28 Mar 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1978
Page
1
A short newspaper note explains a local man’s legal troubles arising from memory lapses and narrowly read state statutes. It previews unrelated items on pages 5 12 2 20 and hints at Navy puzzlement and Carter proposal reception amid rising South-West Africa tensions.
The Cedar Rapids Community School Board discusses ways to finance planned plant improvements. A Wednesday after-school study committee is created to explore options for funding and project needs.
Readers learn of Fred's unusual fixation described as a kissing habit. The brief note on page 11 hints at social quirks surrounding his behavior.
The item surveys old health remedies versus science, notes a piece on child behavior by Dr Block on page 11, and presents farm expert statistics on page 9. Weather outlook forecasts clear to partly cloudy conditions with night lows in the mid 30s and Wednesday highs in the mid to upper 50s.
President Carter lands at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Caracas starting a two continent visit. He speaks in Spanish to urge Senate approval of the Panama Canal treaty and emphasizes freedom and human rights. Venezuelan President Perez welcomes him as guards stand in 85 degree heat.
Winners of a stars look alike contest in a Chicago nightclub were Richard Neason from Mount Prospect Gabe Kaplan Elena Carbajal Bianca Jagger Sean O Gara William Holden Linda Lawrence Liza Minnelli Robert Gomandes and Clark Gable.
Food prices climbed 1.2 percent in February, with beef up 4.1 percent and groceries up 1.3 percent, contributing to a 0.6 percent overall rise in consumer prices. The report notes inflation pressures, higher fuel costs, medical care gains, and a drop in real purchasing power, alongside beef market strains from severe winter weather.
U N secretary general Waldheim announced that the PLO accepted a general cease-fire in south Lebanon after a meeting with Yasser Arafat and U N peacekeeping commander Maj Gen Emmanuel Erskine. Israel pressed for renewed direct talks with Egypt while reporting clashes over the Litani bridge.
The Supreme Court ruled Indiana Judge Harold Stump cannot be sued for damages over approving a 15 year old girl’s sterilization, reversing a federal appeals ruling. Justices White dissented with Stewart Marshall and Powell voicing opposition to the decision. Linda Kay Spitler Sparkman, then 15, underwent a tubal ligation arranged by her mother in 1971 with no hearing or representation, she later learned in 1975. The case raises questions about centuries old judicial immunity and the limits of consent in guardianship decisions.
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