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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1975
Page
23
Extended forecast calls for snow east Saturday and statewide Monday with lows from the teens to the low 30s and highs in the 20s to 30s. The page also lists a long string of local legal notices, traffic fines, accidents, and a batch of obituaries across multiple towns including Coralville, Marion, Solon, and Cedar Rapids.
The commission estimates outages of about two weeks for each plant after shutdowns begin. Commonwealth Edison will shut four units in addition to Dresden No. 2 where cracks were found. Edison serves Chicago and northern Illinois. Five cracks, from one-eighth to three fourths of an inch, were found in two 10 inch pipes near the reactor entry, used to deliver cooling spray in emergencies.
A spokesman for Iowa Eluding Light and Power Co said a routine shutdown for scheduled maintenance in about 10 days will include a pipe inspection lasting two or three days. He described it as not extensive and pledged compliance once an official NRC order is received.
About 25 University of Iowa students plan a three day fast starting Monday in support of United Farm Workers protests against the universitys policy of serving non UFW lettuce. The fast organized by the Chicano Assn for Legal Education aims to pressure the U I to serve only union lettuce. The event concludes Thursday with a forum in the union. U I President Willard Boyd has not replied to an invitation to attend.
Nettle Spillers 74 widow of Clyde Spillers died Thursday in Canoga Park California. They moved from Cedar Rapids eight years ago and raised watermelons there for nearly 50 years. Survived by five daughters and several grandchildren. Services at Fisher funeral home Adel Osborn George E. Everhart and others with burial Cedar Memorial. Funeral details listed by Turner and Stewart funeral homes with times and ministers.
About 12 500 unconvicted deserters signed up and 9 623 inquires were received as the defense and justice programs place many in 24 month public service. The justice department noted 290 of 4 400 eligible evaders registered by Tuesday. U S District Judge Aubrey Robinson dismissed an ACLU challenge claiming unfairness in the military portion versus civilian parts.
Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur Burns told the House Ways and Means Committee there will be no new wave of inflation from an immediate, massive easing of federal credit. He pledged moderate expansion of the money supply and bank credit as long as he is chairman.
Investigators from the Jones County sheriff's office Anamosa police department and the state bureau of criminal investigation are probing an apparent shooting deaths at a local residence. Five BCI agents and a lab crew are on scene. Initial reports say gunshot wounds caused the deaths though authorities have not confirmed. Mrs Edwards worked as a secretary in the school department of the lower men's reformatory. Mr Edwards was a carpenter. Further details will be released as available.
Brussels AP report says General Haig sent a 4.91 check to reimburse the U.S. treasury for transporting his liquor when moving to Europe. Haig’s spokesman notes vodka and wine were mislabeled as household goods, with an additional 46.92 to cover a special ride from Frankfurt to Stuttgart for Haig’s dog Duncan.
A massive manhunt in northeast Iowa City is underway for Norman Brewer, 36, an escapee from Anamosa Men's Reformatory serving life for second degree murder. He abducted correctional officer Herbert Pennock and forced him to drive toward Dubuque. Brewer, last seen in a green Mercury with a black top, is described as 5'7.5" with blue eyes and brown balding hair. Local volunteers, sheriff's deputies, and state officers assist in the search as alerts go to area agencies. Brewer had been teaching safety education at Anamosa High School before escaping.
The trial on former Assistant Police Chief Kenneth Vanous’s suit claiming the city owes him 4728.38 dollars more for overtime opened with his hour long testimony about an honor system used from 1970 to 1972. Judge Osmundson will rule after written arguments. other witnesses corroborated the practice. Also noted is Gandhi’s 1948 assassination anniversary in New Delhi.
Washington AP Six firms are urged by the FDA to recall candy pacifiers made in Hong Kong sold in assorted flavors labeled not for infants. The FDA says the product’s nature risks choking for babies and small children. RLS Enterprises of Beverly Hills already recalled about 1,440 units sold nationwide. Five other firms are asked to voluntarily remove the pacifiers. one firm reportedly balks.
Washington AP A ground flight controller said a misunderstanding existed over landing instructions given passenger jets at Dukes International airport. Controller James McDonald testified at a probe of a Trans World Airlines Boeing 727 crash citing earlier pilot testimony that there is some misunderstanding about when a pilot should begin descent for a landing. The probe has disclosed three instances where aircraft apparently began descent before clearing the mountains.
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