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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1977
Page
2
Action on Smoking and Health demands FDA jurisdiction over tobacco arguing current claims ignore tobacco laws. John Banzhaf leads a petition to classify cigarettes as drugs sold only in pharmacies and to regulate nicotine similarly to saccharin.
A strong tremor hit Van province in eastern Turkey near areas struck by last fall’s quake. Officials reported no casualties or widespread damage as many nearby villages were already flattened by the November disaster.
Irwin Rose, of Richmond Indiana, says he had to raise the monthly rent by four dollars before the Navy would lease his apartment for a recruiter. He is angered by the requirement, arguing the amount is trivial yet reflects a broader attitude.
City officials announce temporary traffic signals at West Post road and Highway 30 will be installed at the earliest date with full cost reimbursement from the state IDOT. Permanent signals are planned years away as part of long range highway plans.
California Attorney General Evelle Younger says Patty Hearst would have served no more than 90 days in jail if she were a penniless unknown who pled guilty and had a public defender. Hearst, jailed since September 1975, has served 371 days and remains free on 1.2 million bail while appealing a 7 year bank robbery conviction.
River stages across Iowa and Illinois show LaCrosse at 4.8 feet, Lansing 7.7, Dam 9 at 12.1 with a 0.2 drop, McGregor 6.3 down 0.2, Guttenberg 3.8 down 0.2, Dubuque 7.0 down 0.2, Davenport 3.9 down 0.2, Keokuk 2.0 down 0.3, and Cedar Rapids at 2.85 steady, with no major changes reported. Thoughts on a sip of gos?
Iowa City laborers approve a two-year contract raising wages and fringe by 0.735 per hour now with a 0.735 increase in year two. Cedar Rapids workers strike while Cedar Rapids bricklayers reject proposals. No negotiation sessions were scheduled as of Thursday morning and picketing continues in Cedar Rapids.
The Gazette Co. founded 1883 publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Second class postage paid in Cedar Rapids. Subscription rates list weekly and 52 week mail prices. AP exclusive rights noted for local news republication.
Mercy hospital births recorded May 25 and 26 include a daughter for Jeff Clough and spouse at 3430 Twelfth Ave SW, a daughter for Earl Harri and spouse at 1046 Regent St NE, a son for Mark Hohensee at 708 Danbury St NE, and a daughter for Joey Dvorak in Clutter. Also listed: multiple other May birth announcements and a series of local service calls and incidents with times and locations.
The Gazette corrects the reserve police officers shooting meet held last Sunday in Cedar Rapids. The Pub lic Safety unit did not win. the trio of Bob Kohl, Roger Wardenburg and Richard Rainville placed third. First place went to Lloyd Froning of Independence, and David Gorley and David Carroll of Calmar.
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