04 Oct 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1978
Page
1
A former coal mining boom town once home to about 10 000 people now hosts 868 residents with ongoing problems. The feature outlined on page 11B traces the town’s decline and current challenges faced by its inhabitants.
In Cedar Rapids the planning commission dismisses a recommendation on Discovery Village Inc. Traffic in the northeast quadrant will shift drastically within three years and freeway lighting plans will change. A separate note mentions poverty arising from a $25 apartment deposit and Information and Referral as aid. A county offices site choice is debated.
An actress scheduled to appear Sunday in Cedar Rapids compares touring theater life to Army life. The remark frames the show engagement as part of a broader performance schedule.
A group convened to discuss nursing home concerns when unexpected visitors arrived, altering the proceedings. Page 8C.
The local sports brief notes fourteen Eastern Iowa high school football teams heading into week five with bright season outlooks. Weather near steady clouds bring showers tonight and Thursday with a high in the low 60s and a 30 percent rain chance.
Experts announce deciphered text from Montezuma tomb urges Marines to stop singing in the Loatt nails. Copyright dispute noted. Findings highlight quirky modern errors in ancient script interpretation.
The Senate narrowly rejected a proposal to allow states that ratified the ERA to rescind during an extension, clearing the way for a three year and three month deadline extension to June 30, 1982. The vote was 54 to 44 as Carter backs the measure.
Pope John Paul I, the church's 263rd pontiff, died at 65 from a heart attack. His outdoor funeral mass was held near St Peter's Basilica as cardinals escorted his Cypress coffin. The service began nine days of mourning before the conclave to elect a successor.
Washington AP reports in Ruth Carter Stapleton's new book Brother Billy that Billy Carter's beer drinking nearly ruined his marriage in the early 1960s before AA helped him. The book portrays him as complex, temperamental, and tied to the redneck image he cultivated.
The Council on Wage and Price Stability reports inflation is accelerating even when volatile food and housing prices are removed. It notes underlying inflation rose from 6 percent in 1976 77 to 7 percent this year and that higher wages have not yielded real income gains, as spendable earnings decline and purchasing power erodes.
At a Des Moines conference, Dr. Murray L. Weidenbaum argued that regulation raises prices for autos by 666 dollars and homes by 2000 dollars. He urged a sensible balance in government action, noting consumer costs ripple through the economy.
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