12 Jul 1977
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1977
Page
1
The director of a controversial new hospital argues abortion may offer an immediate societal remedy amid broader debate. The secretary of state calls it an historical quirk, saying he has never seen anything like it in his career.
President Carter faces setbacks as the Senate approves 75 million dollars for the Clinch River breeder reactor project in Oak Ridge Tennessee. The Carter administration faces a report criticizing military assistance limits tied to human rights. Weather clears with low 60s to upper 60s tonight and high 80s to 90s Wednesday.
A customer asks a sales clerk for a size 10 dress described as larger, highlighting a request for a bigger fit rather than a standard selection. Conversation appears brief with no further details or outcomes provided.
The 100 largest U S industrials owe at least 38 billion more in unfunded pension liabilities than they have set aside. That gap, about 20 percent higher than 1975 costs, may threaten long term solvency but PBGC covers pensions for many workers.
Iowa state audit blasts the Iowa Public Broadcasting Network for sloppy bookkeeping and weak administrative controls. Auditor Lloyd Smith cites misleadings to officials, noncompliance with law, and poor management, with Baldridge defending agency openness as the Chariton publisher notes.
Two Soviet hijackers aged 19 and 22 surrendered peacefully in Helsinki after hostages escaped the Aeroflot jet. Alexander Zyirnyak surrendered first, followed by Ginnady Selusjko. Police denied reports Selusjko slit wrists. The hijacking ended with the accomplice surrender and a police station transfer.
Watergate figure G. Gordon Liddy was granted parole with the release to take effect September 7. The decision came after President Jimmy Carter commuted his sentence from twenty years to eight years, ending more than four years of imprisonment as he kept his silence.
Police in riot gear moved to remove about 192 demonstrators from Kent State campus as they protested a proposed six million dollar gym near the May 4, 1970 death site. Arrested were parents of two students killed in 1970 and other protesters.
The Williams murder trial in Linn district court near Des Moines nears its end as the defense rests after Dr. Gary Peterson testified. The case concerns the 1968 Christmas Eve slaying of 10 year old Pamela Powers at the Des Moines YMCA, with disputed evidence on sexual assault.
Four Winneshiek residents died when their plane crashed fifty miles south of Fort Nelson British Columbia during an Alaska bound Flying Farmers tour. Victims include Dr George E Knudson head of Luther College chemistry department and his wife Shirley plus Roy Schultz and his wife Geneva Castalia owners of Walden Pond. A second plane from the same group crashed. names of its passengers not released.
A state board limits street blockage at most railroad crossings in Cedar Rapids to five minutes and upholds most of the Fourth street corridor rule. It rejects a downtown ban on rail movements 3:30 to 5:30 PM as not required for safety. The decision follows a March hearing and supports the city’s restrictions at 88 of 123 crossings.
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