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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1976
Page
3
Daily Record reports a high Saturday and a penumbral forecast with a 30s high. It lists births at St Luke's and Ken neth Mattison’s son near Freeport plus several local newborns and family addresses. Weather entries include dawn and sunset times, wind direction, and extended snow chances midweek.
H R Langridge 76 of 5520 Klinger Street SW Cedar Rapids died Saturday after a long illness Born May 2 1899 in Maquoketa married Winnifred Millburn June 3 1922 Cedar Rapids Retired from Link Belt Speeder he served in World War I and was a member of the Cedar Rapids Traveling Men’s Club and First Baptist Church Surviving include his wife three sons one brother ten grandchildren and nine great grandchildren Services set for 3 30 p m Tuesday at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories with Dr Wayne A Shireman officiating Burial Cedar Memorial Obituary notices follow including Zearl Leinen and Donald Jayne and other local figures with funeral plans listed
A chain reaction crash on ice slick Interstate 81 in Syracuse involved 52 vehicles and injured 65 people. A tractor-trailer jackknifed, blocking northbound lanes as cars swerved to avoid the disabled rig, turning the highway into a mass of damaged vehicles in under 90 seconds.
President Ford announced a formal proclamation to end the $2 per barrel crude oil import fee effective December 22, 1978, part of a move tied to the energy bill aimed at conserving gasoline and promoting energy independence. Analysts foresee only minor price shifts due to global oil actions and industry costs. The proclamation keeps long term price controls, while a Queens man recounts a crash with serious injuries and hospitalization after icy conditions. Police report 65 major injuries and 52 wrecked vehicles as Syracuse responders and officers evacuated victims near the Liverp ol exit during a North American Hockey League intermission between the Syracuse Blazers and Erie Blades.
Des Moines United Press International reports that the Iowa Urban Community Research Center at the University of Iowa received 154360 dollars from the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. The grant funds a study on urban delinquency and how decisions by authorities or juveniles influence crime careers and the best times to intervene.
Snow blanketed parts of Mexico on a sunny Saturday for the first time in eight years. A snow alert was issued for Mexico City as residents in Za catecas 770 miles south of El Paso built snowmen and pelted snowballs for the first time since 1968.
Two men were arrested after an off duty Cedar Rapids officer and his companion were assaulted near the airport. Keith Eisher 47 and LaVone Eisner 40 were charged with two counts of assault and one of intoxication. Both held on 375 bond.
Richard Bartel was elected chair man of the Johnson county board of supervisors succeeding Loreda Cilek at the board’s first 1976 meeting. Robert E. Lenz was sworn in as a supervisor replacing Robert Burns. Bartel and Lenz voted to withdraw from a suit against Iowa Data Processing Cedar Rapids and County Auditor Delores Rogers.
Two Cedar Rapids youths Brad Janey eleven and Howard Marble twelve ran to help when wheelchair slides from under an invalid elder woman. They grabbed the chair and steadied it as she reached for her newspaper near the E I Staley residence on Fifteenth avenue SW.
State Police Maj. John Regan and Asst. U.S. Atty. David P. Twomey recovered the Rembrandt portrait "Elsbeth van Rijn" in a restaurant parking lot on the Southeast Expressway. The painting had been stolen from the Museum of Fine Arts and was linked to underworld interest and a safety risk to those involved. Public Safety Commissioner Kehoe said the investigation continues to identify and prosecute the culprits who entered the museum on April 14 and fired on guards.
The piece notes staffing rose from 285 per judge in 1970 to 355 in 1975 and cites Chief Justice Burger urging action on pending judicial legislation. Senate approved seven new appellate seats while House committee pending. a 45 new district judges bill awaits floor debate. Political division often delays such measures, Burger says the number of judges is crucial to delivering public justice.
A New Year message cites a senior figure alleging Soviet funds paid for MPLA recognition by a West African government. The claim targets OAU leaders in Addis Ababa, while Moscow defends Angola policy in Pravda Tass reports and notes MPLA control over Cabinda and alleged prisoner gains.
The Gazette Co QNg established in 1883 publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. It lists subscription rates by carrier and mail with weekend editions and various term options and excludes mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service.
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