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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1976
Page
2
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a 0.3 percent rise in October consumer prices, the smallest gain in seven months, with food and energy costs contributing to the uptick while real earnings on average rose 0.6 percent as hours worked increased.
Prime Minister Ian Smith said Kissinger assured him Western military supplies would follow if Rhodesia’s settlement efforts fail due to black nationalists. No formal agreement was given, only a personal conviction noted amid internal Rhodesian leadership friction.
Mostly hardy conditions shift tonight into Saturday with lows in the mid to upper 20s and daytime highs in the mid 40s. The page also notes sections for Comics Marion Crossword Movies Deaths Society Editorials Sports Farm State Financial Television Late News Want Ads and a reference to FBI Most Wanted list.
General Motors and the United Auto Workers reached a tentative three year national contract ending an 12 hour strike by 80 000 workers. GM said the agreement raises labor costs by 590 a car and adds 300 to the cost of building a vehicle by 1978. UAW leaders praised the pact as providing job and income security for three years. The settlement follows patterns seen in Ford and Chrysler deals and includes eye care psychiatric benefits and a pledge to interfere with organizing at new GM plants in the South.
A two story home on N Street SW suffered a deadly blaze Friday noon leaving a year old dead and two others in critical condition. Angela, 9, was flown to University Hospitals Iowa City for smoke inhalation. her mother was treated for shock. Fire Chief Edsel McMickle said a quick response saved two children as firefighters entered the smoke filled home. The blaze, likely starting in the kitchen, injured a mother who rushed to call help and a man injured while aiding. Crossfire rescue teams treated victims at the scene and at Mercy Hospital before release.
Patty Hearst, convicted bank robber, is freed on a $1 million bail after posting $504,000 in a California superior court hold. She has spent 14 months in custody and awaits trial on charges of kidnapping robbery and assault. The release followed a Los Angeles court action and an agreement with federal authorities.
AP report says Jimmy Carter will appoint 11 advisers to cabinet and high level posts as he readies for the presidency. George Bush heads the intelligence briefing plan while Kissinger meets Carter and Walter Mondale for a briefing on foreign affairs.
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