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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1975
Page
14
Local items note Harold Ewoldt of the Chamber of Commerce speaking on The Changing Scene at the YMCA Saturday at 8:30 am. Various thefts and losses reported include a copier, radio, calculators, quilts, cash, and camera film from multiple addresses and businesses.
Archie Roosevelt Buckley, 22, of T100 avenue NW, Thursday was charged with robbing a woman of 356 dollars at his residence. He allegedly took the money after 3 pm Wednesday from Linda J. Ross of 1008 Sixth Street SE, with a chain wrapped around his hand as he threatened her. Buckley and Miss Ross were acquainted. He is held in the county jail on a 35900 dollar bond.
The Hiawatha city council approved a sanitary sewer project bid of 15 728.66 by Concrete Maintenance Co Cedar Rapids, 4 000 under estimate. The project funds come from property tax assessments and city funds.
Kathy Jo Tusing 21 of 2050 Glassroad NE charged with assault with intent to commit murder after a .22 caliber revolver discharged four times during a struggle with her husband at 1044 Seventeenth Street NE. No injuries reported. She was arrested nearby and held in the county jail on $25,000 bond.
The Navy lists four new enlistees: Robert Dierks Clarence James Horning and Lester Wacker. The short notice includes street and hometown details for Marion and Waukon, reflecting local recruitment.
In Linn Magistrate Court John Haker of Illawatha waived a preliminary hearing and was bound over to the grand jury on a drunken driving charge. Daniel Morris of 441 Thirty sixth Street NE waived a preliminary hearing and was bound over on a concealed weapon charge.
Raphael P. Neiers and Margaret Neiers, both of Cascade, died in a head on crash near Martelle when a semi struck their car. Raphael was born in Cascade in 1895 and Margaret in 1900. They married in 1936 and had a son James and two granddaughters. Services will be Saturday at 10 30 a.m. at St Martins with visitation starting Friday afternoon at Till-Didesch Funeral Home.
City finance commissioner Hal Schaefer warned that revenue sharing faces a rough path ahead as Congress debates extension. He noted the program expires in 1976 and might face a delayed decision. Some lawmakers want fewer strings, others more provisions, with opinions split on 10 year versus annual funding. He stressed Cedar Rapids relies on revenue sharing for capital projects and budgets are set on a fiscal year. If ended, Cedar Rapids would face drastic financial strain.
Cedar Rapids Mayor Don Ald Canney will address the Western Region Bicentennial Cities conference in Las Vegas April 24 to 26. He will share the city’s view on the American Bicentennial alongside officials from Denver Redondo Beach Savannah New Orleans and San Jose.
A Ruger .357 magnum pistol valued at 127 dollars was reported stolen from the Squaw Creek tap on Mt Vernon road east of Cedar Rapids Thursday evening. Two men about 19 or 20 are being sought for questioning. One with blond collar length hair wore plaid pants and stood about feet tall, 185 pounds. The other with dark shoulder length hair ponytail mustache wore blue jeans and stood 5 feet 10 inches. ON THIS DATE in 1713 Spain ceded Gibraltar to Bausland.
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