06 Jun 1977
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1977
Page
1
The paper highlights a shift from elaborate dining to straightforward meals, a dim outlook for rail passenger service in Iowa with a possible move to buses, the rise of self education initiatives in Atlanta, and a series of short items on politics sports and weather.
Two pregnant women freed after 13 days with South Moluccan terrorists said the remaining 53 hostages aboard a northern Netherlands train are in good condition despite intense psychological pressure. They noted hostages are treated well while other demands for releases and transport remain unchanged.
Religious leaders unite against Dade County gay rights ordinance as election nears. Archbishop Carroll urges repeal in Catholic churches while gay activists plead against repeal. Anita Bryant supporters and church figures push both sides ahead of Tuesday referendum. The Florida GOP backs repeal. the county Dems favor retention.
The Times reports Carter administration officials told South Korea and Japan the United States will withdraw about 6,000 troops from South Korea by the end of 1978. Further withdrawals of similar size expected, though specifics remain unclear.
Des Moines Iowa supreme court was asked to overturn Polk county judge James Donato's pretrial decisions in the Robert Anthony Williams murder case. Attorney John Wellman said three defense motions to suppress evidence were denied and Williams seeks suppression of body discovery related to Pamela Powers found near Mitchelville December 26, 1968. Williams is set for a June 20 retrial in Linn district court after the U.S. Supreme Court ordered a new trial for inadequate counsel.
Haldeman and Mitchell were ordered to report by noon June 22 to begin serving their 8 year and 4 to 8 year sentences for Watergate crimes. The brief courtroom scene followed their Feb 21 1975 verdicts as marshals escorted them from the courthouse amid questions about possible sentence reductions.
VICTORIA Seychelles Prime Minister France Albert Rene overthrew the flamboyant president, imposing a curfew and ordering the police to shoot violators on sight. He closed schools and told all nonessential workers to stay home as he reshaped the government of the 60,000 population island nation.
In unofficial results Bulent Ecevit and his Republican Peoples party led with 218 seats in the 450 seat assembly while Suleyman Demirel's conservative bloc held 188. Observers expect defections to push Ecevit over a 226 seat majority as supporters celebrate in Ankara and Istanbul amid economic and regional tensions.
The Cedar Rapids area faces a dry spell with municipal wells supplying the city and nearby Marion and Hiawatha. The Smiths deal with a sudden dry well at 1425 Forty-second Street SE, weighing options between a new well over $1,000 or extending a city water main also around $1,000. Coppock notes city policy limits extensions outside city limits and determines hookup costs at five dollars per front foot with total frontage impacts. Cedar Rapids relies on 24 wells along the river, depths 60 to 65 feet, drawing from permeable alluvium created by glacial periods. drought conditions threaten private wells more than municipal supply.
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