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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1978

Page

2

Welfare overhaul dead this session as calendar tightens

Congressional leaders say President Carter’s welfare reform bill is shelved for the year due to a clogged calendar and time constraints. Supporters plan to revive the 20 billion plan next year, with 1.3 million public service jobs and a shift from food stamps to cash aid.

Washington Carter James C. Corman D-Calif House Senate Corman Thomas P. O'Neill Jr Robert C. Byrd O'Neill White House Congress Special House Special Committee Ways and Means Byrd al Ullman Dore Ways and Means Committee

Missing Korean bribe reports flagged by Senate panel

Washington officials reported 23 warnings of influence buying by South Korean agents are missing from federal files hindering inquiry. Sen. Stevenson said lack of read FBI reports and potential but unproven cover up are notable. House cut 56 million in easy credit food sales to Korea over ambassador talks and envelope payments to lawmakers.

Washington Senate Intelligence Committee Adlai E. Stevenson III U.S Korean Central Intelligence Agency Tongsun Park FBI House South Korea Agriculture Department Food and Drug Administration Korea Kim Dong Jo Leon Jaworski Joan Claybrook National Highway Traffic Safety Administration UPI Ford

New York School Funding Ruled Unconstitutional

The New York State Supreme Court declares funding of public schools through property taxes unconstitutional. Justice L Kingsley Smith orders a new statewide funding formula and retains jurisdiction while appeals proceed. The ruling could reshape state and local government revenue structures.

Mineola N.Y New York Supreme Court L. Kingsley Smith Smith

Callaghan urges U S energy cutback for global recovery

Prime Minister James Callaghan told AP that the United States should reduce energy use to aid worldwide economic revival. He noted U S per capita consumption far exceeds that of the United Kingdom and India and warned a conservation program could be pursued without hardship. He spoke as Carter faced potential fuel-price moves if Congress stalls energy legislation. In Cairo, Al Akhbar cited plans to bring Egyptian and Israeli ministers to London next month with Vance possibly attending to revive Mideast talks.

London James Callaghan United States No. 10 Downing St Labor Party Associated Press America India United Kingdom U.S Callaghan Washington Carter Congress Cairo Egypt Mideast al Akhbar Cyrus Vance Mohamed Ibrahim Kamel Moshe Dayan Israel Vance

Quake toll rises in Salonika with 16 more dead

Sixteen more bodies were recovered from the rubble of an eight story building in Salonika, raising the death toll to 36. Among the dead were two seven-year-olds and six members of the family of former Gov. Ionnis Voliotis. Light tremors persisted in northern Greece, eastern Hungary, and Romania, with experts warning the aftershocks could continue for days.

Salonika Greece Ionnis Voliotis Hungary Romania

Soviet Turkey sign neighborly cooperation pact and oil exploration accord

In Moscow the Soviet Union and Turkey signed a vaguely worded neighborly relations document and a separate oil exploration pact for the Black Sea. Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit signed the political accord with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin while Foreign Ministers Gunduz Okcun and Andrei Gromyko signed the oil agreement. Turkish sources said the political accord mirrors past Soviet cooperation pacts with West Germany and France, but stops short of a full non aggression treaty.

Moscow Soviet Union Turkey Black Sea Bulent Ecevit Alexei N. Kosygin Gunduz Okcun Andrei A. Gromyko West Germany France

Weather Summary For Weekend Into Monday

Cloudy with highs near 90 Sunday dipping to the low 80s Monday and Tuesday Lows expected in the 60s Winds SSE at 9 mph sunrise 5 32 sunset 8 46 A look back shows yesterday highs 79 lows 61 no precipitation Warm humid Sunday with a chance of thundershowers Sunday night Partly cloudy cooler not as warm Monday and Tuesday River stages near flood levels for several gauges around the Mississippi River with Lacrosse Dam Dubuque and Keokuk showing rise or fall readings and no major changes expected through today

Mississippi River LaCrosse Lansing McGregor Guttenberg Dubuque Davenport Keokuk C.R

Astronomer reports second black hole discovery

Princeton astronomer Ronald Polidan announced at a Park City conference the discovery of a second black hole designated OAO 1653-40. The object, detected in X rays by the Copernicus satellite, supports relativity and black hole theory and contrasts with Cygnus X-1 as another example.

Park City Utah Princeton University Ronald Polidan Astronomical Society of the Pacific Park City Resort Center Salt Lake Polidan Copernicus Orbiting Astronomical Observatory Satellite Earth

Red Brigades ringleader Curcio jailed in long Italian verdict

In Turin a court sentenced Red Brigades ringleader Renato Curcio to 15 years and others to terms from 3 to 15 years after a record 100 hour 32 minute jury deliberation. In total 29 jailed, 16 acquitted, one retried in the maxi mum security trial where 11 were killed.

Turin Italy UPI Red Brigades Renato Curcio Curcio Guido Barbaro Aldo Moro Rome

Births and unions noting local families and incidents

Births list multiple couples in Iowa City Cedar Rapids Marion Center Point and other areas with dates June 22 and 23 detailing new daughters and sons followed by marriages dissolved and several incident times reporting gas and chemical odors and an electrical stove short and a medical emergency with stand by at an accident scene on Seventh Avenue SE.

Second Ave Center Point Road Eastern Ave 12Th Ave Seventh Avenue SE

Paroled umpire draws gun and is jailed

A convicted murderer and parolee, 40 year old R B Williams, reportedly pulled a .22 pistol as angry Terry, Mississippi players rushed him during a game against a Vicksburg team. He was booked on possession of a concealed weapon while on probation, a felony, after police found his prison record.

Vicksburg, Miss R.B. Williams Terry, Miss Vicksburg Williams

Tombstone dealer's tax revolt halted in Georgia

E L Fowler, a Tombstone dealer, was found in contempt as a state Superior Court judge assessed him over 14 000 dollars in back taxes for refusing to collect sales taxes since 1968. The IRS charges he failed to file federal returns from 1971 to 1975. Fowler called taxation involuntary servitude and opposed desegregation policies.

Tifton E.L. Fowler IRS Fowler

Cedar Rapids Gazette Details and Rates

The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 with carrier and mail subscription options. It notes second class postage and AP news rights with exclusive republication of local news and AP dispatches.

The Gazette Company Third Ave. SE Cedar Rapids Iowa U.S Gazette Associated Press

Thornley Dies Irish MP and Trinity Lecturer

Dr. David Thornley, Irish Parliament member from 1969 to 1977 and politics lecturer at Trinity College Dublin, died Sunday at age 42 in Dublin.

Dublin Ireland David Thornley Trinity College

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