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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1977
Page
18
A detailed grid lists Cedar Rapids Des Moines Davenport and other markets by channel and time. Programs span morning to late night including Bonanza Star Trek MASH The Tonight Show and NBC CBS ABC and local news segments.
Robert Brake and Anita Bryant founded Save Our Children plan a Washington office and national fund drive to oppose similar gay rights laws while vowing not to wage a nationwide witch hunt. Civil rights groups plan court challenges to the Dade County repeal vote, and a Miami boycott is threatened as 202,319 to 89,562 voters supported repeal.
A flash fire on the second floor of the Pasha nightclub in Abidjan during Thursday morning left 41 dead, most of them Europeans, as patrons could not exit through the single front doorway. About 12 were hospitalized with burns after escaping via a rear window.
Cicero the milk horse from Edinburgh will join Queen Elizabeth in the Trooping the Colors drill. Once mistreated and nearly too short by an inch for service the horse was fitted with extra thick shoes and trained to overcome fears. The Queen selected him for the Household Cavalry where he will accompany her on Saturday.
A Liberian bulk carrier the S S Joy carrying sugar sank in the Gulf of Mexico about 100 miles from the Mississippi river mouth after an engine room fire and several blasts. The 32 crew were rescued by a tug and the ship went down late Wednesday.
ABC regains first place with a 15.1 rating and 30.4 percent share for the week ending Sunday June 5. CBS records 14.2 and NBC 14.0, with top 20 including Police Story and Police Woman on NBC and shows like Happy Days and Welcome Back Kotter on ABC.
Parade previews a Sunday report weighing whether the draft should be revived. The feature discusses public debate, policy questions, and potential implications for national service and military readiness.
A 25 year old Greek woman gave birth to eight babies in Athens two months early. Five of the infants died soon after birth. three remained in danger. The mother Cleo Zerbili was in good condition, and the father works as a bank clerk on Mytilene.
Detroit AP reports faulty Ford engine fan blades may trigger a recall of 6.2 million vehicles after a mechanic, Roger Keyes, 24, of Rockwood Michigan, died from injuries when a fan broke on a 1972 Torino he was repairing. NHTSA confirms the death.
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