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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1977
Page
1
Linn county officials defend a proposed amendment to restrict rural home site development on prime agricultural land. The edition notes a unique cataract removal program, topsoil concerns, a plane crash near Atkins, and weather with possible showers tonight and Friday.
The Carter administration called for raising the federal minimum wage from $2.30 to $2.50 per hour on July 1 and indexing future increases to a percentage of average manufacturing wages. The plan would set the wage at 50 percent of current averages starting July 1978 and every July thereafter, with gradual steps to $2.73 in 1978 and $2.92 in 1979. AFL-CIO and labor groups reacted with surprise and debate.
A Robins two story wood building housing the post office burned early Thursday along with two apartments. Ten year old Steve Hoover survived with burns after waking others as flames spread. Firemen from Robins Hiawatha and Marion fought the blaze. mail loss was considered minimal and Red Cross aid was arranged for displaced residents.
President Carter, speaking to a national audience, outlined topics for the Vance mission to Moscow including arms control, reducing forces in Europe, curbing nuclear testing, and demilitarization in the Indian Ocean. He urged Soviet noninterference in Africa and groundwork for a Geneva Middle East conference.
Cedar Rapids city officials seek unpaid rent from Linn County for six months of space in the Veterans Memorial building. The county says it owes the city more than 60 thousand dollars for court costs, and will pay only after the city settles the court administration cost dispute. The rent due totals about 21 thousand four hundred fifty nine dollars.
Washington, a bill to empower striking construction unions and shut down entire sites failed 217 to 205. Democratic and Republican members split with Michael Blouin Neal Smith voting yes while Berkley Bedell Charles Grassley and James Leach voted no. Thomas Harkin did not vote. Grassley called it a victory for workers and consumers.
A 19 year old Lansing woman, Diane Treendle, was trapped in a wreck on highway 9 near Iron Mine hill after a 3 a.m. crash. Her car fell into a deep ditch blocking the road view, and she endured nine hours in cold, using flashers and jokes to cope until a passerby finally stopped and summoned help. Treendle was hospitalized in Waukon in traction, with an expected week-long stay.
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