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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1974
Page
1
The page lists daily temperatures and precipitation for Anchorage and other cities, extended forecast, barometer and humidity data, sunrise and sunset times, and year-ago figures. It also includes family notices, obituaries, and traffic or legal notices with details on services, fines, and incidents.
The report ties Red Army factions to the 1972 Israeli airport massacre and a Japanese jetliner hijacking last July. It notes Kozo Okamoto in prison and Libyan-linked explosions in Benghazi. A Shell spokesman cites a possible plastic bomb at Pulau Bukom refinery but says damage was minimal and no loss estimate yet available.
Tokyo AP Chief Justice Warren Burger visited Japan at the invitation of its Supreme Court and had a briefing with Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka on Wednesday.
Western Pennsylvania reports indicate trucks fired upon on U.S. 22 and a rig on I-80 with windshields smashed by rocks. Maryland New Jersey and Ohio agencies promise patrols and road closures to prevent disruptions. Paul Baker, coordinating Ohio actions, condemns violence while noting some protestors. W. J. Usery says the government offers to raise truck fuel allotments and triple fuel inspections. James Drinkhall calls the plan unsatisfactory.
In Ohio and western Pennsylvania the trucking independents drive a nationwide protest over fuel and freight costs. George Ryan of the Council of Independent Truckers notes Ohio as the heart of the industry and recalls past clashes with the Teamsters when Ohio National Guard was deployed. The blockades included a 36 hour Cleveland stop with 1,400 rigs and drew on state patrol tensions with Gov. Gilligan’s administration.
Edith Garcia 37 of 727 Fifth Avenue SE died from gunshot wounds Wednesday morning. Born June 9 1936 in Freeport Maine she was a waitress. Survived by four daughters three sisters three brothers and two half brothers. Services at Commander Funeral Home DeFuniak Springs burial at Black Creek Cemetery Walton County local arrangements Turner Chapel East.
Hilmi Saka aged 45 born December 25 1928 in Homs Syria died Wednesday in a Des Moines hospital. He came to the United States October 11 1973 and is survived by his wife Hend. Islamic funeral services will be held at 1 30 p.m. Friday at the Islamic mosque conducted by Iman Osman Abdel-Salam. Burial will be in the Islamic cemetery with friends invited to call at Turner West until 1 p.m. Thursday.
Memorial services for Madge E Kindrick were held at 1 p m Saturday in the Chapel of Memorials by the Rev John P Woods of Westminster United Presbyterian Church. Burial followed at Cedar Memorial with graveside military rites by Hanford American Legion post. Friends may call at Cedar Memorial funeral home Friday afternoon and chapel after 10 a m Saturday. The casket was closed at 12 45 p m. Survivors include a daughter Mrs Lance Joyner and other listed relatives.
The judge condemned a Deanalike decision as an affront to the jury system and set April 1 for the trial. Chapin faces four counts of lying to the Watergate grand jury about Donald Segretti, operatives for the incumbent committee. Segretti pled guilty to 1972 Florida primary election law violations and serves six months in Lom poc Federal Correctional Institute. Dean pled guilty last October to conspiring to obstruct the Watergate break in investigation.
A federal judge in Atlanta ordered Georgia Power to pay nearly 2.1 million dollars to compensate for job discrimination against black applicants. The decree finalizes a Justice Department civil rights suit following a U S appeals court ruling. Attorney General Saxbe called it the largest back pay award in a government job discrimination case.
Rebozo’s lawyer says he will testify before the Senate Watergate committee about reports that funds from the Nixon campaign were used personally. A telegram asks the panel to allow Rebozo to correct leaks criticized as malicious. Rebozo ran a Key Biscayne bank and friends Nixon. he says a $100,000 Hughes donation was kept then returned in 1973.
Rural Linn county tax levies for 1973 payable 1974 were recalculated after a Wednesday board spread to an 18 month cycle under a July to June fiscal year. Some area totals were corrected from Gazette editions, with 12 month figures shown for comparison and substantial emphasis on school and county district levies and bonded debt funding.
The Iowa Illinois utility pursued a $7.1 million 1971 rate hike, suspended higher charges for one day, and continued collecting the full amount. It appealed to Scott County district court after the commission granted only part of the increase. The company sought another rise in July 1973, based on six months of actual data, but the commission required actual experience. The court ruled the commission must hear the appeal as the tariff filings shifted.
Tim J. Weaver, 17, of 165 Oklahoma avenue SW, suffered a concussion and was hospitalized at Mercy after a 7:43 p.m. collision at First avenue and Twenty ninth street E. Police cited him for disobeying a traffic signal. Marvin W. Couch, 61, of 2600 E avenue NE, was treated at St. Luke's and released.
Washington, UPI reports the National Guard, short 63,000 recruits after the draft ended, is placing ads on milk cartons. Pentagon officials say several dairies have agreed to carry the ads to boost recruiting nationwide.
In a speech Nixon unveils a 40 billion annual national health insurance plan financed mainly by payroll premiums, contrasts it with Kennedy’s approach, seeks welfare reform with few specifics, and calls for higher defense spending. He orders a cabinet review on privacy, signals campaign reform, and touts past gains while denying a recession. He pledges energy R D funding of 10 billion over five years and a doubled federal transit commitment.
Sixty four passengers from a Polish ocean liner are missing and apparently defected to West Germany while the ship was docked at Hamburg, police reported Thursday.
Amnesty International says thousands of Indonesian Communist prisoners lack adequate rations. A highly reliable source reports three deaths from starvation in Jakarta’s Salemba prison in one week. Amnesty asks President Suharto to investigate deteriorating prison conditions and detention camps.
In Bedford England Ciryl Swann, aged pensioner, was caught setting rubbish alight by police. He told the court he started the fire to be sent to jail due to homelessness. The judge remanded him in custody for welfare reports.
BERN AP Switzerland on Thursday announced the lifting of restrictions imposed during the 1972 monetary crisis, ending controls that had constrained foreign investments. The move signals a shift toward freer capital flows and market liberalization, with officials citing improved economic stability and confidence.
LITTLE FALLS New York UPI The New York Thruway Authority fined James Washington of Rochester $300 for using the thruway for a take off after landing with low fuel and he also received a $5 fine for the unauthorized landing.
New York AP report says the IRS fined Brooklyn operator Joseph Fiorenza 29 for a Christmas day gasoline price of 99.9 cents per gallon. He agreed to restitution of 2737 dollars and paid a 3500 dollar fine.
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