28 Jul 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1978
Page
1
The Cedar Rapids Planning Commission discusses a controversial proposal amid a modest crowd. A Civil Service hearing on a policeman's appeal unfolds on Page 4A with related coverage.
The Gazette prints a William Safire column arguing that Passman attorneys thwarted the Justice Department. A Dear Abby item features a mother seeking a fresh start. Gulf Oil settles a four year dispute, FMC reports earnings, and Pete Rose teases a long streak ending.
J Bazzel Mull is mentioned as a figure in a brief Iowa news item. License applications for this year's shotgun muzzle loader deer season should be available soon. Sioux City will host a popular annual bicycling event this weekend. Weather calls for clear and cool tonight with upper 50s, and mostly sunny, warmer Saturday with mid 80s highs.
A compact page listing sections for Advice, Comics, Motion and Competitions along with Movies, Crossword, Record, Deaths, Sports, Editorial, State, Family, Television, Farm, US, Finance, Wants, Late News, Weather, Legals, and World. This entry outlines the page structure and section codes used in the edition.
If first class postage costs rise further, the suggestion is to feature a portrait of Jesse James on the stamp. Copyright context implied.
Davenport Republican U S Senate candidate Roger Jepsen framed last weekend’s break-ins at his Davenport office and home as politically motivated, part of a smear campaign. He cited remarks by Democrat Dick Clark about a fear and hate driven campaign and read his statement at Cedar Rapids airport to reporters in multiple cities.
The Labor Department reports consumer prices rose 0.9 percent in June marking a third straight monthly increase. Food housing and autos led gains while a full year trend would imply a 11.4 percent rise. Federal Reserve Chair Miller cautioned inflation could trigger disruption or recession if unchecked.
The Labor Department reports a 0.4 percent decline in real purchasing power for workers in June while hourly wages rose 0.5 percent. Food prices surged 1.3 percent, beef up 5.6 percent and poultry dairy cereals oils sugar rose, with vegetables pork eggs and coffee down from May. Home costs climbed 1.2 percent as housing prices increased.
Supreme Court Justice Byron White postponed New York Times reporter Myron Farber’s indefinite jail for contempt of court until noon Tuesday. Farber refused to surrender confidential notes used in coverage of Dr. Mario Jascalevich trial after Bergen County Judge Arnold ordered disclosure for a confidential inspection.
Three armed men entered a Boston editing room and fled with filmed sequences from the movie Brink's. The theft targets Scollay Square scenes and may exceed the 1950 Brink's loot value, with production costs estimated at 12.5 million dollars. Police noted three attackers used an executive’s name to bypass security. editors were handcuffed but unharmed.
In Philadelphia, Councilman Francis Rafferty challenges Democratic candidate Milton Street in a staged ring duel as heated hearings on extending Mayor Frank Rizzo’s term spark a broader dispute. A civic leader warns the stunt could mock the city while Rafferty backs the term change and Street opposes it.
Plaques commemorating long service to Camp Good Health were unveiled at a Cedar Rapids joint meeting of Camp Good Health and Cedar Rapids Children's Home. The plaques feature Pete Hoyt the late Tony Pleune and Barbara Bjornson with presenter William Gray and Ruth Paulson leading board members in the ceremony.
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