09 Mar 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1978
Page
1
The Chamber of Commerce reissues a warning about door to door and telephone salesmen warning readers to be cautious of unsolicited offers and potential scams.
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with lows in the low to mid 20s and highs around 40. An odd closing line notes termites never diet they just live happily ever after. Copyright
Six teams crowded into a phone booth at Mount Mercy College McAuley Hall in a contest Wednesday. The Nurses took first place with 11 people and won a keg of beer. Sponsored by the Mount Mercy Office of Student Activities, the event served as a study diversion.
Wholesale prices rose 1.1 percent in February led by food costs, the biggest monthly gain in over three years. Consumer foods climbed 2.9 percent, while overall inflation drew concern from new Fed chair G William Miller.
At Geneva the Soviet Union urged approval of a draft convention banning the neutron bomb, calling it inhumane. The United States dismissed the move as propaganda, accusing the Soviets of hypocrisy over their own arsenal while warning that deployment would heighten military confrontation in Europe.
Former Lt. Gov. Roger Jepsen 49 plans a Republican bid for U.S. Senate in Iowa. He spoke with The Gazette after meeting leaders and said he may announce soon. Jepsen cites past ticket with Bob Ray and opposes Panama Canal treaty ratification.
The Carter administration asked a federal judge to order United Mine Workers to return to the mines and coal companies to reopen the idle facilities. Justice Department lawyers cited the Taft-Hartley Act and asked Judge Aubrey Robinson to set a hearing and issue an injunction, with President Carter backing enforcement and Attorney General Bell in court.
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