15 Sep 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1978
Page
1
The Cedar Rapids Airport Commission signals legal action against a nearby county as part of policy disputes. Other notes flag a wide range of stories including school enrollment woes, a Honolulu arrival planning a New York spree, and a park plan supported by the police chief.
A cheeky page 12A item urges readers to stop blaming ancestors for snack habits and urges self control with humor and a family theme.
A 150000 mile around the world journey yields a 13 episode TV series premiering Sunday at 9 p.m. on IPBN. Cedar Rapids college offers academic credit for the series amid Cedar Rapids and Iowa City nightlife notes. Weather calls for clouds showers and possible storms through Saturday with mid-50s tonight and mid-70s by day.
A wealthy shopper faces rising prices while in a grocery store buying large amounts of a novelty item called Caviar Helper as inflation pressures bite.
James Healy ruled a binding settlement for 500000 postal workers with about a 3 percent annual wage rise and a no layoff clause. The decision, final and binding, allows future hires only after six years of service for similar protection, and keeps the arbitration outcome without ratification votes.
Canvass of Linn-Mar Community School Board write-in votes required five counts to determine the real winner Friday morning. Sondra Justice of Marion was declared the winner of the one-year at large term, narrowly beating Billy Lee, also of Marion.
In Iowa City a traffic slowdown caused by a spate of CB radio chatter disrupted the morning commute. Observers linked the congestion to 16 years without a winning Hawkeye football season, hoping a home opener win over Northwestern would end the drought.
About half of Wichita's police force joined a walkout amid a firefigh ters strike, with 140 officers off duty and many having signed a strike list. Police Chief Richard LaMunyon vowed permanent firings for those who do not report, and said the city would hire new officers to rebuild if needed. National Guard units had been deployed to cover some fire stations, but he did not request more troops.
FBI reports John and Mary King released unharmed in rural Kentucky after two day manhunt across three states. Ringleader Larry Chism remains at large in northwest Arkansas near Missouri. bloodhounds close in on another convict as law enforcement maintains roadblocks and search efforts.
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