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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1978
Page
11
Twelve men were rescued from a Buffelsfontein mine shaft after three days trapped more than a mile underground. One colleague was found dead, bringing the death toll to 15 with 5 still missing. Among the 12 rescued, six crawled out unaided and six were carried out with injuries. all were hospitalized.
A 39-year-old former insurance salesman and father of three was sentenced to die in the electric chair for the repeated rapes of his 12-year-old daughter. Judge Ralph Nimmons cited the offenses as heinous and cruel with no mitigating factors. The defendant's name was not released in the media to protect the victim.
Former Rep. Otto E. Passman was indicted for failing to report 143000 dollars of income in 1972 and 1973 tied to the Korean payoff scandal. The 77-year-old Louisiana Democrat also faces tax evasion allegations of more than 77000 dollars, while ill in a Louisiana hospital awaiting trial.
Cedar Rapids area briefs list events at the Am broz Senior Citizens Center and local venues. Included are a Thursday 7 to 10:30 p.m. dance with a Dixieland band, local business ads, church notices, flower and plant sales, salon openings, and upcoming group trips and entertainment in the area.
On this date in 1968 former President Dwight Eisenhower with a heart history was admitted to March Air Force Base hospital in California after experiencing chest pains.
Gunman wounded by a police sharpshooter as he left the Linzer Allgemeine Sparkasse with two hostages after a 13 hour standoff. He had held 21 hostages at the bank in Linz, Austria, while claiming ties to the Red Brigades. Eight shots fired inside the bank were reported.
The 14th New College Music Festival will run May 28 to June 17 on the New College campus in Sarasota. About 200 participants will work closely with 19 faculty artists in chamber music study, practice, and performance.
Betty Ford, recovering from alcohol and medication dependency, left Long Beach Naval Hospital for a weekend with family. Spokesman Bob Barrett said she is due back Monday for another week to two weeks of treatment and that she is progressing beautifully. Mrs. Ford was admitted to the hospital’s alcohol and drug rehabilitation center on April 10.
The Regional Plan Association notes New York City shed over 327000 residents from 1970 to 1975 and the Manhattan Central Business District has seen up to 400000 jobs disappear since 1969, signaling a major urban contraction.
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