22 Oct 1977
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1977
Page
1
Gazette notes urge homeowners to fix energy-wasting issues before winter and offers a DIY energy checklist on page 5A. It also previews two feature stories by Vanessa Shelton on page 7A about orthopedic shoes for children and adult fashion shoes, plus two DIY fireproofing methods for Halloween costumes in Consumer Answer Line on page 7A.
Police arrest 150 blacks and Indians amid mounting protests against the government crackdown and closure of black newspapers. The United States and Netherlands recall ambassadors for consultations, while the UN Security Council plans a debate in New York starting Monday.
A roundup of Friday games shows Marion 28 West Delaware 14 and Monticello 35 Independence 7. Several other matchups include Crestwood 21 Decorah 19, Waverly Shell Rock 36 Charles City 12, and Mount Vernon 53 West Branch 20. Weather forecasts predict rain possible Sunday with highs in the 50s and drought quips reference football and a dry cleaner joke.
Three Lynyrd Skynyrd members Ronnie Van Zant Steve Gaines and Cassie Gaines died in a Thursday night plane crash in McComb Mississippi while touring to promote Street Survivors The six other band members were injured The article cites Van Zant as the outspoken leader and notes the band era image and their hit songs including Sweet Home Alabama with context on the band members and dynamics
Liverpool General Services Committee voted 11 to 9 against erecting a Beatles monument in their hometown. Critics called the group unworthy while supporters and the Liverpool Echo urged recognition of the band's world impact and a future museum and tourist industry.
The Senate Finance Committee voted to raise Social Security taxes by 285 billion over ten years with biggest hits on employers and higher income workers. By 1987 the employee cap rises to 2380 and the employer cap to 75,000, while lower earners face smaller increases and a repeal of a 1972 pension boost. The plan taxes 6.05 to 7.05 percent over time and raises wage bases to 17,700 in 1978 and 33,900 by 1987.
Iranian students in Des Moines protested at Veterans Auditorium as President Carter spoke at the Jefferson Jackson Day dinner. Masked demonstrators chanted anti-shah slogans and warned of repression in Iran while outside a separate group urged nuclear disarmament and a ban on nuclear power.
The White House urged the FCC to examine prohibiting all advertising calls to unwilling listeners including automated dialers. Lawmakers introduced bills to fine or jail commercial advertisers placing calls to those who remove themselves from lists, with polling and nonprofit groups exempt. The move follows an Aug 26 FCC proposal to regulate advertising by phone and raises First Amendment and privacy concerns.
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