City Hall Notes on Zoo Comment by Advisory Chairman
A City Hall column quotes the advisory committee chairman noting the zoo is last alphabetically. The item appears on page 20A as part of the notes column.
29 Oct 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1978
Page
1
A City Hall column quotes the advisory committee chairman noting the zoo is last alphabetically. The item appears on page 20A as part of the notes column.
Iowa notes show Tricia Smith labeled a witch year round, a rail project under bid prompts federal questions, and local races with Tom Miller opposing Richard Turner while James Jordan backs Kenneth Lounsberry. Exotics like Chianina gain Iowa footholds as aging care and tax law debates headline pages.
Family Focus explores Halloween tricks and questions when a mask is more than disguise. Autism coverage presents perplexing yet hopeful perspectives, guiding families through understanding and support. The arts feature examines Palermo inspired crafts and period piece curiosities with jolly whimsy.
Column by Bob Hersom on page 3E analyzes likely state playoff outcomes and how teams may fare this season. It highlights key scenarios, prospects, and uncertainties shaping late season drive for the playoffs.
Local page listings show City Hall notices and obituary entries across sections 20A and 3A. Editorials run in 8-9A with Marion coverage on 10A and a Rep Card feature in 12A. Sports items appear 1-8E with Want ads and crossword scattered through 1-18F.
A Wexford County judge ruled Michigan Chemical Co and Michigan Farm Bureau Services not liable in the Tacoma dairy case, finding small PBB doses did not cause cattle harm. The ruling ends one of many PBB lawsuits amid widespread destruction of cattle and eggs in Michigan.
Vice President Walter Mondale will travel to Sioux City Cedar Rapids and Davenport Iowa on Saturday for Democratic fundraisers. He will join Sen. Dick Clark and Reps. Berkley Bedell and Michael Blouin plus Dick Myers for a $100 per couple breakfast a $5 per person morning reception and a $25 per person luncheon in Sioux City. A free rally for signups to work election day precedes a $5 admission for others in Cedar Rapids. Davenport hosts a similar rally after a $100 per person reception with Clark and Myers and a $10 per person option for non workers.
District Judge Harold Swailes of Belle Plaine defends his record after a Linn County Criminal Law Association survey rated him low. Only 26 of 45 members returned the survey, with nine of 16 respondents voting against retention. Swailes questions the group’s representativeness and notes broader support from the bar.
Attorney General Griffin Bell and presidential adviser Charles Kirbo are reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution to be recruiting for President Carter for sub cabinet posts in a planned upper middle level administration shuffle after the November election. Kirbo declines comment while White House sources confirm the move signals a broad governing shift.
President Carter said he persuaded Egyptian President Sadat to keep his negotiators in Washington. Secretary Vance resumed informal sessions with Israeli and Egyptian delegations to review treaty revisions amid disputes over linking the West Bank and Gaza issues to a peace agreement.
Forecasters expect mostly sunny skies and a peak around 60 degrees. Tonight will be partly cloudy with lows in the upper 30s, followed by increasing clouds on Monday.
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