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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1978
Page
2
IRS data show 85.2 million 1977 returns with $1.13 trillion in adjusted gross income and $154.6 billion in federal income taxes. Groups by income reveal wide gaps. under $10,000 pay 5.9 percent of taxes while the $50,000 plus bracket pays 23 percent of taxes, with varying weeks worked to meet tax obligations.
AP reports backers seek to embed college tuition tax credits in the general tax cut package as a Senate House compromise would allow credits against tuition paid to colleges above high school. credits could offset up to 35 percent of tuition with a 100 dollar cap this year rising to 150 in 1979 and 250 in 1980. Califano dismissed the plan as ineffective and inequitable and urged a veto despite administration concerns.
White House official says talks to avert a standoff with President Carter over a $10.2 billion public works bill have collapsed. Carter plans a veto, labeling the measure wasteful pork. Meanwhile, the Washington Teachers Union votes to strike if demands are not met, as the school board rejects a long leave proposal for negotiators.
Abbott Laboratories faces another defeat in its nine year struggle to reintroduce the artificial sweetener cyclamate. An administrative law judge ruled the sugar substitute cannot be proven safe and free of cancer or birth defects. Abbott vows to press its case despite the setback.
Federal probes revisit the possibility that a third aircraft misled the doomed jetliner before it crashed with a Cessna near Lindbergh Field. Taped radio calls raise questions about controller pilot communication and language clarity at the control tower.
Washington teachers threaten to strike on Wednesday unless the Board of Education concedes to their demand to allow unspecified concessions.
The sudden death of Pope John Paul I after 34 days shifts focus to health in selecting a successor. Cardinal Humberto Medeiros notes health counts for a demanding role as conclave begins October 14, while pointing to past ages of popes from 54 to 77 and a long historical norm of older leaders.
President Carter signed a law ending broad immunity for most of the 10,341 foreign embassy staff in Washington. Only 2,309 accredited diplomats retain civil and criminal immunity, with the rest losing protection in 90 days. Accredited diplomats must carry liability insurance for vehicles and vessels.
Jay Solomon, head of the General Services Administration, urged Congress to adopt sweeping reforms to end alleged misuse at the agency. He defended a centralized government purchasing role and cited GSA's $5 billion annual business. The turmoil included Friday indictments of 18 Baltimore officials by a grand jury.
A 24 year old Australian woman set herself on fire outside the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva. Police confirmed nationality and withheld identity pending family notice. Australian officials review reports she may be Lynette Sandra Phillips of New South Wales previously deported from Britain after a tip she planned to burn herself outside the Home Office in London.
Theodore Bundy, 31, gains a last minute continuance in the murder case involving two Florida State University sorority sisters, Lisa Levy and Margaret Bowman. Judge John Rudd postponed the trial to December 4 citing defense preparation needs amid Bundy’s assertion of overconfidence. Bundy remains a suspect in at least 21 deaths across multiple states.
A cloudier day with west winds near 13 mph at 10 a.m. Sun rises at 7 06 and sets at 6 44. Year ago highs 66 lows 36 with no precipitation. Forecast calls for cool weather through Saturday with a chance of showers Thursday. Friday and Saturday partly cloudy. Highs upper 50s to 60s, lows upper 30s to 40s.
Heavy shelling and rocket duels erupt in Beirut as Syrian and Christian rightist forces clash. The Phalangist radio says Lebanese army units may back Christian militias, while President Sarkis seeks a national unity cabinet within ten days to restore calm. Separately in Cairo, Sadat reshuffles top military officers ahead of peace talks with Israel.
Mercy Hospital birth announcements list a daughter for Mr and Mrs David Starry of Anamosa and a son for several couples including Cullen Geist Mull Meadowbrook Drive SE Rick Parker Colberg Fisher Martinez Gross Peyton Patterson Jr. The section also notes multiple emergency calls at addresses in Des Moines and nearby communities with times and brief incidents.
Stella Taylor presses toward a Bahamas to United States crossing aboard the Idle Day. After 48 hours in the water she faces jellyfish, sharks, and drifting tides about 20 miles east-northeast of Miami. She shifted course as tide changed, raising doubts on completion.
Scotland Yard probes a second Bulgarian defector death in three weeks. The first died after claiming a poison tipped umbrella stab, the second from a fall. A third survived a poison-dart attack in Paris. a fourth Bulgarian claimant sought police help in London. All had made anti communist broadcasts.
Three people were arrested on drunk driving charges in Linn County. Theodore R. Burslem, 23, of 1300 Third Ave SE, was taken into custody at 9:52 p.m. and faces additional counts including driving while license under suspension and property damage. George F. Donda, 73, of 1515 Eighth St SW, was arrested at 7:20 p.m. on Blairs Ferry Road NE. Daniel J. May, 31, of 2030 E Ave NE, was arrested at 12:28 a.m. on First Ave SE.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Second class postage paid. Subscription rates list carrier and mail options with various weekly and yearly prices. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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