29 Nov 1977
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1977
Page
1
In a compact world report, United Nations diplomats attend a science fiction film as part of saucer discussion. A shooting spree in Omaha leaves one deputy sheriff dead and 25 wounded. prior Vietnam experiences are cited. Weather outlook foresees milder winter than last year.
Criminal charges filed in Michigan accuse two companies of contaminating animal feed with flame retardant and call the case “just a beginning.”
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with a low in the low 20s and a high in the upper 30s. A casual aside about marriages being happy until living together after a ward presents challenges.
Judge Frank M. Johnson of Alabama informs President Carter he will withdraw his bid to become FBI director due to impaired health after abdominal surgery and complications from hernias. Attorney General Bell disclosed the decision after Johnson’s medical team said recovery is slower than expected.
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 that state troopers must report cash meal allowances as gross income on federal tax returns. The decision, based on a New Jersey case, affects about 10,000 troopers across several states and about $10 million yearly. Justice Brennan wrote the opinion, reversing a lower court that had allowed cash meals to be tax exempt.
Washington AP reports the median income of American families was 14094 in 1975, up over 4000 from five years earlier. Alaska led with 22432, Mississippi lowest at 9999, and the 1970 median stood at 9876 as the Census Bureau releases state by state data.
A UPI report says a House subcommittee released an alleged KCIA memo detailing a 750000 operation aimed at subverting the White House Congress and top U S military and diplomatic circles. The 24 page document, drafted in 1975 in Washington and approved in Seoul, is linked to plans for outright subversion in 1976.
U N Secretary General Kurt Waldheim said a Cairo preparatory session for a Geneva talks conference should include all invited by Sadat. He floated a U N meeting within weeks at neutral UN ground to sustain momentum after Sadat's Cairo visit as Israel agreed Monday to participate.
A woman described as black, about 29, five feet six inches, 130 pounds, fled Newton's Jewelry Co after attempting to view items. She came back, grabbed a tray with 14 rings, and ran. Two rings were found on the sidewalk. her purse, left behind, contained a pen a dime and a 13 cent stamp. No arrests by early today.
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