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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1974
Page
3
Extended forecast shows no rain from Thursday to Saturday with temperatures from the teens to low 30s. Census of births, marriages, obituaries, and a long list of local citations and fines accompanies daily notices from Cedar Rapids and nearby towns, including Denver and Marion, with many names and addresses.
The FDIC wants banks to serve as dealers in gold while guarding against speculation. Dunn notes licensed dealers would be needed to supply gold for sale. Banks may accept gold as loan collateral but cannot use it as cash for reserve requirements. He predicts gold as a fad that may lose appeal if prices rise.
A garbled notice discusses subscription prices and a carrier service. It mentions U S press rights and republication limitations. The fragment references a meeting and areas with limited service. Names, dates, and clear entities are missing. the item reads as a damaged classifieds note about distribution and access.
George Earle III, 84, heir to a storied Philadelphia lineage and the first Democrat to govern Pennsylvania in this century, died Monday in Bryn Mawr from pneumonia. He had served as governor amid the late 1930s era and remained a prominent political figure.
Obituary notices list Madge Schuyler 95 cremated after death in Willowick Ohio with committal at Shiloh cemetery and Grace Episcopal rites. The next entries cover Rose Cohn 66 in Los Angeles, service at Turner chapel east, burial in Eban Israel cemetery, with survivors and casket note. Further obits include Clyde O Whiting, John D Luerkens, F Neil Pameticky, and Henry A Rhoda with service details, burial Cedar Memorial, and survivor lists.
Reports describe a feverish illness with upper respiratory symptoms affecting adults and children. Doctors note high fevers, sore throats, coughs, vomiting, and diarrhea, with some cases leading to pneumonia. Pharmacies report peak activity as families fall ill. no official name assigned, and no deaths reported.
The piece details the creation of an interagency Intelligence Evaluation Committee in 1970 73 with CIA figures Angleton and Ober associated with domestic spying allegations. It notes Dean's denial of illegal activity, Baker’s charges about Martinez, Hunt’s testimony on covert action and the possible link between the Domestic Operations Division and Angleton’s unit.
State Auditor Lloyd R. Smith rebuked the Iowa beer and liquor control department for a 14.2 million dollar spirits inventory, arguing funds should earn interest for the state. He noted the stock rose to hedge against price hikes and shortages, while official Pedelty defended the level to prevent gaps as demand grows. Sales rose by five million dollars in the year ending June 30, with the audit deemed in conformity with GAAP for government agencies.
Evangelist Billy Graham says he may have been used by members of the Nixon administration who used his friendship with Richard Nixon to bolster the former president’s image. He said he was naive and that some staff may have tried to exploit their relationship, though Nixon did not attempt to.
Washington AP report states Brig. Gen. Paul Griffith aged 76, former national commander of the American Legion and assistant secretary of defense under Truman, died Sunday.
Watergate grand jury in April 1973 considered charges against defendants starting with Mitchell. Dean, LaRue and Magruder testified about meetings with Mitchell on political espionage plans and pled guilty to obstruction of justice. Sirica denied transcript requests and offered rereadings or replay of 34 trial tapes.
Eldridge E. Prinz, 25, of 4101 Sixteenth avenue SW, is charged with assault with intent to commit great bodily injury after a man was stabbed in a fight at 1021 Tenth street SE. Dennis Robertson, 25, of 2107 Blairs Ferry road NE, treated for two lacerations. Prinz also faces a receiving stolen property charge for a decayed battery theft. He was jailed on $5,000 bond for assault and $500 for theft.
Senate races shaped by experience and local ties as Carr, a Dubuque stockbroker with two years in the legislature, defeats Esmail and Tauke secures second district seat. Sullivan, a Loras student from Armstrong, challenged Tauke in the 20th district race, while Kinley heralds Carr as a strong caucus pick as Democrats hold a 26-24 Senate edge and plan to name a new secretary at the statehouse.
A sniper shot Barbaro in the chest and hid in a school room where George Pancio and others found Metcalf’s body beside two homemade firebombs on the third floor. Police breached the room with a shotgun blast, deployed tear gas, and seized multiple rifles before Barbaro, wearing a gas mask, was carried from the building and held without bond.
FBI captures Thomas Otis Knight, once among the ten most wanted, in a New Smyrna Beach apartment. Knight faced two counts of first degree murder for the July 17 killings of Sydney Gans and his wife after ransom demands, and also faced false imprisonment and weapon charges. He had escaped a Miami jail in a mass breakout and reportedly shot two people during a Cordele armed robbery with one death.
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