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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1977
Page
1
A roundup of brief items includes Iowa beer outlook this summer and Independence city policies granting two holidays and across the board raises for city employees. The Farm Datebook highlights Eastern Iowa farm events. Clyde Wood, a 79 year old beekeeper from South Woodstock Vermont, recounts how bees saved his life.
Cedar Rapids and Linn County encourage filing for homestead and personal property tax exemptions. Page 5 notes administrative restructuring at Grant Wood area education agency approved Monday night. Page 17 mentions Amana VIP Monday in Iowa City. Page 18 covers critique of Jimmy Connors headline and Page 21 discusses oil company strategies in Congress. Page 22 reports Rabin passing power to Begin and granting asylum to 66 Vietnamese refugees. Weather outlook: isolated thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday.
The Labor Department reports May prices up 0.6 percent, pushing annual inflation to 7.2 percent. Food, fuel slow but overall costs rise, with energy and groceries moderating before continuing gains into summer. Gas, car, and clothing costs rise while mortgage rates edge higher.
After five weeks of labor strife in Cedar Rapids negotiations in Des Moines with the International Laborers union pointed toward a settlement. A source said pickets would be withdrawn Tuesday afternoon and none would post Wednesday allowing construction to resume. If ratified the move could end delays on major projects including the Five Seasons Civic Center and the water pollution control plant.
Three Linn county zoning commission members including chairman Don Stamy resign citing irreconcilable conflict with Linn supervisors over a proposed ordinance to limit housing on prime agricultural land. The resignations take effect July 1 and followed a 2 to 1 supervisor vote against the measure.
Des Moines Gov Robert Ray urged full funding of the first collective bargaining contract for state employees and comparable benefits for non organized workers. He proposed about 8 percent total cost over two years and called for changes to the sick leave policy. He defended collective bargaining while noting one IDOT Regents contract dispute.
Nairobi based UPI reports violence after an assassination attempt on Idi Amin. Wounded Amin reportedly hospitalized as Ugandan troops purge perceived opponents, causing hundreds to flee to Kenya and sparking claims of a massacre and mass defections.
The FDA plans to ban all over‑the‑counter daytime sedatives including Cope Compoz Miles Nervine Tranquil and Quiet World. Kennedy says there is no proven medical benefit and daytime drowsiness risks pose danger for drivers and operators of machinery. A tentative regulation will be published later this year followed by hearings to gather input.
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