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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1975
Page
1
Viking patrol from Erskine School with Mike Benson Tim Rhodes and Kirk Abernathy built and rode a loaded 40 pound sled on a day of moving stations. Each group demonstrated scouting skills and speed while judged on performance.
Three Benton county farmers Martyn Jorgenson Fred Strawn and Gordon Geiken returned from Spain where they promoted corn and soybeans to European processors via ads in the International Herald Tribune. A trio of ads cost $1000 and the group aimed to attract buyers with direct sales arrangements.
The Presidential Clemency Board asks President Ford to extend its operations past January 31 as applications surge since a nationwide drive began January 7. Chair Charles Goodell notes processing rose from under 900 to about 1,300, with roughly 100,000 eligible draft evaders and deserters in the system.
President Ford reassured William Simon he would remain treasury secretary and then urged AFL-CIO labor backing for his economic and energy plans. He praised Simon at the White House and thanked Meany at a union dinner while urging compromise with liberal critics to push his program forward.
Izvestia reported the collapse of the Soviet American trade agreement freed the Kremlin from repaying 722 million dollars in lend lease. The piece noted MFN status ties and suggested Moscow might not resume payments beyond 48 million by mid 1975 and 12 million due July 1.
The State Department issued a stern protest to Cyprus demanding full protection for all Americans and the Nicosia embassy after Greek Cypriot students attacked and partially burned the building. No American casualties were reported and Cyprus promised necessary protection. Demonstrators had also targeted the British high commission and council amid tensions over refugees and Cyprus’s division.
A humorous quip contrasts how women and men explain toe stubs. Women say they walked into a chair while men blame someone else leaving a chair in the middle of the room.
Iowa conservation officials say most if not all fish in the Coralville reservoir died after the dam gates opened. Fishermen suffered around 1000 dollars each in net losses, with total commercial hauls over two years around 5 million pounds worth over 1 million dollars in revenue. Restoration and restocking costs loom, with sport and local boat and camping business expected to decline for years.
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