02 Nov 1977
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1977
Page
1
Twelve year old Stephanie Vanourny and peers from All Saints School impressed as the school lived up to its name with outstanding conduct during activities at Kingston Stadium. The Kennedy Band Parents Association also reports a successful concert both artistically and financially.
Floyd Bergen offers his approach to running Cedar Rapids public safety in an interview on page 8A. The notice mentions political stance and policy priorities. The rest of the page references other features and a provocative comment by a Black Hawk County district attorney about the state rape law and its forthcoming repeal.
The Gallup Youth Survey urges a strict diet message with the phrase diet repeated for emphasis. The reference to Page 1B hints at broader coverage while Page 5C mentions a grain-producers' organization CPEC formed by the US, Canada, Australia and Argentina.
Anti ERA spokeswoman Phyllis Schlafly compares a Justice Department plan to playing football with a fifth quarter to catch up. Weather forecast notes light rain tonight with lows mid-40s and partly cloudy conditions Thursday with highs in the upper 50s. Fall housecleaning mentioned for locating spring football tickets.
A 12 year old Chowchilla girl wept in court recounting the July 15 1976 bus hijacking in which 26 children and their driver were abducted. She described being buried in a hole and the captors warned them not to resist. The three kidnappers James Schoenfeld Richard Schoenfeld and Fred Woods face kidnapping with bodily harm charges possibly carrying life without parole.
In a Moscow address marking the 60th anniversary of the Soviet state, Leonid Brezhnev proposed a global halt to all nuclear explosions, peaceful or military, and a stepwise destruction of atomic stockpiles. He noted a disappointing 1977 grain harvest and warned foes of continued tensions with China while signaling no pursuit of superiority. He cited U S interest in nuclear arms limits alongside the U N assembly remarks.
Two local firms join efforts to win a Cedar Rapids cable television franchise. Cedar Rapids Cable Communications partners with Cox backed Cedar Rapids Cable and MorAmerica Financial to pursue a non exclusive referendum set for December. The arrangement aims to prevent a split vote that could doom both initiatives.
In San Francisco the federal appeals court upheld Patty Hearst's 1976 armed bank robbery conviction. Her lawyers argued the judge erred admitting evidence that could prejudice the jury. The court found the trial judge balanced truth seeking with potential prejudice.
The United States halts exports of police and military gear to South Africa and recalls the U S commercial attaché to review ties amid the crackdown on blacks and supporters. Cyrus Vance announced the action as part of broader policy moves. The ban tightens a 1963 voluntary embargo and follows UN support for sanctions.
Frank Sturgis, a convicted Watergate operative, is jailed on harassment and coercion charges after Martia Lorenz alleged he fired at President Kennedy in Dallas. Lorenz testified she and Sturgis, Lee Harvey Oswald, and others traveled from Miami to Dallas in 1963.
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