16 Sep 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1978
Page
1
A humorous strip character masks a sober theme as the page teases a social message. The item hints at a broader commentary likely aimed at readers seeking entertainment with a moral, all noted for the paper’s period voice.
Partly cloudy today with a good chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 80 to 85. Partly cloudy and cooler Sunday with highs 70 to 75. A light note on hypochondria mentions taking different pills. Copyright.
An ethics panel in Bethesda debates restart of funded test-tube fertilization research as critics warn of embryonic harm. The panel, chaired by James Gaither, weighs scientific promise against moral risks while awaiting a formal HEW decision and public hearings.
The Agriculture Department moved up loan maturity dates for last year's corn held under federal loans to ease harvest pressures. Officials expect 100 million to 150 million bushels to be delivered to the Commodity Credit Corp. with about 416.8 million held under loan nationwide. The 1979 feed grain program and tighter acreage controls were urged by farm leaders.
Job Service of Iowa plans new proposals for housing combined facilities in Cedar Rapids after zoning opposition halted a 15,000 square foot First Avenue NE site. Offices at 601 Eighth Ave SE and 3647 First Ave SE face Feb 28 lease expirations as criteria focus on accessibility visibility traffic and transportation.
EPA administrator Douglas Castle halted the gasohol ban at the last minute, allowing gasoline alcohol fuel blends to be sold at least until December 16. He said Congress did not intend to include gasohol under the ban and noted gasohol shows promise in reducing dependence on foreign oil. Gasohol, 90 percent unleaded gasoline and 10 percent ethanol from grain, is sold experimentally at about 65 stations in Iowa, Nebraska, and Illinois.
A typhoon battered Kyushu with winds over 100 mph causing severe damage to more than 1,600 buildings and 600,000 households losing power. Police initially reported seven deaths but revised the toll to five with one missing and over 90 injured. The storm then moved toward Honshu and Tokyo, bringing heavy rains forecast for the region.
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