13 Mar 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1978
Page
1
Dr. Rick Hill of Cedar Rapids, resembling an FBI team member, drives in for a basket at the Eastern Iowa law enforcement basketball tournament as a Picture Page item. Linn County Civil Defense head serves on a national committee to draft nuclear accident guidelines for review and recommendations.
Linn County Auditor Merle Kopel criticizes the Board of Supervisors for their funding decision on the All-Iowa Fair. The note appears on page 7.
Progress report on Cedar Rapids new sixty million dollar sewage treatment plant is not encouraging. A hearing Tuesday night offers residents a chance to comment on the proposed zoning ordinance and map.
Levi Strauss, the world’s largest apparel maker, agrees not to attempt price control on its jeans. The report notes the company’s stance amid changing market dynamics.
Gunmen from South Moluccas stormed into the Drente provincial offices in Assen Netherlands, taking about 50 hostages and demanding a bus to an airport and a getaway aircraft. Police blocked access as dramatic scenes unfolded with several wounded and hostages on the premises.
Washington AP says initial signs show few miners return to work under the Taft Hartley backed order. Union and industry negotiators press hard bargaining as a 98 day strike drags on. Early field reports show minimal turnout for shifts with no violence and limited picketing.
In Bonn and Washington a joint plan to halt the dollar slide was unveiled. Dealers called it disappointing as the dollar fell to 2.0630 marks and 1.9525 Swiss francs after the announcement. The accord centers on Fed purchases to support the dollar, a $2 billion IMF loan, and potential further IMF draws.
Prime Minister Menachem Begin pledged in the Knesset that Israel will cut off the arm of the PLO after a weekend terror attack that killed 36 Israelis and left 72 wounded. He condemned nations hosting PLO offices and warned of further Israeli action in Lebanon and along the occupied West Bank.
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