20 Jun 1977
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1977
Page
1
The article notes JoAnne Carner becoming the first woman to play in the Amana VIP pro am event and mentions her weekly earnings around six thousand dollars. It reflects on how this success might influence her housing prospects and references upcoming advice columns in The Gazette.
A Cedar Rapids feature recalls a quarter million road miles across six continents and 60 countries in 14 years, concluding with a Thank You trip around the country.
The piece explores chain letters and their junk mail aura, noting threats of doom, varied origins, and the long history of mail fraud. It references Ben Franklin and 19th century authors as part of the tale while acknowledging the persistent nuisance.
A single engine plane crashed about a mile north of Squaw Creek school killing Cedar Rapids teens Mark Kabelitz and Joyce Foster during a party in a farm field. Witnesses say the pilot buzzed guests at least three times before the 8:35 p.m. crash.
Firefighters union Local 11 IAFF rejected the city's offer of an across the board increase of 832 dollars annually. The 40 cent per hour rise applies to 12 workers on a 40 hour week while the 56 hour week unit earns 2814 cents per hour. Elden Linn said the offer was rejected by an overwhelming majority. The union planned to file with the state public employe relations board.
The Prudhoe Bay to Valdez pipeline starts, signaling oil may flow at 1.2 million barrels per day. It cost 7.7 billion to build 800 miles with 4 billion more for wells, and startup was to be low key with later celebrations planned by Alyeska. Destination Valdez and the Alaska Arctic region are central to the project.
A Nairobi newspaper said Idi Amin was missing after a weekend assassination attempt. Ugandan officials said the report was inaccurate but would not disclose his location. An unidentified man at Amin's home said armed Muslims surrounded the house and searches were being conducted.
The United States Supreme Court rules states and public hospitals need not pay for elective abortions for poor women, provided the mothers’ lives are not at risk. The decision, reflecting a 63 vote margin, suggests Congress may restrict federal funds for abortion while reaffirming a woman’s right to seek abortion in the first trimester. Justice Powell authored the majority, with Chief Justice Warren Burger joining.
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that states may deny welfare benefits to children of fathers on strike or fired for misconduct. The decision upholds Maryland’s AFDC Unemployed Fathers program and HEW regulations deferring eligibility to states, with a 1973 rule allowing exclusion of strikers from the unemployed concept. Three unemployed fathers had sought benefits.
VINTON A Center Point contracting firm employee Roger Allen Johnson fell about 30 feet while painting a city water tower. An aluminum extension handle touched a 12 500 volt power line and he died at a hospital. Co workers tried to revive him as city power went out briefly.
McGregor based attorney Tom Miller withdraws as U.S. attorney candidate for the northern Iowa district to pursue the Iowa attorney general race in 1978. He said he will announce his AG bid next January after deciding he would resign the U.S. post if selected. Miller, a Harvard Law School graduate from Dubuque, was a 1974 Democratic nominee for attorney general and previously worked with Culver.
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