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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1975
Page
3
A blast at Clinton Corn Processing Co. injured 19 and trapped two workers for an hour. Ammonia and hexane vapors spread through the center of the plant, with three in critical condition. The plant, Clinton’s largest employer, was closed as investigators probe the cause.
The daily record lists a light December precipitation total and a mild weekend forecast with highs in the mid 40s and lows in the 20s. It also records multiple births at Mercy and St. Luke's hospitals on December 19 and 20 and notes several emergency service calls across the city on Saturday afternoon and evening.
Obituary notices list Carmen F. Rawson 91 widow of Don C. Rawson dying after a sudden illness in Cedar Rapids. Services at Turner chapel east and burial at Cedar Memorial with no post service casket opening. Other deaths include Olive Holmquest Brannaman 87 in Loveland Colorado and Christine A. Dvorsky with Mass in Iowa City. Burial details, funeral homes, service times, and memorial funds noted for multiple individuals across Decorah Tipton Urbana and Iowa City.
Cedar Rapids resident William E. Marsh reported a robbery and beating after a car stop at about 1 a.m. Saturday in the southeast quadrant. A Black man about 25, six feet tall, 150 pounds, entered the right door, claimed a gun, stole $130, a ring worth $80 and a wristwatch worth $125, and injured Marsh with cuts and a black eye but he was not hospitalized.
A historic remark highlights the U S Post Office as possessing the greatest payroll among civilian organizations, illustrating its large government workforce and payroll scale.
The Gazette Co. publishes daily and Sunday editions from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa with second class postage and subscription rates listed for carrier and mail options. The paper notes AP exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
Patricia Prastka of rural Fairfax reports her Citizens band radio valued at 150 stolen from a parked car between 9 30 p m and midnight on Friday in the 3100 block of Johnson Avenue NW. John N Pickup’s car at 2052 North Towne Lane NE had a vacuum cleaner valued at 300 a pet cleaner 50 and a jacket 60 stolen between 6 p m Friday and 5 p m Saturday. Gary Knott of 2537 B Avenue NE reported 35 stereo tapes a Citizens band radio and an antenna and 300 total value taken from his pickup between 2 30 a m and 4 a m Saturday. Grace Stephenson’s car at 301 Thirty Second Street NE lost two snow tires wheels and hub caps between 4 p m Friday and 9 a m Saturday, loss about 135. The item note also mentions a mail box invention in 1810 by Thomas Brown, governor of Florida.
Sheik Kassem Imad a 53 year old Moslem governor of north Lebanon was shot to death outside his Tripoli home. His wife wounded as violence flares in the civil conflict. Authorities say the area remains unsafe with continued clashes and marauding gunmen after the attack.
A potential loophole in unemployment laws could let Iowa teachers collect benefits during Christmas vacation. The 1975 legislation allows jobless payments for those off work less than four weeks, with a one week filing waiting period, meaning a maximum of one week’s pay during the holiday recess.
An Icelandic volcano opened a mile wide gash on a northeast mountain, spewing lava downslope. No injuries or damage were reported in the remote area 180 miles from Reykjavik, though civil defense weighed evacuating hundreds of nearby residents.
Lorri Kim DeSotel and Diane Marie Hensley, both 20 and of Marion, were arrested by Cedar Rapids police detectives Friday afternoon and charged with injuring a fruit or ornamental tree after a evergreen tree was reported missing from Squaw Creek golf course. Investigators also look into five other missing trees across Squaw Creek and Twin Pines courses.
Jeffrey W. Hayes 20 of Waterloo charged in Buchanan county for hog thefts from Jim Blackledge farm near DUNKERTON. Mark Myers 18 of Fairbank also arrested on two charges. Seventeen hogs stolen in November and 31 in December sold at Edgewood for 1400 dollars. Bond set at 5000 for Hayes and 10000 for Myers.
A 19 year old man, Alan Fearde of 617 Fifteenth Street SE, is in critical condition at St Luke's Hospital after a fight outside Joe's Lounge on Center Point Road NE. His father Joseph was treated but not admitted for injuries from the same incident. Police questioned several people as the investigation continues.
Three men were arrested Saturday and charged with larceny after being caught taking items from a car in the Roosevelt Royale parking ramp. Suspects are Robert R. Galloway 23 of Walker Street NE William E. McCoy 25 and Steven Dale Icenbice 24 both of Route One Ely. They were held in county jail in lieu of $1000 bond each.
Mortgage foreclosures fell from 1.1 percent of loans in March to 1.06 percent in June. HUD may start distressed homebuyer loans when the rate hits 1.2 percent, offering low interest deferred payments up to 250 dollars a month or government insured loans. Experts caution trouble could return as unemployment benefits expire.
President Ford faces key decisions on a 6.5 billion railroad aid bill and a construction industry tax cut. Transportation Secretary Coleman expects a veto over rail aid as too costly, while Labor Secretary Dunlop urges signing a site picketing bill and warns of resignation if vetoed. Ford praises Dunlop as one of his finest cabinet members.
Gulf Oil weighs whether to freeze royalties to Angola's MPLA regime amid pressures from Ford administration. The company pays ten dollars per barrel on 150000 barrels a day from Cabinda wells to Luanda, with last quarterly $116 million sent to Banco Angola before MPLA seizure.
Rebels report isolation of Meron base after air strikes by Skyhawks Mirages and Canberras. Reporters tour the site to see two Mentor aircraft remains. no buildings damaged and no injuries reported. Peron aides urge calm and continuity of cabinet governance at Casa Rosada. Bombardment paused for talks.
Helen Gray 73 wife of Albert H Gray died Friday after a short illness Born March 29 1902 in North Liberty married December 20 1919 in Iowa City She was a member of Shueyville United Methodist church Surviving husband a son Arthur Center Point two granddaughters two brothers Richard Brogan Coralville Ira Tempe Ariz Services Monday at 2 Brush's Cedar Rapids burial Cedar Memorial Friends may call George L Gay's Sunday and at Brosh's Monday A memorial fund established
The Midwest caucus of Democratic senators protested President Ford's impoundment of over 375 million dollars for rural programs. Senators Dick Clark and John Culver of Iowa highlighted cuts affecting conservation grants rural fire departments and other rural services. They warned small communities and farmers face hardship due to the impoundments.
Ly nette Squeaky Fromme the woman who tried to kill President Ford was moved to the Metropolitan Correctional Center in San Diego. U S marshals said she arrived at 11 45 am and will be classified to determine the next prison submission.
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