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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1975
Page
5
Extended forecast calls for a chance of rain Thursday with fair days Friday and Saturday. Highs in the 50s and lows around 40. Sunrise 6 14, sunset 7 56. Year ago today highs near 54 and lows 46 with precipitation noted. Missing: LaCrosse Lansing Dam 9 McGregor Guttenberg Dubuque Davenport Keokuk with listed readings 11.9 rise .1 and 10.4 fall .2.
St Luke's Hospital welcomed Vernelle Franklin at 1022 Sixth Street SE and a set of twins to Walter Schollman of 265 Sussex Drive NE, plus several other births listed for Cedar Rapids area families. The page also itemizes Monday incidents from 10:35 am to 7:42 pm including defective belts, gas spills, smoke odors, illegal burning, and a Traffic Court roundup with numerous fines for speeding and related offenses.
Obituary notices list Inez Louise McCalley of Hollywood and Goldie M. Ash of Cedar Rapids among the deceased. Several services and burials are scheduled in Cedar Rapids area churches and cemeteries with dates set for Thursday and Friday. Additional notices include infant death Ronnie Franklin and several local residents with services at Turner's chapel east and Brady Kuba funeral home.
Ford said Congress authorized 1 billion but appropriated 700 million, fueling doubts in President Thieu and his military about hardware support. He argued the lack of backing influenced Thieu to withdraw hastily from much of North and Central South Vietnam, calling the withdrawal chaotic and inadequately prepared.
A fog shrouded stretch of an Italian superhighway near Naples left 11 dead and 53 injured after more than two dozen cars buses and trucks collided in a chain of pileups. Police blamed the fog for the high casualty toll and warned drivers to slow down. On this date in 154 the Jesuit order elected St. Ignatius de Loyola its first head.
Charles D Gifford 19 of 422 First Avenue NW was charged with possession of marijuana after deputies found a suspected marijuana substance during booking at Linn County Jail. He previously faced an improper mufflers arrest and remained jailed Tuesday on bonds of 500 for the drug charge and 30 for the muffler charge.
The city council debated advancing funds to install five traffic signal systems near freeway 30 on the south edge, Bowling street, and Sixth street with 100 percent state reimbursement upon completion. Traffic engineer Mel Meyer argued early installation aids maintenance familiarity despite tight city finances.
The article notes big trucks could bypass Iowa incurring a 133 mile detour and save 150 million gallons over 20 years if allowed to cross the state. DOT estimates predict 300,000 extra trips, while Ray cites 95,000. both see truck interests shaping the discussion. Ray remains open to new data but faults special interests driving the debate.
Fandel Alarms Inc of Cedar Rapids asks Linn County court for a quick hearing to block the city from contracting for and buying Varitech Security Systems equipment for a police burglar alarm expansion at 24 000 dollars. The firm argues the bid process favored Varitech and that the system should be privately run.
The Cedar Rapids road unit notes no widening in the five year plan but a cooperative resurfacing project near 500000 has been approved by state and city units and deferred until study completion. A final report is due in June and funds may be diverted to widen First through Sixth streets this summer. Gardner urges completing the extra 40000 cost and avoids the 1963 First avenue resolution. He cites interstate signage issues for Cedar Rapids near 1 80 and 1 380. Also notes 1898 Spanish-American war start with USS Nashville seizure off Key West.
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