20 Jun 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1978
Page
1
Cedar Rapids Linn County Health Department staff plan investigations into a residential health hazard linked to potential brain damage in children. A separate business story notes a major lawsuit involving two local stock brokerages remains active. A brief item questions if the city is targeted for another Target store.
State Auditor Lloyd Smith releases figures on liquor sales in Iowa. The report notes figures and context from page 5A of the newspaper, with other items including railroad proposals, Medicaid abortion rulings, and local notices.
Iowa City veteran caddie John Copping, Amana Refrigeration senior design engineer by day, headlines the 12th Amana VIP pro am event. Copping’s seven Amana assignments yield five under par on average for the players he caddies, including Gary Player who shot six under par to tie for first.
Secretary Vance outlined a Western position toward Angola backing a gradual normalization with Luanda while pursuing two aims. reconcile Angola Zaire dispute and push a peaceful settlement in Namibia. He urged respect for borders and noninterference to avoid Shaba clashes and signaled limited ties until troop reductions and broader participation occur.
Jim Tolle, 13, from 100 Leroy St NW, rappels in a CAP and Army Reserve demonstration for CAP cadets at Mount Hope State Park near Stone City. Cadets descend cliffs as part of the drill for mountaineering skills.
Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids raises semiprivate room rate from 92 to 100 dollars and private room from 97 to 106. St Luke's plans Sept 1 changes while current semiprivate rate is 91. Mercy projects next fiscal year expenses up 10.5 percent with nationwide voluntary cost containment aimed at holding rate increases to about 3.1 percent.
Vice President Mondale announced a 2 billion National Development Bank to spur private investment in about 12 000 U S communities. The Urbank program would auto grant eligibility to 1 800 large cities and 10 000 small areas if they meet need tests and cooperation requirements.
In Washington West Virginia radioactive thorium zirconium soil erupts as workers dig at the L B Foster Co pipe plant. NRC warns soil cannot stay long and a $2 million project is paused while investigators seek removal methods amid ownership disputes since 1957.
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