Cedar Rapids Bumper Theft And Local Notices
Cedar Rapids brief notes bumper theft from Larry Peterson at 3117 Tamara Drive SW valued at $100. Ring stolen from William Cottrell at 102 Brentwood Drive NE valued at $120. Hospital update for Mrs Charles Barrancotta of Lockport New York after knee surgery at St Luke's Hospital room 423 with visitors allowed.
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Larry Peterson
Tamara Drive
William Cottrell
Brentwood Drive
Charles Barrancotta
Lockport
N.Y
St. Luke’s Hospital
Galaxy bigger than Milky Way photographed by UC team
Berkeley based astronomer Prof Hyron Spinrad photographed a galaxy named 3- C123 eight billion years old using the Lick Observatory 120 inch telescope. The galaxy, five to ten times larger than the Milky Way, contains trillions of stars and is moving away from Earth at about 2.7 trillion miles per year. The light has traveled six trillion miles per year for eight billion years. Spinrad’s observation relied on a new backlight filtering device developed by a team at Lick Observatory. The galaxy is about a million times fainter than the naked eye can detect.
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Berkeley
Calif
Milky Way
University of California
Hyron Spinrad
Spinrad
Lick Observatory
Mt. Hamilton
Earth
Services Set for Verlyn Gemberling
Verlyn Gemberling 69 widow of Clarence E. Gemberling died Tuesday at an Iowa City hospital after a long illness born May 12 1906 in Lisbon served as Alburnett postmaster 30 years member of Alburnett United Methodist church and Retired Postmasters Assn Surviving Vernon C Beasmore and Robert L Beasmore Lisbon and stepdaughter Sally Gemberling Tucson Visitation Thursday until 1 Services Thursday 1 30 Turner's East Mt Vernon Cemetery Memorial fund set. ON THIS DATE in 1850 President Zachary Taylor died at the White House
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Alburnett — Verlyn IL
Gemberling
Clarence Edward Gemberling
Iowa City
Lisbon
Tucson
Ariz
Turner’s East
Mt. Vernon Cemetery
Lions Thinned at Kruger Reserve. PM Vorster Shoots Lion
In SKUKUZA South Africa wardens at the Sabre Sand wildlife reserve began thinning the lion population after deer losses. Prime Minister John Vorster attended and shot a 450 pound male lion, confirming the dramatic action.
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Skukuza
South Africa
Sabre-Sand Wildlife Reserve
John Vorster
Cedar Rapids Gazette header and circulation notice
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Night Edition and Sunday rates listed with weekly and yearly prices. subscriptions by carrier and mail. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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the Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Refiners to Raise Sugar Prices Ahead of Summer
Major refiners announced higher charges for grocery sugar as wholesale prices rise to about 26 cents per pound. Analysts noted volatility with last year’s spike still fresh, while retail changes depend on store stock and consumer reaction to prior increases. Cane sugar on the New York market edged higher early in the week, but remains below year-ago levels.
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New York
Rate Increase Voted By Hospital Board
INDEPENDENCE The People's Memorial hospital board voted to raise the per diem rate for intermediate care and private pay patients from 15 to 19 dollars effective August 1. The state department of social services notified the increase. social welfare patients are reimbursed retroactive to July 1.
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Board of Trustees of
People’s Memorial Hospital
State Department of Social Services
Richard Hamilton
Betty Meehan
Reeves Hall
S. L. Anthony
Vinton
Girl Arrested For Damage to Mail Boxes
A 12 year old girl was apprehended early Wednesday by police after being spotted with three other children outside the Bowman Woods pool. She carried a bar of soap from a pool restroom breakin. The others fled. police planned later arrests. The group allegedly damaged mailboxes at 124 Brentwood Dr NE and 116 Brentwood Dr NE. The 12 year old was released to her parents.
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Bowman Woods
Jack Mills
Brentwood Drive
Martin Guerrero
Grand Jury Indicts Man in Check Case in Iowa
A former Mason City man now living in Cody Wyoming is indicted by a Cedar Rapids federal grand jury for interstate transportation of a forged check. Michael Leese age 27 allegedly cashed a $9,500 forged check drawn on a Cody bank at Community State Bank in Clear Lake on February 24.
