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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1978
Page
2
Channeling a mid century tone the page records forecast highs in the mid 50s to mid 60s with clearing next weekend. It lists Mississippi River stages for several towns with rises and falls and includes a long births and marriages section plus a series of police and fire calls and incidents from Wednesday.
President Carter refused to back removing Israeli Prime Minister Begin while asserting hope for a negotiated Middle East peace. He noted Israeli Defense Minister Weizman’s Cairo visit as a probe for compatibility and defended arms sales to Saudi Arabia Egypt and Israel as essential to policy. He outlined inflation steps and anticipated action on prices and nuclear policy, stressing U S right to opinion on nuclear proliferation.
An AP NBC poll taken March 21 and 22 found that 55 percent of those who heard about the Panama Canal treaties oppose the second treaty that would gradually transfer control to Panama by century's end. Only 35 percent favor, with 10 percent unsure.
The United Mine Workers gains proposed ratification of a three year contract for construction workers with a $2.40 hourly rise, matching miners wages. Ratification would end strikes that kept about 18 000 miners idle while 10 000 construction workers stayed out. UMW President Arnold Miller remains in stable condition after a mild stroke.
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told a Cincinnati fund raising breakfast that despite Middle East conflicts the best opportunity for peace has appeared. He urged the United States to stay involved yet balanced, remaining above daily disputes to stay trusted by both sides.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by the Gazette Company lists delivery on weekdays and Sundays, pricing 1 dollar weekly by carrier, $5.174 per six weeks, and $56 per year for mail subscriptions. It notes mailing regions and exclusive AP republication rights for local news.
Emil Grenek, 67, of Ann Arbor, says air bags are more dangerous than a hangman’s noose and he filed a patent calling them execution devices. He cites 3,000 psi nitrogen drive and a 15 thousandth second inflation to argue risk. The report also notes corruption in Colombia at multiple levels.
A Wednesday report says marijuana and cocaine from Colombia earned about six billion dollars in the United States last year. It notes Colombia as the leading supplier, aided in part by police and court corruption and weak controls in transit hubs.
In Lewisville Arkansas about 1700 residents faced shelter warnings as tank cars burning and releasing lethal chemicals continued. Mayor Paul King said highways reopened and some residents returned on their own despite officials urging them to stay away until the blaze burned out. No injuries or deaths were reported and authorities say the fire is under control.
The Vatican said it might intervene with humanitarian acts to aid the release of former Prime Minister Aldo Moro who was kidnapped by the Red Brigades. A Moro letter warned of revealing dangerous information if authorities do not meet captors demands. Italian police dismissed threats to execute 148 Red Brigades prisoners in eight prisons.
Residents of eastern Rhodesia reported no unusual activity despite Patriotic Front claims of fierce battles. In Umtali near Mozambique, a local woman said nothing out of the ordinary was happening, a sentiment echoed by rural whites across southeastern Rhodesia amid the five year conflict.
Foes of Tokyo's new international airport celebrated a postponed opening with a rally in Narita Park. About 1,000 attended of the 20,000 expected, as 14,000 riot police stood by 41 miles northeast of Tokyo. No violence occurred. saboteurs damaged the control tower during a mob attack last Sunday, delaying the opening by six years.
In San Salvador AP reports the army swept Cuscatlan Province amid a week of bloodshed between pro and anti government peasant groups. A government source said police and customs police joined the operation and that rebel-held areas would be cleared today while the number of troops was not disclosed.
New York labor negotiators keep contract talks closed as transit workers threaten a strike that could cripple a city already strained by austerity and federal aid. A blackout on negotiations was ordered by chief mediator Samuel Pierce Jr. after Mayor Edward Koch said mediators were not retained to hold press conferences.
The 20th Congressional District Caucus voted to start a recall effort against Mayor Dennis Kucinich accusing him of misconduct in office. The affidavit cites his firing of Richard Hongisto and alleged punishment of council members by withholding services from their districts.
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