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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1975
Page
3
Weather outlook cloudy from Saturday to Monday with scattered showers or storms. Temperatures will peak in the 60s and 70s Saturday, drop to the 50s and 60s Sunday and Monday. Lows will be in the 50s Saturday and Sunday and around the 40s Monday. City data notes LaCrosse and Lansing as missing. Davenport and Keokuk show small rises in reported values.
Birth announcements list a boy for Mr. and Mrs. George Daw and several other newborns including Roger Mills and Michael Greene with addresses in Marion. The page records multiple emergency calls and a long list of local fines for speeding and traffic violations, medical events, and disturbances across Cedar Rapids, Marion, Anamosa, and surrounding areas.
Terry McNew, 19, of 1441 Second Avenue SE, was charged Wednesday with making threatening telephone calls to Linda Osterkamp, 1110 Ninth Street NW, after 1 p.m. He allegedly threatened to beat her and break windows when she refused to meet. He was held in county jail on a $50 bond. Hartford report notes House rejection of a bill banning discrimination against homosexuals seeking jobs or homes.
The piece notes liberal Democrats objecting to large budget cuts while Fitzgerald insists the Democratic priority programs will be funded. He says the aim is to maintain a $40 million balance in state coffers by 1977.
Roy E. Curray 85 longtime Inter Ocean Reinsurance executive and Cedar Rapids leader dies in La Jolla California after a short illness. Survived by wife Ruth son Joseph and two daughters. Services pending cremation. Also noted are deaths of William J. McMaster and multiple graveside and memorial services across Iowa with family survivor details and church affiliations.
Butler cites a record number of cattle neglect cases amid high day prices and long snow cover. Ruhl defends feeding routine while lamenting losses from cattle stranded by winter conditions and a zero temperature.
Steinbeck warns of problems from closing Second Avenue for back to back events and outlines traffic re routing. A safety official says access to the downtown loop remains workable and suggests parade requests be filed in January or February to prevent future conflicts.
Paris sources report a plane bound for Phnom Penh to supply 600 refugees at the French embassy was held over in Vientiane Laos. Water is reaching the embassy but no clear word on whether the delay endangers supplies. officials hope Phnom Penh airport will reopen soon.
Detroit based Chrysler Corp recalls 930 heavy duty 34 000 pound tandem axle Dodge trucks from 1973 to 1975 due to defective rear axle housings that could cause wheels to loosen. No accidents or injuries have been reported.
Two Cedar Rapids engineers earned top awards at the Iowa Engineering Society annual meeting in Sioux City. Milton E. Carlson of Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. received the Anson Marston award for outstanding service, while Richard C. Ransom, city assistant engineer, was honored with the John Dunlap Sherman Woodward award for notable achievement before age 35. The society has 1200 members and serves non technical interests of Iowa engineers, founded in 1889.
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. wins tentative approval to raise rates effective May 2. The state unit requires refunds if any portion is later disallowed. IE sought $1.3 million more in gas revenues and $12 million more in electric revenues. Gas rise is 3.3 percent. Electric increase would have been 16.7 percent or $14 million, but $2 million of the prior increase was approved.
Miller received two gunshot wounds to head and chest and was last seen January 20 after a ride from Fisher to Dubuque. The BCI joined Delaware County Sheriff in the inquiry and both agencies helped drain Quaker Mill pond. Officials have not explained why the pond was drained or whether a body was sought.
Gunmen stormed the Swedish embassy in Stockholm seizing several people and firing from the ambassador’s office. Police heard shots as staff and others fled. the attackers named their cell after Holger Meins from the Baader Meinhof gang. Crisis staff coordinated with Swedish authorities.
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