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Mason City
Cody
Wyo
Cedar Rapids
Federal Grand Jury
Michael Leese
Community State Bank
Clear Lake
Grand Theft Count Filed in Larceny Case
Eugene L. Norris age 18 of 326 H avenue NW is charged with grand larceny for stealing two tires and two mag wheels worth 200 dollars from a car at Suedeman's tire service on June 12. A 16 year old girl was charged four days later. Norris posted 1000 dollar bond and was released from county jail.
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Eugene L. Norris
H Avenue NW
Norris
Suedeman’s
Tire Service
F Avenue NW
More Records Subpoenaed in Grain Probe
A Linn County court ordered added subpoenas for business records in an investigation of a Cedar Rapids grain deal. Judge Louis Schultz ordered Stebbins and Co. to produce files for Independence Wholesale Co. Carl J. Eddy and William Postel. Records cover 1974 to 1975. Bank records for the company and two individuals were already subpoenaed.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Louis Schultz
Stebbins and Co
Oelwein
Independence Wholesale Co
Carl J. Eddy
William Postel
Eugene Kopecky
U S Jury Indicts 3 in Bank Case
A federal grand jury in Cedar Rapids indicted Thomas Overbeck Joseph Jackson and Timothy Chisholm for the armed robbery of 2575.90 from the Garden City office of Tri County State Bank of Zearing on June 19. The indictment lists five counts and notes Overbeck dressed as a woman during the theft. All three are jailed in Eldora and set for arraignments at 10 a.m. Thursday.
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Garden City
Hardin County
Cedar Rapids
Thomas Overbeck
Joseph Jackson
Timothy Chisholm
Tri-County
Zearing
Overbeck
Eldora
U S Seeks Liaison Country For Viet Nam Interests
Washington reports the United States has begun talks with an unidentified nation to represent American interests in South Vietnam. Key issues include nine American captives, $100 million in private U S investments, Saigon’s stance toward former regime supporters, and the return of U S aircraft and ships used by South Vietnamese servicemen to flee to Thailand.
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Washington
U.S
South Vietnam
Saigon
Hanoi
Thailand
Square D Machinists Ratify Pact
Machinist union members at the Square D Corp. Cedar Rapids plant ratified a three year contract the first of its kind with economic terms negotiated nationally The tentative agreement covers 21 electrical product plants in 14 states about 5000 workers retroactive to July 1 Notes say Teamsters at Square D are not covered and talks with them continue
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Square D Corp
Cedar Rapids
Square D
Teamsters
Collins Entry Wins Powder Puff Derby 1975
Collins Radio Co. employee Trina Adela Jarish won the 29th annual powder puff derby. The 33 year old avionics customer service manager from Los Angeles competed among 102 entrants in the 2590 mile air race from Riverside California to Boyne Falls Michigan. Jarish flew a Beechcraft Bonanza A36 equipped with Collins navigation gear. Winners are chosen for overall performance and speed.
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Collins Radio Co
Trina Adela Jarish
Avionics
Collins
Los Angeles
Jarish
Riverside
Calif
Boyne Falls
Mich
Collins Radio
Illinois Youths Held On Auto Theft Count
Cedar Rapids police arrested two boys ages 15 and 17 on auto theft charges after a car was stolen in Forestal Village Illinois. They were found in the 2400 block of C street SW around 11 p.m. and are held in the county jail pending return to Illinois.
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Cedar Rapids
Forestal Village
Ill
C Street
Great Lakes
Illinois
Police Withhold Burglary Details At Ida Wood Residence
Police report an unspecified amount of money taken in a burglary at 1655 B Avenue NW on Tuesday between 3 and 4 pm. Chief Wallace LaPeters released a news summary to reporters stating only the money was taken from a hiding spot and that no other items were stolen.
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Ida Wood
B Avenue NW
Wallace LaPeters
LaPeters
Ford Manager Seeks Clear Line Between Politics and Government
The Ford campaign manager Howard Callaway said an effort will separate Ford’s political functions from his governmental duties while noting being the best President is seen as key politics. He indicated travel bill payments and primary decisions will be settled later and that Rockefeller remains a separate campaign matter.
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Washington
Ford
the Army
Howard
Bo” Callaway
Republican National Committee
Campaign Committee
Callaway
Rockefeller
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