28 Jun 1977
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1977
Page
1
A national uprising of farm wives forms to oppose the cost-price squeeze threatening farm family survival. The item appears among a collage of notes and page references, noting other items from charm schools for executives to acne advice, and a lake safety survey.
The Supreme Court, in a 7 to 2 decision, held that Congress acted within its authority to seize nearly 5,000 hours of tapes and 42 million pages of Nixon era materials. The ruling supports public access and upholds the 1974 law despite Nixon’s constitutional challenges. Justice Brennan wrote the majority opinion.
Cedar Rapids faced 92 degree heat as electricity demand hit 927000 kilowatts at 7 p.m. Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. serves 400 Iowa communities and notes air conditioners drove the spike. The prior peak was 901000 kilowatts set last July. Two outages occurred.
Fair manager Harry Knight notes slim Grandstand crowds and recalls past large acts. Early events include tractor pull contest, talent shows, and a 27 person dog race. This year admission charges apply for Grandstand and gate entry, with general admission $2 to $2.50 and reserved seats $3 to $6.
Iowa City police arrested Mike Collins 15 Romeoville Illinois and Darrell Plumley 23 Joliet Illinois after an early Tuesday abduction from Brown's Standard service station in West Branch following a robbery attempt. The attendant was struck and released unharmed. Suspects held on robbery with aggravation and kidnapping charges.
The Carter administration is developing a standby gasoline rationing plan to be imposed quickly if needed. James Schlesinger aide James Bishop stated the President ordered reviews of rationing powers and aims for broad authority. The move follows Carter’s energy plan warnings and a separate Ways and Means vote to repeal the state and local gas tax deduction, with potential tax impacts and oil savings.
Authorities halted the organized ground hunt for Gene Leroy Hart a 33 year old escapee charged in the sex murders of three Girl Scouts at a summer camp near Locust Grove Oklahoma. Officials cited lack of productive information on Hart's location and noted ground heat confused by high ground temperatures in the area.
Teamsters official Harry Wilford and unionists in Cedar Rapids warn Carter's sugar subsidy would hit local workers. They cite plant closures and job losses in wet corn milling, with 500 laid off and 80 million bushels of corn market at risk. Affected plants employ 1,000+ workers and 3,000 rail cars. They urge Congress to back an import quota instead.
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