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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1977
Page
23
In Ottawa the 51 year old Queen Elizabeth wore half moon gold rimmed spectacles to read a speech opening Canada's Parliament in both French and English. A spokesman said it was her first public spectacle moment and she normally wears reading glasses privately.
Johannesburg authorities under the Internal Security Act banned the World and Weekend World, the country’s two leading black newspapers. Police arrested editor Percy Qoboza and at least 10 black leaders in a sweeping crackdown aimed at preventing a revolutionary climate among South Africa’s voteless black majority.
The government bans the Black People's Convention and other black groups, citing anti government activity. Steve Biko’s death and Soweto protests trigger international outcry as leaders condemn the bans as destroying press freedom and democracy.
The Senate weighs a bill to raise the mandatory retirement age from 65 to 70 for most private workers while exempting teachers and high paid executives. Senators Cranston and Church seek amendments to allow unlimited tenure teachers to work to 70 and remove the 65 cap for executives. The measure covers employers with 20 or more workers, about 70 percent of the labor force.
In Green Bay Wisconsin two CB radio operators aided police by identifying a man planning to end his life after a woman reported a concerning radio message. Officers cleared channels and monitored for clues before rescuers reached a garage where the man waited with a running car. he was hospitalized with no serious injuries. Also noted, Britain and Egypt agreed to withdraw British troops from the Suez Canal zone on this date in 1954.
Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department advises wearing a clean rubber boot when crushing grapes barefoot and filing Form 1541. The Gardening for Food and Fun yearbook notes home wine legality: up to 200 gallons per household with Treasury notice. King Jr. arrest noted as 1960 sit down protest in Atlanta.
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