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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1978
Page
2
Washington officials say the Carter administration loosened its price increase guideline for 1979 while keeping the wage standard intact. The change reframes the 5 1/3 percent price target as a base from which firms may rise up to about six and a half percent with a formula tying it to 1976 77 averages.
Police say an unidentified bowman who opened arrows at passengers at the Trailways bus terminal in downtown Baltimore was killed after a gunfight with more than a dozen officers. Officer Nelson Bell, 28, died from a neck wound believed to be a ricocheted bullet.
The Carter administration plans to send a second National Energy Plan to Congress in January or February to fill gaps in the program. Energy Secretary James Schlesinger says the plan will include a tax on oil to curb imports, after the crude oil tax was killed in the last session. In other news, about 400 members of the Memphis Education Association approved negotiators’ recommendations, paving the way for about 3,000 teachers to return and vote on a three year contract with an average 8.1 percent salary increase.
Shell Oil officials suspect leaking fumes caused a gasoline storage tank to explode on Rough and Ready Island Stockton. The 1.8 million gallon ethyl gasoline tank burned for six hours as smoke darkened the sky. An investigation is under way with no injuries reported.
Two bodies were recovered from or near the sunken hull of the Coast Guard cutter Cuyahoga after a collision with a freighter. Nine men remained missing as rescuers conducted searches with divers tapping the hull to detect any trapped sailors.
Federal mediators won a tentative deal after a 29 hour bargaining session aimed at returning striking teachers to classrooms in Memphis. The agreement would end the third public employee strike in the city this year following earlier police and firefighters walkouts.
The Colorado Supreme Court unanimously voided the state death penalty as unconstitutional. The decision covers three cases including Theodore Bundy who awaits trial in Florida. The court found the statute violated equal protection by barring consideration of mitigating factors related to character record or offense circumstances.
Anastas Mikoyan, a seasoned Bolshevik who endured four decades of Kremlin intrigues, died in Moscow at age 82 after a long illness per Tass. He condemned Stalin in 1957, backed Khrushchev then, and later aligned with Kosygin and Brezhnev to oust Khrushchev in 1964.
World War II enemies China and Japan concluded a peace treaty in Tokyo with Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-ping and Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda witnessing ratifications. Newspapers hailed a New Era as they toasted with champagne and exchanged ceremonial kisses on the final documents.
Iranian police opened fire on crowds in Hamadan killing at least five and wounding 18 as students and teachers massed to protest. In Isfahan thousands of students marched to demand an end to martial law and release of political prisoners, with no bloodshed reported.
Keith Richards pleaded guilty to simple possession of heroin in Toronto. The crown withdrew trafficking and cocaine charges, seeking six months to a year in prison for the simple possession. Richards and Anita Pallenberg have been in treatment for heroin addiction since May 1977, with claims of ongoing recovery.
The column records multiple births on October 21 and 22 at various addresses including Van Horne Anamosa Belmont Parkway NW and Lei sure Blvd NE plus other baby arrivals to families such as Nase, Dietiker Sadler Plotz Happel Meyers Vonahsen Kopp Reade Nurre Harrison Reinhardt. It then lists emergency and incident notes with times and locations including Woodland Drive SE 360 16th Ave SW 1141 16th Ave SW 300 20th St NE 525 33rd Ave SW and several medical emergencies and a fire/tree incident through Sunday into Monday.
Sun rises at 7 29 and sets at 6 12 with a NE wind of 9 mph. Highs range from the 60s to low 70s through Wednesday, cooling to 50s and 60s Thursday and Friday. Lows in 40s Wednesday and 30s Thursday and Friday. Chance of showers Wednesday.
Punk rocker Sid Vicious, charged with second degree murder in Nancy Spungen's death, was rushed to Bellevue Hospital after slashing his wrists with a broken light bulb. The 21 year old Sex Pistols member, in hospital in satisfactory condition, was free on bail and awaiting Oct 30 court action.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces subscription details including carrier rate of $1.15 per week and mail options for Afternoon Editions plus Sunday nine issues, with prices of $5.17 for 4 weeks and $56 for 52 weeks. It notes distribution areas and AP republication rights.
Felix Zigel of the Moscow Aviation Institute suggests the 1908 Tunguska explosion in central Siberia was caused by an extraterrestrial probe. He cites an enormous loop trajectory and metal elements not typical of comets, arguing for artificial origin and potential insight into the device's design.
Stansfield Turner said the CIA will persist in covertly recruiting foreign students at Harvard University despite Harvard's restrictions. He argued Harvard has no legal authority over CIA activity. Derek Bok, Harvard president, told a Senate committee that the CIA recruitment jeopardizes academic integrity and independence.
Republican Rich Rawson of Palo challenges incumbent Jim Wells for the 27th District Iowa House seat. Western Cedar Rapids and Linn County residents are urged to compare candidates and their positions.
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