16 Mar 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1978
Page
1
Federal agents seize more than 50 guns in a raid. The item lists various page references hinting at articles inside the newspaper. The text reads like a local update roundup with multiple topics and page numbers.
Five police body guards were killed as Aldo Moro, 61, the head of the Christian Democratic Party and five time prime minister and foreign minister, was abducted in Rome by terrorists disguised as airline pilots. Police halted leaves, set road blocks, and searched the city after the incident near Monte Mario.
The Iowa Civil Rights Commission ruled Cedar Rapids firefighter job requirements largely discriminatory and gave the city 45 days to respond. Executive director Thomas Mann said the decision may apply to police hiring as well. the ruling targets age 21 to 32 and other criteria such as vision and citizenship, with possible court action if not addressed.
A proposed contract narrowly approved by the United Mine Workers bargaining council faces skeptical reception in the coalfields as miners prepare to vote. Key objections focus on company-run health plans and costs, with district leaders predicting possible rejection despite concessions.
Mary Hopp and her daughter Susan of 448 Elder Lane NW display casts from fractures suffered while roller skating at local rinks. Susan fractured her left wrist on February 6 and Mary fractured her left elbow on February 19. Mary's cast has been removed while Susan still wears hers.
Battles resume in a six mile wide strip of south Lebanon with Palestinian guerrillas reporting fresh Israeli reinforcements and air strikes. Israel says its punitive raid ended and troops will stay to prevent terrorists from returning to the border.
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