29 Jun 1977
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1977
Page
1
The Butcher offers substitutes and tips as predictions push hamburger prices toward two dollars per pound this summer. Also notes a Supreme Court decision easing lawyer advertising of rates may influence doctors and dentists. Page 12B and 7B. Gallup Youth Poll compares music tastes nationwide. Page 3B.
A Cedar Rapids publicist and former newspaper reporter has, after twenty years of journalism teaching, compiled the ten words most often misspelled by his students. The note appears on Page 7A with a test to challenge readers. A separate item notes that a thousand boys’ lives will be affected by these men this summer in Linn county on Page 1B. Another brief highlights a woman of 32 who flies commercial jets, instructs pilots for helicopters and seaplanes, and plays 19 musical instruments on Page 11B.
Nine indictments were handed down by a Polk county grand jury ending a long probe of the Iowa beer and liquor control commission. One indictment targets commission director Rolland A. Gallagher. State troopers plan July 4 safety patrols focusing on drunken drivers. An attempt to tax municipal waterworks sales and use taxes was abandoned. The Jersey bull won grand champion at the All Iowa fair and a Stanwood family won in the sheep showring. Public attitudes toward property taxes show broad dislike in a recent poll. Economic indicators blame shrinking money supply for May drop.
Chance of thunderstorms tonight and early Thursday with a mainly sunny Thursday afternoon. Lows tonight near 60s and highs Thursday upper 70s. Local forecast notes include scattered showers possible later in the week and warm temps through Thursday.
Magistrate Brent G. Harstad will replace John F. Siebenmann as juvenile judge for the sixth district on Aug. 1. Siebenmann will return to associate district judge duties amid administrative tensions in the juvenile court services office. Harstad, a 34 year old Cedar Rapids lawyer and Iowa graduate, spoke of enthusiasm for the new role and its challenges.
Iowa Governor Robert Ray said Spiro Agnew had a point about press power in a 1969 speech. Ray told 24 high school teachers at a Taft Institute seminar that the press has been unfair toward him and public figures. He noted reporters focus on trips to Taiwan and Saudi Arabia, and outlined four options for his political future after 1978.
The Supreme Court, in a 7 to 2 ruling, overturns Ehrlich Coker’s death sentence for the 1974 rape of a 16 year old in Waycross, Ga., saying capital punishment for rape with no murder is cruel and unusual. The decision affects other Georgia and Florida cases and prompts broader desegregation reviews and Medicaid funding debates.
The fair plans a busy Wednesday and Thursday schedule with talent shows on the mall and a Barnes RCA Rodeo. A petition to drop Grandstand admission faced opposition from fair board president Joseph Hladky III, who warned price changes are unlikely due to advance ticket sales.
Residents along the Vinton ditch suffered smoke and property damage after a permitted burn bulldozed a brush and timber area owned by Chester Hagan. Fire officials halted the blaze as winds shifted, with neighbors reporting burned furniture, carpet, and windows.
The Senate voted 54 44 to cap sugar subsidies at 50000 per grower matching the corn subsidy limit under the new farm bill. The amendment aims to curb Carter administration subsidies giving sugar growers a competitive edge and may be sent to a conference committee as the House bill differs. Hawaii sugar growers would be excluded from the program under the change.
The House refused to roll back a $12,900 pay raise for members of Congress and related officials. An amendment to cut funds for the raise was defeated, confirming the increase that took effect in March.
A 15 year old Girl Scout was dragged from a tent at Osceola State Park in Sarasota County by a heavily built man. The victim Charlotte Grosse of Venice was seized around 6 a.m. EDT as her sister and another scout screamed. The assailant wore dark clothes and fled into palmetto scrub. The incident follows earlier crimes linked to Gene Leroy Hart in nearby cases.
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