17 Mar 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1978
Page
1
A Cedar Rapids report questions whether the Alcohol Safety Action Project is achieving its goals in the city. Page 4. The roundup notes that local efforts continue amid broader state concerns over discretionary spending and public safety programs. Page 2 and 5.
A Catholic Orthodox and Protestant cooperation seeks a key scriptural aim in Cedar Rapids and Marion. The Spokesman discusses distinctions in bicycle handle bars. Linn County Izaak Walton League offers a hunter safety solution amid growing concerns.
Tonight remains mostly cloudy with temperatures dipping to the mid-20s. Saturday brings partly cloudy skies and warmer conditions with highs in the low to mid-40s. A stray line about IRS tax form printing on Kleenex is noted humorously but not part of the forecast.
Former U S representative Richard Hanna pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the U S government in the Korean influence buying scandal. He could face up to five years in prison and a 10000 dollar fine with sentencing pending a probation report.
Gov. Ray signals possible item veto of a $400000 private student textbook provision within a $266 million education bill. He cites constitutional questions and costs, saying he supports 18 as the drinking age and would urge 19 only if broader changes occur. He notes private schooling limits and potential court tests.
President Carter, speaking at Wake Forest University, urged a robust defense program while warning the Soviet Union and Cuba that restraint is mutual. He pressed negotiations on a new SALT treaty, stressing verification and strategic balance, amid calls for increased U.S. defense spending. About 2,000 attended as a disruption briefed the crowd.
The Senate, by 68 to 32, ratified the first canal treaty and readies a second pact aimed at transferring control to Panama over 22 years. Torrijos warned against changes seen as perpetual occupation while Carter pressed for reservations aligning with U S security. Senators Culver and Clark praised the vote as protecting national security and Panama relations.
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