16 Feb 1977
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1977
Page
1
The article notes gasoline prices rose late last month and are expected to keep climbing through the summer, despite usual declines after peak driving season. Oil experts forecast continued price increases.
Partly cloudy tonight with lows in the mid teens. Sunny and warmer Thursday with highs around 40. The page also lists sections including Comics Local Consumer Marion Crossword Movies Deaths Editorials Sports and more with page references.
Congressional tax staff discusses alternatives to President Carter's $50 per person rebate as part of a $31.2 billion stimulus plan. Options include phasing out rebates for incomes between $25,000 and $35,000 to boost smaller claims and raising reduced rebates for low earners, while some proposals favor maintaining broad cuts. The treasury rejected a plan to let four million poor citizens file zero income returns to qualify for the rebate.
Cedar Rapids public services director Jon Janda explains bidding to Paul Newcomb during Scout Day. Newcomb, a Boy Scout, shadows department heads through a typical day as bids for the second phase of the sewage treatment plant come in more than $400,000 under the estimate.
Edward Lathrop of 1263 Twenty-first Avenue SW returned home about 11 30 p m to find his van and then his Volvo stolen after the van’s engine started while he stood nearby. He confronted a youth who refused to exit the car, prompting him to call police. The assailants fled with the van across the yard leaving the car behind.
President Carter said a first phase of national health insurance could be proposed by year end, to be implemented year by year with tradeoffs and cost controls. HEW considers a cost‑control agency to set hospital budgets, aiming to save hundreds of millions in Medicaid and Medicare spending. Califano cautions it may come after next year amid stimulus and welfare reform talks. He also ordered reduced and simplified state aid reporting by March.
DES MOINES Democrats confront dissent within their Iowa House caucus as several members break ranks on leadership and procedural votes amid a party rift following the speaker race. Rep. Jerry Fitzgerald notes the majority remains intact despite recent embarrassments and defections in key votes.
Loretta Ferree, a Benton Community teacher, saved about 900 to 1,000 dollars by hiding cash in a sack under her sweater before a robber grabbed the cash box at a gym door. Student Steve Linnabery chased the thief, injuring his hand as police searched the area for a man about five ten, 170 pounds in a dark hooded sweatshirt and ski mask.
The Saudi government is considering backing Koning Inc to bid on Alaska offshore oil leases. Koning vice president Harry Carter confirms Saudi interest and possible travel to Saudi Arabia to discuss resource development. A legal expert notes no OSS regulations strictly bar such a bid with Arab financial backing.
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