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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1977
Page
1
A collage of St Patrick’s Day festivities across Iowa and New York with leprechauns in Tappan, Irish pride in Emmetsburg, a blarney factory claim, and customs from Cedar Rapids to Fairfield. Also notes on farming policy and local court cases amid a broader parade of seasonal stories.
Weather forecast notes a chance of rain tonight with lows in the low 40s. Friday should be partly sunny with highs around 50. An odd sign at city hall reads PULL on one side and Clout on the other.
City officials heard the downtown mall concept aims to add about 250000 square feet of retail space over three years. The two level enclosed center would link Second Street SE between Second and Fourth avenues with veneer storefronts and a pedestrian bridge over Third Avenue.
In South San Francisco a gunman fleeing a botched robbery held a middle aged couple for 14 hours in their apartment. He released an infant neighbor and later killed himself. Authorities later said the male hostage was unharmed and the gunman’s claim of a wound was false.
Clara Pauline Vokt 51 of 151 Twentieth Street Drive NW died at Mercy hospital after a car at Robo car wash swerved due to a stuck gas pedal. The vehicle struck a sign post after exiting the wash, traveling about 80 feet. death listed as internal hemorrhaging. It was Cedar Rapids third traffic death of the year.
Senate Finance Committee narrowly approves a $50 per person tax rebate plan while House Government Operations Committee moves an authorizing bill to reorganize federal agencies. Party line votes of 10 8 and 39 3 shape likely path to full floor action. Speaker Brooks criticizes the veto provision as potentially unconstitutional.
The Cedar Rapids Community School District teachers and board of education approve a 7.04 percent average salary increase for 1977 78 with fringe benefits taking total package to 21 887 416. Beginning teachers start at 9 750 and experienced staff reach 20 043 after 18 years plus 45 hours of study.
President Carter says his national energy program unveiling next month could drop his poll ratings by 10 to 15 points. He cites a current 70 percent favorable rating and vows a comprehensive, understandable plan in an April 20 congressional address. He spoke at a West Virginia round-table, then dined with Gov. Jay Rockefeller and others before heading to New York for a United Nations address.
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