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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1976
Page
2
Gerald J. O Connor of 2765 Twenty sixth avenue Marion was chosen president of the Cedar Rapids Estate Planning Council. New officers include Creo Edwards as vice president and Ed Saucer as secretary treasurer. Directors named are Er win Fruehling Vernon Gericke William Carmichael and Eugene Bender.
Manila AP The Vietnamese goodwill mission led by Vice Foreign Minister Phan Hien will hold talks with the Philippine government on U S military bases in the Philippines The envoy declined to say whether bases would affect ties with Vietnam He urged Southeast Asian nations to bar foreign use of territory for aggression President Ferdinand Marcos has courted China and the Soviet Union while advancing regional ties
A July 18 casual Wildflower Hike from 2 to 4 p.m. through Indian Creek Nature Center plains and woods will highlight native and naturalized species. Center director Curtis D. Abdoudi notes prairie heritage and useful plants. hike is free for members and 50 cents for nonmembers.
London reports British foreign office has absolutely no confirmation that Ugandan police killed Dora Bloch during the Entebbe operation. British officials say no news of Mrs Bloch, while Uganda Amin denies knowledge. Israel and family insist she was not rescued with others.
The Rt Rev Msgr Gaston Marie Jacquier 72 auxiliary bishop of Algiers was stabbed to death Thursday while walking on Rue Khelifa Boukhalfa in downtown Algiers officials said. Also noted is that on this date in 1940 during World War II the Duke of Windsor was appointed governor of the Bahamas.
Linn county Republican central committee members attended a training session led by Ralph Brown and Gene Kussart on the party's Right To Vote voter registration program at Kirkwood college. New Linn county roles were announced, and state and local officials discussed expanding registration efforts across Iowa's 15 largest counties.
Congress nears passage of legislation to halt most advance GI Bill payments to veterans in school. Overpayments exceed 800 million dollars in the past year and are rising as veterans dropout or cut study load without notifying the VA. The bill would curb advance payments next year, except for hardship cases, with 76 percent of overpayments being recovered.
Convicted murderer Sumathipala, 26, slashed himself with an aluminum plate at his last meal, injuring neck and stomach. Officials said he could not walk to the gallows, delaying the dawn execution after Justice Minister Bandaranaike obtained a presidential decree for a stay. Doctors expect recovery.
DES MOINES AP The Iowa civil rights commission dismissed all pending sex discrimination cases based on grooming regulations and voted to stop accepting similar cases. Commissioner Chuck Toney moved to close the cases after finding no jurisdiction over employers rules such as hair length. The decision followed review of recent court rulings on hair length disputes and will clear about 40 cases from the backlog.
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