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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1977
Page
1
Willard Wirtz told Iowa City delegates that lifelong learning is key to the future urging broader free education benefits beyond current segments. He supported a strong energy department with power to set fuel prices, noting Congress limits on the new agency.
The Carter administration reaffirmed President Carter's Position on human rights, stating the policy will not be silenced by nations harassing dissidents. The White House issued the statement amid reports that a prominent Soviet dissident faces treason charges, signaling response to the case.
Federal bans on some insecticides cannot be blamed directly for the black cutworm invasion in the corn belt says Dr. Bill Showers Jr. a federal entomologist with the Agriculture Research Service. He cites warm weather minimal tillage and favorable rains as the main drivers and notes that effective materials are limited and chemical firms did not foresee such a year.
Des Moines witnesses backed Carter’s energy program as a national policy. Iowa Consumers League seeks tax credits for home conservation work. Maytag’s Don Byers calls for a clear policy with minimal government intrusion.
USGS says drought shifts east as water flow in rivers and streams runs below normal last month in 60 percent of the country. Streamflow was deficient at 90 of 159 stations, eight above normal. Major rivers including the Mississippi and St Lawrence show 25 to over 40 percent below normal in May. Chesapeake Bay discharges fall 46 percent. underground levels also down in Maryland and Delaware.
Iowa's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate climbed to 3.1 percent in May from 2.9 percent in April, with about 36,800 workers unemployed. Layoffs over the month increased, offsetting fewer jobless claims, as over 1,000 May layoffs were due to lack of work. Unadjusted May rate expected at 2.7 percent, down from April.
Petitions with 7500 signatures from Iowa and Minnesota soybean growers urge immediate reconstruction of Lock and Dam 26. Ed Schettler of Emmetsburg and Gordon Martin of Winnebago will testify at June 15 House subcommittee hearings. Iowa petition had 5000 names and Minnesota 2500.
Washington AP reports easing inflation in wholesale prices with a 0.4 percent May rise, led by farm price declines, while unemployment edged down to 6.9 percent, the first sub-7 percent rate since November 1974. The data show mixed signals about the economy’s momentum under President Carter’s program.
In Paris, Vietnam handed over names of 20 missing Americans believed killed in Indochina. Holbrooke said remains of the men had been found in Vietnam and will be identified by the U S Army lab in Hawaii before public announcement. Negotiations with Hien aim to normalize relations and recover more missing personnel.
Washington AP reports the first nationwide Medicaid fraud probe uses computer screening to flag suspicious bills. A doctor claimed six ton electrobies on one patient and a pharmacist sought 120 pills daily for 204 days. Government estimates $1 billion yearly in improper payments. Doctors and pharmacists are primary targets as investigators, with state and federal prosecutors, review double billings, unfilled prescriptions, and payments for non existent patients. The program, funded by states with about 55 percent federal share, aims to curb losses in care for the poor.
The 8,300 ton ferry William Carson with 88 passengers and 22 crew aboard was damaged by an iceberg off Registers and sank after SOS at 9 43 p m. All 100 aboard were rescued and taken to Mary’s Harbor and St Anthony. Rescue included an icebreaker and two Canadian Air Force planes. The vessel was en route from St Johns to Goose Bay carrying general cargo including 4 432 cases of beer. The Goose Bay area relies on coastal shipping with no roads or rail access.
The United States will exchange interest sections with Cuba for the first time since Eisenhower, signaling a step toward restoring ties with Fidel Castro's government. The Carter administration will announce details later as talks move forward despite Cuba's Africa involvement and ongoing conflicts in Angola and Ethiopia.
The Oelwein city council met as a committee of the whole to map plans for operating a dredge in the lake project. They noted $6,000 on hand as an EPA grant advance, outlined goals to make the 56 acre lake suitable for boating and fishing, and discussed funding protection and management through a separate Park Commission fund.
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