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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1975
Page
4
New York stocks fall as profit taking weighs on sentiment with the Dow Jones average slipping to 644.63 and the Big Board index dropping to 37.86. NYSE volume slows to 14.28 million shares while traders monitor recession depth and duration amid mixed earnings and economic uncertainty.
Des Moines AP reports Iowa unemployment compensation rose sharply in December. Total payments reached 3.497 million dollars, up 14.5 percent from November and 1.496 million above December 1973. Gains occurred across manufacturing transportation and service sectors. Veterans benefits and federal employee programs also rose, while total December payments exceeded prior year levels.
CAMARILLO Calif AP actress Esther Williams pled innocent through her attorney Friday to a charge of drunken driving Judge Richard Love set a trial for February 1 in Oxnard municipal court Miss Williams 33 who starred as a swimmer in the 1940s was arrested in Camarillo northwest of Los Angeles at 1030 p.m. on December 25 the highway patrol said She was taken to Ventura county jail after failing a roadside sobriety test and charged with driving under the influence of an intoxicant Her husband actor Fernando Lamas was a passenger and posted a bond of $300 for Miss Williams
The Central YMCA will host its second Sunday family recreation session from 2 to 5 pm open to members and non members. Executive director Chet Casali said staff will assist newcomers and facilities like pool gym game lobby handball and racquetball are available. Family fees are 2.60 for members and 5 for non members with individual fees of 1 for adults and 80 cents for children for members and 2 for adults and 1 for children for non members.
A Saturday fire at the James McKibbly residence 150 Center Street NE caused heavy damage to the two story frame dwelling. Firefighters arrived around 1 56 am and contained smoke damage throughout the home after a basement furnace and laundry area were affected by the blaze.
Belle Plaine lost water from 4 am to noon after a crash when a driver struck a fire hydrant. Jes McDivitt, 22, was arrested for drunk driving and held on $1,000 bond. Repairs finished by noon as firefighters and officials assessed fire protection and nursing home needs.
A federal grand jury indicted Rev. Marvin Horan and five Kanawha county activists linked to a book protest on charges of conspiring to blow up two elementary schools. The group from Campbell's Creek region allegedly planned to damage Midway and Valley Grove elementary schools with explosives amid anti Christian and anti American textbook protests.
Ford Motor Co will mail rebates of 200 to 500 dollars to buyers of its small cars effective immediately, lasting through February. Rebates include 200 on 197% Pintos Mavericks and Comets, 300 to 500 on Mustang models, 380 on SuperCar light trucks, and 500 on the 1974 Capri, as the automaker lures shoppers.
Saturday morning two people were taken to St Lake's Hospital after a collision on Edgewood road NW. James K. Dye, 40, Norway, suffered possible head and eye injuries and a swollen ankle. Diana Dawson, 30, Toulo die Marion, was examined and released. Police said Dawson lost control, crossing into Dye's path.
The Postal Service cautions that mail order swindles flourish amid hard times. Area officials warn residents about work-at-home schemes, correspondence schools, and chain letters causing losses totaling millions. Victims are mainly women, with cases of unauthorized business directory charges and fake truck driving schools reported. Local officials urge caution, study institution histories, and read contracts carefully.
Des Moines reports Senate Democratic Leader Genrze Kinley expressed relief after a turbulent opening week. He credited his efforts to heal a party rift and maintain a steady path as the chamber, led by Democrats, began its session.
Fragmented text shows Sen Clark proposing a filibuster rule change to require fewer votes to end filibusters. Supporters urge action by week’s end while party leaders and aides discuss timing and committee assignments amid tense Senate week.
A long, irregular notice list details multiple probate actions in Linn County Iowa including appointments of executors and administrators, notices to creditors, and filings from various estates such as Agnes M. Hemshey, Marie Stewart, Mayde Hanson, Claude Roth, Frank Cosgrove, John Truman Young, Merle M. Hanson and others. It notes deadlines for filing claims, publication dates, and attorney representations across several probate cases in January and February 1975.
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