07 Jan 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1978
Page
1
A $1 million remodeling plan will alter the downtown Killians department store and a section of Killians Lindale Plaza. The rest of the page highlights local obituaries, weight loss tips, outdoor features, and market news across sections 11A and 4B.
A roundup of basketball results across several regional teams with scores for Blowa City, Pleasant Valley, and others. The forecast notes fog and light rain, with highs in the mid 30s and lows around 15 to 20, followed by a colder Sunday with highs in the low 20s.
National farm strike leaders press President Carter policy critique and present a five point plan to Agriculture Secretary Bergland. In Bergland’s first meeting with strikers he offered sympathy but few concrete promises while urging input on how to reach goals.
President Carter lands at Andrews Air Force Base at 8 50 p m ending a 16 000 mile nine day tour that covered Middle East peace democracy and human rights He is greeted by Vice President Mondale and his mother at the White House before a tired welcome gathering Carter plans to meet with agriculture officials in Washington to discuss the strikers concerns and parity goals raised during the trip
Bill Desmarais a 28 year old biology and earth sciences teacher at Washington High School has 5000 trophies by credit yet shoots wildlife with a camera. He has hunted through five summers learning how close to animals he can be using salt licks blinds or stalking. He recalls a moose charge and says he does not oppose hunting with a gun but prefers photography and nonlethal close encounters.
A foggy Friday blankets Iowa with dense conditions in the east where visibility drops below a quarter mile. Cedar Rapids City Hall appears to vanish from view from the Third Avenue bridge as warm southerly winds pass over snow. Colder air is forecast for later weekend.
Iowa state comptroller figures show residential property tax increases of 3.6 percent and farm property at 4.21 percent in the first year of a two year measure. The law imposes a six percent growth limit and ties farm assessments to productive value, with the statewide equalizer keeping overall increases near six percent.
Accompanied by an FBI lie detector expert, a DOJ team left for Seoul to question Tongsun Park about alleged influence buying in Congress. The House Ethics Committee refused a DOJ invite to send an investigator, warning Seoul of severe adverse consequences including possible aid reductions unless Congress acts.
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