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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1975
Page
1
Washington reports the United States lifts its 12 year old ban on sales to Cuba by American firms operating in third countries. The State Department outlines four easing steps including ending aid prohibition for countries allowing ships or aircraft to carry goods to Cuba and modifying bunkering rules.
Ronult Kerkman aged 27 is charged in Benton county district court with the shooting death of his wife Connie Kerkman aged 19 in Belle Plaine. Authorities say the autopsy found four shotgun slugs and a recovered weapon. a preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 5. The case involved the Iowa DCI and Belle Plaine police. Kerkman was arraigned after a lie detector test. Connie Kerkman was born Sept. 19 1965 and survived by her husband and family. services are Friday at Grace Lutheran Tripoli.
A fragmented item notes chatter about others versus self focus, hinting at gossip as a social coping habit. The brief reads like a light reflection on conversation choices and personal discourse.
Secretary of State Kissinger landed in Jerusalem amid massive security and protests. Israeli air raids on suspected guerrilla bases in northeast Lebanon followed by civilian casualties. Police detained an American-born suspect tied to assassination plots as thousands demonstrated.
The Iowa Air Quality commission and Penick & Ford of Cedar Rapids approved a timetable for installing equipment to reduce particulate emissions at the Penick corn processing plant by 1977. The plan includes contingencies with Central Iowa Power Cooperative and covers the Prairie Creek power station, with a second consent order for Clinton Engines Co in Maquoketa. Cost is about 3 million dollars and installations on eight feed dryers will limit odors and particulates, while guidelines for agent emissions are still being developed.
The government reports July consumer prices up 12 percent for the month, a record rise this year, with food up 1.9 percent and gasoline by 4.3 percent. Despite inflation, Gross National Product shows a sharp mid-year gain of 1 percent annual rate, signaling a recovery from recession. Real earnings fall 0.3 percent year over year.
Washington reports the Agriculture Department forecasts 1978 retail food prices will average about 4 percent above 1977, a bit higher than prior projections. USDA says US grain sales to Russia will not trigger large price jumps unless crops deteriorate or export demand surges unexpectedly.
After marathon talks mediated by Mayor Joseph Alioto, striking San Francisco police and firefighters agreed to a tentative settlement. Supervisor John Molinari condemned the move as premature and warned the actions would require gubernatorial help as lines remained picketed.
The state urged a first degree murder verdict for Ronald Brewer 36 in the Edwards case at Anamosa on January 24. Assistant Attorney General Joseph Beck hailed the key Pennock testimony and cited three Anamosa youths who saw a man with a gun. Defense sought mistrial after Beck referenced Brewer’s alleged failure to testify.
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