15 Oct 1977
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1977
Page
1
A Cedar Rapids couple prize Indian made turquoise and silver jewelry as heritage and investment. The piece notes market assessments on page 4A while other items highlight Antonia Brico’s rise and a nature hike for 85 participants.
Washington UPI reports Congress had until midnight Friday to overturn a ruling requiring passive restraints in all new cars by 1984. Automatic seatbelts attached to front doors and airbags were expected features in future models.
A compact page item roster includes bridge, church and theatre listings plus brief sports, weather, editorial and court notes. The page also features a bumper sticker quote about legalizing bingo and keeping Grandma off the streets with copyright credit.
A January 30 1976 internal memo from Garry Woodward Iowa attorney general division director claims priority to defeat the proposed criminal code. Legislators say the office devoted excessive staff time to the code battle, while Woodward and aide deny improper focus and bogus amendments.
Iconic singer actor and golfer Bing Crosby died of a massive heart attack after a round of golf near Madrid Spain at the La Moraleja Club He was 73 Crosby collapsed after finishing the game and was pronounced dead on arrival at a Red Cross hospital Kathryn Crosby said her husband would be flown home to Los Angeles with their son Harry and the former butler Alan Fisher The death ends a 50 year show business career and Crosby was known as Der Bingle Old Dad and The Groaner by friends and fans
Thom Archon Higgins struck Anita Bryant in Des Moines during a news conference causing her to cover her face. No charges were filed. Bryant then performed sacred music before about 2,400 at Veterans Auditorium as a pro gay demonstration gathered outside.
Farmers in eastern Iowa face canceled contracts as grain elevators near capacity due to a shipping logjam from the New Orleans dock strike. Leaders press President Carter to intervene to keep grain moving to foreign markets, warning of heavy losses if soybeans remain unavailable to buyers.
City council hears draft of a stringent housing code with a housing services division, rental permits, inspections of owner occupied homes and rental dwellings, and a seven member advisory board. Public hearings and department studies precede any ordinance enactment with potential effects starting next July.
President Carter and General Torrijos announced a joint interpretive statement granting the United States the right to defend the Panama Canal against any aggression. The accord also promises U S ships priority passage in emergencies while avoiding direct intervention in Panama’s internal affairs, aiming to boost Senate ratification prospects.
House and Senate conferees reach a final deal raising the federal minimum wage to 3.35 by 1981, boosting pay for nearly 5 million workers. The plan increases first to 2.65 next year with staged rises to 2.90 3.10 and 3.35, while small businesses gain exemptions. The compromise also advances an energy research bill back to conference.
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