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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1976
Page
1
Heading out shortly after 6 on a Sunday morning, riders began an 81 mile loop from Cedar Rapids along Second Avenue SE. Sponsored by the Hawkeye Bicycle Assn., the event loop toured six area towns and returned by 2 p.m. Fastest finished under six hours. More pictures on page 4A.
A new museum opens in a former horse barn in South Amana featuring antique farm implements and miniature buildings. The miniature builder works regularly in the museum. Separate note mentions a Cedar Rapids group and two businesses aiding a toy shipment to orphans in Korea. Additional article offers guidance on valuing inherited stock.
The Labor Department says second-quarter wage agreements averaged lower than the first quarter. First-year increases for April to June contracts averaged 8.2 percent, down from 8.8 percent, with total contract settlements at 6.6 percent.
The FDA directed manufacturers of top selling tranquilizers to tell physicians that these drugs should be avoided by women in the first three months of pregnancy. The warning aims to reduce risks to unborn children during the initial stage of gestation.
A Western desert service station posts a sign that jokes about its own lack of information. The sign reads Dont ask us for information If we knew anything we wouldn't be here.
Washington top arms control official Fred Ikle says the United States has been "had" by nations using U S nuclear fuel for weapons. He urges India to return spent fuels before any further sales while accepting restricted exports and a formal agreement on use. Page 3.
Richard Allen Schoenfeld turned himself in to Alameda County prosecutors in Oakland, becoming the youngest of three suspects in the Chowchilla school bus kidnapping case. Brothers James and Frederick Woods IV remained at large as authorities pursue charges of kidnapping and armed robbery.
President Ford personally intervenes in a four day cannery workers strike affecting California fruit harvests. He orders an agriculture department team to assess crop losses while federal mediators press for a settlement. Talks continue around the clock with 30 000 workers striking after failed negotiations.
The Senate approved amendments gutting tax breaks for sick pay and home office use but eased alimony deduction rules. A $1.7 billion small business tax cut was extended while 16 amendments were trimmed to save about $175 million yearly.
Ford campaign aides say the President has more than the 1,130 delegates needed for the nomination on the first convention ballot. The count rests on 1,096 delegates per AP tally plus 138 uncommitted and one for Sen. Howard Baker, while Reagan counters with 1,140.
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