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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1976
Page
2
The Iowa presidential campaign of former candidate Eugene McCarthy faced a setback in federal court Tuesday as his supporters failed to gain a court order to obtain voter registration lists at no cost. Judge Edward I. McManus postponed ruling pending a hearing after defense motions to dismiss the charges.
New York CBS journalist Daniel Schorr resigns amid suspension over leaking a congressional report to the Village Voice. In other items West Germany pushes a UN General Assembly hostage convention. The pound falls and US policy shifts on missile sales to Saudi Arabia. Ford to raise car prices and Cook Industries executives plead guilty to conspiracy in grain shipments. Weather notes and page teasers follow.
Washington AP The government index of leading indicators fell 1.5 percent in August the first decline since the current recovery began. Eight of eleven components pointed down including a jump in manufacturing layoffs and weaker factory orders while higher wholesale prices and more building permits provided limited offset. The drop signals slower growth despite a three month rise in unemployment.
State Consumer Advocate Asha Maloney says checks show postal charges could overstate revenue by about 20 million annually in Chicago area. If nationwide patterns hold, overcharges might reach 600 million. Investigators found errors in 3 parcels and 3 letters at 42 offices. clerks correctly weighed less than a third of the time. Federal rules require biannual checks. Maloney calls for daily verifications. Chicago Postmaster Emmett Cooper says they have not seen the report yet.
A House Senate interim panel weighs a proposed gasoline tax increase from seven to about ten cents per gallon to raise roughly 54 million annually for highway funds. IDOT argues funds are still short, while critics warn of burdens on property taxpayers and question feasibility of planned projects.
Congressional conferees reach agreement on a bill providing 25.5 billion dollars in federal revenue sharing funds to states cities and counties through 1980. The compromise awaits final passage by Congress and a signature by President Ford.
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