27 Mar 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1978
Page
1
A Cedar Rapids feature notes a winter stay at an Antarctic research facility with 87 men. A woman recalls the experience and remarks it was easier because she was near one man. The piece appears on page 9 with ongoing community interest.
Opinion asks if tax reductions should reward firms meeting social standards, posing a policy question on corporate taxation. The piece explores rationale, potential benefits, and possible distortions from tying tax rates to social performance.
A page seven item reports on legislation considering a labeling mandate for all imported meat sold in the United States. The proposal aims to inform buyers about origin and production standards and could affect retailers and producers nationwide.
Cedar Rapids airport officials and Senator Dick Clark met today to discuss potential federal funds. The conversation covered funding needs and projected aid, with details to be continued on page 5.
Iowa shoppers will soon be able to buy an intoxicating replica of Elvis Presley as a novelty item, with details appearing on page 8.
Partly cloudy conditions continue tonight and Tuesday with lows in the mid to upper 30s and highs around the mid-50s. Northwest winds near 10 mph accompany the brief transition in the period.
Former Lt. Gov. Roger Jepsen 49 announces bid for U.S. Senate as a Republican in Iowa. He campaigns from Davenport with stops in Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Sioux City and eight cities, opposing Democrat Dick Clark and advocating smaller government.
Rockets and artillery fly as Palestinian guerrillas and Israeli forces clash in southeast Lebanon signaling a cease-fire breakdown. Syria reportedly opposes reinforcements while U N peacekeepers reinforce amid renewed Middle East talks. Swedes and Norwegians participate in expanding U N force with casualties none reported.
The Supreme Court said it will hear arguments next winter on whether states may grant unemployment benefits to striking workers at their company’s expense. New York’s eight week waiting period law paid $43 million to 29,000 NY Telephone Co employees during a seven month strike that ended in February 1972.
Two United Mine Workers members ride in a buggy toward a mine shaft in Wilkesville Ohio on a Monday morning while miner Ed Jessee returns home from the midnight shift in Appalachia Virginia.
Construction workers reentered pits after 344 months as 160 000 United Mine Workers members settled their strike. Some mines stayed closed with 10 000 miners seeking a separate pact while pickets faced off at Helvita Lucerne No 6 and Island Creek in Kentucky. The mood was relieved at mixed sites as routes reopened and operators reported better turnout.
Riot police and protesters battled near Narita as a 62-foot steel tower atop a concrete fortress was stormed with tear gas and water cannon. Eleven youths were arrested, and 34 riot police plus 22 radicals were injured. The airport opening was delayed by at least a month.
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