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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1978
Page
11
Iowa lawmaker Rep Craig Walter argues aspirin would fail FDA safety tests today, comparing it to Laetrile to spotlight the push to legalize Laetrile sales in Iowa. He notes fourteen states have approved it.
A Des Moines lawmaker plans a 7 p.m. public hearing in the Wallace Building on a bill to legalize Laetrile. About 20 speakers, including an FDA representative and Loyola University Chicago biology head Dr Harold Manner, are listed. Walter notes Laetrile is sold in Iowa and proposes patient statements and health warnings sent to the state Health Department.
Iowa House resumes debate on a state ERA amendment while clarifying the federal ERA status. The 1972 legislature ratified the federal ERA on March 24, three states shy of the 38 needed for passage, with Hawaii Delaware and New Hampshire among early ratifiers.
President Carter's fiscal 1979 budget requests nearly 43 million dollars for Iowa public works with about two thirds for construction. The plan includes 26.7 million for eight Iowa construction projects and up to 30.1 million in 1978 unspent funds. Major allocations cover flood control on the Missouri River levee system and projects at Waterloo Clinton Saylorville Lake and Lock 19 rehab. Navigation work from Sioux City to the Missouri River mouth also appears with related multi state benefits.
Iowa Democratic Chairman Ed Campbell blasted a 13 week window for delegate selection proposed by a national reform commission calling it dark ages for caucus rules. The plan would shift primaries and caucuses to a 91 day period from March to June, risking Iowa losing first in the nation status.
Three people died in Iowa weekend traffic accidents. Betty Kooken, 55, of Moline Illinois, died in an Iowa City hospital from a two car crash on U.S. 61 between Mount Joy and Eldridge. Timothy A. Simpson, 19, of Ottumwa, also died in a crash on U.S. 34 near Ottumwa involving Russell A. Barnett, 21, of Agency, who was in stable condition. Mark A. Jetter, 19, of Guttenberg, was killed on icy U.S. 52 near Guttenberg when his car hit a concrete wall. Also noted is a 1737 birth of John Hancock.
Theater listings for Monday include IOWA with The Adventures of the Wilderness Family at 7 and 9. WORLD presents Close Encounters of the Third Kind at 6 30 and 8 55. Other venues feature Smokey and the Bandit Pete's Dragon Oh God The Goodbye Girl Gauntlet The World's Greatest Lover Saturday Night Fever Looking for Mr. Goodbar with 7 30 or 9 30/40 showtimes.
On this date in 1977 Vice President Mondale arrived in Brussels and affirmed the Carter administration's commitment to the North Atlantic Alliance reinforcing transatlantic security ties during his visit.
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