Berkowitz hints at guilty plea in Son of Sam case
Reports from Newsday and the New York Post say David Berkowitz intends to plead guilty to the murders if deemed competent at a second competency hearing set for April 11. He would face at least 25 years before parole, potentially consecutive 25-year terms for multiple murders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
David Berkowitz
Sam
Today Newsday
New York Post
Berkowitz
Newsday
Berko
Stacy Moskowitz
Brooklyn
Bronx
Weather and birth notices mix with local incidents
At 10 a.m. winds 13 mph, sun rise 5 42, sunset 6 37. Extended forecast mostly clear with a chance of rain Sunday. April births include multiple families in Lisbon and Houston, Cedar Rapids area. Also listed: incidents in Bowl ing Street, grease on stove, and ambulance assist in Cedar Rapids area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowling Street
A Ave
29Th St. Drive
National Advisory Committee for Women Formed by Carter
President Carter creates the National Advisory Committee for Women to report on initiatives for full equality and to review the now defunct International Women's Year recommenda tions. The group will report to the president regularly on key actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter
National Commission
Government Led Lead Paint Study Stalls on Poison Prevention
After seven years and nearly nine million dollars, a Department of Housing and Urban Development report admits uncertainty about preventing child lead poisoning. Congress previously ordered the 1971 and 1973 investigations into the nature and extent of lead-based paint hazards and removal methods in urban areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Department of Housing and Urban Development
United States
Associated Press
Party firm refuses Moro swap appeal in kidnap saga
In Rome the Christian Democrats spurn a prisoner exchange after Premier Aldo Moro issued a fourth letter pleading for a swap. Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti and party leaders met to discuss Moro's appeal, published by Il Popolo, which claimed the captive did not intend the request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Christian Democrats
Aldo Moro
Giulio Andreotti
Government Party
Moro
Red Brigades
Italy
Il Popolo
Udall Undergoes Emergency Appendectomy at Bethesda
Representative Morris Udall of Arizona is reported in good condition after emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix at Bethesda Naval Hospital. The 55 year old congressman was admitted Tuesday with severe abdominal pain and underwent a 40 minute operation by a Navy surgeon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Morris Udall
D-Ariz
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Vance to Africa for talks with Rhodesian leaders
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance will travel to Africa to meet Joshua Nkomo and Robert Mugabe of the Patriotic Front in Tanzania. He will also visit Moscow for nuclear arms talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and other officials this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cyrus Vance
Africa
Moscow
State Department
Vance
Tanzania
Joshua Nkomo
Robert Mugabe
Patriotic Front
Andrei Gromyko
Blood Test Aids Early Pancreatic Cancer Detection
Houston reports scientists have developed a blood test to spot early signs of pancreatic cancer. The disease remains highly deadly with about 21,900 US cases last year and 20,000 deaths within a year of diagnosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
UPI
United States
Five Die in Mine Gas Tragedy at Mine in DUTY VA
Five men died in a coal mine near DUTY Virginia from carbon monoxide. Three miners a Mine Safety official and a mining service employee were among the victims as they attempted to rescue colleagues from a blocked chamber filled with black damp. Two men escaped to fresh air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mine Enforcement Safety Administration
Mining Service Company
Clinchfield Coal Co
Mining Service
Regular exercise tops U S survey findings
About half of Americans report regular exercise in a 1975 survey by the National Center for Health Statistics. Walking is the favorite form for adults 20 and older, calisthenics, swimming, and bicycling follow. Higher income linked to more activity. women report lower participation than men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
National Center For Health Statistics
Park O Neill deny any suggested link
UPI report says House ethics investigators questioned Tongsun Park about ties to some incumbents while finding little evidence of wrongdoing by Speaker Thomas O Neill. Five or six Democrats faced possible action over payments from the rice dealer, with names including Patten Breaux McFall Roybal Wilson Brademas. O Neill called the Korea document alleging his money requests absurd and a fabrication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
House
Ethics Committee
Tongsun Park
Thomas O'Neill
Edward Patten
Dn.j
John Breaux
D-La
California
John McFall
Edward Roybal
Charles Wilson
John Brademas
D-Ind
Leon Jaworski
Park
O'Neill
D-Mass
Korea
Cedar Rapids Gazette Historic Rate Card Reveals 19th Century Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883, lists publication details, post dates, and subscription pricing for carriers and mail. It notes editions including Sunday and noon post times, with rates shown for various durations and regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oy "Ne Gazette Company
Third Ave
Cedar Radics
Cedar Revids
Gazette
Associated Press
AP News
Senate rejects bid to force House vote on canal turnover
The Senate defeated a Hatch amendment 58 to 37 that would have required both chambers to vote on relinquishing U S control of the Panama Canal. The move would have tied treaty action to a concurrent vote by House and Senate under constitutional property disposal rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
White House
UPI
Senate
United States
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Congress
Second Georgia killer threatens more slayings
In Columbus, two killers are active, the stocking strangler targeting elderly white women and the Forces of Evil killer who claims two black women deaths. A letter threatens to kill a black woman every 30 days until the stocking strangler is captured, linked to Irene Thirkield found near Fort Benning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ga
UPI
Columbus
FBI
Fort Benning
Irene Thirkield
Columbus Police
Columbus Ledger
Forces of Evil
Thirkield
Brenda Gail Faison
Irene
Also Mentioned on This Page
Travelers
Mark Burgess
Lisbon
Steven Broxey
Hughes Drive
Dan Bernacki
St. Luke's
Harold Hopp
Fourth Ave. SE
John R. Guthrie
Houston St. NE
James A. Thomas
Seventh Ave. SE
Robert J. Philipps
First Ave. NW
Leola A. Diaz
Fifth Ave. SE
Ronald L. Riggle
Tower Terrace
Marion
Edward J. Woods
Walker
Texas
Dennis D. Teeter
Teeter
Iona Teeter
First Ave
Iowa City
Ray Batchelder
Central City
Richard Bennington
Volga
Gilbert Batchelder
Alburnett
Michael L. Sewart
Pamela J. Thompson
Scott C. Anderson
Lisa A. Bomkamp
Daniel J. Kobusch
Sheryl A. Trusty
Robert W. Colony
Shelia A. Cerveny
Cedar Rapids
Brigitte
James R. Anderson
Merrie J
Floyd L. Edmund
Lori and
Clark C. McKey
Carol Ann
Billy J. Fuller
National Weather Service
Seattie
Denver
Atures
Atmeer Forocast
Onclas
Atlanta
Ancherose
Aranta Migmi
Bismorce
Potie
Syan
Honolulu
Seattle
C.R. Weether
Coralville Lake i
Bismarck
Chicago
GNSS
Cleveland
Des Moines
Detroit
Kansas City
PtCidy
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Women's Advocate
HUD
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Air Logistics
Sabine
Galveston
New York City
Metropolitan Nursing Home Association
Manhattan
Nursing Home Association
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Udall
Terry Bell
Immanuel Church
THE
International Pain Control Institute
Cedar Chiropractic Center
G. Douglas Valentine
1St Ave
Iowa
Canal
Georgia
KODAK
Stuiky Ave
VISA
Kodak Lin
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!