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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1978
Page
18
A local Press of Atlantic City report says Chip Carter played blackjack at Resorts International's club with 1,700 others present not recognizing him despite Secret Service. The casino declined to confirm. No outcome reported.
The Cedar Rapids City Council passes Ordinance No. 5178 amending traffic rules to authorize emergency vehicle priority, expand driving license regulations, signage controls, accident reporting, rental of signs, and parking limits. revisions cover speeding, signaling, overtaking, and driving on right. The measure takes effect after publication.
The Cedar Rapids Police Department reports seizure of items including hydraulic vehicle jacks and a jack handle at a victim's residence. The notice directs claimants to file for return within 30 days with the Clerk of the District Court, Cedar Rapids. A second notice covers similar property from a May 1978 seizure and outlines hearing procedures and timelines. The City Council adopts ordinance changes affecting prosecutions for ordinance violations and directs replacement pages to the Cedar Rapids Municipal Code.
A 14 year old Navajo boy Willard John and two teens Priscilla Jim and Leo Hoskie rescued a woman swept along the San Juan River. The woman was identified as Willard’s mother Rose Marie John, 39, who remained in stable condition after treatment.
HEW Secretary Joseph Califano orders a further review of drug abuse contracts after an internal report cited loose management and cronyism at the National Institute on Drug Abuse. He directs lawyers to assess recovery of funds and insists procurement be impeccable and free of favoritism.
Ponti ac based attorney Scott Saurbier says about 300000 dollar liability fund is exhausted after out of court settlements with around 30 victims from the Trini and Carmen's botulism outbreak. Fifty nine people were poisoned after eating home canned green peppers in hot sauce in March 1977. Also notes the 1940 start of the World War II battle of France.
Environmental Action releases a list naming 12 politicians to oppose in the fall, including Sens. Jesse Helms and Strom Thurmond and several House members. The group aims to raise funds and back candidates opposing the list, while Helms calls it ultra liberal. A historical note recalls a 1977 U S plan to withdraw 6 000 soldiers from South Korea by 1978.
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