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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1976
Page
2
Three Libyan agents accused of hijacking an Egyptair Boeing 737 from Cairo to Luxor threaten to fly to Libya. They face charges carrying the death penalty in a military court next week. A fourth suspect linked them, and President Sadat reportedly ordered the trial.
Steven Reuter will be the eighth family member to sleep on a handmade chenille rug at Madison school in Cedar Rapids. The rug, crafted by Alma Banek of Waterloo, was first used by Charles Reuter 24 years ago and has been passed along through siblings and cousins, kept in a cedar chest between uses.
Space noise hampers analysis of Viking I pyrolytic gas-release test aimed at detecting biological activity on Mars. Scientists report data exist but are muddled by random signals, though noise is diminishing. Viking 2 readiness for a Sept. 3 Mars landing window is noted with a planned orbit adjustment.
The Senate approved a 1 billion dollar subsidy for postal operations and barred further rate hikes or service cuts until a study commission reports by Feb 15 1977. The measure passed 79 to 9 and heads to House conference amid White House cooperation.
Ti bor Hetenyi of Edison New Jersey in a six foot long propane tank attempted to go over Niagara Falls. His craft stalled on rocks in the river about 200 yards from Horseshoe Falls before a Canadian helicopter rescued him. He was charged with disorderly conduct after hospital treatment for chest bruises.
The American Bar Association publicly objects to President Ford's nomination of Herbert DeSimone as U S district judge for Rhode Island. The ABA cites limited trial experience and lack of jury-trial exposure, noting DeSimone's career mainly as attorney general and Transportation Department official. A Westerly man alleges death threats connected to a bank loan dispute involving DeSimone's bankholding and counsel role.
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