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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1977
Page
1
The first Gallup Youth survey shows teenagers rank drug use and abuse as the top issue for their generation. The weekly feature appears in The Gazette on Wednesdays. Page 1B.
Census bureau interviewers surveying crime victims reveal higher crime figures than FBI records. The article notes discrepancies and explains canvass methods. It also reports former President Nixon commenting on Spiro Agnew in a televised segment.
A weather note forecasts a clear night with a mid 60s low and a mostly sunny Thursday reaching around 90 degrees. The item also includes an unrelated line about a diet improving appetite and ends with a copyright note.
The Iowa Supreme Court unanimously ruled the state's corporate income tax formula is constitutional enforcing taxation based on 100 percent of Iowa sales. The decision removes potential refunds liability and preserves an annual revenue of over 80 million dollars, with Moorman Manufacturing Co. likely to appeal.
Four South Moluccans jailed after prior attacks were moved to Assen for consultations as the 6 am CDT deadline passed with no hostages harmed. Prime Minister Joop den Uyl said intensive contact with occupiers is building a basis for negotiations. Gunmen threaten to slaughter 105 schoolchildren at Bovensmilde and 55 to 60 hostages on a hijacked train near Groningen unless demands are met.
President Carter met with Crown Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia and stated there are no disturbing differences between the two nations. He told reporters there is no threatened oil embargo and dismissed reports that Egypt’s Fahmy warned of embargo if Israel refuses to surrender lands.
Maj. Gen. John Singlaub testified before a House subcommittee that North Korea is rapidly building up its forces. He said increased tanks from 500 to 2,000 and new intelligence support fears Carter’s plan to withdraw U.S. ground troops would trigger war.
Des Moines reports the 1924 Iowa omnibus transportation law now allows left turns in country areas when stopping to avoid traffic, with a 20 foot shoulder clearance rule and a school bus exception. The measure also adds county names to plates, star options for sheriff and trooper plates, and allows social security numbers on licenses with an opt out.
The International Association of Fire Fighters Local 11 executive board sent a letter to Capt. William Daugherty citing serious personnel shortages in Cedar Rapids fire stations. Trucks often staffed by two firefighters instead of three, creating safety hazards. The letter asks the safety commission to respond within 10 days and references to an American Insurance Association article on understaffed departments.
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