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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1975
Page
21
Clear to partly cloudy Thursday and Friday. Chance of snow or rain Saturday with teens Thursday and Friday and 20s Saturday. Highs reach upper 20s to mid 30s Thursday warming to mid 30s to mid 40s by Saturday. Winds from 38 mph. Sun set times vary. Local past readings show high 28 and low 8 with no precipitation. Degree days and percent of normal listed for year to date.
A stream of itemized entries lists Coralville Lake level readings for Tuesday at 470.27 with multiple names from Cedar Rapids including Sharon Miller and Michael Shupp and others in Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns. The page also records numerous legal notices of births and deaths, property debts, fines for traffic violations, and obituaries from nearby communities with dates in February and early March.
An eight member House delegation leaves Tuesday for a fact finding tour of Vietnam and possibly Cambodia at President Ford's request. Members include Abzug Fraser Flynt Stratton Chappell Kemp Fenwick Martha Stark withdrew last min ute, aiming to assess Ford military aid and potential redirection of 300 million dollars in South Vietnam economic aid.
Addis Ababa Ethiopia AP reports Ethiopia's military rulers seized the deposed emperor Haile Selassie 82 from his radio to block news of Eritrean guerrilla fighting. He is held at the Grand Palace apartment under the Socialist provisional military administration. Foreign sources say he is in good health but sometimes confused and believes he remains on the throne. His guards permit a Bible but restrict other reading materials.
The case involves a robbery on Tuesday afternoon. Investigators describe a suspect as about 5 feet 7 inches tall and wearing a jean jacket. The FBI has entered the case and seeks a 1974 beige or off white Chevrolet Vega with plate 57 DOL 564. The messenger is being questioned by Cedar Rapids police and FBI agents.
Robert Alton Levy and his wife Linda filed bankruptcy petitions in Cedar Rapids federal court after closing Levy's Cyclery at 3356 Center Point Road NE. Debts listed total $76,979.50 with assets $14,866 and $1,850 exempt. The couple resides at 2708 Fourteenth Avenue SE. Levy ran the shop from April through December 1974.
Obituaries list Lula M Edaburn a 79 Cedar Rapids resident widow of Roy Edaburn died Monday at Parkview Gardens Waterloo where she lived since 1973 Born Feb 1 1896 in Tavelorville IN survived by daughter Helen Kevney Waterloo a stepdaughter Phyllis Sonka Cedar Rapids a son Charles Graybill Tacoma WA 12 grandchildren 10 great grandchildren Also notices for Ruby Alpha Toft Evelyn Barker Helle Fred Emerson Goodhue Glenn Fletcher Evelyn Angell and others with service times locations and burial details plus arrangements by Cedar Memorial.
A federal decision holds the government may appeal after a jury verdict of guilty even when the trial judge rules in favor of the defendant, citing double jeopardy protections. The lower court's ruling that government royalties are not owed for photocopyrighted works is affirmed on appeal.
Washington lawmakers party line debate on a measure to add an emergency tax bill provision and affect the oil industry. The vote outlines a repeal or modification proposal tied to fiscal policy and energy sector impact during a contentious session.
Washington reports the United States ending a decade-old embargo on arms to both Pakistan and India sparks sharp Indian criticism. New Delhi warns it will reassess military needs while Pakistan expects a limited, defense oriented purchase. Congress voices concern about renewing an arms race.
Marion refuses to extend sewer to first site at town centre near private airport. 19 acre site west of Highway 14 and north of Milwaukee Road tracks accepted by Cedar Rapids Engineering. Water main extension agreed by Marion Water Department. Linr-Alre to pay sewer expansion costs. Beahm of Marion Chamber welcomes Cedar Rapids firm relocation.
The American Bar Association adopted a resolution calling for a uniform death definition based on irreversible total brain function loss. Chair McCarthy DeMere said current states use a 1906 heartbeat and breathing stoppage standard, while modern medicine can sustain those functions after brain activity ceases.
The account centers on 1958 figures including Georgi Malenkov Lazar Kaganovich V M Molotov Dmitri Shepilov and Bulganin who confessed to a conspiracy at a central committee meeting while Bulganin later returned to Stavropol. The snippet also notes a 40 year old item about selective service drafting men aged 30 to 33 with limited deferments for essential workers.
City employees who worked Monday will receive compensatory time off equal to hours worked up to their normal shift. Overtime pay at time and a half applies for hours over 40 in the week. Department heads must schedule the time off within the same pay period if possible, under a policy reaffirmed by the council.
President Ford's orders route a diplomatic china and glassware shipment to Florida for his Florida visit events. Up to 50 guests will dine on gold-edged dishes bearing the Great Seal at a Diplomat Hotel dinner in Hollywood. Press Secretary Nessen said the cost is covered by the presidential fleet and not the President personally.
A request by the Students International Meditation Society to use Cedar Rapids Community School buildings for public lectures was referred to district staff for recommendation. The SIMS letter, led by Bruce Grady, aims to educate on meditation benefits taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and proposes later courses at the society center.
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