21 Oct 1977
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1977
Page
1
The nation weighs untreated infant sleepwear that burns quickly against sleepwear treated with a cancer risk product. The CPSC has tentative stance for now. Page 20. The state Board of Regents seeks a 14.8 percent budget hike, implying larger funding needs. Page 14.
Charles "Blackie" O'Neal, father of actor Ryan O'Neal and grandfather of Oscar winner Tatum O'Neal, quarreled the University of Iowa football past as he returns for his first campus visit in over five decades and notes how much has changed.
The piece notes a new beef research facility at Iowa State University College of Agriculture aimed at advancing cattle management and production efficiency. It highlights campus collaboration and anticipated impact on agricultural science.
Read about orthopedic shoes for kids and adult wear for appearance. Tonight may rain with temperatures around 40s. Saturday looks cloudy with highs near 55. A broad-minded person seeks both viewpoints and his own.
Inflation held to a modest 0.3 percent rise in September, matching August. Government data show a 3.6 percent annual rate if averaged, with food and non food prices moderating and services up 0.5 percent. Mortgage rates rose slightly as purchasing power edged down by 0.4 percent.
New York State Supreme Court Justice John Starkey ruled that David Berkowitz is competent to stand trial for the Son of Sam killings. The competency finding followed a hearing at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn where psychiatrists testified about Berkowitz's mental state and beliefs. Berkowitz has admitted willingness to die for his crimes but wants to tell his story in court first. prosecutors face life imprisonment if convicted.
In a tense 14 hour standoff on a Frontier Airlines Boeing 737 from Nebraska to Atlanta, hijacker Thomas Hannan killed himself after releasing 13 hostages and obtaining a $3 million ransom for his friend George Stewart. FBI reports note he chose death over prison. Stewart, arrested previously for bank theft, awaited trial in Mobile.
Paula Brown 15 is hospitalized at St Luke's for tests. Her two year old pure white German shepherd Jet, missing since last night, is feared by Paula and her family. Jet curls his tail and has scars on his right paw and mouth. anyone seeing him should call 366-6532.
Washington Blouin tells House subcommittee that fraudulent recruiting practices are more widespread than believed, citing concerns from the 2nd District in Iowa.
Elvis Presley did not die from a drug overdose, though prescription meds were present. Dr. Jerry Francisco and a panel of toxicologists concluded hypertensive heart disease with coronary artery disease caused the death on August 16, 1977, with medications in the therapeutic range and no illegal drugs found.
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