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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1976
Page
3
Federal health officials advocate safety of the nationwide inoculation while vaccines in parts of 15 states are suspended after eleven elderly deaths. Officials note no link to vaccines and victims largely had heart trouble. some fear the program could halt.
Reports from Dr. J Donald Millar and Dr. David Sencer say deaths after swine flu inoculations are not proven linked to the vaccine. About 500,000 doses given mainly to those over 65 with elderly vaccinated individuals appearing less vulnerable to death. Autopsies in Pittsburgh show heart attacks as cause. program suspended in multiple states with clinics closed.
Allan Grant of the American Farm Bureau Federation says farmers are likely to back President Ford in November and that farm ballots could swing the election while the federation will not issue a formal endorsement.
Washington sources say the United States will sell Israel two new weapons not seen before in the Middle East a concussion bomb and an infrared system that can detect in darkness. New York trading sees Dow up 5.15 to 937.50 before noon. Teamsters pension fund trustees plan resignations by month end amid three federal investigations.
Detroit reports that Ford Motor Co plants restarted assembly lines after the United Auto Workers narrowly ratified a national contract ending a four week strike. Further details appeared on page 7B.
The forecast calls for a clear night with lows in the upper 30s to low 40s and a mostly fair Thursday with highs in the low 70s. A quip about economic hardship appears in the film and editorial sections, noting a $10 steak as a symbol.
President Ford signed a 25.6 billion revenue sharing bill in Yonkers halting a trend toward centralized government. He argued Carter would favor city money without returning funds to Georgia, while the plan extends the program through September 1980 with looser spending rules and stronger civil rights provisions. The event drew about 10,000 people, with supporters including signs for Slavic Americans.
Former White House counsel John Dean says President Ford may have played a non deliberate part in the early Watergate cover up during Sept and Oct 1972. Dean cites lobbyist Dick Cook relaying talks with Ford about blocking Patman’s pre election probe and says he passed those details to Haldeman and Nixon.
Reports say troops moved into Tsinghua and Peking universities in a purge of radical elements. Clashes between leftist and moderate students were noted on one campus while details remained scarce due to campus closures.
Pioneer Hi-Bred International of Des Moines plans to acquire all Norand Co. shares for about 2 million at 2.50 per share and inject 2 million in new capital. Norand employs about 250 at Cedar Rapids plant. Noland founder changes foreshadow leadership shift for the merged entity.
Voters in Dyersville approve a 500000 general obligation bond to back a Farmers Home Administration loan refinancing the hospital debts. Of 1501 ballots cast from 1796 eligible voters 1192 voted yes and 309 no with eight ballots voided.
Three men rummaged through the Vizals Cedar Rapids apartment on Tuesday night. The intruders, described as black and clean cut with a tan hat, asked to confirm occupancy and left after the residents proved they lived there. Police interviewed the victims and noted objects were gathered as if to steal.
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