21 Feb 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1978
Page
1
A consumer driven inquiry targets foam insulation following multiple complaints while page references hint at broader coverage of local issues including jury conflicts, unrelated incidents, school board decisions on a provocative library book, and workplace behavior.
Picture Page notes Bob Hope and John Wayne collaborate for the fourth consecutive year. A Page 6 discussion questions Iowa’s right to involve itself in private school affairs, even when invited by the schools. Columnists Evans and Novak critique Mr. Carter’s coal strike handling, reflecting on White House operations.
The slate moves into the second stage as teams compete in the Class A sectional tournament with early results shaping advancing chances in the local coverage. The feature notes ongoing games and key performances across the bracket.
A new warning notice is placed on products containing saccharin. The label is small and may require a magnifying glass to read.
Partly cloudy and not as cold tonight with lows of 10 to 15 above. Cloudy with a chance of snow Wednesday. Highs Wednesday 25 to 30. Thirty percent chance of snow Wednesday. When science finishes getting a man to Mars maybe it can have another try at getting pigeons down from public buildings.
Cedar Rapids police report a weekend spike in car battery thefts with about 40 batteries stolen across the city. Six Coe College students in the North Eby lot were left with dead vehicles while nine used and 18 new batteries valued over 750 dollars vanished from Vernon Heights Standard station. Additional cases involved several students from Coe College and local residents, with thefts occurring Friday night into Monday.
The Court may rule on the validity of Massachusetts and Iowa style pre-suspension license laws for drivers refusing breath tests and will also decide if the federal government must raise tariffs on Japanese electronics to curb what U.S. manufacturers call unfair competition. Justices invited further arguments by March 24 before deciding on full review.
A Cedar Rapids house valued at 30 000 is seen paying about 827.99 in total property tax next year if its value holds from Jan 1 1976 to Jan 1 1977. Homestead exemption changes the amount by about 5.10 dollars. The figures stem from a Gazette analysis of budgets for Cedar Rapids City Linn County and the Cedar Rapids Community School District as the Linn County Board of Supervisors set a March 7 public hearing for the proposed 1978-79 budget.
House investigators report allegations, mostly unproven, implicating Omar Torrijos and Panamanian officials in narcotics trafficking. The confidential staff memo warns the Panama Canal treaty provisions could weaken U S interception of drugs from Latin America and urges further inquiry. Senate secret session examines the issues amid uncertain credibility of sources.
President Carter won broad bipartisan support from congressional leaders to end the 78 day coal strike as talks continue on a tentative UMW P&M Coal Co. contract covering about 700 miners at six western Kentucky and Kansas Missouri mines. The stalemate spurs potential Taft Hartley action or federal seizure plans while labor leaders weigh ratification and industry fallout.
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