17 May 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1978
Page
1
The Gazette highlights the just-concluded legislative session and education costs in an editorial on page 8A. It also features Cedar Rapids hospital management professional insights in the Outlooks column discussing rising medical care costs on page 9A.
About 30 bands compete at the Eastern Iowa Band Festival in Cedar Rapids along with nearly as many girls contending for the festival queen title. Local coverage notes pages LOA and LIA for details.
A brief note discusses whether vegetable oils fit a low cholesterol eating plan. It compares fats, explains how oils can affect cholesterol levels, and suggests choosing oils with healthier fat profiles and using them in moderation.
Page 4C reports the Tony nominations for the new Broadway plays, listing contenders and notable snubs. The article highlights expected frontrunners and potential surprises among the major categories and plays.
The page highlights the word united with features on Jo Ann York feeding a family of four on $20 weekly. It suggests budget stretching ideas like stretching steak and notes potential real estate industry problems if inflation remains unchecked.
Weather brief notes partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with lows in the mid-50s and highs in the mid-70s. East to southeast winds around 10 mph tonight.
George Wallace, longtime Alabama governor and four time presidential hopeful, announced in Mobile that he will not seek the U S Senate seat vacated by John Sparkman. He will retire when his term ends next January, shocking aides and supporters alike.
Beef prices push past 1975 records amid rising cattle and consumer prices. National survey shows five popular cuts averaging 1.89 per pound in May in 19 cities with Des Moines at 1.83. USDA notes all cuts chosen at 1.65 per pound. Middlemen gain as farm to retail spread widens and demand persists.
UPI report notes 1975 visit by Dean Garrett, chief park ranger at Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, who heard voices in the abandoned Ellis Island hospital. He recalls seeing only ruins as whispered footsteps and doors opening echo through the Great Hall, framed as America’s haunted house. Ranger Brian Smith adds the site’s quiet grandeur.
The House Ways and Means Committee voted 21 to 16 to take no action this year on rolling back 1979 and 1980 Social Security tax increases, defying an earlier 19-18 reversal. President Carter threatened a veto, and Speaker O'Neill said he expects no change in tax increases for the next two years.
A simulated disaster labeled Operation Sunshine II drew local, state, and federal agencies to the Duane Arnold Nuclear Energy Center. The drill ran from 7:56 a.m. to 1 p.m. with responders including Linn and Benton County sheriffs, Iowa Highway Patrol, disaster officials, and the Red Cross setting up three shelters. A dropped fuel bundle caused a radioactive cloud and an ambulance transported a mock worker in a contaminated condition.
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