26 Feb 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1978
Page
1
In Section B youngsters at Center Point learn from a real-live poet, while in Iowa City a U of I doctor offers new hope for high risk babies. Monticello High School students tackle 207 tasks as part of a challenge. A warning notes 44 million in bogus money is produced yearly. Also features on sausage history and smoking fish.
The United Mine Workers rush copies of a tentative three year contract to 166000 striking members who must vote to ratify. Miners also want to see the independent Pittsburg and Midway pact and utilities urge continued conservation as the longest UMW strike nears 83 days with 37000 job losses reported in Indiana and shifts in Kentucky Missouri and Pennsylvania.
About 782 of 950 union members voted at the Coliseum Armory to accept the deal with 408 yes and 374 no. The agreement with Local 110 AFL CIO covers over 1,000 Quaker employees and includes wage gains, uncapped cost of living increases in years two and three, benefits upgrades, and extended vacation schedules. The contract retroactively starts Feb 11.
Police Chief Wendell Nichols announced a 1000 reward for the .38 caliber gun used in the Des Moines murders of a bookstore clerk and three teenagers. Police expect to add more men to the search as leads continue and shell casings may be found with melting snow.
Four explosives experts used a spark proof motor to drain propane from a derailed tanker, transferring 20,000 gallons to a waiting unit. Cleanup followed as the death toll rose to nine and flames powered through downtown, marking Waverly’s worst disaster.
Reported negotiations involve two Soviet dissidents including a computer expert, an American who spied for Russia, an Israeli pilot, and Chilean communists. U.S. officials reluctantly acknowledge awareness of proposals but deny formal government involvement.
The forecast calls for clear conditions Sunday with highs near 20. Sunday night lows around 5 above. Monday should be partly cloudy with no precipitation expected.
A fragmentary line notes two attitudes at worship, one of prayer and another of “putting” during a Sunday service. The brief item hints at differing congregational behavior, reflecting humor or critique in a local setting. Copyright metadata appears alongside the fragment.
Reports suggest private negotiators, not governments, handling talks on a possible exchange. The clandestine approach points to a deal expected to finalize within weeks after the Belgrade Conference.
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