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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1976
Page
3
New York federal judge temporarily blocks the Interior Department from its first Atlantic Ocean lease sale off New Jersey. Judge Weinstein granted a preliminary injunction on 76 750 acres amid state concerns over environmental impact. Interior Department appeals.
Showers and thunderstorms mainly in the northeast today with highs in the 70s to 80s. Occasional rain and storms expected tonight and Sunday across the state. Tonight’s lows in the 50s and Sunday highs in the 70s to 80s.
Goat, now a local celebrity in Postville, has led to a $150 donation to the Little League ballpark as the organization endures surprise nocturnal visits by the animal tasked with its sole asset. The feature notes a Page 2A story and photo.
A California appeals court reversed Leslie Van Houten’s murder conviction and ordered a new trial in the Tate LaBianca killings. The court upheld the 1971 convictions of Charles Manson, Susan Atkins, and Patricia Krenwinkel on various appeal grounds.
Philadelphia health officials report a priest and another attendee of the International Eucharistic Congress have developed Legionnaires disease symptoms. Both men, not identified, show fever above 102 degrees and pneumonia, mirroring cases at a recent state American Legion convention.
In Kansas City Ford supporters won a key platform vote 55 to 43 rejecting a plan to cede Panama Canal sovereignty. Aides hinted uncommitted delegates may soon back Ford, while Reagan allies disputed Ford vote tallies. The convention scene also saw clashes on Africa policy and Solzhenitsyn invited to the White House.
The 5th senatorial district Democratic central committee members may reconvene to select a nominee for the late Senator Sovern. Secretary of State Melvin Synhorst and Democratic aides discuss recalling the convention to fill the vacancy. law remains silent on nominating for anticipated vacancies.
Washington AP Edward Levi ordered the FBI to investigate if mobster John Roselli was murdered due to his Senate testimony on CIA plots against Fidel Castro. Roselli’s body was found in a drum in Biscayne Bay after he testified on organized crime roles. The move cites a federal obstruction statute with up to five years and a $5,000 fine.
John Dunphy former chief of the FBI exhibits section pleaded guilty in U S district court to converting FBI property to his own use. The plea came as part of a Department of Justice investigation into FBI financial improprieties. The converted property valued at one hundred dollars was lumber and other materials. Sentencing postponed. maximum penalty one year in prison and a one thousand dollar fine. Authorities continue review of broader FBI purchasing policies and use of agency resources.
Five prisoners escaped Linn County Jail Friday night by sawing through two sets of bars and slipping through a window. Sheriff Walter Grant and Cedar Rapids police used deputies and a police helicopter in a citywide search. The escape was discovered around 9 p.m. after a fisherman reported seeing men swimming the Cedar River. Names identified include Thomas Hershel Glaus and Roger D Hartgrave among others. The men reportedly used shoe-polish-like coating on bar ends to hide saw marks and may have obtained blades from a work release prisoner.
The Federal Reserve reports July industrial output rose 0.2 percent, the smallest gain in nine months, dampened by rubber industry strikes and coal-field slowdowns. Consumer goods production held steady and auto output showed little change, while durable goods materials rose as a potential sign of improvement with a tentative rubber strike settlement.
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