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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1978
Page
1
The report notes five technicians from Sudan undergoing training at the Collins complex in Cedar Rapids. They express fondness for locals but dislike Iowa winter. The piece references broader city and state matters across pages.
Sylvia Porter starts a multi part guide on federal income tax time in the Picture Page. Henry Ford II and Rep Morris Udall clash at a White House conference over growth versus planned policy. Stockholders cheer Square D Co and UAL Inc in today’s financial reports. Maryland basketball appears sluggish after South Bend outing. Clearing tonight with lows 5 to 10 below and mild Tuesday highs around 10 above.
A Canadian-American search team found tubing and a perforated metal canister protruding from ice at a Thelon River crater eight miles from Warden's Grove. Debris from the nuclear Cosmos 954 satellite, which fell last week, was located after a sled trek by two wintering team members. The crew of 13 was airlifted by Chinook to Baker Lake, with two men hospitalized in Edmonton for tests.
Treasury Secretary Blumenthal warned that failing to pass a 25 billion dollar tax cut would slow growth and raise unemployment while a larger cut could worsen inflation and the economy. He urged a 25 billion balance to offset Social Security tax hikes and inflation. The administration signaled stricter wage and price controls and warned on inflation and unemployment trends for 1978 and 1979.
Sarah Blackwell a 17 year old Davenport girl gave birth in the back seat of a speeding car on Interstate 80 near West Liberty. Her mother drove and an aunt offered support as the ambulance arrived about ten minutes later. The baby, initially reported as a boy, was later identified as a girl. Both mother and infant were in good health at University Hospitals Iowa City.
Inmates comprising seven women and three men held at the British Columbia Penitentiary met RCMP negotiators after more than 30 hours of captivity. They sought transfer to another prison, with a tentative offer for Millhaven Prison in Ontario under Ottawa approval, while Archambault in Quebec was ruled out.
Des Moines Attorney General Richard Turner asserts that the Iowa Constitution provides sexual equality by its generic use of the term men and that where male is used it refers to all human beings. State Rep. Douglas Smalley supports the view, arguing the ERA debate is moot.
The General Accounting Office agreed to audit the Iowa National Guard. Rep. Michael Blouin announced the probe after a meeting in his office where GAO officials heard reports of alleged wrongdoing from Rep. first district Democrat and State Senator Bob Carr.
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