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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1976
Page
2
President Ford proposed legislation to limit court ordered busing to five years and require courts to measure how unlawful discrimination created racial imbalance. The plan calls for an independent education committee to assist communities and targets gradual desegregation through defined timeframes and limited extensions.
The Cedar Rapids federal court heard testimony from Thelma Hess who claimed James Harper spoke of a deal to influence his testimony. She said Harper discussed avoiding Texas charges, hinted at violence in Linn County jail, and described plans to stay free in Florida. The defense sought to show Harper testified to secure a plea agreement.
Syria and Egypt agreed to end a ten month quarrel and coordinate Israel policy. The decision was announced at a Saudi meeting of prime ministers restoring diplomatic relations broken weeks earlier. The shift comes as regional tensions ease.
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with lows in the 70s and highs in the upper 70s. A 20 percent chance of measurable precipitation is possible tonight.
A humorous line mocks a decorator who claims to know what fur nllure to buy which draperies to hang and which colors suit a home. The quip plays on overconfident advice given to customers.
The Linn County regional planning commission weighs abandoning Fourth Street tracks as part of a plan to speed rail car delivery and cut city congestion by routing traffic around downtown Cedar Rapids. The plan envisions an intercity rail car switching company and relocating yards south of the General Mills plant with state and federal funding sought for design and construction.
The court ruled 5 to 4 that Congress exceeded its powers by extending minimum wage and overtime rules to state and local government workers. Justices said the 1974 amendments usurped state governance over employer relations, potentially forcing budgets to shift for police, fire, and public services.
Ames AP A spokesman for American cattle growers urged federal action to end what he called an unfair system where foreign beef enters the United States while American beef faces export restrictions. Wray Finney National Cattlemen's Assn president testified at the Republican platform hearings led by Gov. Robert Ray. He cited Australia New Zealand Japan as examples and urged cooperation with a new National Transportation Council to expand markets for American beef and other farm products.
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