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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1974
Page
7
In New York AP report Jazzman Chico Hamilton proposes a one hour television jazz special for children to introduce youngsters aged four to six to jazz sounds. He aims to tape this spring and hopes to sell to commercial TV this year.
A fragmented TV guide item lists multiple shows with unclear times and channels. It mentions weather segments and soap opera style programs, plus breaks labeled Playbreak and World Turns. The readable names include Lucy Shaw and various generic program tags.
George Matias, Cedar Rapids police chief from 1962 to 196? and longtime force member since 1947, will receive the Cedar Rapids Jaycees outstanding policeman award at a Kennedy High School ceremony. The event honors Matias and five other winners, with the selection praised by The Gazette editorial for recognizing a meritorious career in law enforcement and leadership.
General manager Charles Herring of the Lower Colorado River Authority warns that service to about 200,000 Central Texas customers may be cut due to a natural gas shortage. He says Bastrop plant has five days of fuel oil left and tank trucks are scarce to move fuel from Granite Shoals, which is not yet operating, to Bastrop.
Three Cedar Rapids men Joseph Lyte Steggall Gary A Lewis and Jackie Barnett waived preliminary hearings and will be submitted to a federal grand jury likely this month. They face extortion charges for allegedly threatening to bomb Robert C Armstrongs home and business unless paid 100000. They were arrested December 29 and are free on recognizance. Tanaka rejects idea of a Japanese Marshall Plan saying Japan would work with international lenders instead. He favors multilateral aid and notes bilateral ties may create tensions.
The Jon Merrisl Society committee on alcoholism will meet at 10 am Thursday at Mercy hospital in Cedar Rapids. Dr. Stan Haughland of Lake Mills chairs the gathering to discuss the Uniform Alcoholism and Treatment Act before the Iowa legislature, with invited state senators Minnette Doderer Tona Gily Tom Riley and William Plymar and attendees Charles Churran director of the Iowa Alcohol Commission Floyd Gardner of Oakdale Alcohol Treatment Center. Several members will stay to join a Linn County Medical Society program Thursday evening.
A Greek tanker suffered a boiler explosion Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico and the captain said the crew extinguished the resulting blaze. The item also notes that want ads are useful for buyers and sellers.
In Mexico City Cuban ambassador Fernando Lopez Munro says Cuba will talk with the United States about resuming diplomatic relations once Washington ends its 12 year blockade. He says Cuba has shelved the demand to close Guantanamo base and criticizes the blockade as ridiculed by global trade.
The Gazette announces the annual Young Columbus Project to select two carrier representatives with four alternates. finalists chosen Feb 23, then narrowed to 11, tours April 11 to 25 include visits to Portugal and Spain with stops at Ferdinant Sagellan monuments and Pena Palace. Judges from The Gazette will pick the final pair from Cedar Rapids Marion and the Eastern Iowa circulation area.
The Vatican announced that Luigi Cardinal Tenglia has been named dean of the College of Cardinals by Pope Paul VI. The appointment marks a key leadership role within the Vatican hierarchy.
New diagnostic test from Columbia University enables rapid detection of trichinosis in seriously ill patients. The test gives a positive result in an hour versus three days with current blood tests and may help identify infection pockets in pigs. Columbia plans further research on a vaccine to reduce pork product sources of the disease.
A seven week series begins January 15 at 7 p.m. in room 66 at Kennedy High School as part of Kirkwood Community College adult education. Topics include open versus closed marriages equality in America present living and effective communication. Contact Family Service Agency at 298-3574 for details.
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