16 Jun 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1978
Page
1
A Cedar Rapids incident of vandalism and low attendance jeopardizes the city’s toilet recreation program. Reported on page 8A, the woes follow a public hearing about noise pollution tied to Interstate 380 held last night on page 4A.
The article reports on potential postal strikes as July 20 contract expirations loom. It notes union and management discussions, a contingency plan, and instructions to Cedar Rapids workers to build wooden blocks to block mail collection if a nationwide walkout occurs.
Hollywood planned comedy about girls basketball titled Dribble will be filmed in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines with the Iowa Cornets of the new Women’s Pro Basketball League. Locations include Coe and Mount Mercy colleges Regis and Kennedy high schools. Shooting runs July 31 through Labor Day with a planned Thanksgiving premiere in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines. Denise Long of the Iowa Comets was among 21 players at Coe’s Eby Fieldhouse tryouts.
Linn-Mar board discusses parochial school textbooks as educators push for policy clarity. An out-of-court settlement with General Electric Co. is reported in another section. The oldest native Alaskan nears birthday as local pinball wizards feature on the picture page. Jackie Gleason talks with reporters after hospital release amid regional traffic. Readers note customers arriving from Wisconsin and Ohio for events.
The page notes identify the first man to appear on the cover of McCall's magazine. Other items mention a Gazette editorial Outlooks column by a Cornell College political science professor on U S foreign policy, Hale Irwin leading a golf event, the Cedar Rapids Giants playing extra innings, a Cedar Rapids pro football team finding a new home, a Man to Man piece about a father, a telephone salesman complaining of abuse by the public, and a note on a high priced stock.
A calendar note lists upcoming events including Hey Dey 78 in Fairfax Festival of the Arts on the Mississippi in Dubuque and Palo Fun Day along with a new roller skating disco dance activity. The items reflect regional recreation and community gatherings.
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions tonight with a 40 percent chance of thundershowers and overnight lows in the upper 60s. Saturday will be partly cloudy with a 20 percent shower chance and highs in the low 80s.
President Carter told Southern Baptists in Atlanta that there is no conflict between God's will and his political duty as he prepared for Panama Canal treaty ceremonies with Omar Torrijos. He urged moral power over military force and urged Baptists to act on civil rights in their communities. He left for Panama after the speech.
President Carter and Rosalynn disclose a 1977 tax return showing a $306,000 business loss and a net worth drop to $795,357 from $822,638. Lipshutz says the loss stems partly from a blind trust with Kirbo and peanut warehouse operations, with no clear explanation available. Carter's income was about $191,000 with $48,152 in federal taxes and a refund expectation of $35,161.
Adam Tietz will stay in a foster home as Linn County Juvenile Court Judge Brent Harstad outlines conditions Barbara Tietz must meet to regain custody. The boy, sibling to a Coggan baby who died amid abuse, faces a final decision in October with the unborn child of Robert Elmore due mid August. Catholic Charities will retain legal custody while support programs aid parental improvement.
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