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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1978
Page
2
Birth announcements list multiple couples in Iowa including Palo Swisher Anamosa and Cedar Rapids with May 10 as a date for several newborns. The record also notes a diesel fuel spill at 1736 16th Ave SW at 5 54 p.m. Wednesday.
In Rome and Milan attacks intensify as terrorists wound the Italian bank manager Marzio Astarita and a Red Brigades hideout is found in Turin connected to the April killing of prison guard Lorenzo Cutugno. Moro's funeral plans clash with his family's demand for no state rites amid government turmoil and calls for reforms.
Federal official estimates emergency power surcharges from last winter's 110 day coal strike cost U.S. consumers about 100 million. Surcharges stacked through system moves inflated bills, with roughly 10 percent added per transfer, shown in fuel adjustment charges. The report comes as Census Bureau data shows population at 216.8 million and a median age of 29.4.
Rabbi Leib Pinter testified in U S District Court that he paid Rep Daniel Flood five installments totaling 5000 dollars to push legislation aiding the poverty agency led by the rabbi. Flood faces separate ethics inquiry over bribery accusations, which he denies.
The Senate passed a simplified truth in lending bill by voice vote, with only Jake Garn opposing. House hearings are absent, clouding passage this year as the measure would streamline disclosures under the 1968 act alongside rising April retail sales driven by autos.
The House Interior Committee killed Rep. Phillip Burton’s bid to buy back the presidential yacht Sequoia. Burton sought to turn the vessel into a floating historical monument with public tours, but the federal government will not repurchase it.
Thousands of demonstrators converged on Tehran's main street shouting Down with the shah as troops fired tear gas and live rounds. The shah postponed a Hungary Bulgaria visit and reportedly assumed command of a crisis center to curb bloodshed amid riots that have killed at least nine people in Qum Tabriz and thirty two other cities with extensive property damage.
At Yucca Flat Nevada a nuclear device failed to detonate as planned deep underground. Officials say the warhead remains buried 2100 feet down and cannot explode accidentally since detonating circuits are disconnected, with cause likely classified.
Wind southwest at 21 mph reporting at 10 a m. Sunrise 5 50 am sunset 8 17 pm. Highs today 72 last year and no precipitation. Extended forecast partly cloudy and mild through Monday with some showers Saturday. Coralville Lake pool level. Mississippi River stages show Dubuque 9.4 feet and Keokuk 7.4 feet with several gages missing.
An AP-NBC poll finds 59 percent oppose all U S arms sales overseas and oppose Carter’s Mideast package for Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. Only 29 percent support it. 12 percent unsure. Opposition to foreign arms sales rose since March while views on Sadat and Begin shifted modestly. Israel aid concerns also increased.
The Oelwein City Council authorized 9100 for repairs to the city pool including new shower rooms and piping. The council also learned dredging of Oelwein Lake by Desco Dredging Co. of Hayfield, Minnesota, is slated to begin in about a week and finish by next fall.
A bald eagle hatched at the Cincinnati Zoo marking its first such birth. Zoo spokesman Pepper Wilson notes it is one of only a few bald eagles born in captivity. The species remains on endangered lists.
The restored Old Jet war memorial was splashed with red paint by vandals Wednesday night. A $100 reward is offered by the Johnson County Veterans Council for information leading to arrests and conviction of those responsible.
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