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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1977
Page
2
President Carter directs an accelerated EPA study within six months to explore ways to curb disposable waste and consider charges that make users pay disposal costs. Congress also passes three veterans bills including a 6 percent cost of living rise and clothing allowance boost.
In Washington a state department spokesman said talks to normalize Vietnam United States relations will resume June 2 in Paris. Also from Moscow the central committee announced Podgorny is relieved of duties on the politburo, seen as a potential step toward retirement.
Ford Motor Co announces the Fiesta a small German built front wheel drive hatchback unveiled in Napa California. It will go on sale in the United States in August and is shorter and lighter than the Honda CVCC hatchback.
The FAA reports no adverse health effects from Concorde trial flights near Washington DC and says noise levels match forecasts though the jet remains far louder than subsonic planes. The assessment comes a year after Concorde traffic began at Dulles International Airport.
In Greenfield Massachusetts a convoy of 150 CBers and vehicles fulfills the last wish of 11 year old Tommy Copley. More than 350 friends from Connecticut New York and Vermont gathered at a local high school to honor him with a quiet drive down Route 2 Mohawk Trail to a shelter.
The Waukon city council discussed a potential $10,000 study on airport use and needs after a delegation urged improvements to address cross winds and lack of an alternate runway. State funds could cover up to 70 percent. The council also set June 8 for bids to resurface two parking lots and two alleys at an estimated $56,000 and began drafting street sign specifications.
Madrid begins the 21 day campaign period for Spain's first free elections in 41 years. Campaign workers hit the streets at one minute past midnight Tuesday and posted posters as Basque separatists escalate terrorism ahead of the June 15 parliamentary vote.
A brief note records the previous year’s high of 68 and low of 43 with no precipitation. The extended forecast calls for sunny mild weather from Thursday through Saturday with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s and nightly lows around 66 to 70.
Eva Maria Zegarra confessed to suffocating her 4-year-old daughter on March 25 1976 after doctors testified the child was permanently retarded and suffered painful epileptic fits. The judge found her guilty of child murder, with a possible 25 year sentence due to her age.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Second class postage paid in Cedar Rapids subscription rates by carrier and mail vary by edition with weekly and annual options noted. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
In San Francisco activist Jane Fonda called Anita Bryant not well and warned she fans fear. Sheriff Richard Hongisto praised the event as a stand against bigotry while wearing a shirt mocking Bryant. The note ties Bryant’s stance to civil rights era tensions. Also mentioned is the 1883 opening of the Brooklyn Bridge.
President Carter began talks with Saudi Prince Fahd as oil shipments give Saudi leverage in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Fahd urged U S pressure on Israel while noting optimism for a settlement amid Geneva conference uncertainties following Israel’s Likud victory.
An English-speaking community in Bogota, Colombia, has formed an amateur theater group. The group stages plays in English spanning Shakespeare to Neil Simon, showcasing local talent and cultural exchange.
On this date in 1819 Queen Victoria, future British monarch, was born in London. Her long reign shaped the 19th century, influencing politics, culture, and the British Empire.
Vital statistics record May births at Mercy and St Luke's with families named. Several marriage licenses issued for Cedar Rapids area couples plus dissolutions listed, including Johnson and Smith pairs and additional dissolutions of several couples.
Stan Kenton, famed big band leader, remained in critical condition after a cerebral hemorrhage in Reading Pennsylvania. A hospital spokesman said the 65 year old could not speak and was unconscious for most of Monday. Neurosurgeons were evaluating tests while family in Los Angeles were being contacted.
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