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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1975
Page
13
Workers press on in minus 60 degree weather as of a recent afternoon at Prudhoe Bay drilling support holes for a raised platform to support oil gathering lines at the northern terminus of the trans Alaska pipeline.
Chinese archaeologists report foundations of a palace dating 3,400 to 3,500 years, part of Panlung in Hupeh Province. The site, linked to Shang dynasty walls, reveals a rammed earth platform with four chambers, a surrounding corridor, and 43 post holes. A tomb yielded three sacrificed slaves, and artefacts include bronze, jade, pottery, and the earliest extant Chinese wood carvings with an animal mask and thunder cloud motifs.
Richard Daley, 72, faces a tight primary with William Singer as main challenger while Edward Hanrahan and Richard Newhouse also run. Daley cites Old Testament parallel, warns of possible vote fraud as supporters push turnout. Singer uses TV strategy to counter Daley machine.
Prev it M Derrick, 21, of 27 Eighth Street SE, held in Linn County on Tuesday in lieu of 9000 dollars bond on a charge of uttering a forged instrument. She was arrested Saturday night on a warrant.
Economist Franco Modigliani criticizes the administration plan as inconsistent and harmful. He argues for a conservative tax reduction split between income tax cuts and social security payroll reductions to spur demand and curb prices, urging Congress to take over stabilization efforts.
Washington AP reports a revised government estimate shows Social Security faces a $2.5 billion annual deficit as unemployment and inflation rise. Payrolls will fail to cover benefits for 30 million beneficiaries, with reserves shrinking from $45.9 billion to about $800 million by 1980 under current law.
Lloyd Paulsen age 21 of 639 Sixteenth avenue SW and Mark O Connell age 20 of 1994 Hever avenue SE were arrested Saturday night around 11 30 p m on controlled substance charges after police found a quantity of marijuana in their car in an alley between First and Second avenues SR. Both were released from custody following the arrest.
Jacksonville based hurricane hunters unit of 40 officers and 200 enlisted personnel to be dismantled marking the last such squadron in the Navy due to changing priorities and budget. Lt Judy Neuffer, first female fighter into hurricane eye, will transfer to another unit. others reassigned to education, training, and broader weather roles as satellites and the Air Force assume more data gathering duties.
Jeffrey Dawson, 18, of 1118 Thirty sixth Street SE, was charged with breaking and entering in the February 12 burglary at Dorothy Carey residence, 1620 Second Avenue SE. Arrested Saturday, he was released on county attorney order. Items valued at 1530 were stolen including two gold bracelets worth 1000 and a diamond ring worth 500, with some articles recovered.
The American Bar Association ended internal bickering and eased rules to broaden prepaid legal insurance, but widespread uptake may take a decade due to the weak economy and rising fringe costs. The program began in 1971 in Shreveport for 230 workers, offering about 1600 dollars of services annually for 34 dollars a year, with other plans ranging from 10 to 180 dollars.
Denver AP report says convict Tony Salazar, 35, was taken to a hospital for X rays when he complained of back pains. The image showed no back problem but revealed a handcuff key in his mouth. He was returned to the city jail and booked for investigation of a criminal attempt to escape custody.
President Ford asked Congress for an additional 274.5 million in economic aid to Israel for fiscal 1975. The White House said Israel’s economic situation has worsened since the original request of 385.4 million, bringing total economic aid for 1975 to 660 million.
Newport Beach California UPI reports a 19th century fountain valued at 150000 dollars is being reassembled from parts recovered from a freighter bound for Japan. Janitor Walter McNeal previously faced grand theft charges after parts disappeared from a Los Angeles warehouse.
Greek government interrogates about 30 officers to gauge military involvement in a bid to restore the junta. Arrests include tank division commander and several colonels, majors, and captains. Cypriot unrest noted as Averoff-Tosiadas links small number of renegade officers to past dictatorship. authorities vow merciless suppression and democratic stability.
On this date in 1906 Nix kita Khrushchev appeared before a Communist Party congress in Moscow and condemned the late Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in a surprise denunciation that shaped subsequent party politics.
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