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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1976
Page
2
Washington AP reports the Commerce Department says the GNP expanded at a 4 percent annual rate in Q3, slower than Q2 and Q1. Inflation eased to 4.4 percent, while inventories and investment growth cooled, delaying job creation amid recession and rising unemployment.
Gov Mills Godwin says Virginia has no death sentence statute with no legal question, commuting five inmates to life in prison. He notes the mandatory death penalty laws were struck down by the Supreme Court, awaiting a clear statute before any executions.
Forecast shows cloudy conditions tonight with light rain or snow possible. Lows near 30 degrees and a cloudy Wednesday with highs around 40. A stray quote about preferring praise to criticism appears in Cosystate text.
Des Moines reports the earliest significant Iowa snowfall in 15 years with up to two inches in western counties and a system moving across the state. State Climatologist Paul Waite notes snowfall is three weeks early, resembling mid November weather, with many areas in the 30s to 40s and temperatures 20 degrees below normal.
DES MOINES A court challenge loomed after Atty. Gen. Richard Turner ruled three of five appointments to the new intermediate appeals court unconstitutional. Des Moines judges Carter Allbes and Oxberger were named by Gov. Ray and may seek a declaratory judgment on constitutional eligibility.
Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter called on President Ford to discipline Gen George Brown after a controversial interview in which Brown said aiding Israel is a burden on the United States. Ford reportedly accepted Brown’s explanation and called the matter closed. Carter recalled Ford’s handling of Earl Butz’s scandal, urging leadership. Mondale criticized Brown, saying he should not hold a public post.
Cedar Rapids will raise sewer charges starting November 30 to help retire about $9 million in bonds for a $65 million sewage plant project. The average homeowner would pay about $2.50 more every two months, with the sewer fee set at 35 percent of the water fee, raising the typical two month bill from $4.76 to $7.04 and the minimum from $3.08 to $4.76.
The Bahamas hanged 22 year old Milwaukee handyman Michaish Shobek in Fox Head prison after a confession to killing three Americans he called angels of Lucifer. His mother Inanita Spencer failed to secure last minute appeal and funerary arrangements due to funds. Shobek’s burial site at Old Trail cemetery was a rough, fenced area with two fresh graves.
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