Roundup Lamb Chase Downtown Stirs City Workers
A bulky critter led city workers and police on a wild lamb chase during a downtown roundup this morning, prompting officials to coordinate a response and ensure public safety as the situation unfolded.
30 Mar 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1978
Page
1
A bulky critter led city workers and police on a wild lamb chase during a downtown roundup this morning, prompting officials to coordinate a response and ensure public safety as the situation unfolded.
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Eastern Iowa farm leaders frown on new Carter administration wrinkles in the farm program notably the higher soy bean support rate and the shift to calculating payments from land left in production. While some see potential long term benefits, most prefer a wait and see stance amid criticism of delay and the absence of diversion payments for the initial 10 percent set aside.
Washington outlines a program paying farmers to idle 5 million more acres of feed grain and cotton to push up prices and boost farm income. Mondale and Bergland argue the plan could raise food prices by 6 to 8 percent while opposing congressional attempts they say would boost prices more.
Johnny Claypoole near Lenhartsville Pennsylvania creates about 100 hex signs a year. His works adorn furniture and dishes and carry value beyond their color. Farmers have used hex signs for more than 150 years to protect livestock, and the art is a Pennsylvania Dutch trademark with pieces in the Smithsonian.
President Carter abandons cautions and urges support for human rights during Brazil visit, drawing an ovation from Congress in Brasilia. He praises Begin on Middle East talks and notes Brazil-U S ties strained by West Germany reactor deal. conference with Geisel extended. The trip continues to Rio de Janeiro for unofficial talks.
U S Senator Dick Clark arrives at the Secretary of State Melvin Synhorst’s office with 4765 nomination petitions for a second term. State law requires petitions to be bound. Clark aides plan to bind and return them before Friday’s 5 p.m. filing deadline. No further details beyond context provided.
Vice President Mondale campaigned in Dubuque for Mike Blouin drawing $25 and $100 tickets, plus a $500 per person reception. He aimed to raise $40,000 to $50,000 as inflation shifts fundraising from $5 meals, praising Carter’s farm bill and urging Blouin’s strong victory to deter GOP challenge.
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