12 Jan 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1978
Page
1
Despite a total budget reduction, several Linn County social service programs may receive additional money. The note outlines potential increases amid financial strain. Fiscal planning continues as agencies push for targeted support.
The page previews discuss that the NFL head coach position is unstable, with Pete Rozelle voicing strong opinions on Super Bowl betting. Other items note bottle bill ads, rising newsprint prices, and regional farm and soybean developments.
The forecast calls for cloudy tonight and Friday with occasional light snow. Lows dip to 10 to 15 degrees and Friday highs reach the teens, dropping after noon.
Iceberg lettuce costs rise from 29 cents last month to as high as 69 cents in Los Angeles due to unseasonable warmth and heavy rains in the Imperial Valley. Officials report growers charging up to 10 dollars per ton, quintuple the previous price, with New York buyers potentially paying up to 90 cents per head.
motorists cross from Michigan into Indiana on U.S. 31 where road conditions shift from clear to dangerous. Michigan crews had the highway snow free by Monday while Indiana's stretch remained described as treacherous on Wednesday.
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, speaking at Morris Harvey College in Charleston West Virginia, suggested the Senate attach an understanding granting U.S. vessels priority access to the Panama Canal. The move follows agreement between President Carter and Panamanian President Omar Torrijos. It marks the first time the administration urged the Senate to add to the treaty.
The Labor Department reports December wholesales rose 0.7 percent led by a 1.5 percent jump in consumer food prices. Finished goods gained 6.6 percent for 1977 while overall inflation is forecast near 6 percent in 1978 as pork poultry oil and dairy products drove the December advance.
Des Moines experts say Governor Ray signaled a bid for a fifth term in his State of the State address. Senate Republican Richard Drake praised the speech while noting it included many inducements to groups and urged lawmakers not to fund costly bills. House Democrat Jerry Fitzgerald called the speech lackluster but saw a few bright spots, including a shift on funding for public transit and child care.
Representatives of Britain's 35 000 striking fire fighters voted overwhelmingly to end their two month walkout. Delegates from 63 regional fire brigades met in a union conference in London to decide on the next steps and potential return to work.
Rep. Al Ullman chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee favors a smaller tax cut than the $25 billion Carter plans. He cites strong economic recovery and says the cut should offset new energy and Social Security tax increases, with potential figures in the $15 to $16 billion range if the oil tax proceeds. He maintains no specific number now and notes energy measures remain stalled in Congress.
Hollywood police report 18 year old David Carrow was accosted by a bearded robber with a large revolver on a street corner. The gunman demanded cash, returned after a short distance to hand back an envelope containing only a card with a wish. The assailant punched Carrow before fleeing.
In Los Angeles detectives questioned freelance writer Burton Cooper after an intruder shouting he was a policeman attacked him with a knife while he defended himself with a chair. Cooper, cut on his arms, described two men later shown in composite sketches as possible suspects in the Hillside Strangler case where at least 11 young women have been killed.
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