19 Jul 1977
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1977
Page
1
Defense lawyers for Robert Anthony Williams argued during the trial that Albert Bowers, a former YMCA janitor, could have produced sperm, tying him to the murder of Pamela Powers, a 10 year old girl from Urbandale. The case was continued on Friday.
The article reports widespread crop and livestock losses across states from Dawson Georgia to Iowa and California. It notes 2000 acres burned in Dawson, Neuse River oxygen depletion killing thousands of fish, and Kansas, Iowa, and California face steep economic damage. Weather service warns no rain soon and continues very hot conditions. Farmers fear ruin as banks tighten credit and water scarcity worsens.
A group of 17 junior House members urged creation of a select panel to oversee the ethics committee’s Korea influence buying probe. They argued for independence amid President Carter’s refusal of a Watergate style prosecutor, while Speaker O'Neill pressed speedier action and Flynt faced criticism over delays.
A Cedar Rapids work crew uses a ladder suspended above the five in one bridge and dam complex near Third Avenue to secure tools and prevent thefts. Lunda Construction Co. spokesman from Black River Falls Wisconsin explains the ladder is hoisted each evening after work.
Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin arrived at the White House for talks with President Carter and urged that Israel yearn for peace and will do everything for it, while signaling no withdrawal from the West Bank amid warnings that Israeli lives could be jeopardized in certain circumstances. He presented maps to illustrate regional danger as Carter praised his courage and religious commitment and said all points are negotiable in seeking a Middle East settlement this year. Begin, 63, spoke in Hebrew recalling the Nazi Holocaust and said peace rests on national security and the protection of every Israeli life.
White House spokesman Jody Powell says in five months since January 20 the Carter administration logged 119 flights on Air Force One and other presidential aircraft, far fewer than the 600 to 800 flights of prior administrations in the same period. He notes the list was sent to Rep. Jack Brooks. King to join National Transportation Safety Board as chair. Carter seeks grid and public alert measures for energy emergency and security actions after New York blackout.
Henry Kissinger told the House subcommittee that Nixon’s 4.75 billion reconstruction offer to North Vietnam was a preliminary gesture and, due to what he called flagrant violations of the Paris peace accord, the United States owes Hanoi nothing. He rejected talk of a cover up and said future aid should be considered in alphabetical order.
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