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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1978
Page
7
A helium filled polyethylene sculpture rises 100 to 200 feet above the Mall as part of a floating sky sculptures show. The installation, with a laser light piece, is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and the National Park Service.
UC Davis plant nutrition expert Emanuel Epstein reports progress in salt-tolerant crops that thrive on seawater. Barley and wheat may grow to seed in 100 percent salinity, tomatoes at 70 percent, with widespread coastal desert production possible within 10 to 15 years pending further breeding and adoption.
Communist Party Secretary Xuan Thuy told reporters at the World Youth Festival that Vietnam is prepared to establish diplomatic relations with the United States though Washington has not provided war reconstruction aid. He criticized China, praised the Soviet Union, and noted a recent Vietnamese delegation visit to Hawaii to inspect U.S. equipment for identifying war victims as a friendly gesture.
Tass reports two Soviet cosmonauts Vladimir Kovalenok and Alexander Ivanchenkov spent 125 minutes outside the orbiting Salyut 6 station to replace equipment. Ground control urged them to wrap up if they had nothing more to do after the staged, rehearsal flight in training pools.
Rev Edwin Arentsen aged 62, a Roman Catholic anti abortion activist, was charged with criminal trespass after he positioned himself on a concrete support on clinic property while speaking to a couple outside the abortion clinic. This marks his third arrest related to protests at the clinic.
Christina Onassis plans a simple State Wedding Palace ceremony in Moscow with Sergei Kauzov, a 37-year-old Soviet tanker division worker and ex-husband of Natasha Kauzova. The couple, amid wide disparity in wealth, will honeymoon at Lake Baikal, while Kauzov balances a modest salary and Communist identity with a romance sparked during a 1976 Paris business trip.
The American Postal Workers Union delays this week’s ratification vote amid a Pittsburgh lawsuit over the tentative USPS settlement. New York union leader Moe Biller warns a court order may halt a strike vote, cooling nationwide strike fears. The union, representing about 300,000 of 570,000 postal workers, awaits Judge Parker’s ruling while President Emmet Andrews pushes for earlier larger raises, rejected by Postmaster General Bolger. The tentative deal includes a 19.5 percent wage and cost-of-living increase over three years.
At the National Taxpayers Action Conference in St Louis participants express frustration with tax policy and advocate a no growth approach to government. U S Rep Phillip Crane notes a consensus on a multifaceted no growth goal while Tenn State Rep David Copeland withdraws a tax limitation resolution over nonprofit tax status concerns.
Egypt urged Washington to take a more active role to break the Mideast stalemate and possibly resume direct talks with Israel. Foreign Minister Mohammed Ibrahim Kamel renewed the appeal in Cairo in talks with U S mediator Alfred L. Atherton, as both sides weighed renewed negotiations amid conditions Sadat called for new elements.
A reader explains how regular home improvement columns help fix issues when professionals aren’t available. The author notes that self repairs have saved money and emphasizes practical, budget minded tips from the columns.
A San Francisco trial will decide if broadcasters can be held liable for violence on screen. A jury will determine if a 9-year-old girl’s sexual assault was a reenactment of a network drama aired four days earlier and whether NBC must compensate the victim, Olivia Niemi, beyond the $11 million sought.
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