05 Nov 1977
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1977
Page
1
The Eastern Iowa Calendar highlights museum visits, nightlife, and November happenings. Cedar Rapids hosts a special day raising funds for endangered whales while residents prepare for winter by gathering firewood and exploring home heating tips.
Morarji Desai escaped with bruised lips after a plane crash landing in India's northeast. Five crew members were killed. Desai, 81, was reported safe with minor lip injuries by Assam's chief minister S C Sinha to Sama news agency.
Friday games produced numerous scores across the region. Dubuque’s teams led with high totals while Linn-Mar and Prairie posted decisive wins. Other notable results included Bettendorf, Williamsburg, and Clear Creek.
Increasing cloudiness today with a chance of rain tonight and Sunday. Highs in the mid to upper 50s today and Sunday, with lows tonight in the mid 40s.
Cornell College pianist touring Germany cites a web of West German terrorists with French Algerian Palestinian and Japanese groups tied to East Germany and the Soviet Union. He says East German student agents mentor violence aiming to topple West German democracy and capitalism. Notstand could help curb terror but risks Nazi echoes. no police state planned.
Eric Jenkins of the Federal Insurance Administration says Cedar Rapids remains under the same flood insurance rules while the Eagleton amendment altered only communities not in the FIA program. The city weighs participation due to grants and downtown flood area concerns.
The Senate approved a measure to raise Social Security taxes for about 100 million workers and increase taxes on employers to fund Social Security for the next 75 years. The 42 to 25 vote sends the bill to conference with the House where a different version awaits reconciliation.
A Friday night fire, first reported as a grass fire, caused heavy damage to four west units at Northland Garages near Northpointe Apartments in Cedar Rapids. Fire officials say the cause is under investigation after a rapid blaze destroyed both bottom garages and upper storage areas, with smoke and water damage to surrounding units.
The Senate approved a payroll resolution ensuring 275,000 federal employees will receive paychecks despite a House Senate dispute over abortion funding. The measure ties to an appropriations bill stalled over federal money for abortions. House leaders pledged to pursue a broader abortion agreement.
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