Weather forecast fair Wednesday with mix of clouds
Extended outlook shows fair weather on Wednesday and mostly cloudy skies on Thursday. A chance of rain or snow Friday follows with highs in the 40s and lows in the 30s.
08 Dec 1975
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1975
Page
1
Extended outlook shows fair weather on Wednesday and mostly cloudy skies on Thursday. A chance of rain or snow Friday follows with highs in the 40s and lows in the 30s.
Births announced at Mercy and St Luke's in Marion with multiple families welcoming sons and daughters from Dec 6 to Dec 8. Later, magistrate court costs show numerous locals fined for traffic and related offenses, with names and addresses across Marion and Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids mourns Sibyl A. Martin 76 wife of Gilbert W. Martin with service plans at Turner chapel east. Harold M. Soper 66 longtime resident died in Missouri. Milo J. Vomacka 69 of 2402 Second Street SW died after brief illness with funeral at Janeba Kuba. Surviving spouses, children, and grandchildren listed. memorials suggested to Asbury United Methodist Church.
Three individuals face drunk driving charges after weekend arrests by Linn County deputies. James Moran 45 of rural Onslow was taken into custody on E-48 near Highway 13 at 12 09 a m Sunday. Robert Holland 23 of 610 Second Avenue SW was arrested on E-48 at Forty fourth Street at 2 11 a m Sunday and Cecil Koeneke 52 of 1402 First Avenue NW on Mt Vernon Road SE at 2 30 a m Sunday. Local obituaries follow for Glenn Hartong and Helen Wiele among others with service details listed.
Roger Dennis Wickham 42 of 2475 Fourth avenue Marion was released from Linn county jail on 500 bond for injury to a vehicle. He was arrested by Cedar Rapids police for allegedly damaging a car owned by Curtis McDonough 3424 E avenue NE at 11 p.m. Friday. McDonough’s brother August witnessed Wickham punching holes in the radiator.
Royal Gov. William Tryon claimed he bribed three of the four remaining gunsmiths in the colonies to travel to England during the conflict. He said he offered a travel allowance and promised jobs at the Tower of London as incentive.
At Cedar Rapids airport control tower a monitor indicated a possible emergency radio attempt. Four ground search crews combed the area as an aerial search awaited. No reports of missing aircraft. A bright white light seen streaking toward earth about 30 minutes earlier sparked meteorite speculation.
President Ford presents a Pacific doctrine emphasizing American strength as essential to regional balance. He calls for economic cooperation reflecting regional aspirations, resolving political conflicts, easing tensions on the Korean peninsula, maintaining Southeast Asia stability, normalizing relations with China, and a partnership with Japan as a pillar of U S strategy.
President Ford, returning from Asia, remains prepared to veto any tax cut bill lacking a ceiling on federal spending. White House aide Nessen said Ford will seek a spending cap with his economic policy team as Senate Finance Committee starts evaluating the House measure extending about 13 billion dollars in tax cuts for next year.
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said he plans a trip to Moscow before Christmas to negotiate a new SALT pact with Leonid Brezhnev and possibly discuss Angola. He noted the Moscow trip as fairly definite and hinted at a return to Beijing after the 1976 elections.
The Supreme Court declined to hear the Sac and Fox Indians claim of inadequate compensation for 5.6 million acres in Eastern Iowa taken after the Black Hawk War. The court let stand a $4.47 million award by the Indian Claims Commission based on varying per acre values, while the government argued a lower range. The decision touched on lands containing lead ore and the broader history of coerced cessions amid frontier conflict.
Local 831 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers endorsed the December 16 community center bond referendum. Willard Bennett, president, said the general membership approved the endorsement at the semi monthly meeting. The union views the center as a valuable addition to Cedar Rapids and Linn County.
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