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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1976
Page
3
Weather continues cloudy with light rain possible today. Highs near 50, then cooling into the 40s by Sunday. Tonight lows expected in the lower 30s.Attention to the latest forecast for nearby areas remains essential for outdoor plans.
Story and picture on page 2A describe a Postville family building a recreational vehicle called Bearly door to explore the boondocks. The feature highlights the family’s hands on project and community interest.
A humorous aside notes it takes more people to publicize the American Revolution today than were needed to pull Kom in the fireplace. The fragmentary line blends playful wordplay with a quip on historical awareness.
In a late campaign push Ford and Carter predicted victory in key swing states with four days left. Ford campaigned through Wisconsin Missouri and Texas while Carter targeted Pennsylvania and Ohio as ABC Harris polls show a shrinking Carter lead and a tightening race. Ford touted momentum in California and Illinois while both parties clashed on economic policy and Nixon era associations as vice presidential contenders made recent stops.
The House custodial committee says White House personnel checked out and copied Nixon tapes around the time questions arose about Ford's involvement in Watergate. Rep. Jack Brooks released a letter seeking an explanation from President Ford's counsel, amid inquiries into whether Ford acted for Nixon to shield the inquiry.
UPI reports that raw farm product prices fell 5 percent in October 1976, led by hogs corn wheat and soybeans while prices for citrus and lettuce rose. The farm parity index dropped to its lowest in eight years and costs outpaced farmers’ returns, signaling potential slower consumer price changes.
The ruling scolds Attorney General Richard Turner as the federal case on Ernest Triplett 71 Iowa City involving alleged drug administration moves forward. The suit, filed in Davenport, seeks damages from seven defendants linked to LSD and a 1964 murder conviction, with lawyers Bartéla and Thompson stepping in after others withdrew.
Linn County residents may still get free swine flu shots on the final day. Norma Kirsch of the county health department said ample vaccine remains though some sites ran low on the bivalent vaccine for those over 45 due to distribution. Clinics listed include Salvation Army center, Mercy Hospital gym, Town and Country shopping center, Merion Community Center, and Springville School with varying hours.
Washington AP campaign aides for President Ford misrepresented a federal court ruling on political mail permits. Postal officials say the permits let labor unions and others mail campaign literature at low rates, often used by Carter supporters, and that private parties misinformed local post offices. No injunction exists on delivering this mail, the postal service notes, and a Ford spokesman acknowledged misinformed letters.
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