23 Jan 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1978
Page
1
The item cites a feature on housewives roles and stress with the Kentucky Fried Chicken Time Out Institute name dropped. It notes a family grieving ten years after a death, hinting at a crime or tragedy around the incident. Abby seeks clues about vanished ducks with plans on page 12.
A brief note on the paradox of solving paperwork by increasing paperwork. The mention points readers to page 4 for more details.
A campus community shows strong support for basketball with noticeable enthusiasm, while readers are directed to page 6 for further comments on the topic.
Government administrators face new challenge in compiling President Carter's farm budget sent to Congress today. A Cedar Rapids speed skating standout set a meet record and earned a trophy. An interim Census Bureau report hints at widespread Americans dreaming of life in sun or mountains. A 61-year-old man found life improving after two years without hot meals. Legislative Notes by Frank Nye explain current equal rights debates. Free tax help for the elderly offered by three groups. Weather outlook calls for freezing rain or snow tonight and Tuesday.
President Carter sends Congress a 500.2 billion dollars fiscal 1979 budget with 60.6 billion deficit. It opens new spending for defense education and health while proposing 25 billion in tax cuts to spur jobs. The plan foresees modest inflation and unemployment targets with a path toward balancing the budget by 1981, and includes a 3 billion contingency fund for health insurance or urban aid.
Treasury analysis of the proposed tax program shows the rich receive far larger breaks this year than the working poor. For 1978 the $100 000 earner would save most, while a $5 000 family sees little to no tax change. If enacted for the final quarter only, temporary outsized benefits favor high earners.
Anita Bryant urged broadcasters to ban depictions of homosexuality, calling it not a civil rights issue. About 2000 gay rights activists protested at the Washington Hilton, denouncing Bryant as repressing gay people while supporters framed the scene as a human rights dispute.
Los Angeles AP reports a UCLA and American Council on Education survey of 299,467 freshmen shows 42.6 percent say improving reading and study skills is an important reason for attending college while 40 plus percent fear their reading abilities. The study flags concerns about secondary school preparation and notes most aim to become an authority in their field.
Cedar Rapids processors face an annual hopper car shortage described as worse than normal. Cargill Inc. traffic manager Bill Scharnberg cites river barge delays on the Mississippi and ongoing reliance on box cars and trucks, noting two thirds of normal operations during the holiday period. Corn Sweeteners and Quaker Oats report steadier access to hopper cars through leases, though East Coast weather affects availability. Quaker notes 125 leased cars cover 60 percent of needs with the rest unmet.
Taiwan signs contracts to purchase 202,000 metric tons of corn and 52,000 metric tons of soybeans in Iowa, an export milestone this year. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Robert Lounsberry says the deal strengthens ongoing export levels and reflects a strong trade relationship with Taiwan, which may lead to up to $1 billion in Iowa grain purchases later.
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