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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1976

Page

3

Iowa CAP Squadrons Hold Two Day Cedar Rapids Training

Civil Air Patrol units from across Iowa gathered at the Cedar Rapids airport for a two day training session starting Saturday with a simulated search and rescue mission. About 55 senior and 25 cadet members participated with 11 aircraft aiding the exercise and seminars on safety and federal air regulations. An Ottumwa crew located simulated wreckage near Alburnett at 4 50 p m, about 90 minutes after the mission began.

Civil Air Patrol Iowa Cedar Rapids CAP Burlington Mason City Bob Holub Arthur Long Des Moines Don Bailey Ames- Boone John Lalla Don Thompson Charles McSorley Burlington Squadron Ottumwa Alburnett Sioux City Harlan Red Oak Ames Waterloo Dubuque U.S. Air Force

Weather and local notices from the Daily Record

Barometer rising as forecast calls for fair but cold Tuesday through Thursday with a mix of snow or rain later Wednesday and rain likely Thursday. Year ago figures show a high of 28 and low of 28 with no precipitation. Birth notices list Mercy and St. Luke's with newborns. fires report faulty wiring on Seventh Street SE and grass fire at Sixteenth Avenue and Rockford Road SW.

Primies C.sccovererseerees Peurvalera ANG Benge Es Seventh Street Sixteenth Avenue Rockford Road Dry Creek Bridge Northbrook Drive

FBI Nabs AIM Leader Banks in California

Dennis Banks an AIM leader aged 38 was arrested by FBI agents who surrounded a Contra Costa college instructor's home in El Cerrito California and forced surrender. Lehman Brightman 45 director of the native American program at Contra Costa junior college was arrested on charges of harboring a federal fugitive. Both men were in the El Cerrito city jail awaiting Monday arraignment in Oakland before U S Magistrate Thomas Rothwell.

EL Cerrito Calif Dennis Banks FBI San Francisco Banks South Dakota Lehman Leonard Brightman Contra Costa Junior College Brightman Trudy Dennis

Larcenies Reported at YMCA Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids police investigated several thefts at the YMCA 500 First Avenue NE. Items including shoes two shirts purses and cash were taken from the girls locker room around 3 15 p m while the owners were in handball swimming or showering totaling about 70 dollars.

Cedar Rapids First Avenue

South Africa Signals Angola Troop Withdrawal

South Africa hinted it may pull some troops from Angola amid reports of Soviet-backed forces advancing. Defense Minister Pieter Botha said Pretoria would defend its borders and would address the issue in Parliament next week during the debate.

Cape Town South Africa Angola South-West Africa Free World Pieter Botha

Man Charged in Death of Former C R Resident

Thomas Joseph Kooiker 19 formerly of Cedar Rapids died from gunshot wounds en route to Des Moines hospital. James Pepples 25 of rural Melbourne arraigned in Marshalltown on open murder charge. Preliminary hearing Feb 4. bond set at 100000. Pepples held in county jail. State Bureau of Criminal Investigation aiding sheriff. Services for Kooiker held Feb 2 in Marshalltown.

Marshalltown Thomas Joseph Kooiker Cedar Rapids Des Moines James Pepples Melbourne Koeiker Marshall County Pepples Carl D. Baker Baker State Bureau of Criminal Investigation Marshall County Sheriff's Office Osceola Paul and Marjorie Kooiker Erie Osceola High School Iowa State University Westminister Presbyterian Church Pursel-Davis Riverside Cemetery

Deaths Elva M Smith and others in region obituaries

Obituaries list multiple local deaths with ages and burial plans. Elva M Smith, 55, of 2519 Sixteenth Avenue SW, died unexpectedly in Illinois. born Oct 8, 1920 in Monterrey. Survivers include stepchildren and siblings. services Monday at Wagler Bloomfield. Burial Monterrey Cemetery. Additional notices cover Hazel Elizabeth Bailey, Amanda Nesteby Hillygus, Donald I Lamphier, Lowell Kane, Theodore Demmer, Raymond Davis, Thomas Hook, Gladys OBrien, Bess Olson, Ernest Posusta, Mary Herman, and Ted Demmer with service details and cemeteries.

