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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1975
Page
2
The Ant Farm art collective staged a rebuilt 1959 Biarritz Cadillac crashing through 44 old televisions in a blaze titled Media Burn. Billed as a public frustration release, the event was not open to the public but drew media witnesses and later aired on local TV.
Israeli planes gunboats and artillery devastated guerilla bases in southern Lebanon in retaliation for a deadly attack in Jerusalem last Friday. Beirut reports say 13 killed and 37 wounded, including a woman and two children, as heavy border fighting continues amid renewed diplomatic efforts toward a Sinai peace interim agreement. An Israeli spokesman says commandos hit three houses near Rashidiyeh and destroyed a jeep. details remain disputed between sides.
A quirky front page item titled Today's Index defines cold cash as funds that slip away before they warm, credited to author gagea svoner. The blurb frames fleeting money in a playful, aphoristic style with no further specifics.
A Labor Department internal audit finds 16.5 percent of federal public service hires were improper across 1147 jobs in 10 locales. The report criticizes enforcement gaps and slow clawbacks of $17.5 million, urging verification of eligibility and maintenance of effort compliance.
Washington. Rep. Don Edwards demands a Justice Department explanation for a former official’s claim that FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover probably ordered burglaries to obtain intelligence. Edwards, distressed by Sullivan’s defense of counterintelligence, says Congress has not been told of Hoover era burglaries and will raise the issue at July hearings.
Four people died in a one car crash at the Brooklyn interchange on I-10 at about 6 am Monday. The westbound vehicle struck an overpass abutment, flipped in the median, and burst into flames. Three occupants were burned beyond recognition inside the car. one was thrown from the vehicle. Nebraska plates noted but not confirmed as all fatalities. Names withheld pending relatives, one suitcase salvaged to trace ownership.
The Abdowa fair ended on an upbeat note with Saturday attendance at 13,103 and Sunday at 11,550, totals helped by stock car races. Overall turnout declined to 130,249 from 151,282 last year due to an extended heat wave, though evening crowds remained strong.
President Ford asks Congress to cut the highway trust fund and dedicate it to finishing and maintaining the interstate system. States would gain a one cent gas tax option with federal tax shifted to support interstates, mass transit, and non interstate roads with other revenues.
Melvin Hibbets, vice-president for grain operations at Cook Industries, is suspended as federal and Agriculture Department probes its New Orleans operations. Reports cite historical grain irregularities and bribery claims at elevators managed by Hibbets, with witnesses alleging a simple weighing device trick used to inflate shipment values.
State Comptroller Marvin Selden announced Iowa fiscal year totals reached 989.1 million, 26.3 million above prior forecast, with potential surplus over 250 million. Higher income tax and increased use and inheritance taxes cited. officials credit surge in revenue sharing and other sources.
The U.S. Navy rejected a London Times report that it trained assassins, including convicted murderers, for covert embassy and commando work. Navy officials said no such training occurred, while Lt Cmdr Thomas Narut reportedly discussed combat readiness units at Naples and Oslo.
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