23 Jun 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1978
Page
1
The page teases include a hearing warning on home loan rate increases and political deadlines, a surprise administrator bonus, sports notes about Terry Heald's M F L team, and editorials on the legislative initiative system along with miscellaneous local briefs and opinion columns.
A disaster warning surfaces for Pleasant Creek Reservoir near Palo as local officials assess a significant issue. A foreign church leader plans an unannounced visit to Cedar Rapids prompting security and community reactions. The Redstone Bar in Dubuque adds a distinct, quirky twist to local nightlife. The Spokesman notes special apparel appealing to avid bicyclists.
Cloudy with occasional showers tonight and Saturday. Nightly low in the low to mid 60s with Saturday highs in the mid 80s. The notice lists sections including Comics Movies and more.
Injured Seattle lineman Ken South, who lost both arms after a 26 000 volt incident, may receive electronic limbs. City Light engineers, with doctors, are developing a 27 volt prototype with four motorized joints powered by miniature batteries. If successful, the device could revolutionize prosthetics and aid many amputees.
The Sotheby Parke Bernet sale in London neared the halfway point with total takings around 21.7 million dollars. A Mosan enamel medal lion from 1150 depicting the Angel of Charity sold for 2.22 million dollars, a new record, as German museums pursue pieces from von Hirsch's collection. Robert von Hirsch, a German leather maker and Jew who fled the Nazis in 1933, died last November in Basel at 94.
The court held eight justices that federal courts may curb time inmates spend in isolation cells and, in a 5-4 decision, allow prevailing prisoners to recover lawyers’ fees. Arkansas must pay $22,500 to defense lawyers and the ruling addressed conditions in crowded windowless cells. The decision also blocked New Jersey from banning out-of-state garbage dumping in a separate 7-2 ruling.
Supporters of the labor backed measure retreat to the Human Resources Committee for redrafting after a failed bid to break a Republican led filibuster. Senators Byrd Williams said the bill would return while Hatch warned he could mount a second talkathon if it moves from committee. The proposal would stiffen penalties for labor law violators speed up elections on representation expand the National Labor Relations Board and allow unions to send organizers onto company premises under tight control.
American and Soviet scientists near Moscow report progress in magnetohydrodynamics MHD a method to convert fossil fuels into electricity more cheaply and efficiently The U S co chair calls data cost effective and applicable to both nations The effort aims to boost plant efficiency from about 35 percent to 65 percent and possibly 75 percent with further development
President Carter starts a Texas swing to promote energy and anti inflation policies drawing criticism from oil producers and cattle raisers. The two day tour includes Fort Worth lunch remarks Houston dinner with notable foes and meetings with diverse groups before visiting Beaumont Fort Hood and returning to Washington.
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