Elva M. Smith Sixteenth Avenue Illinois Monterrey Cedar Rapids C and L Truck Lines Robert Brandon Dale White Lois Evans Lillith Swarts June Scharff Ottumwa Jewel Postville Amanda Nesteby Hillygus East Clermont Lutheran Church Schutte’s Elkport Donald I. Lamphier Immanuel Lutheran Church Witt’s Elkader Luzerne Lowell Pat” Kane St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Halverson-Van Beck Blairstown Farley Theodore A. Demmer St. Joseph's Catholic Church Reiffs Center Junction Raymond M. Davis Hayden’s Wyoming North Madison Pioneer Cemetery Strawberry Point Thomas Hook United Methodist United Methodist Church. Roberson’s Oelwein Emmett Gladys) O'Brien Sacred Heart Catholic Church Brant Kern Marengo Bess Olson Marengo Cemetery Hoover-Valentine’s Tama Ernest E. Posusta Mason-Hand Solon Mary Herman

New Hampton Woman Charged With Car Theft

Linda K. Bruening a 20 year old of New Hampton and a 17 year old male from Waterloo were arrested by Linn county sheriff deputies Saturday afternoon for larceny of a motor vehicle and possession of a controlled substance. Bruening faced additional charges including carrying a concealed weapon improper use of registration with bond totaling 8125. They are jailed in Linn county.

New Hampton Waterloo Linn County Avenue NE Linda K. Bruening Bruening

Gazette Co Established Daily Cedar Rapids Edition Headline

The Gazette Co established in 1683 publishes daily and Sunday editions from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Second class postage paid in Cedar Rapids with subscription rates listed for weekly and yearly mail and carrier services amidst policy notes on AP news republication rights.

The Gazette Co Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa

Scientists Find Evidence Of Past Ozone Erosion

Washington report says a celestial triple play 700000 years ago damaged the ozone layer, potentially affecting marine micro organisms and raising future skin cancer risk. NOAA and NCR scientists George Reid Isaksen Paul Cruzen Thomas Holzer discuss weak magnetic fields solar bursts and atmospheric chemistry.

Washington UPI NOAA

Lebanese Crisis Deepens as Beirut Attack Shocks Leaders

Syrian based Palestinian army advances on Beirut as Karami and Haddam survive a shopping car shooting. Chamoun villa looted and set ablaze during siege. Karami to lead a temporary cabinet while talks forge a new government under a Syrian backed truce.

Palestinian Liberation Army Beirut Karami Abdul Khalim Haddam Haddam Camile Chamoun Christian National Liberal Party Chamoun Saadiyet Bei Suleiman Franjieh Lebanon

IRS plans ads to explain new tax credits as refunds slow

The Internal Revenue Service will use public service spots to explain tax credits amid a housing downturn. Taxpayer service specialists must pass a test, earn higher pay, and meet higher qualification standards, while telephone monitoring and computer checks aim to speed accuracy, potentially slowing refunds.

IRS Agency Taxpayer Service Bureau

Mississippi caucuses pivot to unity in 1976 race

Mississippi held a four phase caucus to choose 24 national convention delegates with both Regulars and Loyalists backing unity behind Gov Cliff Finch. James Goff credited Wallace’s draw to his broad Mississippi base. Archibald Cox backed Udall in Boston as Kennedy and Humphrey mull removing their names in Nebraska. Carter faces pressure after Iowa results in Keene New Hampshire speech.

Mississippi Wallace James Goff Carter Mississippi Party Cliff Finch Democratic Party Platform Committee Boston Watergate Archibald Cox Arizona Morris Udall Cox Harvard Edward Kennedy Massachusetts Hubert Humphrey Minnesota Nebraska Humphrey Kennedy Providence Keene N.H Iowa

Cabin Burns on Essmans Island in Guttenberg

A vacant cabin on Essmans Island in Guttenberg was destroyed by a late Friday night fire. The property was owned by Fred Becker of Guttenberg and was unoccupied when the blaze occurred.

Guttenberg Essman's Fred Becker

Nellie Bly Complete World Trip in 72 Days

On this date in 1890 Nellie Bly, a bold New York reporter, finished a circumnavigation of the globe in 72 days 6 hours and 11 minutes completing a famed journalism stunt and record setting journey.

New York Nellie Bly

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