 30s by Monday. Overnight lows range from the teens to the mid teens, with a chance of snow Saturday and Sunday before clearing Monday. Several birth notices list newborns and home addresses for families in Marion Shellsburg Cedar Rapids and Hiawatha. Marital dissolutions are also noted for multiple couples including Utecht Zieser Rodriguez Garrett and Porter.
A highly radioactive fragment from the Soviet satellite is recovered near Reliance in Northwest Territories and moved to a lead-lined container for transport to Manitoba or Ontario for study. Five fragments have been found on the ice of Great Slave Lake, with two additional pieces located nearby. Sky lab fears of uncontrolled reentry persist as officials discuss controlled descent plans.
Charleston AP United Mine Workers bargaining council, composed of district presidents, is summoned to meet in Washington at 10 a.m. Friday amid reports of a tentative agreement ending the 59 day coal strike. John Guzek District 6 chief cautions the talks may seek final guidance rather than further bargaining.
A New England Journal of Medicine report based on Duke University data finds safe early release after one week in hospital, saving about 2032 dollars per patient versus the current 16 days.
In a historic first, Yuri Romanenko and Georgy Grechko completed an outer space refueling of jet and rocket engines on the Salyut 6 laboratory. The crew spent days preparing, checking connections and ensuring the maneuver went smoothly.
Defense Secretary Harold Brown urged a near 56 billion dollar five year increase to sustain a military balance with the Soviet Union. He warned of a fragile conventional balance and noted China may deploy ICBMs by 1980 amid turmoil disrupting its weapons programs.
A new safety standard will cap benzene exposure at one part per million in air effective March 3, announced by Dr. Eula Bingham. In Washington, Frank Fitzsimmons, Teamsters Union President, says his pension fund trusteeship met high standards while responding to Labor Department charges. The government sued 19 former Central States Pension Fund officials to recover millions from alleged bad loans to a 1.7 billion dollar fund serving 460,000 beneficiaries.
In a congressional address Brown warns the space weapons race is set to intensify. He says the United States must counter Soviet anti-satellite capabilities or risk a dominant Soviet position. He cites a program aimed at combat ready hardware for the 1980s. On this date in 1975 Ethiopia orders forces against Eritrean guerrillas.
President Anwar Sadat departed Cairo for the United States seeking American pressure on Israel to withdraw from occupied Arab territory and advance Palestinian self determination. He met reporters before boarding a Boeing 707 for Rabat and then Washington, with no dramatic breakthrough expected at Camp David.
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