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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1975

Page

3

Ford Proposes Oil Decontrol Compromise

President Ford unveiled a plan described as a compromise oil decontrol strategy to phase out price ceilings over a multi year period. He warned he would veto extensions of current controls if Congress rejects the plan while delaying formal submission to allow further debate.

Washington Ford White House Congress Ron Nelsen Nelsen Nesson Lord Benster Henry Jackson D-Wash Jackson

Marion Fair Raided Five Face Charges

Five out of state persons were arrested Sunday at the Marion County fair and charged with keeping a gambling house and possession of a gambling device after a raid. Arrests were made by agents from the state public safety department, Marion police, Linn County sheriff, and the Iowa highway patrol following an investigation into carnival game activities and a probe of Shorter Shows.

Marion Country Fair State Public Safety Department Marion Police Linn County Sheriffs Department Iowa Highway Patrol Iowa Marion Roger Stephens Public Safety Department

Chuckle Bumper Sticker Quip Reignites Rights Debate

A humoristic bumper sticker reads I may not agree with your bumper sticker but I will fight to the death for your right to stick it, sparking dialogue on free speech and personal expression amid copyright concerns.

Cedar Rapids Derby crowns first girl winner Linda Brown

Linda Brown 12 becomes the first girl to win the Cedar Rapids Soap Box Derby, going undefeated in six runs. She shares the spotlight with brother Mark as the Brown family headlines the event, with Linda earning a $400 bond and advancing to Akron for the national race if available.

Linda Brown Cedar Rapids Mark Brown Linda Willard E. Brown Sierra Drive Sunday Mark Linus Klin Ber Ken Snodgrass Allan Snodgrass Center Point Snodgrass FMC Corp Brown Akron Ohio Iowa Jaycees Tim Saddler John Saddler Fairfax Luckey Trophies, Inc. Trophies Ross Thompson Harold Thompson Twenty-third Street Nesco Displays Doug Hladek, Jr Cherry Hill Road Mark Kelsey Curtis Kelsey Cedar Falls Doerfer Division Norman StueHen Elso Norio Stuelsen Longbranch Thompson Mike Hef Tern Nineteenth Street Cedar Rapids Soap Box Derby Assa Siladek Miss Brown

U S Mediators Push to Avert Rail and Mail Strikes

Federal mediators intensify efforts to avert a rail and postal walkout set for next week. Talks involve the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks led by C L Dennis and the National Association of Letter Carriers led by James Rademacher with a July 21 deadline.

Washington WI. Usery Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks C. L. Dennis National Association of Letter Carriers James Rademacher Postal Postal Service Usery Benjamin Bailor

EPA Chief to Speak at Kirkwood Groundbreaking Ceremony

EPA Administrator Russell Train will headline the Kirkwood Community College ground breaking for a wastewater operator training center at 2 p.m. near the north parking lot on the Kirkwood campus. The event includes state and local officials and hinges on a $250,000 EPA grant to fund the center, part of a national plan for 50 state centers to train municipal wastewater plant staff.

U.S Kirkwood Community College Russell Train Environmental Protection Agency EPA Kiviewood Robert Benton State Robert Buckmaster Iowa Water Quality Commission Richard Phillips Cedar Rapids Kirkwood Iowa Munrtipal Inna Talec

A Few at Embassies All for U S Security

FSI Director Clarence Kelley confirmed FBI national security investigations included a few break ins at foreign embassies. He said the practice halted by 1986 except for foreign counter intelligence. He offered no current approvals and would defer to the attorney general.

U.S Washington FSI Clarence Kelley Kelley FBI William Sullivan Sullivan J. Edger Hoo

Countdown to Apollo Soyuz docking mission reviewed

Cape Canaveral reports smooth countdowns for the U S Apollo Soyuz Test Project as American astronauts Stafford Brand and Slayton prepare for a 2 50 p m Tuesday launch CDT while Soviet cosmonauts Leonov and Kubasov set for a 7 20 a m CDT liftoff from Baikonur Moscow officials say the joint mission aims to strengthen peace and deepen detente amid favorable weather outlooks.

Cape Canaveral Fra Russia America Thomas Stafford Vance Brand Donald Deke" Slayton Moscow Alexei Leonov Valeri Kubssovy Baikonur Cosmodrome ATL ASIP Andrian Nikolaev Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center Salyut 4 Space Lab Leonov Kubasov Foreign Ministry Vsevbollod Sofinsky Union Aral Sea U.S Stafford Leonav Jess Gulick Cape Baikonur

Spending Abuses by Fed Charged

A House staff report accuses the Federal Reserve of tripling operating costs over a decade from 197 to 590 million dollars. It cites items such as 13089 to transfer an employee 600 miles and 70400 for employee recognition including birthday lunches and watches. Representative Wright Patman urges GAO audit to probe possible waste while Fed denies wrongdoing.

Washington UPI House Banking and Committee Federal Reserve System Wright Patman Texas

Israeli Jets Hit Palestinian Camp Killing Four

Israeli planes struck a Palestinian refugee camp near Sidon in Lebanon twice, leaving four dead and 22 wounded. Rockets from Lebanon later hit Nahariya, wounding two women. Prime Minister Rabin updated the cabinet on Kissinger talks as Israel seeks a path to clarification and negotiation. Palestinian guerillas claimed hits on Israeli jets. one jet reportedly crashed.

Associated Press Lebanon Nahariya Jerusalem Yitzhak Rabin Henry Kissinger Palestine Guerillas Ein Helweb Sidon Beirut Lebanese Defense Ministry

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