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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1978
Page
10
About 4.5 million Americans gain a new minimum wage of 2.65 dollars an hour rising to 3.35 by 1981, Social Security deductions grow, food stamp allotments rise, phone taxes fall to zero by 1982, and a 1909 copyright regime shifts to lifetime plus 50 years. EPA to inventory chemicals, Medicare patients pay 20 dollars more, and 40 channel CB radios required from January 1.
A year end briefing from Chief Justice Warren Burger flags likely shifts toward cross branch cooperation to improve federal courts. He cautions about the impact of Congress finalizing a sweeping criminal code revision and its effect on the judiciary.
Sheikh Sabah al-Salem as-Sabah, 62, Kuwait's softspoken ruler and moderating Arab figure, died after a heart attack on Saturday. His nephew, the crown prince and prime minister, was proclaimed the new emir and Kuwait buried him 13 hours later in a royal funeral from the palace to a government cemetery.
The nationwide farm strike may be hard to quantify with precision as farmers in the 48 states show mixed participation. Some support is evident in the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley, while milk and livestock farmers continue farming. the real impact hinges on spring prices and planting decisions.
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau warned he would invoke the War Measures Act to keep Canada united if Quebec’s separatist Parti Quebecois illegally attempts to secede. He recalled using force in 1970 against the FLQ after kidnappings and a provincial official’s murder, saying he would act again if law is broken.
Alan Jones completed a 330 mile trek across Iowa carrying the U S and Iowa flags. He capped the journey with a plunge into a thinly frozen Mississippi River ice, injuring his face and needing stitches. Jones spoke of the cold and support received, and teased a future feat a 40 foot dive into Lake Okoboji.
Federal officials report Iowa Job Service placement tops in the nation for fiscal 1977. At Iowa City the registrar notes 45 percent of University of Iowa students are women, with 10 256 of 22 766 on campus female. The Iowa Development Commission sets a Feb 15 1978 deadline for its Community Betterment program. A handgun permit is now required from the county sheriff beginning Jan 1 under the Iowa Criminal Code. A blitz on Chicago is planned to attract Chicago area industry to Iowa with 18 delegates and visits to over 100 firms in January.
The Republic of the Philippines shows an estimated population of 43.7 million. Analysts note growth trends and demographic implications for policy and services.
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