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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1976

Page

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Weather snapshot for CR and nearby areas

The daily record shows a high of 31 and a low of 23 with no precipitation. Weather notes indicate conditions were clear in CR and surrounding regions.

Births and city notices in The Daily Record

Birth announcements from Mercy St. Luke's and local addresses list a daughter and multiple sons on Feb 10 and Feb 11 with names and residences. A series of fire and traffic incidents follow, detailing times, locations, and outcomes, plus a long list of fines and sentences for various traffic violations and related offenses.

St. Luke's Donald Plower Central City Stanley Wolfe Sixteenth Street SE Warren Clark Lisbon

Health Center Budget Trimmed by Seventy-Two Thousand

Linn county health center will request a net tax total of 926 620 for fiscal 1977 a 72 151 cut to the board approved December budget Ed Burrell budget committee head said the reduction follows a seven percent cap on department increases set by the county board of supervisors Executive Director Madge Phillips noted no cuts to programs with 75 percent reimbursement A consumer credit counseling service board was formed led by Eugene Knepper with members from General Finance Corp Smulekoffs Hawkeye Labor Council and Real Estate Investment Planning Assoc The agency currently serves 80 clients with full money management plus 100 awaiting full service and some using phone counseling Funding will seek dues and client fees as well as other contributions Directors approved salary raise for Mono Phelps and accepted resignations from several staffers including Marilyn Wilkes who was granted accrued vacation time A elevator repair plan for the Witwer building was approved and Ed Burrell and Eunice Elias were added to key posts Arlene Dayhoff declined a community coordinating board appointment

Linn County Health Center Ed Burrell The Health Center Board Board of Supervisors Madge Phillips Consumer Credit Counseling Service Eugene Knepper Charlotte Young Credit Carl Fields General Finance Corp Joe Hubbard Smulekoff’s Bob Carson Hawkeye Labor Council Knepper Real Estate Investment Planning Assoc Mono Phelps Handicapped Systems Karen Edwards Beverly Tuckwell Public Health Nursing Service Marilyn Wilkes Witwer Walter Hanson Eunice Elias Arlene Dayhoff Community Coordinating Board

Display Advertising Office Hours Change

The office hours are 8 am to 5 pm on weekdays and until 12 pm on Saturday. The display advertising department will operate within these times.

Ford Medicare Plan Faces Senate Panel Debate

HEW Secretary David Mathews defended President Ford's Medicare reform as compassionate while Rep. William Cotter called the plan a hoax against the elderly. The proposal would cut payments to providers, raise costs for about 25 million beneficiaries next year, and protect around three million from catastrophic costs.

Washington UPI HEW David Mathews Ford Congress Mathews House Ways and Means William Cotter D-Conn Subcommittee Cotter

Obituary: Josephine Hudgel 94 of Anthon Cedar Rapids

Josephine Mary Hudgel 94 widow of Richard Hudgel died Wednesday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. A long time Anthon resident she lived with Cmdr J Graham Holland and wife. Survived by five daughters two sons and many grandchildren. Services at St Joseph’s Anthon Saturday with burial in St Joseph’s Cemetery. Rosary Friday at Walters Anthon.

Josephine Mary Hudgel Richard Hudgel Cedar Rapids Anthon Cmdr J. Graham Holland Rushmore Drive Riverside Iowa State University Ames Lyman Brothers Hodges Holland Lawrence E Casper Wyo Edwin F Tucson George P. Mack Omaha Richard D. Moore St. Paul James E. Cummings Denver Eldred A. Loyd Hornick Thomas P. Kelley Davenport Homer Bailey Twenty-seventh Street Edgewood West Union Hazel W. Holtzman Arlington Richard Bailey Kenneth Bailey Kansas City Mae Shughart Clifton Bailey Rockaway Ore William Bailey Payson Ill Eunice Johnson Stephen Root St. James United Methodist Church Cedar Memorial Cedar Memorial Funeral Home

Congressmen Join Lawsuit Against Concorde Landing

A group of 29 House members joined the Environmental Defense Fund suit to block Concorde landings in the United States citing foreign policy factors. They seek public disclosure of secret accords with Britain and France and challenge six SST flights daily during a 16 month trial period planned for New York and Washington.

Washington UPI Environmental Defense Fund U.S House Transportation William Coleman New York Elizabeth Holtzman D-N.y Lester Wolff Coleman Wolff Congressional

Amtrak Feasibility Faces High Costs and Low Ridership

An IDOT study on Iowa Amtrak service finds operations would need hundreds of thousands of riders yearly to break even on routes like Milwaukee and Chicago Omaha. Upgrading tracks would be costly and ridership appears low, with only the North Western offering energy savings equivalent to 30 cars annually.

Illinois Central Milwaukee Chicago Omaha IDOT North Western Amtrak Iowa

Guatemala Quake Devastates Guatemala City and Antigua

An earthquake in Guatemala caused widespread destruction in Guatemala City and Antigua. Witnesses described ground rupture and tremors, with Antigua reporting about 200 deaths by Sunday and Guatemala City suffering the bulk of devastation. Aid calls focus on substantial international relief and humanitarian support.

Hutchison Antigua Guatemala City Kandi

Inflation and State Costs Drive City Budget Increase

Inflation plus new state and federal requirements push the city budget higher. Next year would need about $500,000 more for purchases, $685,000 road use funds unavailable, and $500,000 for five percent raises. Gov. Ray’s proposed aid cuts add to the strain, Canney cites obligations totaling $1,595,944 in the general fund.

Robert D. Ray Canney

Hearst case witnesses excused from testifying in San Francisco

Three government witnesses who reportedly saw Patty Hearst at an SLA hideout were excused from testifying in her bank robbery trial. U S Attorney James Browning said the witnesses would be subject to recall, none details released. An FBI interview was admitted. witnesses faced self incrimination objections.

Weinglass Emily Harris Miss Hearst San Francisco SLA U.S James Browning Browning FBI F. Lee Bailey Bailey Thomas Dean Matthews Los Angeles the Harris

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