09 Jun 1977
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1977
Page
1
The Gazette introduces a new weekly feature Your Legal Rights. The first column explains legal rights in birth suits and appears on page 16, guiding readers through birth-related legal considerations and remedies.
A collage of short items notes social issues in Philadelphia and Iowa including former exchange students, a church fund-raiser shutdown over odors, and Iowa facing possible Medicaid fund losses. It mentions declining farm employment, OSHA tractor belt wear, football scheduling disputes, a horse named Cicero in drills, and Aspen gun bans amid a kidnapping murder manhunt.
Mostly clear tonight with lows in the upper 50s. Friday will be partly cloudy with a chance of afternoon showers and highs in the mid 80s. A stray line on charity contrasts virtue with deduction.
The fifth of seven water stories notes severe inland water shortages in Iowa as rivers dry, wells fall, and conservation pressures grow. Industry uses large water amounts for cooling and processing, with Cedar River flows and Silurian wells under stress. Iowa Electric withdraws about 4000 gallons per minute at Palo to cool its reactor, under an agreement allowing withdrawals until Cedar flow hits 500 cfs.
Two South Moluccan mediators entered the halted train 12 miles north of Assen to relay a government warning to the hijackers. They carried a demand to free 55 hostages or face dangerous consequences as officials warn of rising health risks among captives.
President Idi Amin resumed control of Kampala following a secret gathering with revolutionary leaders from Tanzania and Zambia, Radio Uganda reported. The broadcast said a unnamed British person was arrested on spying charges during Amin’s absence and would be executed if found guilty, amid fears Amin may act on his threat to ban Britons from leaving Uganda.
Interest in the new police aide program has risen with 11 female applicants by Thursday noon and two more black candidates hoped for before the 5 pm deadline. The program offers five recruits police exposure, college credit, and a salary to explore law enforcement careers. Officials say it aims to diversify the force and address past hiring criticisms raised by the NAACP and a mayoral committee.
An official of Nissen Co. warned that a call by an insurance adjustor to ban trampolines signals a broader threat to school sports. Underwriting managers from Employers Mutual Ins Co noted high injury risk, while Nissen executives warned of nationwide effects on sports and equipment makers.
Iowa City environmental engineer Dr. Donald McDonald urged cutting back Coralville reservoir releases to 75 cfs at a June 17 Des Moines meeting with the corps of engineers and state officials. After reducing from 150 to 100 cfs in May, officials warn further rationing may be needed if drought continues.
The Supreme Court, in a 7 to 2 decision, struck down New York restrictions that limited contraceptives to pharmacists and ages 16 and over and barred advertisements in drug stores. Justice Brennan stated privacy rights extend to minors and the law imposed no compelling state interest. Justices Stewart Marshall and Blackmun agreed. Justice White dissented.
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