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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1975
Page
3
Daily Record summarizes January precipitation totals 0.38 inches, normal 1.51, and 0.38 for 1976. It notes wind W 23-35 mph at 10 p.m. and Monday sunrise 7:33 with sunset 4:58. Births listed for Mercy and St. Luke's facilities, plus numerous funeral notices across Iowa towns from Clinton to Independence and beyond.
The plan includes a 15 billion income tax cut via rebates, a 3 dollar per barrel crude oil tariff with a 7 cent gasoline rise, a 18 billion 1975 tax cut, up to 12 percent investment credits, new home energy insulation credits with aid, removal of domestic oil price caps, deregulation of interstate natural gas sales, and a voluntary auto fuel efficiency program with emission standard delays.
The subcommittee backing long term oil policy calls for Congress to study direct federal purchase of imported oil, a federal oil corporation, and a tax based on auto efficiency. It urges equipment allocation to non OPEC areas while acknowledging consumption curtailments will be hard but necessary to curb long term economic impact.
Davenport Central high school captured the traveling cumulative sweepstakes at the 39th Kohawk Invitational Speech tournament held at Coe College. More than 300 students in 102 teams from 36 schools across four states competed Friday and Saturday. Henry Sibley high school and West St. Paul earned the tournament sweepstakes trophy.
About $68 was taken from the Dairy Maid at 3219 Mt. Vernon road SE just after noon on Saturday. A boy around 14, wearing a ski mask, demanded money and implied a weapon before fleeing with the cash in a brown paper sack.
Regular Sunday features are missing from their usual places in the Gazette. The Dear Genie column appears on page 16C and the crossword on page LOD, indicating a page layout shift for today.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Night Night Edition and Sunday six issues $4 24 per week and $45 per 52 weeks. Afternoon Editions and Sunday seven issues $4 29 per week and $46 per 52 weeks. Other states and U S territories $70 per 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions accepted in areas with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press has exclusive rights to local news republication.
The second story of Don R. Randall's residence at 627 I avenue NW suffered extensive damage in a fire at 4 31 p m Saturday. Firemen noted water and smoke damage throughout the two story frame house and attributed the blaze to an electric light to bedding. No one was reported injured.
Merton C. Lewis 62 longtime Central City resident died Friday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Born June 21 1912 in Ashton he served in World War II and owned edited the Central City News Letter until 1964. Survived by wife Norma three sons Janet a daughter two grandchildren and two sisters services Monday at 1 30 with visitation after 2 pm Sunday at Murdoch’s Central City.
In loving memory of John Miller Lois Bready Milo Chehak and others from families in Missouri and local groups. The text lists multiple memorials and amounts raised or needed including 15 442 24 21 500 00 and other figures, with various names and affiliations.
Warren D. Donovan, 19, of Manchester route three, was charged with drunk driving and speeding 60 in a 35 mph zone. He was arrested on Center Point Road NE by state troopers and held in Linn County jail on $800 bond Saturday night. Drive Safely.
Snowstorm paralyzed the upper Midwest with sub zero temps and eight inch snowfall forecasts. Governors Kneip and opponents ordered the National Guard to aid stranded victims in Minnesota and South Dakota. Blizzard warnings extended across Minnesota, North Dakota, and Northern Michigan as winds reached 90 mph in Sioux Center and temperatures plunged near 20 below zero in northern North Dakota.
The Gazette reports Cedar Rapids airport recorded sub zero temperatures at 9 p.m. Saturday with 10 p.m. showing just above zero. The cold spell persists into today and Monday with improving by Tuesday, while Eastern Iowa avoids heavy snow and forecasts remain cold but gradual warming later in the week.
Cedar Rapids obituary notices list Frank L Murphey 38 of 5480 Wyoming Dr SW died Friday of apparently self inflicted gunshot wounds ruled death by own action. Survived by wife Barbara Harris three daughters and two sons. Multiple other obituaries for Milo C Mach Emilie Hansen Francis Henry Anton and more give service times burial places and family details in Kuba Turners and Janeba-Kuba funeral homes.
A blizzard in Minnesota led to event cancellations including the Minnesota Historical Society program titled How to Survive Winter, at St Paul.
The Gazette reporter Frank Nye will cover the 1975 Iowa legislature at the statehouse in Des Moines with daily notes and the Legislative Notes column. AP and UPI reporters and photographers join Harrison Weber of the Iowa Daily Press Association to provide updates. Nye’s page B preview outlines upcoming actions.
A Malaysian warship shot an Indonesian tugboat about 50 miles south of Kuala Lumpur as it attempted to land guerrillas. The incident occurred a decade ago, highlighting tensions in the region surrounding Malaysia and Indonesia.
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