23 May 1977
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1977
Page
1
A nationwide CES watch seeks to identify and examine about three million children whose mothers used a problematic synthetic hormone during pregnancy. The report notes ongoing health monitoring and potential long term effects across the population.
The western Corn Belt faces a severe black cutworm infestation raising concerns about reduced tillage creating new chronic insect problem areas. Pseudorabies could push Iowa swine breeders to exit or alter commercial operations per the Iowa Pork Producers Association.
Amid debate on growth and quality of life Americans question rapid expansion while lawmakers near end of a frenzied session focus on beer and whisky bills. Regents show mixed feelings on funding as earlier cutbacks are avoided.
A government study released Sunday on page 7 notes illegal gambling operations pay out a larger share of takings to winners than state lotteries, highlighting the financial incentives behind underground gaming.
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with a chance of rain this evening. Temperatures dip to the low 60s tonight and rise to the mid 80s on Tuesday.
Two groups of South Moluccan extremists seized an elementary school near Assen and hijacked a four car train 130 miles northeast of Amsterdam. About 105 children and six teachers plus 50 train passengers were held with no reported casualties. Police surrounded both sites as authorities aimed to resolve the standoff.
President Carter ordered a broad environmental crackdown including water pollution controls and a ban on off road vehicles on public lands. He signed a tax bill delivering $5 billion in direct relief and promised further cuts, with total reductions estimated at 34.1 billion over 28 months. The address also announced recycled paper use and floodplain protection while approving $225 million for western borehole projects.
A short piece argues that spring season offers nature’s answer to energy scarcity. It frames warmer weather and renewable abundance as relief, highlighting renewal and potential shifts in consumption.
Linn County Attorney Eugene Kopecky questioned the Cedar Rapids Safety Commission chair Ed Colton's memo proposing a policy to limit detective arrests. Colton wants a draft policy defining cases eligible for arrest by detectives versus cases sent to the county attorney for action.
The Supreme Court upheld the Watergate cover-up convictions of former Attorney General John Mitchell and aides H R Haldeman and John Ehrlichman. Mitchell and Haldeman face likely imprisonment soon. Ehrlichman is already imprisoned. The court rejected claims the trial was unfair citing news leaks and denied review.
The U S Supreme Court ruled that individuals are subject to the federal obscenity mail ban even if local Iowa standards are more permissive. Jerry Lee Smith was convicted in Des Moines for mailing Intrigue issues and films to Mt. Ayr and Guthrie. Blackmun led the five justice majority. Brennan Stewart Marshall and Stevens dissented.
Right wing leader Menahem Begin, 63, was admitted to Tel Aviv’s Schilov hospital ICU after an exhaustion relapse following a heart attack two months earlier. Doctors stressed no new heart attack, with Begin to stay for several days for observation as talks to form a Likud led coalition proceed. his condition improved after a five hour sleep and his daughter Hassiya said he felt wonderful. Begin had warned Israel would not accept a Palestinian state on the West Bank.
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