08 Jul 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1978
Page
1
A local page teases family vacation sights around Lake Okoboji with planning tips on sightseeing routes and nearby activities. It highlights touring for bicyclists, an award winning film in Cedar Rapids, and outdoor hobbies for young anglers.
Read about upcoming events and features in the Cedar Rapids scene as gospel music draws crowds. The item highlights notable programs and community interest happenings filling Page 8A.
Clear to partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of measurable rain tonight. Highs mid 80s today and Sunday with lows mid 60s. A small foreign-made car carries a sign reading For Sale or Adoption.
The Energy Department proposed standby controls to allocate and price fuels during emergencies, including a potential gasoline rationing plan. The move aims to reflect price shifts and changing consumption patterns since 1973 74 and to ensure quick, flexible responses to supply interruptions. A judge halted most of a three year natural gas probe in the Gulf of Mexico.
Miami reporter describes a brutal mugging of Harvey Green, operator of Portside Cafe in Bicentennial Park. A crowd of about 50 watched as three youths beat him with a two by four and kicked him, then fled. The reporter recalls his own moment of hesitation before aiding Green as police were slow to arrive.
The Cedar Rapids Human Rights Commission struggles with staff limits and limited cooperation in probing two incidents in which police officers and civilians were injured. A 7 1 vote authorized an inquiry after lengthy debate as groups push for independent fact finding and DOJ mediation to improve trust and future relations.
Arlene Dayhoff, 50, of 4324 Woodfield Lane NE, was appointed to a three year term on the Iowa Commission for the Blind by Gov. Robert D. Ray. The appointment awaits confirmation by the Iowa Senate and succeeds Nel Bonnell amid protests from 100 delegates at the National Federation of the Blind convention in Baltimore.
Iowa Electric and NRC, with General Electric, decide to replace all eight nozzle assemblies in the Duane Arnold Energy Center cooling system after a June leak. All fuel bundles will be removed during repair to cut radiation. Plant outages expected through September.
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