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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1977
Page
1
A Linn County judge ruled Cedar Rapids is responsible for court costs in cases prosecuted under city ordinances when charges are dismissed or defendants are acquitted. The decision broadens municipal liability in criminal matter outcomes.
Weather forecast calls for thunderstorms tonight with potential severe storms and lows in the mid 60s. Wednesday will be partly cloudy with highs in the mid 80s. Also a quirky line about a small boy and a motel joke. Copyright.
About 200 anti ERA supporters and 500 pro ERA demonstrators gathered near the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Monday evening. Phyllis Schlafly led the anti ERA charge criticizing Carter and urging action while pro ERA groups cited the amendment as a fundamental democratic principle. A telegram claimed to be from President Carter supported the pro ERA rally.
A Harris Greyser Diamond survey in New York finds over a third of Americans want industries investigated with food manufacturers and hospitals at the top of the list. Inflation worries and perceived corporate missteps push calls for broader business reform and consumer participation.
President Carter, in a major speech in Los Angeles, pledged to introduce a national health insurance plan early next year and said welfare must be redesigned. He warned Americans must make hard choices to balance the federal budget by 1981 while preserving essential needs and economic strength.
Cornell freshman Randy Spiess from Fort Lauderdale was placed on probation for one year and barred from social group activities after appeals board reversed a one year suspension for mooning two girls in a dorm. Spiess plans to play baseball next year to offset the social ban.
A second ammonia leak was avoided after quick action by Coggan farmer Jack Kintzle tightening a ruptured pipe at Farm Services Inc. in Prairieburg. Earlier, 66 year old Mabel Woodward died from inhalation of fumes after the pipe ruptured when a Ryan semi-trailer backed into the storage tank. Ammonia fumes caused injuries to Allen Rush and prompted multiple fire and sheriff units to respond. wind direction limited evacuations.
Washington AP report says President Carter's energy program stalls in Congress as House Ways and Means Chairman Al Ullman complains the plan lacks a sense of urgency. He notes administration witnesses must better focus on the energy plan amid ongoing hearings on its tax aspects.
Brazil faces further damage to its coffee crop as cold winds drive temperatures just above freezing. In Parana state, many newly planted trees were damaged, with an unnamed dealer suggesting up to 30 percent of trees affected. The 1977-78 crop is forecast at about 17 million 132 pound bags, a sharp rise from last season but below pre frost levels.
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