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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1970
Page
2
The Cedar Rapids city budget requests 19,611,264 to run the city in 1971 with a record 45.551 mill tax levy. The plan raises total expenditures by 16.19 percent from 1970 and includes 919,152 for added bond debt retirement. The estimate hinges on a 260 per mill yield and the assessed valuation totals certified in December.
Cesar Chavez declares an all-out war between the United Farm Workers and the Teamsters after a Teamsters pact with lettuce and strawberry growers in Salinas and Santa Maria valleys. He calls the move a Pearl Harbor style attack and notes Teamsters pledged to honor UFWOC jurisdiction in vegetables and small fruits. Chavez seeks victory as grape unionization nears, while grape growers deny a new nationwide contract. Arizona signs with federal for mutual inspections of non coal mines.
President Nixon signed a broad anti crime bill granting police power to enter homes without knocking under certain warrants and expanding wiretapping with court orders. The plan extends pretrial detention, increases judges, creates a public defender system, and aims to curb crime in the District of Columbia with potential national influence.
Mayor John Lindsay activated the first stage of an air pollution emergency as a stagnant haze covered the Atlantic megapolis for a fifth day. He ordered a 20 percent cut in incineration and on site garbage burning halted in hospitals and housing projects, with a warning of possible private vehicle bans. The air resources department reported pollutants reaching unhealthy levels and urged car pools and public transit use.
Union delegates representing 47 000 longshoremen voted to end a two week port shutdown that cost Britain 1 17 billion in lost trade. They approved a peace package offering 13.2 million yearly in holiday pay overtime and bonuses. Outside, militants condemned the deal as sold out amid fear of continued walkouts.
A heavy rainfall event drenched Decorah with more than seven inches from Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The storm triggered outages and lightning fires across northeast Iowa, with confirmed damage at farms and homes. Local officials estimated damage will take hours to assess.
More than 1,000 homes and businesses across Cedar Rapids and nearby towns lost power after a thunderstorm with lightning struck transmission lines. outages hit the southwest quadrant, Noelridge, Springville, Mt. Vernon, Bertram, Mechanicsville, Stanwood, Solon and rural Marion. Power was restored in most areas by morning. several outages persisted in Mt. Vernon and surrounding communities. The storm dropped 1.57 inches of rain by mid morning, with ongoing showers and a risk of severe storms.
A state court injunction blocking the Wa dena rock festival issued by Supreme Court Justice C Edwin Moore sparks a split among Sound Storm Inc promoters. Promoter Bill Schulz says the event will proceed. attorney M J Berkos contests that statement and vows to seek reversal while complying if needed. Authorities prepare for enforcement with Fayette County Sheriff Norman McCaulley coordinating with other counties and state police for crowd control and traffic.
Governor Hay and state officials disclosed high Dieldrin levels in buffalo and catfish from the Coralville reservoir and Nishnabotna river. They urged avoidance of these fish long term while FDA guidance and potential bans are reviewed by pollution and pesticide boards.
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