05 Jan 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1978
Page
1
A Cedar Rapids federal jury may assign value to fear trauma and anxiety in a case discussed on page 5. The rest of the issue surveys consumer credit reporting, sports awards, health tips, and local education efforts across several pages.
A courtroom query on liability follows a partial ceiling collapse at a railroad depot. The article notes possible defendants and the legal route in a New York suit that may aid some Iowa residents who were harmed.
President Carter and French President Valery Giscard dEstaing paid tribute at the American military cemetery above Omaha Beach. They placed wreaths and spoke of European liberty, noting 9,386 Americans buried there and 200,000 US troops in Europe. Troops from the 1st Infantry Division and French representatives attended the ceremony.
A national poll shows over four of five respondents support government limits on foreign imports to protect American jobs, even if it raises prices. The survey, conducted 1976–77 with 3,800 adults in nine cities, also notes a shift toward higher defense spending and goals like easing world hunger and containing communism.
Lionel Williams 21 of Battle Creek waived extradition to California for a murder trial in Los Angeles. Williams allegedly bragged about the 1976 Mineo killing while serving a sentence for passing a bad check. He was charged with first degree murder in a Los Angeles warrant.
The House Ethics Committee would drop a plan to subpoena Tong sun Park if Seoul grants access to Park similar to that given the Justice Department. The panel still seeks Park to testify in U.S. court about alleged influence buying linked to Korean agents.
The U S government pledged to support the dollar to curb a year long decline and markets across Tokyo Frankfurt Zurich Amsterdam Brussels Paris Milan reacted with a rally. Officials said the move aims to check speculation and restore order in foreign exchange.
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