Police gripe session with Cedar Rapids council yields mixed signals
About 70 officers attended a Cedar Rapids meeting to air morale concerns. while Mayor Canney and council members acknowledged the department’s morale problems, no firm promises of action emerged. Officers questioned Colton’s role and urged talks to ease tension, with potential follow up meetings discussed.
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Cedar Rapids
Don Canney
Hal Schaefer
Stan Reinis
Don Sawyer
Policemen’s Protective Association
Colton
Richard Phillips
Protective Association
Police Department
Government spending outlook and Mondale meeting plans
Government spending in 1978 could total about 450 billion dollars, with a projected deficit between 32 and 56 billion. Unemployment may not drop below 7 percent until late next year. Vice president-elect Walter Mondale said he will meet Carter on Monday to advise on cabinet picks and budget decisions.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Ford Administration
Officials Hit New Juvenile Law At Iowa Hearing
At a Little Amana session on senate file 1344 critics labeled the draft the worst seen. Cedar Rapids police and Linn county officers warned of effects on juvenile arrests and rights including counsel when a child is in custody. A judge cautioned the bill could turn juvenile courts into mini adult courts and raise costs, while Jenkins called the proposal flawed yet some saw useful elements.
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Little Amana
Richard Jenkins
University of Iowa
Eldora Training School
Senate
Linn County
Juvenile Justice Study Committee
Iowa
Jenkins
Linn
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Myers
Myers
Hearst Attorneys Seek Bail Pending Appeal
Patty Hearst’s lawyers urged a bail release while appealing her bank robbery conviction. U.S. Attorney Browning cautioned against bail, while Bailey argued Hearst has no flight risk and presented new evidence for a possible retrial. Judge Orrick said he would study the motion and decide in days.
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San Francisco
Patty Hearst
U.S
William Orrick
F. Lee Bailey
Miss Hearst
James Browning
Orrick
Browning
Bailey
U S Viet Talks Open in Paris Amid Standoff Over Missing Servicemen
U S Viet talks began in a Paris suburb as officials from both nations met to discuss improving relations before Carter's inauguration. Hanoi seeks U N entry and aid, while Washington demands full accounting for 800 missing U S servicemen. No concessions expected before next week’s UN vote.
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Paris
United States
Vietnam
Jimmy Carter
Viet Cong
Provisional Revolution
Carter
Vietnamese Communist Party
Hanoi
U.S
Ford
Washington
South Vietnam
United Nations
Ford Administration
Security Council
Weather Hampers Carnelian-1 Sea Rescue in Pacific
In one of the year’s worst storms, the sun ken lumber ship Carnelian-1 sank 1,400 miles northwest of Honolulu. Nine of 33 crew were rescued by dawn, others clung to logs and lifeboats as the Hunter and Wisteria aided in the perilous operation coordinated from San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Pacific
Carnelian-1
Coast Guard
Honolulu
Larry Clark
Hunter
Clark
National Weather Service
Emil Gunther
Bob Morrell
Gunther
Carnelian
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Marion
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Patty
Gazette
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Pacific Sea Rescue
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