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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1977
Page
1
Metro firefighters launch a wide promotional push to install home detectors and promote life saving, stressing awareness and quick action to protect lives. The initiative appears amid a broader slate of local education and infrastructure news across Iowa.
Cedar Rapids woman unveils a patented machine washable tie and plans marketing at local outlets in April. Tonight’s low temperatures dip into the low to mid 20s with cloudy skies and a chance of light snow. The day features highs in the upper 30s and a nod to optimistic views of opportunity despite tax burdens.
The Labor Department reported a 1 percent jump in consumer prices in February, the largest monthly increase in 21 years, driven mainly by a 2 percent rise in food costs as frost and drought disrupted supplies. Non food prices also edged up with fuel and services higher, while real earnings improved modestly.
The parade honored Irish traditions on Thursday in downtown Cedar Rapids with Mayor Don Canney waving a shillelagh. Later two women performed a jig and sang an Irish song as part of the celebration. more parade pictures appear on the Picture Page.
The KCRG-TV tower collapse near Walker on Oct. 3, 1973, killed five. Cedar Rapids Television Co. led a $1.5 million settlement covering tower replacement, property damage, moving the operation, and lost income. Plaintiffs included the estates of four victims. Primary defendants were Gunnar A Olsen Corp and Dresser Industries with Olsen presenting first testimony. The case was settled after almost two weeks of trial in U.S. District Court before Judge Edward J. McManus.
Norman Blackcloud, about 20, was shot in the right side of the neck and listed in critical condition at St Luke's hospital. An unidentified suspect remained in custody as police investigated a possible family dispute at 702 Seventh Street SW.
The Senate finance committee approved an increased standard deduction, likely cutting taxes by about 100 dollars for 46 million couples or individuals while about 51 dollars a year will rise for 2.1 million single filers. The change may push 6.7 million to switch from itemizing.
The Cedar Rapids airport commission halted an outright gift and voted to loan the 200 pound globe once housed in the terminal. Stored in New York to date, the globe costs 350 annually for storage and 150 for insurance. The commission will accept temporary loan applications with return rights if the terminal expands.
President Carter signed legislation to end U S imports of Rhodesian chrome and halt them immediately. He repealed the Byrd amendment exempting U S sanctions against Rhodesia, calling the white minority government illegal. In a White House ceremony he said the move has high symbolic importance in international affairs.
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