20 Feb 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1978
Page
1
A brief note explains a smaller protest event called a mini smokeout set for Wednesday at Des Moines Capitol complex. The piece also references a separate report on an alleged attack manual credited to a fictitious black militant and tied to the Ku Klux Klan.
The ongoing United States coal strike pushes the dollar lower on international money markets, signaling renewed pressure on exchange rates. Page 16.
An analysis notes that statistics reveal only part of hundreds of local child abuse reports. A separate discussion on state criminal code interpretation may complicate drug buy prosecutions, with further details on page 8.
Page 6 reports on whether the nation is moving right and if conservatism is gaining as a potential new majority according to the latest Harris poll findings. The article scrutinizes party alignment, public sentiment, and demographic patterns shaping the political landscape.
In a short item from page nine and a tease on page sixteen a debate swirls about the forthcoming Richard Nixon memoirs. David Frost among others offers a counter view while other magazines claim early certainty on the book’s opening sentence.
Police investigate execution style deaths of Gerald F Hoffman 15 and brothers Jeff 14 and two others, found in a vacant downtown Des Moines building. Jeff Hoffman and Jeff Beavers 14 died at the scene. Gerald Hoffman 15 died after surgery. A separate killing of William Baldwin 30 at the Adult Center bookstore is not deemed connected, though motives remain unclear. Three suspects, two Black one White, are sought for questioning.
The United Mine Workers reach a tentative contract with Pittsburgh and Midway Coal Co a non BCOA producer as President Carter considers def initive actions to end the 77 day soft coal strike. Wages could rise up to 2.40 an hour over three years and health and pension benefits are guaranteed.
A humorous column notes the 90 million Americans hit by colds yearly and $550 million spent on remedies. It pokes fun at sneezes, wheezes, and old time cures while praising social awkwardness and the desire for human company despite illness.
Senator James Allen charged that proposed changes to the Panama Canal treaties would not strengthen U S rights to defend the canal if Panama takes control in 2000. The Senate resumes debate after a 10 day recess as talks focus on the Byrd Baker leadership amendment aimed at ratification.
Cypriot forces halted an Egyptian assault on a jetliner at Larnaca Airport leaving 15 commandos dead. Cyprus rejects sending captives to Cairo and calls for recall of Egypt's military attaché after the attack by Egyptian commandos on behalf of an Egyptian editor. President Kyprianou demands recall of Col Suleiman Hadad.
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