08 Nov 1977
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1977
Page
1
A compilation from Iowa papers covers Connie Foster’s push for senior job prep in Vinton, Army Corps dam concerns, a young woman's skeleton identification, and Grant Wood Agency car leasing critique. Other items discuss ERA ratification timing, house swapping tips, waterbed myths, and Fairfield’s top football claim.
A weather forecast warns of chances for rain and thunder storms tonight and again Wednesday with locally heavy rainfall possible. Temperatures will fall into the mid 40s for tonight’s lows and Wednesday’s highs in the mid 40s.
A watch repair shop signs customers to visit when pressed for time. The sign urges patrons to come in and see the shop regardless of a busy schedule, conveying quick service and accessibility in a concise message.
A man accused of wounding 10 in a Monday rampage grabbed at a policeman's gun in Charity Hospital. he was subdued and no one was hurt. Four victims are in critical condition and paralyzed, including Diane and Alvin Broussard, with neck wounds.
Officials say a welder's torch sparked the Monday afternoon fire at Atlas Chemical Co. 225 12th Street. State Environmental Quality officials monitored for chemical releases into the storm sewer ditch feeding Indian Creek near American Legion Park.
Ronny Zamora, 15, was sentenced to life in prison without parole after his murder trial. Judge Paul Baker ignored a Menninger recommendation and TV violence defense claims, while Rubin vowed a civil suit against major networks over violence exposure.
Public release of 30 White House Watergate tapes would expose Richard Nixon to greater embarrassment than already suffered, Nixon lawyer William Jeffress Jr. told the Supreme Court. He argued the tapes should not go public, saying their release could be used in offensive ways beyond trial transcripts.
At midday the Cedar Rapids municipal vote was light with 5 703 ballots logged by 12 30 to 1 p m across 35 of 36 precincts, a figure near the year's low and far from the 6 495 tally noted previously.
President Carter plans a nationally televised speech at 8 p m Iowa time to promote his energy package now in a House Senate conference committee Pollster Pat Caddell says ratings could rebound if Congress passes the bill to his liking He notes energy was politically unpopular but necessary and credits the president with taking action.
In a study discussed by UCLA professor Donald Treiman, researchers argue that in complex societies work creates differences in power and privilege which in turn shape prestige across occupations. The November Human Behavior Magazine poll reflects how the question “What do you do?” signals social rank.
UPI reports Donald Treiman's Standard International Occupational Prestige Scale ranges 0 to 100 and lists 50 occupations with scores in alphabetical order. Entries include accountant, barber, doctor, lawyer, nurse, police, teacher, farmer, truck driver, journalist, and others. At the end the scale shows a total of 70 and 27 for two sample values.
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