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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1974
Page
3
The record notes a Saturday weather summary with NE wind at 23 mph and temperatures. includes multiple obituaries and birth announcements across towns such as Jesup Independence Monticello and Sigourney with names and addresses of families and burial details where available.
At a Labour conference Merlyn Rees warned Britain must not withdraw troops from Northern Ireland or civil war could erupt between Catholics and Protestants. He said internment without trial would continue as raids in Britain tied to IRA bombings were planned before new anti terror measures. Police questioned detainees over Woolwich and Guildford blasts with tips from an Irish source.
On this date in 1964 the United Nations General Assembly began its new session after a narrow settlement over overdue Soviet assessments, avoiding a direct U.S.–Soviet confrontation.
London AP reports a Leeds businessman placed a 25 pound wager at 1000 to 1 that aliens will land on earth before midnight December 31 1976. Ladbrokes says such offbeat bets draw interest alongside 33 to 1 odds on Mars landings and other quirky wagers amid daily turnover of about 2.3 million pounds.
An explosion in a stone building in Dijon France destroyed 19 apartments injuring six and leaving 43 homeless. Police could not determine a cause but suspect a gas leak as the possible trigger.
Beir ut AP reports former Lebanese military intelligence chief Col. Gaby Lahoud was acquitted on charges including meddling in politics mis appropriation of funds destruction of documents and violation of military conduct in a Saturday ruling.
City agencies and hotlines listed include Ambulance 366 7654 FBI 402 348 1210 Fire 398 5343 Highway Patrol 364 5171 After Hours 363 5629 Police 398 5353 Sheriff 398 3521 Medical Society 365 2527 Foundation II 362 2174 Crisis help 1 p m to midnight Information Referral 398 3955 Clip and carry in your billfold
Kendall D Gahring 18 of Cedar Rapids died in Iowa City from injuries after an auto crash near Brandon on Nov 18. He was a Jefferson High junior born Nov 9 1956 in Independence and survived by parents, three brothers and two sisters with guardians and grandparents named. Services 2 PM Monday at Independence First United Methodist with burial Mt Hope. Frances R Davis 67 Cedar Rapids widow of Harold Davis died after a short illness. Born Jan 12 1907 in Kewell she lived in Cedar Rapids 40 years. Survived by son William, half sister Rosemary Grady and five grandchildren. Mass Tue 9 AM at St Patrick’s. burial Mt Calvary. Wake 2–9 PM Monday at Stewart Funeral Home with Rosary 7:30 PM and Wake at 8 PM. Walter L Musker 74 Cedar Rapids died Saturday after brief illness. Born Oct 26 1900 in Chicago he married Florence E Smith in 1927 and worked as a grain buyer. Survived by son William, three grandchildren, sister Marguerite Hurling and brother John Musker. Memorial service 3 PM Monday at Turner Chapel East. burial Cedar Memorial. Donations to First Presbyterian Church or cancer fund accepted.
Funeral notices list Scott and Glen Squire Turner with services at 10 30 am and 1 30 pm Monday led by Rev Allen Van Cleve and Rev Gene Barry. Burial for Scott at Linwood cemetery and for Squire Turner at Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at chapels and funeral homes. Casket will not be opened after the service.
Galen McLaughlin of Acton Massachusetts was rescued unharmed after being held hostage for two days by three hitchhikers who robbed him of about 400 dollars. Police arrested Ronald Valente of Hadley Massachusetts, Donald Cormier of Grand Falls, and Richard Knowles of Southbridge Massachusetts. McLaughlin was en route home when the incident began on US 95 near Pittsfield Maine and crossed into Canada at Holton Maine. He was later found at a service station in Edmundston New Brunswick.
Richard Carter opposes Miller backed settlement as miners grill him over pay gaps and grievance rights. The event recalls autocratic union eras, while a UCLA HEW study on youth behavior prompts ethical scrutiny from the national human subjects commission.
A major snowstorm left up to a foot of wet snow across eastern Iowa with Sigourney at 9 inches and Cedar Rapids about six inches. Temperatures may fall to six degrees as roads ice over and five weather related deaths are reported. Emergency services prepared for impassable rural roads while crews kept main highways passable. The state noted several traffic fatalities and ongoing snowfall through Saturday with improvement possible Sunday. ON THIS DATE in 1954 a mutual security pact was signed by the United States and the Chinese Nationalist government on Formosa.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces subscription rates for various editions and regions. It notes carrier delivery costs, monthly and annual options, and restrictions on mail options in carrier areas. The notice mentions The Associated Press rights and Gazette publication details.
A government sponsored study in Frankfurt shows nearly all metal air pollutants during car free Sundays came from cars. Lead and iron fell to near zero, carbon monoxide dropped 50 percent, while researchers caution Sundays limit industrial comparison. Dr. J Mueller concludes motor vehicles are the main pollutant source. Ben Gurion dies in Tel Aviv at 87.
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