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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1977
Page
2
Airports in Paris halted all commercial flights as a firemen strike began at 3 p.m. local time and described by the union as indefinite. The disruption affected all three international airports, with no immediate resolution announced.
GAO report concludes federal efforts against organized crime show little progress after spending 800 million over ten years. The finding, not publicly released, was reported by the Washington Post citing congressional sources.
Atty General Griffin Bell said he personally authorized the temporary release of the Hanafi leader who seized more than 100 hostages in three Washington buildings. Bell defended the decision as necessary to ensure hostage release and said it would not set a precedent for future negotiations.
The Indianapolis Star reports associate Robert W. Goldwater spent five years in a Ho bo Joe s restaurant chain with Joseph F. Martori and Herbert L. Applegate. Applegate is described as a longtime associate of Mafia under boss Peter Licavoli. The pieces note no proven illegality, but outline patterns of connections to criminal figures. Goldwater is Barry Goldwater’s brother and heads Goldmar Inc. ON THIS DATE in 1931 electric shavers entered the U.S. market.
U S intelligence reports say Zaire's five French built Mirage fighters are immobilized at Kamina air field amid an Angolan invasion. Only two Zairean pilots are reportedly qualified to fly and fuel is lacking. Zaire denies invaders captured Kolwezi as U S assessments question the army's readiness against the advance.
In Madrid, 46-year-old Mariano Jimenez allegedly broke into surgeon Jose Luis Vazquez clinic after a nose job dispute. He shot the doctor, a nurse died instantly, another nurse was seriously wounded.
Forecast shows high temperatures in the 40s and 50s with chilly nights in the 20s to low 30s and little precipitation through Tuesday. River stages Monday include LaCrosse 12 feet, Lansing 18 with 8.0 feet, and Dubuque 9.1 feet with rises noted. several other gauges show slight increases or decreases.
The Sunday Gazette features timely reviews in the Books section under Family Focus. Local critics join reviews from New York Times United Press International and Associated Press readers get discussions of a variety of new books each Sunday.
Birth notices show new arrivals on March 16 and 17. Families listed include Doubek, Canady, Murdock, Watson, Lennon, Balvant, Cassidy, Mattheff, and Pold berg with a mix of sons and daughters at Mercy and St Luke's facilities in multiple nearby locations.
NBC ran Notre Dame versus North Carolina in the NCAA regional final until 9 p.m. CST and overtime pushed the end past 10:30 p.m. CST, triggering the Tonight Show blackout. Carson’s taped program was not aired nationally and will be shown later on an unspecified date.
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