28 Oct 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1978
Page
1
The page item highlights varied local topics from an estate sale and a football game to a tire recall and early harvest reports. It notes an archaeology festival in Omaha, a closing neighborhood grocery store, a film teaser, a Wall Street week, FBI file questions, and political critique of Carter’s inflation policy.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a cooler day, highs near 55 to 60, and a chance of showers tonight and Sunday. Tonight’s lows in the upper 30s, Sunday highs about 50 to 55.
Egypt orders its lead peace negotiators in Washington home for consultations after Sadat and Begin win the Nobel Peace Prize. Prime Minister Khalil names Defense Minister Hassan Ali and acting Foreign Minister Butros Ghali as recalled, while other delegates stay. Khalil cites two to three day visit, says Sadat unlikely to attend New York ceremony.
Local lawyers in Linn County, assessing District Judges for retention, gave Harold Swailes a low score with nine of 16 voting against retention. Other judges fared better with Scolaro narrowly kept and Liebenmann narrowly supported. The survey covered five categories and reflected divisive opinions on Swailes and Siebenmann amid related bar polls.
President Carter signed the Humphrey Hawkins full employment bill into law in the East Room and praised co author Hubert Humphrey as a great American. The package aims to cut unemployment to 4 percent by 1983 and inflation to 3 percent, with a later goal of zero by 1988. An $11 billion extension of CETA training programs was also approved. Coretta King and Muriel Humphrey attended, highlighting the significance of the job rights effort.
Iowa City students crown unofficial homecoming royalty after university administration declines an official queen. Independent Students in Search of a Homecoming Association held the ceremony at Grand Daddy's while a parade rolled downtown, with halftime presentation planned at Kinnick Stadium during today's Purdue game.
Des Moines The U S Army Inspector General investigation of Iowa National Guard commander Junior Burkhead was called a whitewash by Rep Norman Jesse a member of the Iowa House special committee investigating the guard Gov Ray criticized the panel as partisan and said the probe is a witch hunt The IG inquiry cleared Burkhead and led to a recommendation to promote him which has not occurred at Senate request The governor and Jesse exchange sharp charges over secrecy and political motives
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